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2009 December issue 270	Col. photo, Tondu (near Bridgend, BR-WR), 23.03.63, near, rear view of wooden post signal with L & RH offset brackets each with one doll supporting a L.Q. ringed Stop arm; adjacent tubular post signal with L.Q. Stop arm and wooden equipment cupboard at base. Col photo, near Maidenhead (BR-WR) station, March 1962, distant, rear view of straight post signal with L & RH offset bracket, each with a single doll supporting a L.Q. Stop arm. Photo, Leamington Spa, undated (but thought to be 1950/60s), mid-distance, dark view of ringed L.Q. arm mounted on straight post. Photo, Plymouth (North Road) station, 02.09.61, near, top-half view of S.B. at western end of station. Photo, Luton (Midland Road, Midland Main Line) station, 28.07.53, near view of rods, cranks, ground Disc signal and mechanical points detector; mid-distance view of end of S.B. and adjacent signal post and R.H. offset bracket each with U.Q. Stop arm. Photo, London Road Junction, Nottingham, 19.07.53, near view of wire and rod runs and cranks, lattice post signal with Diamond sign and L & RH brackets each supporting one doll, one with U.Q. Stop arm the other with U.Q. Stop and Distant arms; adjacent wooden post signal with Diamond sign and two offset brackets comprising three dolls, each with one U.Q. Stop arm with one doll also housing a Miniature U.Q. Stop arm; mid-distance view of telegraph poles and tall lattice post signal supporting U.Q. Stop arm and Diamond sign; very distant view of bracket mounted L.Q. arms. Photo, Leicester Central station (GC main line), 1950s, near view of wood/steel 4 doll gantry comprising two dolls with Stop and Distant arms, one of which also has an additional Miniature arm, one doll with Stop arm and the fourth with two Miniature arms, all U.Q.; balance weights, wire cranks, wheels and arm proving circuit controllers can also be seen; below gantry stands a ground Disc signal. Double page photo, Factory Junction (Stewarts Lane, London, BR-SR), 21.03.59, near, rear view of 4 aspect C.L. signal mounted on tubular post with Diamond sign, S.P.T. cabinet adjacent. Photo, Pontardawe (Swansea Valley, BR-WR) station, near view of rodding and wire runs; mid-distance view of straight post signal with Stop arm. Col photo, London Waterloo station, 24.02.63, rear, part view of cantilever mounted 3 aspect C.L. signal and adjacent externally illuminated Disc and Multi-lamp route indicator.
2009 November issue 269	2 Col. photos around Darlington (Bank Top) station, 31 July and 1 August 1964, near and mid-distant views of ground position light Shunt signal, two-blade mechanical detector, miniature U.Q. Stop arms on bracketed signal post, rodding and wire runs, ground Discs, multi-unit C.L. signal with position 1 and 2 junction arms mounted on a cantilever. Photo, Bescot (West Midlands), undated but thought to be early 60s, near view of what could be a fireman’s call plunger mounted on short post. Photo, near Bedford (Midland Road) station, 14.04.62, near part view of reduced length U.Q. Stop arm and diamond sign on bracket mounted suspended doll with good view of post staying arrangements and wire cranks; mid-distance view of telegraph ‘H’ pole with 14 arms, and further bracket mounted U.Q. Stop and Distant arms. Double page photo of the western end of Edinburgh (Waverley) station, c1950s, foreground view of SGE style HA points machine with its separate detector and cranked rodding run for facing point lock operation, and rear view of ground mounted power operated Disc; mid-distant view of other power operated discs, HA points machines, and post mounted 3 aspect C.L. signal with multi-lamp route indicator and power operated Disc both mounted on separate offset brackets. Photo, Crowhurst Junction South (between Redhill and Tonbridge), 13.04.52, mid-distance part view of L.Q. and U.Q Stop arm signals together with 4 arm and 2 arm telegraph pole routes. Final part of an article and photos on the history and working of the Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham electric railway. Double page photo of the east end of Southall (BR-WR) station,15.09.59, foreground view of 14 way channel rodding run with mechanical Disc signals mounted above; distant view of telegraph pole routes, bracket mounted L.Q Stop arms and rear of cantilever mounted C.L. signals. Photo, Greenwood near New Barnet (ECML), 1951, near but dark, end view of S.B. and adjacent 9 arm telegraph pole. 3 Colour photos of the approaches to Liverpool Street (London) station taken around nationalisation, with mid-distance view of 4 L.Q. Stop arms on two dolls each on an offset bracket, one arm has an X affixed with a further similar attachment to be seen in the distance; adjacent cable drums suggest resignalling is taking place; further view, thought to be near Wheeler Street Junction, shows a part view of S.B. set into the arches under Bishopsgate Goods Station, together with a near but dark and slightly blurred view of a Sykes Banner repeater mounted on a bracket offset from a wooden post, and including front and rear access ladders.
