Signal Box Photos

[62613]

On 12/04/2021 at 08:39, Poor Old Bruce said:

Boxes in Manchester in 1983.

 

Ashburys East, Great Central.

 

Ashburys West, GCR

 

and Collyhurst St. L&Y. I've posted one of this before but that was in black & white.

Where was Ashburys West in relation to Ashburys East?

[Wickham Green too]

er ........ further west perhaps ?

[Wickham Green too]

Moving on ........ let's have a Grand Tour of Europe ! ; -

 

Seaford ; L.B.& S.C.R. ; 9/10/90

 

Pyskowice ( Poland ) ; 26/4/91

 

Jelenia Gora ( Poland ) ; 27/4/91

 

Nossen ( Germany ) ; 30/4/91

 

Hetzdorf [ High Level ] ( Germany ) ; 30/4/91 ( New line on the right to bypass the shaky Hetzdorfer viadukt.)

 

Inchicore ; Great Southern & Western Ry. ; 10/5/91

 

Gorey ; Dublin & South Eastern Ry. ; 11/5/91

 

Tullamore ; Great Southern & Western Ry. ; 12/5/91

 

Marks Tey ; Great Eastern Railway ; 28/7/91

 

Wickford ; Great Eastern Railway ; 25/8/91

[Tim V]

A couple of pictures of Aberystwyth, plus Newtown Cambrian (Dutton) in  1978.

[33C]

East Tilbury Level crossing Ground Frame 'box. Forest Gate 'box (with 5' Bugs Bunny on the step!). Woodgrange Park 'box. Ripple Lane new 'box. Rainham 'box (with lean!) Purfleet 'box. Grays 'box. Fenchurch Street 'box. Inside Pitsea 'box (with the legendary Ron on left.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 16, 2023 by 33C
added detail

[Oldddudders]

On 13/04/2021 at 22:36, Wickham Green too said:

Hetzdorf [ High Level ] ( Germany ) ; 30/4/91 ( New line on the right to bypass the shaky Hetzdorfer viadukt.)

 

 

The new viadukt is not a thing of beauty compared to the old, which is now a footpath, I think. 

 

But here is the panel in Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) station, i.e. the low level, formerly the site of a marvellous 750mm-gauge interchange with the then-DR. 

 

[beast66606]

On 13/04/2021 at 21:20, 62613 said:

Where was Ashburys West in relation to Ashburys East?

 

West was at the other end of the sidings.

[Wickham Green too]

On 15/04/2021 at 11:32, Oldddudders said:

The new viadukt is not a thing of beauty compared to the old, which is now a footpath, I think. 

 

But here is the panel in Hetzdorf (Flöhatal) station, i.e. the low level, formerly the site of a marvellous 750mm-gauge interchange with the then-DR. 

 

 

That narrow gauge closed long before I made it to Germany, unfortunately .......... as you say, the old viadukt is now a cycle/footpath ( perhaps someone should tell Bing maps !!?! ) and the new one's no thing of beauty ! [ The new viadukt shown is actually the smaller of two o the deviation.]

 

 

Edited April 21, 2022 by Wickham Green too
Photos reinstated

[corneliuslundie]

New list on last page

Jonathan

 

Edited April 20, 2021 by corneliuslundie

[rodent279]

One box that I have not seen a photo of is the former Sears Crossing box, on the WCML, just south of what is now Ledburn Junction. A quick Flickr search has pulled up a photo of 46134 in 1951, but there's no sign of the box. Considering it was a stone's throw from where Ronnie & his mates did their misdeed in 1963, I find that surprising (although did the box close before then?)

[Poor Old Bruce]

On 13/04/2021 at 21:20, 62613 said:

Where was Ashburys West in relation to Ashburys East?

 

From what I have found out so far, Ashburys West Jct was at 1 mile, 36 chains, Ashburys Station was (is?) at 1m 42ch and Ashbutys East Jct was at 1m 56ch (milepost mileages). Whether these were the signal box mileages or the junction mileages, I don't know. Also, the mileages don't seem to have started from the buffer stops at Manchester Piccadilly (London Road), 6ch being added for the actual mileage.

[Wickham Green too]

6 hours ago, corneliuslundie said:

Still no Z entries for the UK!

Your best bet there would be if there was a box at East Zummerzet station in Wells ! ........... but the station closed in 1878 .......................

[Poor Old Bruce]

These two are from Oswestry but I'm not sure which is North and which is South.

