Unknown posts on platform and fence

[shed64a]

Hi,

 

My research for my current layout build has thrown up posts on a platform and fence that I haven’t been able to identify.  I’ve cropped the posts in question and hope someone can help.

 

it looks like the same thing just at either end of the platform area.  It is from Loanhead, which was a North British station.  The photos are from around 1959ish.

 

[Bon Accord]

They look to be NB shunt signals.

Bo'ness has one in use as an exit signal from the headshunt.

[Wickham Green too]

Drop-flap dummies ! ............ probably shunt signals - with some sort of sighting issue so they can't be a ground level.

[shed64a]

Thanks for the quick answers.

 

I am planning a visit to Bo’ness in the next week so I’ll have a look if I can.

[roythebus1]

Single-line token catchers.

[Bon Accord]

This is the one at Bo'ness, as seen this afternoon.

[Compound2632]

A couple more photos, on Disused Stations:

http://disused-stations.org.uk/l/loanhead/loanhead(lynn_ag_ellis4.1955)old4.jpg

http://disused-stations.org.uk/l/loanhead/loanhead(lynn_ag_ellis4.1955)old3.jpg

7 hours ago, roythebus1 said:

Single-line token catchers.

Devices used where non-stop through running was common, which does not, as far as I can see, fit the nature of the line.

[Wheatley]

As Bon Accord says, they're Stevens (?) drop-flap shunting signals - the Scottish (and occasionally elsewhere) equivalent of a disc signal. Not uncommon to find them mounted on posts for sighting reasons. 

 

https://www.roxeymouldings.co.uk/product/911/sbm7038-stevens-drop-flap-shunting-signal-2-/

 

Also available in 4mm. 

[Wickham Green too]

2 hours ago, Wheatley said:

.....- the Scottish (and occasionally elsewhere) equivalent of a disc signal. ....

Not so occasional on the L.S.W.R.

[Wheatley]

Yes, sorry that was an oversimplification. Very common (universal ?) on pre-grouping Scottish railways, certainly the CR, G&SWR, and NBR used them, not sure about the GNoSR and HR but I'd be surprised if they didn't. Used by the LSWR and S&DJR in England but I've no idea about any others. 

 

I need to build 4 for my 4mm G&SWR/CR empire and I'm not looking forward to it. LMS discs are so much easier ! 

[Compound2632]

3 hours ago, Wickham Green too said:

Not so occasional on the L.S.W.R.

 

A Scottish railway, anyway.

[Michael Hodgson]

Last time I saw a flap signal, it was at Douglas IoM, somewhere near the steam shed.  The signals were not in use by then though

Edited August 4, 2022 by Michael Hodgson
typos

[shed64a]

Thanks again to everyone for pointing me in the right direction.

 

The kit linked above looks great, I’m doing this in N so it’s probably a job for the 3D printer.  Thankfully A.A.Maclean’s book “A pictorial record of LNER constituent signalling” has some drawings which will be a great help.

[RailWest]

On 04/08/2022 at 12:15, Wheatley said:

Yes, sorry that was an oversimplification. Very common (universal ?) on pre-grouping Scottish railways, certainly the CR, G&SWR, and NBR used them, not sure about the GNoSR and HR but I'd be surprised if they didn't. Used by the LSWR and S&DJR in England but I've no idea about any others. 

 

I need to build 4 for my 4mm G&SWR/CR empire and I'm not looking forward to it. LMS discs are so much easier ! 

But slightly different in design (as was most Stevens stuff depending if it came from the London or Glasgow works).