2009 October issue 268	Col. photo, Eaton Wood (Notts.), June 1959, medium to distant view of 8 arm telegraph pole route. Col. photo, Sturminster Newton (S&DJR), summer 1965, mid-distance part view of fabricated signal post with U.Q. Stop arm, wire and rodding runs and 4 arm telegraph pole. 3 Col. photos on ECML with views of air point machines at York (17.03.57), U.Q. Stop and Miniature arms on bracket signal at Peterborough (undated, but thought to be c1960), and 8 arm telegraph pole route at Markham (undated, but thought to be c1960). 4 Photos at Tamworth Low and High Level stations comprising views of an 8 arm telegraph pole also supporting another 7 arms at right angle to the 8 arms, and Low Level S.Bs. (08.03.58 and 21.06.59), two 6-arm telegraph pole routes on Low Level c1955/6, rodding run and top half of U.Q. Stop arm mounted on straight post at High Level on 30.05.61. 3 Photos at Reading (BR-WR) with various views including top half L.Q. bracket signal with Stop and Distant arms (June 1960), part view of telegraph pole with multiple arms at right angles serving two routes (autumn 1961), and further distant view of L.Q. Stop and Distant arms on gantry fitted with display boards for sighting purposes (June 1960). 5 Photos taken around Cambridge between February 1957 and May 1960, with views of various U.Q. and L.Q. signals, telegraph pole routes, and distant view of S.Bs at Cambridge and Histon. Photo, Crowhurst Junction South (BR-SR), 24.12.50, very close part end view of S.B. and adjacent facing point lock and fouling bar, cranks and wire runs. Part One of two of an article, area map and photos of the Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham electric railway, the first railway to employ overhead collection of 6.6kV A.C. at 25 cycles/second. From its introduction in 1908, the electrification system was owned by the S&T Department and included some possibly unique overhead line switching arrangements by the signalman at Lancaster No. 4 S.B. Views include at of Morecambe Promenade station in 1908 with a distant view of the front of the S.B. and several L.Q. Stop signals. Col photo, Crowden (Woodhead route), 1952, foreground view of facing point lock drive and fouling bar, rodding and wire runs and two wooden post signals (one bracketed) each with U.Q. Stop arm. Article and photos of an unusual S.B. located in a former S.E.&C. fish van at Elham (Canterbury to Folkestone line) during WW2. Views include outside of ‘S.B.’, but no internal shot.
