RMweb Premium Blobrick Posted September 30, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hi Chaps Can anyone point me in the right direction?. I m trying to find a picture and/or information to confirm what type of GWR Signalbox was at Bishopsteigton, between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth? I ve tried the usual sources via the web but no luck so far Bob.C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2012 Spelling it correctly helps ! (the title of the thread, I put that into my favourite search engine) Bishopsteignton http://www.s-r-s.org...ml/gwe/S849.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blobrick Posted October 1, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2012 Spelling it correctly helps ! (the title of the thread, I put that into my favourite search engine) Bishopsteignton http://www.s-r-s.org...ml/gwe/S849.htm Well spotted that man!! Luckily l did spell it correctly when l did my Web seach. I found the same entry, but the SRS site does not identify the type of Signalbox :-( Thanks for your help anyway Bob C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2012 You need the Great Western signal box register, my copy is a couple of hundred miles away, that may have more information. Not sure if there was a Cooke book for this line ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Here you go: Type 21 box, 12'x9' at ground level Stud locking frame, 5" centres Spagnoletti block, later WR 3-position Closing switch = 1 Working levers = 8 Opened 14th June 1923 Closed 18th May 1969 Source: Signalbox diagrams of the GW & SR - Vol 6 (GWR lines - Exeter and Torbay) [by G A Pryer] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blobrick Posted October 1, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2012 Here you go: Type 21 box, 12'x9' at ground level Stud locking frame, 5" centres Spagnoletti block, later WR 3-position Closing switch = 1 Working levers = 8 Opened 14th June 1923 Closed 18th May 1969 Source: Signalbox diagrams of the GW & SR - Vol 6 (GWR lines - Exeter and Torbay) [by G A Pryer] Many thanks for this infomation,WS, does the source give any hint as to whether its a brick or timber structure? Bob.C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I'm open to correction, but I believe it had a brick base and a gabled (not hipped) roof. Regards, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 1, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2012 It is illustrated in Peter Kay's excellent book 'Exeter - Newton Abbot A Railway History' (assuming you are referring to the 1923 structure that is). Type 21 vertical timber boarding except the gable which has horizontal planking with ridge tiles on the roof. As it was a ground level 'box it was probably resting on timber baulks as was quite common for GWR pre-assembled timber signalboxes, definitely no sign of brickwork at ground level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blobrick Posted October 1, 2012 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2012 It is illustrated in Peter Kay's excellent book 'Exeter - Newton Abbot A Railway History' (assuming you are referring to the 1923 structure that is). Type 21 vertical timber boarding except the gable which has horizontal planking with ridge tiles on the roof. As it was a ground level 'box it was probably resting on timber baulks as was quite common for GWR pre-assembled timber signalboxes, definitely no sign of brickwork at ground level. Smashing, thats just what I needed to know, many thanks for that Stationmaster! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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