73c Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Thanks for the Harwich branch photo's, brings back some great memories. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Yeovil Junction 1978, Yeovil (Pen Mill) (GW) 1976, 1992 and 2008. Yeovil South Junction (GW) 1976. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 More Great Eastern boxes on 17 Sept 1982 Sproughton Claydon, there should be some more pics of this box somewhere. Stowmarket Needham 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 Is that a Goods Shed opposite (almost) Claydon SB? Different but a nice change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold unravelled Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 12/02/2021 at 06:32, kandc_au said: Incredible pics here! A request if I may....Does anyone have any pics of the Thame Signal box? Please! Khris A bit late, but here's one. Dave 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 7 hours ago, iands said: Is that a Goods Shed opposite (almost) Claydon SB? Different but a nice change. ...... or just the bottom end of a ski-jump ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 8 hours ago, iands said: Is that a Goods Shed opposite (almost) Claydon SB? Different but a nice change. I assumed it was some sort of covered loading facility, but bulk loads by gravity rather than consignments into vans. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 There's a quarry nearby which might give a clue ....... but, judging by the crossing lights, any track in that building stops short of the road so shunting in an' out would be awkward ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 A pretty random selection, this time - but we'll start with some interiors to go with ‘roundhouse’ photo on .p.12 : - Athenry ( interior ) ; Midland Great Western Ry. ; 15/5/88 Broxbourne ; British Railways ; 21/9/91 Farnham : L.S.W.R. ; 12/10/91 Peak Forest South ; Midland Railway ; 3/11/91 Leatherhead ; Southern Railway (?) ; 22/1/92 Townsend Fold ; British Railways (?) – Preserved East Lancs. ; 24/5/92 East Farleigh ; South Eastern Railway ; 14/1/93 Bishops Stortford South ; Great Eastern Ry. (?) ; 17/4/93 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: I assumed it was some sort of covered loading facility, but bulk loads by gravity rather than consignments into vans. I think I recall that it was where the coal wagons were UNloaded into the cement works that stood behind the structure. Claydon had quite a busy set-up in the 80s, the cement works on the down side of the line on the Ipswich side of the crossing, then there were sidings on the Stowmarket side of the crossing as well that fed IIRC a scrap yard as well as providing run-round facilities for the trip workings that fed the cement works. The NLS site shows a nice map https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=52.11245&lon=1.09852&layers=193&right=BingHyb but I don't remember any of the stuff on the up side, that had long gone by my time. Further towards Stowmarket on the Up side is the Barham stone terminal. Andi 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) See last page for latest list Jonathan Edited April 26, 2021 by corneliuslundie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 More Great Eastern boxes on 17 Sept 1982 Mellis Junc Diss This one is labelled Tivetshall Junc at one end and just Tivetshall at the other Swainsthorpe 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) Coalville Crossing, preserved on a relocated site at Snibston Discovery Park, 12/09/2009. The height allowed sightline over the adjacent station footbridge on it's original site. Edited October 12, 2023 by Invicta re-uploaded lost pics 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Gough Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 8 hours ago, Invicta said: Coalville Crossing, preserved on a relocated site at Snibston Discovery Park, 12/09/2009. The height allowed sightline over the adjacent station footbridge on it's original site. Is it still there following Snibston's closure? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, Nick Gough said: Is it still there following Snibston's closure? Looks like it is still there from Google Earth, which claims to be a 2021 dated Image. Also visible on street view from 2019. There are still a number of former rail exhibits from the Museum stored on-site as well. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Royal42 Posted April 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) Birmingham New Street No.5 Signal Box in 1938. It was 80 feet long and had 152 levers. Does anyone know what the internal layout would have looked like? This view c1954, showing the rebuild, from brickwork to wood, after bomb damage in 1940. photos from Warwickshire Railways. Mike Edited April 22, 2021 by Royal42 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted April 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2021 Getting in towards Norwich now, still GER, 17 Sept 1982 Trowse Upper Junc and Trowse Lower Junc 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Bedwyn 1977, Lavington 1978, Bradford Junction 1978 (interior on page 3), all GW. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted April 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 Trowse Yard and Trowse Swing Bridge Junc 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 Still GER, still 17 Sept 1982: Norwich Thorpe Junc and Norwich Thorpe 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) More Great Eastern Railway, 16 Sept 1982 Ely North Junction Padnal Brandon and Thetford Edited April 25, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invicta Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 On 22/04/2021 at 08:00, Nick Gough said: Is it still there following Snibston's closure? On 22/04/2021 at 08:31, Johann Marsbar said: Looks like it is still there from Google Earth, which claims to be a 2021 dated Image. Also visible on street view from 2019. There are still a number of former rail exhibits from the Museum stored on-site as well. Yes, the site has now been reopened after the museum building site was demolished and cleared, as a combination of country park and playground, with a heritage trail around the colliery buildings, plus the Century Theatre and a new cafe- the signal box is still there (you can see it in the background of the photo in the article linked below), although I did notice in recent photos I've seen, that the locking room windows have been boarded over, presumably as a precaution now that access to the site is much more open. Snibston Colliery Park opens following £3m regeneration scheme - News - North West Leicestershire District Council (nwleics.gov.uk) When I get a chance, I plan to wander over and take some new photos- I also should have, buried somewhere in a box of old photo albums in the loft, a set of photos showing the box being removed from Coalville Crossing to Snibston in the late 80's, which I'll post if I ever find them. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said: More Great Eastern Railway, 16 Sept 1982 Ely North Junction Padnal Brandon and Thetford Super photo's. With the exception of Thetford all boxes i've hadf a hand in their destruction. I did rebuild one of them in my back garden though. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, LNERGE said: Super photo's. With the exception of Thetford all boxes i've hadf a hand in their destruction. I did rebuild one of them in my back garden though. I'm not sure you can claim Padnal's destruction, there wasn't really much left for you to destruct! Nice to see Thetford in better times, My first box, and a lovely one at that.. such a shame to see it now.. Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I only claim to have a hand in their destruction. Dismantling the lever frame and everything else that was still useful from Padnal counts <G> The lamp repeater and power off indicator have restored nicely. At least two of the electric locks were salvagable too. Hopefully one day i'll find a home for the lever frame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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