Rugd1022 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On the Bescot - Dudley route.... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 Mesty Croft Signal Box, Wednesbury Town L.M.R., closed 7th December 1964. It was, according to "A Practical Record of L.N.W.R SIGNALLING", a LNWR Standard Type 4 size C signal cabin capable of housing a Frame with 15 Levers. Kev. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, SHMD said: Mesty Croft Signal Box, Wednesbury Town L.M.R., closed 7th December 1964. It was, according to "A Practical Record of L.N.W.R SIGNALLING", a LNWR Standard Type 4 size C signal cabin capable of housing a Frame with 15 Levers. Kev. Pictorial 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 Doh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 A couple from Gloucestershire, Severn Bridge in 1979, and some dumped boxes at Tufts Junction S&WR (site of) in 1994. One of them I believe is the 'rescued' box from Severn Bridge, the Midland box is unknown to me. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) File deleted. See last page for the most recent list. Jonathan Edited March 6, 2021 by corneliuslundie 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach bogie Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) On 26/02/2021 at 20:31, Wickham Green too said: A busy few days in the North East & Scotland again : - Nunthorpe ; N.E.R. ; 26/9/83 Interesting to compare Nunthorpe to how it is today. It is the closest box to my home. It will be around for sometime as it controls the line to Whitby. Housing development behind now and a large nursing home to the left. The left hand line is long escape line, but might have a future life as there is a possibility the line to Guisborough may be reinstated. The frame is located at the back of the box, not the front and the barriers are full length (not half) still operated by the wheel, not motors. The reversal at Battersby is now tablet machines in a cupboard on the platform. The right hand machine is the link with Nunthorpe (the left with a similar set up at Glaisdale, the only other passing point before Whitby. Mike Wiltshire Edited March 3, 2021 by Coach bogie 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted March 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 hours ago, Coach bogie said: The frame is located at the back of the box, not the front and the barriers are full length (not half) still operated by the wheel, not motors There can't be many wheel worked barriers left by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Two more Scottish ones which got missed out yesterday. Both on the Caledonian line to Aberdeen and seen on 30 June 1988. Laurencekirk and Stonehaven 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted March 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Diss - Undated - 1970s - looking North Box Opened 1883 Abolished 05/10/1986 Negative bought by myself - with copyright. Edited March 3, 2021 by beast66606 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Crowcombe (WSR), in April 1994. Prior to being commissioned. Staff and ticket was going to be used (as far as I remember). 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Williton April 1994. Note the EKT to Blue Anchor has not been commissioned. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Washford in 2016.... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 14 hours ago, 31A said: There can't be many wheel worked barriers left by now. In the area Drifflield and Nunthorpe spring to mind, Kirkham & Weaverthorpe have gates worked by a wheel, Kirkham 3:1 Weaverthorpe 2:1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Cromer Beach (presumably) M&GNJR, 28 June 1994 Geeenfield Junction, LNWR, between Stalybridge and Standedge, 19 May 1994 and a rescued one seen at Cynwyl Elfed on the Gwili Railway, 12 July 1995. Perhaps someone can tell us where it was rescued from. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Acton, Acton, Acton.... and a dash of North Pole.... If I had a pound for every time I've been in these boxes for one reason or another I'd have paid my mortgage off a lot earlier! 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Moxy Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Geeenfield Junction, LNWR, between Stalybridge and Standedge, 19 May 1994 Interesting modification there for anybody who doesn't like making external staircases! I presume one of those new doors in the front leads to an internal staircase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, Moxy said: Interesting modification there for anybody who doesn't like making external staircases! I presume one of those new doors in the front leads to an internal staircase. It was originally a 60 Lever Frame but when the line to Oldham closed, most of these were redundant. The Frame was reduced to 12 Levers in 1982. The upper End door is still there (without the stairs or landing) - presumably it was "nailed" shut! This is one of only a handful of boxes that I was ever invited into. Happy days. Kev. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I guess the other door must be the fire exit ??!? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said: I guess the other door must be the fire exit ??!? More likely to be for access to the "undercroft" for the S&T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 hours ago, SHMD said: It was originally a 60 Lever Frame but when the line to Oldham closed, most of these were redundant. The Frame was reduced to 12 Levers in 1982. The upper End door is still there (without the stairs or landing) - presumably it was "nailed" shut! This is one of only a handful of boxes that I was ever invited into. Happy days. Kev. It finished with five, after the crossover was taken out. I seem to recall that the frame area was partitioned off and the other part became quite "botanical" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, 62613 said: It finished with five, after the crossover was taken out. I seem to recall that the frame area was partitioned off and the other part became quite "botanical" When I visited, the cross-over was still in use. I remember some weekend Engineering jobs requiring the Newcastle - Liverpool - Newcastle services using it to get off the bang road. Yes, the box was partitioned but I didn't notice anything in the void. I can't remember when the external steps disappeared. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I see there's a thread on the MSWJR elsewhere on the forum, here is Savernake in 1977, and Hayes Knoll in 2008. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Block shelf in Banbury North box, August 1995. Edit:- I'm sure someone on here will be familiar with these things. Am I right in thinking that the state of the instruments shows a train in each platform of the station, and that Fenny Compton has already accepted the Down train, but that it has not entered the block section? Edited March 5, 2021 by rodent279 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Some on the LT&SR, seen on 19 July 1994. Dagenham Dock Grays East Leigh on Sea Station SB 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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