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Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 951-1000 |
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Photos 951-1000 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
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CEJ | Cardiff General & Cardiff Queen Street | Arrangement of track circuited bay line and associated route indicating starting signal assemblies with 16" dia elevated discs | Queen Street station, south end | North | 22-Feb-64 | 12.00 | ||
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PTH | Penarth | Up "home" semaphore signal with track-circuit indicator diamond. Battery/relay box mounted at foot of post | South of Lavernock station | 3 | 22.5 | South | ||
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PTH | Penarth | Starting and worked distant semaphore signal assembly at north end of Lavernock station, photographed in "off" position" (Distant arm is up distant for Penarth Cement Works 'box) | Lavernock station | ~2 | 74 | SW | ||
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Arrangement of GWR 4-doll bracket signal with 2-way arms. This is down relief inner homes assembly, (replaced by route indicating assembly April 1965) | Roath Branch junction | 3 | 58 | West | 16-May-64 | 16.10 |
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Then newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty, before commissioning relief line. (Both arms bearing "Signal not yet in use" crosses) | Barry sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Then newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty, after commissioning relief line | Barry sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Then newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty (when both arms were 4ft long) | Barry Sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Rear view of new semaphore signal assemblies with diesel-hauled coal train standing on down main line and showing truncated sections of former Barry Sidings fan | Barry Sidings | 0 | 37 | South | ||
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Rhondda & Swansea Bay Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Trackbed of lifted Rhondda & Swansea Bay single line to Treherbert & Abergwynfi with 2-doll semaphore bracket signal | Cymmer Afan (Road overbridge, north of station) | ~5 | 44 | South | ||
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | View of repeating contacts box attached to shaft on standard Westen Region pattern, 3ft enamelled arm, also showing safety hoop and reduced spectacle apertures | West end reception starter at Aberthaw | East | ||||
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CAR | Cardiff (Stonefield junction) & Rhymney | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket signal assembly with 1×4ft main & 2×3ft relief, standard Western Region pattern enamelled arms, track circuit diamond & 'N' bracing. Note the armless GWR straight wooden signal post near the bridge support. This shows evidence that a stop and distant arm were once fitted. The telegraph insulators which carried the arm-proving contact repeater circuit wires, are still attached to the post just below the top lampman’s platform | Cherry Orchard sidings | North | ||||
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VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Arrangement of cantilever-type bracket signal & 2-doll bracket signal ("up-homes" Barry junction main & relief). Latter abolished due to modernisation of signalling and distant arm removed from main line signal doll after Barry Junction signal box was removed. | Harbour Rd overbridge, Barry junction | 0 | 09 | West | ||
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MLN | 2-doll bracket signal with backing arms and route indicators | Swindon | West | 15-Feb-64 | 15.16 | |||
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SWA | Swansea | View of specially-fabricated stop signal with route indicator | Swansea station (Former North Dock branch to Wind Street junction & LMS system is on right of signal) | South | 14-Aug-65 | 10.16 | ||
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Arrangement of catwalk main support framework and pullwire 90° cranks with counterweight & C/W pivot support casting | Down main 'homes' Radyr junction | 5 | 27 | North | 10-Apr-65 | 16.42 |
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CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Detail of counterweight assembly, catwalk supports & bracing, track circuit indicator & elevated disc (16½" dia pattern). Also doll 'U' bolt fixings shown (Down main homes assembly) | Radyr junction | 5 | 27 | North | 10-Apr-65 | 16.42 |
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FOD | Forest of Dean | Close-up of counterweight and lamp-winding winch and disc & crossbar quadrant lever on down distant semaphore for Upper Soudley level crossing (The winch and quadrant gear were remnants of the disc & crossbar units mounted on this signal post in the 1800's). The wooden hand-grip is on the winding handle, not attached to the signal arm counterweight which is raised as the distant arm was showing "off". | Between Bullo and Bradley Hill tunnels on Bullo Pill to Cinderford line. | ~1 | 62 | SW | 19-Oct-63 | 13.30 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | 3-doll bracket signal with speed restriction indicator (down 'homes' Cogan junction) Main to Penarth Branch, main to Barry branch with permanent caution for Cogan Sidings 'box and main to down Cogan siding | Between Cogan junction & Llandough signal boxes | 2 | 12.5 | NW | 10-Apr-65 | 10.41 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Rear view of 3-doll bracket signal (down homes) showing arm repeater contact boxes | South of former Llandough signal box | 2 | 14 | SE | 1960 | |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Arrangement of two 2-doll bracket signal assemblies with Llandough Sidings 'box motored distant arms. Left bracket applies to Up Barry line, right bracket to up Penarth line | Cogan junction | 2 | 33 | South | 1960 | |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Arrangement of two 2-doll bracket signal assemblies with Llandough Sidings 'box motored distant arms. Left bracket applies to Up Barry line, right bracket to up Penarth line | Cogan junction | 2 | 33 | South | 1960 | |