2009 September issue 267	Photo, Yaxley and Farcet (nr Peterborough) station, 04.04.59, near view of part of front of S.B. Col. photo, Twyford (nr Reading) station, June 62, distant view of 4 aspect C.L. signal. Photo, Brighton, 07.09.59, near view of WB&S Co. style M points machine and ground connections, with adjacent ground mounted two aspect miniature C.L. signal No. CB202. Photo, Plumpton Junction (nr Ulverston), 01.09.59, near view of ground mounted mechanical disc signal and adjacent token receiving apparatus; mid-distant front ¾ view of top half of S.B. and telegraph poles. Photo, Kings Cross (London) station, 04.09.59, near view of SGE style HA points machines and ground connections and cantilever mounted 3 aspect multi-unit C.L. signal with motorised blind route indicator and adjacent power operated disc. Further photo, 1957, shows mouth of Gasworks Tunnels with two steel signalling apparatus cases. 2 Photos, Southall, 08.09.59, near view of points operating and detector rods, mechanical detector, rod run, and 8 arm telegraph pole route. The second with near view of 13 number rodding run, triple ground mounted disc signals, and an electrical points detector. Photo, Sheffield Victoria station, 12.09.59, mid-distance rear view of ground disc signal and mechanical points detector. Photo, Skew Bridge (nr Preston), Sept 59, mid-distance ¾ front view of S.B. and adjacent 17 arm telegraph pole. 6 Photos, Tamworth Low and High Level stations, various shots from c1947/8 to 1960, near view of tall wooden post signal with U.Q. Stop and co-acting arm and adjacent twin stay posts arrangement, points machine and telegraph pole routes; mid-distant staircase end view of S.B.; distant view of tall U.Q. Stop signals mounted on brackets and straight posts; near view of lattice post signal comprising U.Q. Stop arm and R.H. offset cantilever with similar arm. Two views show the High Level station, one with the front L.H. end of S.B. with the other showing distant view of U.Q. Stop arms mounted on straight post and off-set bracket. Article also includes 1900 O.S map of the immediate station area. Photo, Hornsey (ECML) station, 24.06.57, mid-distant views of 10 doll signal gantry comprising U.Q. Stop and Distant arms, further smaller gantry with similar and 3 miniature U.Q. Stop arms mounted on same doll; 3/4 end view of Hornsey S.B. and staircase end view of another S.B. with extensive rodding runs from the latter, including near(ish) view of two facing point locks. Photo, Holloway Bank (ECML), 11.05.54, mid-distant part view of gantry(?) comprising 3 dolls each with one Stop and Distant U.Q. arm. Double page photo, Bristol Temple Meads station, undated but thought to be late 50s/ early 60s, panoramic view of west end of station showing numerous GRS searchlight signals, miniature C.L. heads, route indicators, and style 5A points machines; A.T.C. ramp in foreground. Double page photo, Tunbridge Wells West station, mid-distance view of wooden signal gantry comprising 4 lattice dolls each with one U.Q. Stop arm. Photos (2), Beccles (Suffolk) station, late 1950s, mid-distance view of tall wooden post signal with U.Q. Stop arm and adjacent ground disc. Second photo, 25.01.58, contains distant, part, view of L.Q. Stop arm on straight signalpost. Photo, Oulton Broad South station, April 1958, near, part, view of fabricated post signal with U.Q. Stop and Distant arms with R.H. offset bracket (arm not visible). Photo, Lowestoft Central, 24.08.59, mid-distance, blurred, shot of various U.Q. Stop and miniature arms on straight and bracket posts.
2009 August issue 266	Col. photo, Boxmoor (nr Hemel Hempstead), Feb 1965, near view of telegraph pole routes on Up and Down sides of line. Col. photo, Hawkhurst (nr Paddock Wood), 03.06.61, mid-distance, staircase end, view of S.B. Photo, Bradkirk (nr Kirkham, on the ‘direct’ line to Black[pool), 03.08.59, smokey, rear view of top half of tubular steel post signal with UQ Stop and Distant arms and rodding run in foreground. Col. photo, Bridlington, recent ¾ front exterior shot of refurbished South S.B. Article and 4 Col. photos on ‘Memories of a Telegraph lad’ in S.Bs. around Peterborough on ECML. Partially obscured end view of Essendine North S.B. (23.03.59) and various other shots of U.Q. Stop and Distant arms on differing types of post. Photo, Trent (MML), 29.07.48, near view of ‘H’ telegraph pole and distant part view of two doll bracket signal each with one U.Q. Stop arm. Photo, London - Liverpool Street station, summer 1959, near, but dark, view of S.G.E. 3 aspect C.L. signals, internally illuminated power operated