Wickham Green too Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 36 minutes ago, Tim V said: I've never seen a Tyers' Machine in anything other than red ...... does the yellow imply that the token's would be interchangeable if they weren't colour-coded ??!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) On the Talyllyn different colours are used for the different block sections - yellow Wharf-Pendre, red Pendre-Brynglas, blue Brynglas-Quarry as seen here at Brynglas. And no they are not interchangeable (!) but with only four configurations the new tokens in use Abergynolwyn-Nant are yellow and fit in the lowest section. However - there might be questions asked! Edited May 14, 2021 by Tim V Extra detail 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted May 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2021 Some Midland boxes from various parts: Moorthorpe South, 9 Feb 1983. I've posted a picture of this box before but of the other end. Washwood Heath Sidings No.2, 7 May 1983 Settle Junction, 1 Feb 1982 Wennington Jct, 1 Feb 1982 Ketton, 3 Feb 1982 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Some Midland boxes from various parts: What a lot of Airfix kits ! Really shows how much signal boxes followed a house style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted May 16, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) On 12/05/2021 at 17:39, Tim V said: Just rescanned these pictures of Frome North in 1975, showing its location on top of the embankment. Great pictures Tim. I don't know whether you knew him, but Gerald Quartley was signalman at Frome North in later years. An interesting man who was vastly knowledgable about lots of things, especially local industrial history, he sadly died in November last year albeit at the grand age of 88. He gave me a fabulous picture of a Bath tram which I hope to put into a book one day.... In the meantime I am currently building a shed which I am doing my best to make signal box-ish. I will not be calling it "Lockdown Junction"(!) Thanks to everyone for the continuing pictures and information, this is a really great thread. Simon Edited May 16, 2021 by Not Jeremy Some Frome 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Poor Old Bruce Posted May 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2021 More Airfix Midland kit bashes. All these are intermediate boxes between Melton Mowbray and Oakham and seen on 5 Jan 1982. Langham Junction with steps at the rear. I wonder why they did that? it must have confused the odd fireman going to carry out Rule 55. Ashwell Whissendine Saxby Junction 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Still more Midland boxes Manton Junction, 3 Feb 1982 Luffenham Junction, also 3 Feb 1982 and Tapton Junction, Chesterfield, 4 Aug 1979 Edited May 18, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce Typo 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted May 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 14/05/2021 at 09:18, bike2steam said: I'm making a slightly modified version of this 'box for my new layout;- On 14/05/2021 at 12:20, AY Mod said: Although the building has been extended and restored it's still there - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.6268477,-2.046379,3a,75y,101.03h,92.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sp_ete0dbWY4nNiXNzkAfrQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1 A well known spot on the Holly Bank / Hilton mineral line. On 14/05/2021 at 12:21, bike2steam said: Sorry, should've said. It's Bursnip Road crossing, Essington, near Bloxwich, on the colliery branch from the South Staffs, Cannock to Walsall mainline to Hilton Main colliery, Wolverhampton. The signal box was a combined building of signal box, and offices of the, long gone, Holly Bank colliery which was just across the road from the 'signal box'. I built a model of the Essington branch junction signal box for my last layout, which was only about half a mile from Bursnip Road 'box, for traffic onto the main-line. My step-dad was, at one time, a colliery engineer at Hilton Main. The house is named 'The Old Signal Box'. I drive past it quite often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted May 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2021 Wymondham 16/05/2021 (Sunday) Wymondham South Jn signal box, closed 01/12/2012, area controlled from Cambridge, opened 1877, GER, 42 levers 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Clapham Junction 'A' appeared way back on this thread, but there are other 'boxes in the area. too .... then a couple of other Southern ones ......... and I've found a few Scottish cabins worth revisiting ....... Clapham Junction A ; L.S.W.R. ; 30/7/88 Clapham Junction B ; British Railways, 1952 ; 18/11/06 Clapham Junction B ; British Railways, 1952 ; 29/9/89 Victoria Area Signalling Centre ; British Railways ; 16/10/83 East Croydon ; British Railways, 1955 ; 19/11/05 Wareham ; L.S.W.R. ; 6/8/88 Balloch ( the station was Balloch Central ) ; British Railways ; 26/8/88 Arrochar & Tarbet ; N.B.R. ; 26/8/88 Dalmally ; C.R. ; 26/8/88 Edited May 11, 2022 by Wickham Green too Photos reinstated 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2021 A minor detail, but neither Clapham Junction B, nor East Croydon, were Southern Railway boxes, being commissioned in 1952 and 1955, respectively. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Wickham Green too said: Clapham Junction 'A' appeared way back on this thread, but there are other 'boxes in the area. too .... then a couple of other Southern ones ......... and I've found a few Scottish cabins worth revisiting ....... Clapham Junction A ; L.S.W.R. ; 30/7/88 It caused a little disruption when that bridge collapsed.... https://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=1085 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 16/05/2021 at 09:35, Not Jeremy said: Great pictures Tim. I don't know whether you knew him, but Gerald Quartley was signalman at Frome North in later years. An interesting man who was vastly knowledgable about lots of things, especially local industrial history, he sadly died in November last year albeit at the grand age of 88. He gave me a fabulous picture of a Bath tram which I hope to put into a book one day.... Simon Simon, Thanks for that information about Gerald as I did wonder what had happened as I had not heard from him or being able to contact him for some time. Various nice and knowledgeable chap who was a past member of my staff who subsequently became a good friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) As Wickham Green too has posted some pics around Clapham Junction, here are some of mine from there as well. Trouble is it's foreign territory to me, being south of the Thames, so guidance on what's what would be appreciated as I can't find my Quails or Priors at the mo. The only box with any discernable ID was "B". All photos taken on 18 Nov 1987. This one is down as "From Platform 1 looking towards Waterloo and looks like WG's Clapham Junction A This one is described in my notes as "Between Clapham Junction and Queenstown Road. Obviously different to the above. WG and Oldudders tell us that this is West London Junction Clapham Junction B This last one is described as "At the country end of Platforms 3 & 4" Again thanks to WG and Oldudderes who tell us this is Clapham Junction C Any identification help would be appreciated. TIA Edited May 19, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce To add correct names. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I think the one over the tracks was 'West London Junction' and t'other 'Clapham Junction C'. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2021 I concur with WGToo about the nomenclature. In your second and third pics, the train you are riding is on the Up Brighton Fast, approaching, and then having passed, Pouparts Junction. Most trains did what yours did, turning right and then climbing to cross the ex-LSWR lines, to head across Grosvenor Bridge to Victoria. Had your train gone straight on it would have passed by Stewarts Lane Depot, Battersea Yard and South Lambeth Depot, the latter formerly GWR and much overlooked by Battersea Power Station in those days. Farmer Poupart, after whom the junction was named, had orchards alongside the line, and his fruit apparently made very fine jam. Hard to imagine, these days! 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Oldddudders said: ...... Farmer Poupart, after whom the junction was named, had orchards alongside the line, ............ Was it he who kept porkers in the vicinity of 'B' box, I wonder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Wickham Green too said: Was it he who kept porkers in the vicinity of 'B' box, I wonder ? I don't know, but in my Control days the signalman on my shift at Clapham B tended to be Lou, who was a peppery old sod. Of course he was a SW employee, but working a box where he could see loads of SW trains - but only signalled Central ones! A stickler for things being done just right, it clearly gave him great pleasure to tell Balham to stop the down Brighton Belle, as it had just gone past in its lovely new livery - without a tail-lamp. Unfortunately he'd failed to note in the Section C items a new instruction that because the Belle had now got batteries it could rely upon red roller-blinds and no longer needed a lamp..... Incidentally I should have added earlier that Clapham B closed in late 1980 under the Victoria Area Resignalling Scheme, while East Croydon closed in mid-1984 under Brighton Line Resignalling Scheme. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) While we are in that area, I've got these two pics from Battersea on the same day, 18 Nov 1987. I rely on our learned friends to put me right if I've got things wrong as Queenstown Road box seems to be off the end of the platform of Queens Road station and I've no idea now where Queens Road box was. I am convinced that they are two different boxes and not just two views of the same box. Queenstown Road, LSWR. Formerly Queens Road East, closed in 1936 and Queens Road, also LSWR. Formerly Queens Road West Edited May 20, 2021 by Poor Old Bruce Comments in italics added thanks to 4069's post, three posts down. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Bewdley South 1976, only just into use. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2021 I am unable to truly answer POB's question, but do wonder if Queenstown Road box looked after Windsor Lines and Queens Road the Main Lines? Of course, what had been Queens Road station was subsequently renamed Queenstown Road... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 4069 Posted May 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) The box you have labelled Queenstown Road is the former Queens Road East box, which closed in 1936, though it remained standing well into the 21st century, used as offices. The larger structure, the former Queens Road West box, became just Queens Road in 1936, and lasted as a signal box until May 1990 when the new panel at Wimbledon took over the area and it was demolished. The box was to the west of Queens Road (later Queenstown Road) station, and stood between the Main Local and Main Through lines. The picture is taken from a train on the Central section main line. https://www.wbsframe.mste.co.uk/public/Queens_Road_Battersea.html Edited May 19, 2021 by 4069 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: ........ what had been Queens Road station was subsequently renamed Queenstown Road... ...... though only an idiot would have confused Battersea with Peckham ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 These were taken 18 March 1982 Bollo Lane Junction, LSWR Camden Road Junction, North London Railway Gospel Oak No.1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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