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Old signal information required.
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Glad to have been of help. Yes, both the centre and right-hand arms in the above picture are corrugated ones. They eventually came up...
Yesterday at 22:33
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John Webb
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Old signal information required.
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The back view indicates a pair of horizontal corrugations in the spectacle plate in which an arm with corrugations would have fitted...
Yesterday at 18:47
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John Webb
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How Long to build and install a Signal Box 1870's
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A 23-lever frame could be lifted out as one unit and dropped into the new box. But this would need a complete engineer's possession of...
Yesterday at 09:15
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How Long to build and install a Signal Box 1870's
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The frame couldn't be put in place without support being present as they weigh a lot, so I would expect boxes with brick or stone bases...
Saturday at 22:37
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Royal Scot on the move, 9th May, 2024
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Railtours & Preservation
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'Royal Scot' and support coach running as 5Z70 from Barrow Hill to Southall, seen above passing the preserved St Albans South signal box...
Thursday at 21:37
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John Webb
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Carriage Lamps 1880's
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I've no idea about carriage oil lamps, but tail lamps and hand lamps as used by railway staff had around a 24hour burning capacity...
Tuesday at 14:48
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John Webb
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Your favourite seaside terminus UK station (and town)
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Bexhill West - alas, closed in 1964 - would be my favourite seaside terminus if the trains still ran there, due to memories of several...
Tuesday at 14:43
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John Webb
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Carriage Lamps 1880's
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Probably roundabout then, if not earlier. My source quoted in my post #4 above indicates that early electrical lighting was tried out in...
Tuesday at 10:17
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John Webb
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Carriage Lamps 1880's
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According to "The Oxford Companion to British Railway History" the first gas lighting was using town gas. This was followed by...
6 May 2024
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John Webb
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Great Central Railway News and Updates
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Seems odd to me to think of BR grey/blue as being a 'heritage' livery! But it's part of our railway history and it does look to have...
5 May 2024
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John Webb
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Old lamp found in shed...what is it ?
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That would make sense - general lighting for when you are moving around or under a rail vehicle and a bit brighter in front for looking...
4 May 2024
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John Webb
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Old lamp found in shed...what is it ?
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The design of the lamp is probably from the Victorian era, even if it was made for BR (W) after nationalisation in 1948! I note your...
4 May 2024
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John Webb
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Old lamp found in shed...what is it ?
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It's a hand-lamp, although not of a sort I've seen before. It's a bit odd in that it has glass in the sides, yet has a reflector to help...
4 May 2024
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John Webb
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Redcar Level Crossing Accident (01/05)
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See also the photo on my post #31 above from the Geograph Website which is one of a number showing the old 'Boom' gates, as they were...
3 May 2024
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John Webb
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Model Railway exhibitions (that you might also be attending).
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Saturday 11th May, 10am-4.30pm. SW Herts Model Railway Society Show at Queens School, Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TY. See their...
3 May 2024
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