Discs, roller blind route indicator, and signal post mounted telephone. Photo, London – Waterloo station, May 1960, mid-distance, part, view of cantilever bracket with an externally illuminated power operated Disc signal. Photo, Woking station, 25.07.59, near view of signal WV87 comprising 3 aspect multi-unit C.L. signal head and multi lamp route indicator above, R.H. offset bracket with an externally illuminated Disc, Diamond sign. Post mounted cable termination box adjacent. Separate photo of same period shows near, part, end view of S.B. and two externally illuminated power operated Disc signals. Photo, Leamington Spa (general) station, 09.06.51, distant, ¾ front and staircase end view of South S.B. Further photo at opposite end of station shows near view of rodding and wire runs, ground mounted mechanical Disc signals, and various L.Q. Stop arms mounted on straight and bracket posts; one mechanical route indicator in evidence. Sequence of photos and text concerning the replacement of Bridge No. 100 at Darlington station undertaken in 1932. 3 views of North S.B., near view of signal gantry with 8 dolls (one without arm) comprising L.Q. Stop and Distant arms, various other straight and bracket signals supporting similar arms. Good views of tall, 20 arm, telegraph pole routes. Photo, Stoke Gifford yards (now Bristol Parkway station), undated but thought to be c1960, westward panoramic view of yards with L.Q. Stop and Distant arms signals (and possibly a S.B.) in the distance. Photo, Sonning cutting (nr Reading BR-WR), 13.03.57, very distant view of L.Q. Stop arm signals together with S.B. Double page photo taken c1930 at unidentified location on 4 track MML north of Cricklewood (London), good view of double telegraph pole route – one with 10 arms on ‘H’ poles, the other with 8 arms on single posts. Mid-distance view of rear of L.Q. Distant arm on straight post. Photo, Luton (MML) station, 02.08.58, near but dark, rear view of U.Q. Stop and Distant arms mounted on tubular steel signal post, nearby rear view of ground Disc signal. Photo, Wigan Wallgate station, August 1958, mid-distant view of points machine and rodding run. Is that a redundant S.B. or a pump house next to the water tank at the end of the short tunnel leading from the station at the Manchester end? Photo, Wigan North Western station, 22.04.54, near rear view of two 4 aspect multi-unit C.L.
2009 June issue 264	Photo of Taff Wells including signal box and signals. Photo of signal WV87 at Woking. Photo of Bulwell Common including signal box and signals. Photos of South Devon including Paignton (west end) signal box, signals at Teignmouth and Exeter Central, and signal box and tablet exchange at Lympstone. Photo of King Edward VII Bridge (Newcastle) including signal gantry.
2009 March	Article on collision at Preston station 16/1/1958 (b&w/colour photos, including Preston No 4 box interior, and layout plan).
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2008 November issue 257	Double page Col photo, Diggle, 03.05.68, elevated view showing track being lifted through station; mid-distance rear view of two UQ Stop signals both with display boards fitted; distant view of S.B.. Illustration of painting by Philip D Hawkins FGRA, “Storming Through Stechford”, showing end of Stechford No. 2 S.B.. Col photo, Carstairs, August 1962, near view of tall tubular post UQ Stop signal with Miniature Stop arm on offset bracket; distant view of bracket and gantry mounted UQ signals with Stop and Miniature arms. Article and photos on Maiden Newton; photos include views of Salisbury (22.01.67) showing points machines with 4 foot lock and detection, lattice UQ Stop signal and ground Disc signal; Maiden Newton station (13.09.58) with mid-distant view of S.B. and UQ Stop arms mounted on bracket, round rodding runs; Bridport station (07.06.58) with near ¾ front view of S.B.; diagram of signals for S.Bs at Bridport and Maiden Newton, both accredited to SRS. Article by Stan Hall on rear end collision at Connington (ECML) on 15.12.61; accompanying photos include one near Bulwell Common (c1958), showing UQ Stop, Distant and Miniature arm signals and 11 arm telegraph pole route. Double page photo, Wickford station, c1956, near view of channel rod run operating a set of points. Double page photo, Dullingham bank (nr Cambridge), undated but thought to be pre- 1939, mid-distance view of very tall LQ Distant signal. Col photo, Ross-on-Wye station, 09.09.64, near view of platform starting signal comprising straight post with LQ Stop arm, and RH offset bracket with LQ Stop arm; distant view of further LQ Stop signal.