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CAR | Cardiff, (Stonefield junction) & Rhymney | Same as frame bpm00236 | Near Wernddu signal box and Caerphilly loco' Works | 7 | 34 | SE | ||
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CTD PRS | Cadoxton South junction & Trehafod junction | Semaphore bracket signal assemblies after removal of arms and the closure of Wenvoe & Penrhos branches | Tynycaeau junction | 5 | 61 | North | 1963 | |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Front view of straight post stop semaphore with route indicator reading "Proceed to Goods line" | Llandough down relief line | ~1 | 54 | North | 04-Jul-65 | 10.10 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Rear view of straight post stop semaphore with route indicator | Llandough down relief line | ~1 | 55 | South | 04-Jul-65 | 10.10 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Close up of semaphore signal spectacle and oil lamp (With terminal housing for lamp repeater circuit) | Cogan sidings | ~2 | 70 | East | 04-Jul-65 | 11.20 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Indicator for warning of temporary speed restriction (TSR) | Between Cadoxton and Dinas Powys | ~4 | 68 | South | 31-Jul-65 | 12.45 |
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BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | IBS up home signal with telephone provided. This signal was semi-automatic (CA100). New MAS signal shown in background and was not commissioned at this time | Dinas Powys (1M-44C) from Cadoxton South | 4 | 42.5 | West | 31-Jul-65 | 12.52 |
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WSJ SYC | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 6-doll gantry signal assembly with "call-on" arms and route indicators. Note that all the signal lamp tops are open indicating that the lampman was about to replenish the oil reservoir/burner units | Crewe junction, Shrewsbury station | 171 32 | 54 29 | South | 13-Aug-65 | 12.01 |
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BML LSW | Portsmouth & Southampton | 9-doll Southern Railway signal gantry with ringed subsidiary semaphores and motorised distant signals and Rule 55-exemption diamonds. This unit was taken out-of-use and removed on 7th Nov 1981 and is now in York Museum | Southampton Central | 79 | 22 | East | 11-Aug-65 | 11.40 |
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SWA | Swansea | Arrangement of two 3-doll bracket assemblies (one with route indicator), showing scissors crossover | Swansea High Street station | 216 | 00 | South | 14-Aug-65 | 10.05 |
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DCL | Didcot & Chester | 7-doll signal gantry with subsidiary and main arms and with one route indicator per group. One arm is a motorised distant semaphore and the whole assembly controlled five lines | Oxford station platform, north end. (Oxford Station North signal box on right) | 63 | 48 | SE | 12-Aug-65 | 13.16 |
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HNL | Newport & Hereford | Arrangement of two 2-doll bracket signals, left hand & right hand with "call-on" arms, permanent caution signals and track circuit indicators | Pontypool Road station, west side scissors crossover | 32 | 19 | South | 13-Aug-65 | 10.01 |
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DCL | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 3-doll cantilevered double route indicating assembly | Oxford station, south end | 63 | 36 | North | 12-Aug-65 | 16.57 |
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DCL | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 4ft semaphore (low height) with route indicator | Oxford station, north end | 63 | 44 | South | 12-Aug-65 | 16.43 |
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DCL | Didcot & Chester | Detail of supporting arrangement for lamp and indicator screen on route indicating signal | Oxford station, north end | 63 | 44 | West | 12-Aug-65 | 16.47 |
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DCL | Didcot & Chester | Slotting arrangement on a route indicating semaphore assembly | Oxford station platform, north end | 63 | 47.5 | SE | 12-Aug-65 | 16:45 |
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SWA | Swansea | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket semaphore assembly with route indicator | Swansea High Street station | 216 | 00 | South | 14-Aug-65 | 10.08 |
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MLN | Reading & Cogload via Bristol | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket signal assembly with "call-on" arm and permanent caution arms. (K2/24/65 specified alterations to layout in this area) | North Somerset junction, Bristol | 117 | 43 | SE | 29-Aug-65 | 14.03 |
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MLN | Reading & Cogload via Bristol | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket signal with route indicators with main line signalled to Marsh Junction | Bristol East Depôt signal box | 117 | 60 | SE | 29-Aug-65 | 14.10 |
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MLN | Between Reading & Cogload | Arrangement of 4-doll bracket signal assembly with route indicator and permanent caution arms (K2/24/65 PP21 and 46 specified alterations to layout) | North Somerset junction, Bristol | 117 | 48 | West | 29-Aug-65 | 14.00 |
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MLN | Between Reading & Cogload | 4-doll signal gantry with full length dolls to enhance sighting from St. Annes cutting towards North Somerset junction | Just east of North Somerset junction | 117 | 43 | East | 29-Aug-65 | 14.03 |
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VOT | Central Wales | GW wooden signal post with wooden 4ft stop and "Shunt ahead" arms | Near Llangadog | South | 14-Aug-65 | 12.50 | ||
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VOT | Central Wales | Arrangement of upper quadrant signal assembly with permanent caution arm and 2ft subsidiary arm signal | Llandovery | 28 | 68 | South | 14-Aug-65 | 13.02 |
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Photos 951-1000 |
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Date Last Revised:November 30, 2009 |
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