Gordon A Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Bitterly signal box was situated at the end of a freight only line. From photographs the signal box has been identified as being built by Saxby & Farmer. The signal box diagram accounts for 13 / 14 levers including two spares. In the back of my mind signal box lever frames came in multiples of five or seven. What I would like to know is what size frame would have been fitted to Bitterly box? Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2015 The signalbox diagram would no doubt have identified any spares/spaces so if you have a look at that you should get near to, if not exactly, the answer. (Available on the SRS disc covering the North & West Line. The online version is too small to make any real sense of.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The SRS box register lists a 13-lever 'stud' frame. They also list the box as a GWR Type 28, so not sure about the S&F attribution? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks chaps. I think it was the windows. The panes of glass in the five pane windows are not of the same proportions as the GWR panes. They are narrower. Gordon A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 If you search through photos of GW signal boxes with 5-pane windows you will find that those windows came in a range of sizes with considerable variation in the horizontal/vertical proportion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 RailWest "The SRS box register lists a 13-lever 'stud' frame." This is not a term I have come across before? "They also list the box as a GWR Type 28, so not sure about the S&F attribution?" I will check with my source tonight as to why S&F design. Where can I find, or what is the definition of a Type 28 box? Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Stud frame = a particular GWR pattern of interlocking, preceding the more familiar 'tappet' frames. A good example can be found at Blue Anchor.Type 28 box = all-timber, gable-ended box with 3+2 windows, used from circa-1900 onwards. Exminster was a good example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks RailWest, 3+2 windows? From photographs of Bitterly box it consists of two pairs of five pane windows to the front, and two pairs of five pane windows on each end. The end panes and windows are narrower than the front. Entrance to the first floor is via a door on the first floor through the back wall. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 >>>3+2 windows?3 across the top, 2 below - a GWR characteristic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 RailWest, Again thanks for the information. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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