Edit: Thanks to beast (again) for telling us that first one is North

 

and the second one is Oswestry South

 

Gobowen North

 

Gobowen South

 

and Whittington Low Level

 

All Great Western (I think) and seen 6 Aug 1983

Edited April 16, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce
To add North and South to the Oswestry boxes

[Tim V]

19 minutes ago, Wickham Green too said:

Your best bet there would be if there was a box at East Zummerzet station in Wells ! ........... but the station closed in 1878 .......................

Actually, there was a box at East Somerset - closed 3/5/1965 (by the level crossing), but there is no Z in the title ...

[beast66606]

7 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

These two are from Oswestry but I'm not sure which is North and which is South.

 

 

Top = North, bottom = South

[Poor Old Bruce]

Some Midland boxes

 

Moorthorpe South on 7 July 1983. I'm sure there's another photo somewhere of the other end in my collection, no doubt it will turn up eventually.

 

Ilkley Junction, 12 May 1983

 

Loughborough in 1979

 

Humberstone Road Jct. in Leicester, 1979

 

Bell Lane, also in Leicester, also 1979

 

 

Nowhere near Midland territory was this construction at Edinburgh Waverley. Was it a signal box or did it serve another purpose? Presumably of North British origin, seen on 6 July 1983.

[Nick C]

15 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

Your best bet there would be if there was a box at East Zummerzet station in Wells ! ........... but the station closed in 1878 .......................

The closest Z I can find to a railway, past or present, is Zouch, just north of Loughborough. The station was named after the larger nearby village of Hathern unfortunately...

[beast66606]

1 hour ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Nowhere near Midland territory was this construction at Edinburgh Waverley. Was it a signal box or did it serve another purpose? Presumably of North British origin, seen on 6 July 1983.

 

Edinburgh Waverley once had 4 signal boxes, East and West were the ones at each end, but mid way along the main platforms were also North and South - this appears to be one of those. (South controlled the down lines and North the Up lines) - I think this is the old North box.

Edited April 16, 2021 by beast66606

[Coach bogie]

16 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

 

From what I have found out so far, Ashburys West Jct was at 1 mile, 36 chains, Ashburys Station was (is?) at 1m 42ch and Ashbutys East Jct was at 1m 56ch (milepost mileages). Whether these were the signal box mileages or the junction mileages, I don't know. Also, the mileages don't seem to have started from the buffer stops at Manchester Piccadilly (London Road), 6ch being added for the actual mileage.

There was box in the V junction where the Guide Bridge line joined the LNWR mainline at Ardwick. I assumed this was Ardwick Junction box unless this was Ashbury's West. Otherwise I do not recall a second box at Ashbury's in my time growing up in Manchester.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[Wickham Green too]

3 hours ago, Nick C said:

The closest Z I can find to a railway, past or present, is Zouch, ....

There must have been a 'box or two at Ashby-de-la- ....................................... but they'll be indexed under 'A'.

[Poor Old Bruce]

21 hours ago, Coach bogie said:

There was box in the V junction where the Guide Bridge line joined the LNWR mainline at Ardwick. I assumed this was Ardwick Junction box unless this was Ashbury's West. Otherwise I do not recall a second box at Ashbury's in my time growing up in Manchester.

 

Mike Wiltshire

 

I'm going by what is written on the name boards on the boxes which may be clearer on the original slides if I could dig them out but it wouldn't change the situation (what can't speak can't lie). According to the book I have (granted, not a BR publication) Ardwick Junction was 64 chains from Ashburys West Junction. I will have a look for the relevant Sectional Appendix though.

 

Meanwhile, this is a scan of a section of a photocopy of the Line Diagram from 1972. This bit is about 50mm by 100mm on the original.

 

[DOCJACOB]

As I recall one of the centrally placed Waverley boxes was used by train announcers when closed.
 

Agreed looks like North box. 

 

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

A trip back into Great Eastern territory on 16 Sept 1982

 

Parsons Heath

 

Ardleigh

 

Manningtree South Junc.

 

Mistley

 

Wrabness

 

and Parkeston Goods Junc.

[LNERGE]

The first picture i've seen of Parsons Heath. The lever frame from there is about to go back into use.

[Poor Old Bruce]

More GER stuff, some on 16 Sept 1982

 

Parkeston West

 

Dovercourt Bay

 

Harwich Town

 

Ipswich

 

and on a murky 17 Sept 1982:

 

Ipswich Goods Junc

 

and Ipswich East Suffolk Junc