Popular Post turtlebah Posted March 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2021 A young lad jots down large prairie 4160 in his notebook. The prairie is on station pilot duty today and has just shunted a set of mk1s into platform 2 to form a semi fast service to Chester, probably hauled by a grange class. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 That could be me, I used to spot at Wolverhampton Low Level 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, steve45 said: That could be me, I used to spot at Wolverhampton Low Level Steve, any unusual sightings or interlopers that could work as an interesting operation at West Park? Or any other insights for that matter? Edited March 28, 2021 by turtlebah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 I remember a Jinty, but to be honest I'd have to find my ABC to give you any definitive answers. Sorry I can't help any further, I will try and find my book 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) There were a lot of unusual locos visiting for Stafford Road Works. Quite a few were used locally on running in turns including a 15xx tank on a stopper to Worcester and a 9700 condenser on a trip at Swan Village. This page will give you a guide to some of the foreigners visiting. https://shedbashuk.blogspot.com/2014/11/wolverhampton-works-1955-1963.html?m=1 In 1962 D1000 did some trips on stoppers to Stourbridge during crew training for the introduction of diesels to Paddington services. Edited March 31, 2021 by TheSignalEngineer 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2021 Another blog site created by @jonny777of this parish has a couple of spotting logs for Stafford Road in 1962 which may be of interest. https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-records-1950s-60s-70s-80s/ https://spottinglogs.co.uk/?s=wolverhampton Others included cover Oxley, Wellington Tyseley and Stourbridge plus the LMR sheds in the area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Managed to get a few hours off today and so finished the basic station building and Great Western Hotel building shells. First coat of primer on too. It’s getting there...need to add some roof trim, but not sure where to go with that yet. It’s going to require some more research I suspect. Edited April 1, 2021 by turtlebah 18 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 30/03/2021 at 18:51, steve45 said: I remember a Jinty, but to be honest I'd have to find my ABC to give you any definitive answers. Sorry I can't help any further, I will try and find my book If anything pops up in your book I’d love to know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 31/03/2021 at 11:57, TheSignalEngineer said: Another blog site created by @jonny777of this parish has a couple of spotting logs for Stafford Road in 1962 which may be of interest. https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-records-1950s-60s-70s-80s/ https://spottinglogs.co.uk/?s=wolverhampton Others included cover Oxley, Wellington Tyseley and Stourbridge plus the LMR sheds in the area. Thanks SignalEngineer, a super help set of resources there. For those that saw it I bet it must have been a strange site seeing D1000 trundling along on stoppers to Stourbridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ52 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Onwards and upwards. Good luck! Terry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, turtlebah said: For those that saw it I bet it must have been a strange site seeing D1000 trundling along on stoppers to Stourbridge. Some photos of it appeared on the 'Railways of the West Midlands' Facebook group at the beginning of February. Here are just a couple of them. https://www.facebook.com/groups/954843288350285/permalink/1071904193310860/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/954843288350285/permalink/1071449570022989/ 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Started work on a quick mock up of West Park No2 box controlling the station area. West Park No1 box controls the station throat and West Park junction (off scene and the other side of the warehouse bridge). Whilst this mock-up isn’t great the real thing will resemble something similar to Exeter Middle! Given the tight space it’ll overhang the platform 1 road a little. Below a black 5 splutters past West Park No2 box shunting the evening parcels unloaded stock into the centre road ready for the morning fast parcels to Snow Hill and then Paddington. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 34 minutes ago, TheSignalEngineer said: Some photos of it appeared on the 'Railways of the West Midlands' Facebook group at the beginning of February. Here are just a couple of them. https://www.facebook.com/groups/954843288350285/permalink/1071904193310860/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/954843288350285/permalink/1071449570022989/ Thanks for the link. Looks very odd seeing a Western with three suburban coaches! Quite a funny picture to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 The view from the warehouse bridge, a usual haunt of the local teenage spotters. A grange class brings in a mixed rake on a stopper from Hereford (Collett, Hawksworth and porthole coaches). The black 5 in platform 1 waits to depart with a semi-fast to Shrewsbury. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 Sorry to be a pain (armchair rivet counter): No.1, No.2 etc feels like ‘the other railway’s’ box naming style. GWR would use a descriptive style e.g. North, South, Middle, Goods, etc. So given your description of what they control, I would suggest ‘West Park Station Signal Box’ on scene and West Park Junction Signal Box off scene. Obviously this assumes that 1. It’s easy to change, and 2. You haven’t deliberately chosen ‘No.2’ because you like it. Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) Need a slim locking fitter in there. A box like Hayle or Dawlish would make a good prototype for that situation but you would need a possession to clean the locking. Edited April 2, 2021 by TheSignalEngineer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 17 hours ago, turtlebah said: If anything pops up in your book I’d love to know! I've just got to find the book! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 8 hours ago, TheSignalEngineer said: Need a slim locking fitter in there. A box like Hayle or Dawlish would make a good prototype for that situation but you would need a possession to clean the locking. You certainly would. I’ve looked at Hayle, but not Dawlish so a very good shout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 10 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Sorry to be a pain (armchair rivet counter): No.1, No.2 etc feels like ‘the other railway’s’ box naming style. GWR would use a descriptive style e.g. North, South, Middle, Goods, etc. So given your description of what they control, I would suggest ‘West Park Station Signal Box’ on scene and West Park Junction Signal Box off scene. Obviously this assumes that 1. It’s easy to change, and 2. You haven’t deliberately chosen ‘No.2’ because you like it. Paul. Thanks Paul, to be honest the signs I got printed from Sankey just come with No1 and No2 as default, but I’m planning on getting some bespoke signs done. ‘West Park Station Box’, as you mentioned, is a front runner at the moment. Need to have a look at a few prototypes - any advice is more than welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, turtlebah said: You certainly would. I’ve looked at Hayle, but not Dawlish so a very good shout. IIRC Hayle had sliding windows at the front which ran the length of the frame. Dawlish had some upright girders which curved out at the top over the platform. The front has been filled in with bricks but used to be infill panels between the girders if you can find an out picture. It looks as if you could take the whole of the front out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, turtlebah said: Thanks Paul, to be honest the signs I got printed from Sankey just come with No1 and No2 as default, but I’m planning on getting some bespoke signs done. ‘West Park Station Box’, as you mentioned, is a front runner at the moment. Need to have a look at a few prototypes - any advice is more than welcome. West Park Station Box would match in with prototypes like Hartlebury Station Box. Couldn't really call them West Park East and West Park West. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, TheSignalEngineer said: IIRC Hayle had sliding windows at the front which ran the length of the frame. Dawlish had some upright girders which curved out at the top over the platform. The front has been filled in with bricks but used to be infill panels between the girders if you can find an out picture. It looks as if you could take the whole of the front out. Dawlish looks just the ticket! Struggling to find a photo from yesteryear, but I might have something in one of my western region books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
73c Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Found this if it's any good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawlish_railway_station#/media/File:Dawlish_Signal_Box_(Disused),_13-5-87._-_geograph.org.uk_-_1710632.jpg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 Exeter Middle was narrow on both sides, plenty of photos available. Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted April 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) I was back to front at Dawlish, those panels at the front were only put there to stop the bricks falling on the platform by the look of things. There were big access panels at the back which would be no good to you. Lots of stuff in this thread. There was something unusual about the frame in this box. I can't put my finger on it at the moment. I think I tangled with about 20 frame variations in my outside and D.O. days and I wasn't even the locking specialist. @The Stationmaster Mike, was it the one with 3-bar VT trays hung back to front? Edited April 2, 2021 by TheSignalEngineer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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