Signal Box Photos

[Poor Old Bruce]

Kildwick signal box, seen on 27 march 1982. This box has the original Midland hipped roof at the far end but the near end has a gable, said to have been modified in 1965 to allow road widening.

 

Bathley Lane ECML, LNER 1930, seen on 2 April 1982

 

 

Grove Road, Great Northern Railway, 1880. Seen on 2 April 1982.

 

[corneliuslundie]

See last page for latest list

Jonathan

 

Edited June 9, 2021 by corneliuslundie

[Poor Old Bruce]

Retford Thrumpton, MS&LR 1889. Seen on 2 April 1982

 

 

 

and Ranskill, GNR (ECML), also 2 April 1982. The steps and windows have changed since then.

[iands]

51 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Retford Thrumpton, MS&LR 1889. Seen on 2 April 1982

 

 

 

and Ranskill, GNR (ECML), also 2 April 1982. The steps and windows have changed since then.

Also a nice shot of the "fibre glass" relay room at Thrumpton. Don't see many of those in model form. 

[Poor Old Bruce]

One left over from my last post, Sutton, GNR, a couple of miles south of Ranskill on the ECML. Seen on 2 April 1982.

 

Spalding No.2, GNR, 17 April 1982

 

Welland Bridge, Spalding, GN & GE Joint, 17 April 1982

 

Cowbit, GN & GE Joint, 17 April 1982

[Poor Old Bruce]

Signal boxes on the GN & GE Joint line between Spalding and March, seen on 17 April 1982. The first two look to me to be in the GNR style.

 

Postland

 

French Drove

 

and Twenty Feet River, built in 1974

 

[LNERGE]

The lever frame from TFR sat at Murrow for a few years..

 

 

[Michael Hodgson]

That looks familiar.  Perhaps it's been moved more than once  

[uax6]

Theres a lovely curvy top to the 4th lever in from the rh end... must of been an interesting pull...

 

Andy G

[LNERGE]

Sometimes you gotta give it a damn good shove. 

1 hour ago, uax6 said:

Theres a lovely curvy top to the 4th lever in from the rh end... must of been an interesting pull...

 

Andy G

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

These are from March (the place, not the month) on 17 April 1982

 

March West Junc, GER

 

March Whitemoor Junc, GER(?)

 

 

and this one, the newest looking one but obviously past its prime. A BR(E) build presumably but no nameboard visible. Any offers?

Edit: It didn't take beast 66606 long to tell us it's March North, see next post.

Second Edit: 62613 reckons it is March East. Block bells at twenty paces perhaps?

3rd Edit: Beast wins!!!

 

Plus Three Horse Shoes, GER

Edited May 25, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce
To add the name of March North

[beast66606]

Just now, Poor Old Bruce said:

These are from March (the place, not the month) on 17 April 1982

 

and this one, the newest looking one but obviously past its prime. A BR(E) build presumably but no nameboard visible. Any offers?

 

 

 

 

March North

[62613]

March East, I think. Many, many years ago, nearly 50, I went in that box. My recollection is that the boxes were, in order from Ely to PBO, South, North, East, West. The first two still exist.

[beast66606]

4 minutes ago, 62613 said:

March East, I think. Many, many years ago, nearly 50, I went in that box. My recollection is that the boxes were, in order from Ely to PBO, South, North, East, West. The first two still exist.

 

It's March North - March East is still open at the level crossing by the station, March South is on the Ely side of that - March North and West are both gonners.

[Wickham Green too]

March East appeared way back on page 17 ..... a vey different ( traditional ) looking box.

[LNERGE]

March North box survived for quite a while after closure. I have not found anything to confirm my suspicion it was used as a ground frame briefly. The west bays stayed in use for parcel traffic after the box closed according to the book by Henry Orbell. This photo exists taken after it had all gone..

 

 

[LNERGE]

6 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

These are from March (the place, not the month) on 17 April 1982

 

 

 

 

March Whitemoor Junc, GER(?)

 

 

 

 

The mortal remains of the Whitemoor Junction lever frame..

 

And the box diagram that hangs above my model railway..

 

 

[beast66606]

6 hours ago, LNERGE said:

March North box survived for quite a while after closure. I have not found anything to confirm my suspicion it was used as a ground frame briefly. The west bays stayed in use for parcel traffic after the box closed according to the book by Henry Orbell. This photo exists taken after it had all gone..

 

 

 

I went in March North in 1980 (iirc) but can't remember if I took any photos  and they are not readily at hand so can't check.

[Poor Old Bruce]

Some random ones for today

 

Crewe North Junction, 21 April 1982

 

Douglas, Isle of Man, 21 April 1982.

Edit - No! that's another one of Crewe North Junc'n, Douglas ended up further down the post.

 

St Pancras, 20 Feb 1983

 

Marley Hill, Tanfield Railway, 17 Sept 1995

 

 

Edit - This is Douglas IoM

Edited May 27, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce
Cock-up in the button pressing order - sorry folks

[Chris116]

41 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Some random ones for today

 

Crewe North Junction, 21 April 1982

 

Douglas, Isle of Man, 21 Aptil 1982

 

St Pancras, 20 Feb 1983

 

Marley Hill, Tanfield Railway, 17 Sept 1995

 

Err, Crewe North Junction and Douglas, IOM look very similar! 

[billy_anorak59]

Two from me:

Latchford (Warrington) in 1983

 

...and Chester (No 5, I think?) in 1981

[Tim V]

Baschurch 1998, Bontnewydd 1975.

[Tim V]

Tywyn 1973 and 1978.

[Mike_Walker]

29 minutes ago, Tim V said:

Tywyn 1973 and 1978.

I understand Tywyn was the original Maidenhead East 'Box when that was located precariously on the embankment alongside the Up Relief.  The replacement was a more modern (type 7?) in the space between the Down Relief and Up Main.

 

[beast66606]

2 hours ago, billy_anorak59 said:

...and Chester (No 5, I think?) in 1981

 

 

Yes, No.5, showing clearly where it was extended.