Barnstaple Junction B Signal Box

[jamesham]

Has anyone ever seen a drawing of Barnstaple Junction B Signal Box? I wonder if any sources such as past editions of Railway Modeller might have articles on the building.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

James Ham.

[beast66606]

Has anyone ever seen a drawing of Barnstaple Junction B Signal Box? I wonder if any sources such as past editions of Railway Modeller might have articles on the building.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

James Ham.

 

For info it was abolished in 1971

 

Is this it ?

 

http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/p36602236.html

[Captain Kernow]

For info it was abolished in 1971

 

Is this it ?

 

http://disused-rlys.fotopic.net/p36602236.html

That's the location, Dave, but there was a more recent box latterly than the one in your linked photo, IIRC (but still dating from LSW or SR days)....

[Oldddudders]

According to Middleton Press's "Branch Lines to Torrington", the new B Box came into use in 1924, although it was called Barnstaple West until 1949. As CK says, the site was the same, but sadly the pic in the MP book has a train passing in front so only the roof is visible.

 

Interested that Beast's link quotes the vintage photo courtesy of John Law. May be the same John Law who has a very good photo site on railfan.net, with more than 4k pics. He used to be a colleague at Grove Park in the '70s.

[The Stationmaster]

There is a picture which shows one end of 'B' 'box in Middleton's 'Exeter to Barnstaple' volume. From that view it looks to be a fairly standard LSWR style design although a bit lower than normal.