RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted July 17, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 17, 2014 HI Dave, Do any pics exist of the North box at Hooton? was it smaller than the now gone South box? Yes, I've got photos of North - but not mine so I can't post I'm afraid. Hooton North was 90 levers (South was 128) both opened ca 1902 - North closed in December 1973, South in May 1985 when the PortaKabin ("Hooton") took over, this closed in 2014 and Chester now controls the area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Here's a photo taken by a friend and used with his permission of Hooton North taken in the summer of 1973, the signalman's car is in the foreground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted July 18, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2014 Here's a photo taken by a friend and used with his permission of Hooton North taken in the summer of 1973, the signalman's car is in the foreground. DJP145.JPG Love that Corsair... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 HI mate- thanks for posting that- almost a likeness of the South Box! Don't remember seeing this one though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 On 26/4/1992 I paid a visit to Winsford box. By this time the Over branch had been closed and lifted, the up loop had also been lifted; the down loop becoming bi-directional. Arriving first at the down side of the line I saw the remains of a level crossing gate that had once protected the line. The lock mechanism was also visible. The box from the down side gate. Driving round to the up side I took this view. After startling the signalman(!), it was a Saturday if I remember correctly, he allowed me to take some photos in the box. Some of the diagram. And a couple of the frame. Finally a couple of views looking north and then south. (the former branch went off to the right in this picture). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Very nice. Another one of my former boxes. Iwas based at Hartford Jn on relief 89-91 before I went to Chester. Went to Crewe 92-93 before I reduced myself to escape it and went back to winsford for a while. Returned to Hartford till just before closure then came back to Chester!! JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 A few photos of the boxes at Brymbo taken 16/8/1978. Brymbo Middle Brymbo East Broughton Crossing. (more to follow when I've scanned them!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Superb stuff! Ever since I moved to the Wrexham area I found the Wrexham-Brymbo line intriguing. Sadly I arrived after it's closure so it's been books/videos/net etc to find out about it so your pics are very welcome. I'd like to get hold of the signalling diagram from both when it was "all there" and once it started to be reduced. If I ever get round to building my own layout, Brymbo Middle is where I intend to base it on. Freight only, steep inclines, various levels, level crossing, lots of reversing/running round etc. One day...... Cheers JF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I've got diagrams from various dates so I'll tidy them up and scan them for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 do any good photos exist of the Green Lane box, with tracks present, of after closure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Hi mate some great photos of back in the day.... nice, look forward to seeing more....! Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 do any good photos exist of the Green Lane box, with tracks present, of after closure?I'm not sure of where you mean but I think you are referring to Brymbo West Crossing. If so, there are a couple of photos on the disused stations website. I have a few more photos to post but a bonus week of nights has got in the way! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 sorry to interject but got this we pic of the north approach to Arbroath station with its plethora of semaphore main and ground signals may be off interest to some as you were Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 sorry to interject but got this we pic of the north approach to Arbroath station with its plethora of semaphore main and ground signals may be off interest to some as you were Very nice! All signalling pics are most welcome.Thanks Jon F. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 A few more photos on the Brymbo branch. Broughton Crossing 16/8/1978 the down starter on 19/8/1978 Slightly further along to Wrexham there was another box called Broughton Forge which closed early on. The remains of the box on 19/8/1978 Broughton Crossing down home signal which was formerly controlled by Broughton Forge. The lower landing was for Broughton Crossing's inner distant Not long after I took this photo the signal was replaced by a distant signal for Broughton Crossing's starter and was 236yards away from it. Back at Brymbo Middle also on 19/8/1978 2 views of a signal that was controlled by a GF on the Vron branch in the steelworks. and one of the BR signal and disc protecting the crossing from the Vron branch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsignalman Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Some diagrams of the boxes Brymbo Middle Points 23 should extend over the road crossing and discs 19/11 should be to the left of the crossing Sketch of the Vron branch. Brymbo East Broughton Crossing Earlier diagrams are available from the Signalling Record Society Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fitness Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Some diagrams of the boxes Brymbo Middle 003b.jpg 003c.jpg 4 003d.jpg Points 23 should extend over the road crossing and discs 19/11 should be to the left of the crossing 003e.jpg Sketch of the Vron branch. Brymbo East 004c.jpg 004d.jpg Broughton Crossing 005b.jpg 005c.jpg Earlier diagrams are available from the Signalling Record Society Superb, many thanks for those . I couldn't quite figure Brymbo middle from pictures but those have the info I have been lookng for. Much appreciated. JonF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Moving back to the Wirral. Green Lane Junction - an LMS standard box, provided during WW2 as a temporary replacement for the existing cabin which had been destroyed in an incendiary raid. It closed in 1985 (40 or so years later). It controlled the entrance / exit to Birkenhead (Mollington Street) shed and, until 1967, the junction where the up/down fast and up/down slow became up/down main (to Woodside) and up/down goods (to the docks). Sidings ran off to Camel Lairds and the Monks Ferry branch also trailed in. It was fitted with a 60 lever frame, initially no spares, by the time I knew it the working part of the frame had substantially been reduced. It had permissive block and wrong road working to Rock Ferry which was "fun" <Edit - sorry for the poor quality of the up home, this is a fuzzy shot anyway, and this image has been saved and resaved as a jpg a few times which makes it even worse> das00220.jpg das00221.jpg das00222.jpg das00224.jpg das00225.jpg das00226.jpg das00227.jpg HI Mate- these are great pics, showing the sad demise of this line. Do you have any of a bit further down the line to the junction between the shed, and the bridge to Lairds? das00232.jpg das00233.jpg das00234.jpg das00235.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim V Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Harlech 11 September 1972. Dyffryn Ardudwy 12 September 1978 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Re Green Lane Junction; Photos of the other end of the section, where it split into Mollington Street MPD, the Docks line, and Lairds are pretty scarce- do our members have any of this area? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 All signalling pics are most welcome. In which case.... This rather imposing junction signal at Fort William oversees the passage of the outward Jacobite last Thursday (9th October) It's been 'elf n safety'-ised but still quite impressive. Nice to see in the middle of a RETB area! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 At least with one that high you can see the point of the H&S bits! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 17, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2014 Re Green Lane Junction; Photos of the other end of the section, where it split into Mollington Street MPD, the Docks line, and Lairds are pretty scarce- do our members have any of this area? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siphon208 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 HI Mate, I meant a bit further down the section, towards the bridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 17, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2014 HI Mate, I meant a bit further down the section, towards the bridge Which bridge ? - you need to be more specific, the bottom picture is the exit from the shed, which is what you asked for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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