Signal Box Photos

[LNERGE]

Oakington 4/18 were replaced to danger by a tripwire.. 25 had to be replaced to danger by the signalman if the alarm went off.

 

 

Edited May 29, 2021 by LNERGE
correct a signal No

[Poor Old Bruce]

Two LNWR and two North Staffordshire boxes for today:

 

LNWR Rhyl No.1

 

and Rhyl No.2. Both seen on 3 Aug 1979

 

On the NSR, Kidsgrove Liverpool Road SF, 6 Aug 1979

 

and Bradwell Sidings on the same day

[Poor Old Bruce]

Sleaford West, Great Northern Railway, 4 Aug 1979

 

 

Some nice old signals at Barnetby East, GCR, 6 Aug 1979

 

and at Stainforth Jn, GCR, on 9 Aug 1979

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

On 10/01/2021 at 12:24, Poor Old Bruce said:

Anglesey

 

Ty Croes, 25 June 2013

 

 

Gaerwen, 10 Sept 1991 .....

 

 

 

..... and 10 June 2018 after a bit of 'modernising'.

 

Update/backdate from an earlier post.

 

Ty Croes, seen on 10 Sept 1991 with wooden gates and better lighting. Chester and Holyhead Railway, 1872.

 

 

 

and one of Gaerwen which got missed somehow, showing the steps at the rear of the box.

[Mike_Walker]

2 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

 

Update/backdate from an earlier post.

 

Ty Croes, seen on 10 Sept 1991 with wooden gates and better lighting. Chester and Holyhead Railway, 1872.

 

 

 

and one of Gaerwen which got missed somehow, showing the steps at the rear of the box.

What was the original purpose of the single-storey extension at Ty Croes?

[LNERGE]

4 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

 

 

 

 

and one of Gaerwen which got missed somehow, showing the steps at the rear of the box.

 What's missing from the nameboard?

Edited June 1, 2021 by LNERGE

[Wickham Green too]

'Junction' ....... for Anglesey Central and Red Wharf Bay.

Edited June 1, 2021 by Wickham Green too

[Poor Old Bruce]

20 hours ago, Mike_Walker said:

What was the original purpose of the single-storey extension at Ty Croes?

 

According to Google, that was the original station building including booking office and waiting room.

[Poor Old Bruce]

Appleford, on the Great Western line between Didcot and Oxford, seen on24 April 1997.

 

 

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Highley, Severn Valley Railway. Built by McKenzie and Holland in 1883. Seen in 1985.

 

St Germains Level Crossing, a few miles east of Edinburgh on the ECML so presumably North British railway. Seen in 1985.

 

 

[beast66606]

On 01/06/2021 at 13:56, Wickham Green too said:

'Junction' ....... for Anglesey Central and Red Wharf Bay.

 

No.1, there was a No.2 that used to control the branch line connections

[Poor Old Bruce]

Pinxton, Midland Railway, seen in 1985

 

 

and on 11 June 1997. Spot the differences.

 

 

 

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Crewe Sorting Sidings North, a BR(LMR) design from 1962.

 

and Crewe Sorting Sidings South, seen in 1985. Not sure if this is of LNWR or LMS design.

 

 

 

 

[beast66606]

3 hours ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Crewe Sorting Sidings North, a BR(LMR) design from 1962.

 

 

and Crewe Sorting Sidings South, seen in 1985. Not sure if this is of LNWR or LMS design.

 

 

 

 

BR LMR Type 15 from 04/06/1962, IFS panel

and

LNWR Type 4 ca 1900, closed 22/10/1989 - fitted with a Crewe electric power frame replaced ca 1939 with a conventional frame

[Tim V]

Aberthaw 1996,

Barry 1986,

Barry Island 1986,

Bronwydd Arms 1997.

[Poor Old Bruce]

Basford Hall Junction at Crewe, LNWR, seen in 1985

 

 

[Blandford1969]

A couple of different shots, sorry I don't know how to post the image with the link through as it just gives me a red box. 

 

Wigan North Western showing the back of the box, these sorts of views always seem rare

Wigan North Western

 

Severn Sisters   between Ingham and Barnham. Closed early 1933 and replaced by a ground frame

Queen Adelaide crossing Peterborough road  not sure if this counts being a crossing. 

 

Finally for now the incredibly tall box at Duffryn Rhondda Colliery

 

Duncan

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

20 hours ago, Blandford1969 said:

A couple of different shots, sorry I don't know how to post the image with the link through as it just gives me a red box. 

 

Wigan North Western showing the back of the box, these sorts of views always seem rare

Wigan North Western

 

Severn Sisters   between Ingham and Barnham. Closed early 1933 and replaced by a ground frame

Queen Adelaide crossing Peterborough road  not sure if this counts being a crossing. 

 

Finally for now the incredibly tall box at Duffryn Rhondda Colliery

 

Duncan

 

 

Just to point out that the link to 'Seven Sisters' brings up 'Seven Hills' 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Two North Stafford boxes today, both seen in 1985:

 

Leek Brook Junction

 

 

 

and Milton Junction, between Leek Brook and Stoke

 

[beast66606]

22 hours ago, Blandford1969 said:

A couple of different shots, sorry I don't know how to post the image with the link through as it just gives me a red box. 

 

Wigan North Western showing the back of the box, these sorts of views always seem rare

Wigan North Western

 

 

Wigan No.2

 

 

[beast66606]

22 hours ago, Blandford1969 said:

A couple of different shots, sorry I don't know how to post the image with the link through as it just gives me a red box.

 

 

Select the image in Flick then click on the right bendy arrow (3rd from left)

 

 

Then copy and paste the link https:// etc.

 

[Poor Old Bruce]

Two more from 1985.

 

Mow Cop, North Stafford Rly. Complete with tea stain down the end. Rescued to somewhere in 2002.

 

 

Madeley, LNWR*, WCML, not to be confused with Madeley Junction between Shifnal and Telford. This box (or at least some of it) is now at Brownhills station on the Chasewater Railway.

*Edit: Thanks again to beast66606 who tells us this is an LMS box from 1931.

 

 

Edited June 8, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce
Correction to Madeley details

[beast66606]

3 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said:

Madeley, LNWR, WCML, not to be confused with Madeley Junction between Shifnal and Telford. This box (or at least some of it) is now at Brownhills station on the Chasewater Railway.

 

Madeley is an LMS box, opened 1931, closed 26/06/2004 when Stoke-on-Trent SCC took over.

[Tim V]

A pain to photograph Madeley Junction!

 

[Mike_Walker]

And here's the interior - very hi-tech!

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Mike_Walker