Locking lever for crossing gates.

[Gordon A]

I seem to think that some signal boxes had a lever that locked crossing gates in the open position for the trains.

What colour were they painted please?

 

Gordon A

[ikcdab]

Brown

[iands]

Levers for Wicket gates (where provided) were/are also painted brown. 

Edited August 23, 2021 by iands

[RailWest]

But...if you are talking about earlier days, the GWR at least painted such things blue.  Allegedly the L&SWR also painted their Gate Locks blue, but their wicket levers green (same as distants!).

Edited August 23, 2021 by RailWest

[Michael Hodgson]

Level crossings are sometimes worked by a crossing keeper using a ground frame released by the signalbox. 

The ground frame release lever would usually be painted blue over brown, but practice varied.   

[Blandford1969]

By BR days were all such levers brown no matter what region, especially on the Southern.

[Gordon A]

Thank you for the replies chaps.

 

Gordon A