2008 October issue 256	Col photo, Exeter Central station, 05.07.61, Close ¾ front view of ‘A’ S.B., ground Discs, rodding runs, rear of UQ Stop signals in mid-distanc. Col photo, Great Postland (GN & GE Joint), recent small photo of this long closed S.B. that is still standing. Col photo, Nuneaton station, 20.08.64, mid-distance dark view of 4 aspect C.L. signal NN35 under platform canopy. Article, route map, and col photos of Didcot, Newbury & Southampton line; photos include mid-distance shots of Winchester Chesil and Worthy Down S.Bs., and various LQ Stop signals. Photo, Grantham station, 16.08.58, near view of platform starting Searchlight signal with Position Light Junction Indicator and position Light subsidiary, corner of S.B. and Facing Point Lock in 4 foot. Photo, Moorbridge Junction (nr Annesley), c1958/9, near rear view of concrete post signal with two offset brackets each containing a UQ Stop arm, edge of S.B. and rear of ground Disc. Photo, Leeds City station, c1955, near shot of ground Discs signals and their points detectors, wooden post signal with two offset brackets each with UQ Stop arm – wooden equipment cabinet below; distant rear view of bracket mounted platform starting Colour Light signals. Photo, Ais Gill, c1948, distant view of rear of tall LQ Stop and front of UQ Stop signals, pole route, and rod run in foreground. Photo, Carlisle, 28.08.48, Mid-distance end view of ‘No. 4’ S.B. with bracket suspended UQ Stop signal; very distant view of 5 doll gantry; rodding run and cranks in foreground. Double page photo, Glasgow St Enoch station, 1961, very distant and misty view of platform starting colour light signals. Double page photo, Glasgow St Enoch station, 1961, very distant and misty view of platform starting colour light signals. Photo, near Cranmore, 23.04.60, mid-distance view of Fixed Distant arm on straight post. Photo, Bovey Tracy station, 14.08.56, distant view of LQ Stop arm on straight post. Photo, Twerton Tunnel (BR-WR), 14.07.62, mid-distance view of top half of S.B. Photo, Kilver Street Crossing (BR-WR), 23.05.57, foreground part view of S.B. and L.C. gates. Photo, Liverpool Street station, c1958, elevated view of east side showing 3 aspect platform starting signals Nos L8, L10, L12 and L14, complete with roller blind route indicators, internally illuminated subsidiary Discs, SPTs and ‘D’ signs; foreground view of Electrical Depression Bar; distant rear view of Skinner Street Junction S.B. (Broad St.) Col photo, Gerrards Cross station, 13.05.61, distant end view of S.B. and rear of LQ Stop signal, near views of pole route and rodding runs.
2008 September issue 255	Col photo, Hilton Junction, Perth, April 1966, near, part view of SB, distant view of UQ Stop signals. Photo, Rose Grove station, undated but thought to be late 1950s, variety of UQ Stop, Distant and miniature arm signals. Col photo, Riccarton Junction, near view of tall lattice post UQ Stop signal, showing stay wires and pole route. Col photo, near the Forth Bridge, April 1966, mid-distance view of 2 aspect CL signal with Diamond sign incorporating a ‘T’, and separate SPT. Double page col photo, Basingstoke station, c1960, mid-distance view of gantry of six dolls with a LQ Stop arm on each. Photo, Portsmouth (Copy Pit line), 18.05.08, distant view of UQ signals and SB. Photo, Carnforth loco shed, 11.06.68, distant view of lattice post with UQ Stop arm and offset bracket with UQ Stop and Distant arms. Photo, Langley (Bucks), Nov 1952, Mid-distant view of two wooden post mounted LQ Stop arms. Photo, Cowley Bridge Junction, Exeter, 16.06.58, near view of channel rod runs and distant view of two LQ Stop signals each with offset bracket and a Stop arm. Double page photo, Wheler Street Junction (nr Liverpool Street), c late 1950s, Mid-distance view of two four aspect CL signals – one (Plated L60) suspended from gantry with SPT below, the other (DS0B) wall mounted, together with a further SPT and SGE style HB point machine. Photo, LNER but actual location not stated, rather grainy but close view of round rodding run with vertical compensators, wire run and cranks, gantry suspended Somersault Stop and Distant arms, and bracket mounted UQ 3 position Stop and Miniature arms. Photo and short article on Chaloners Whin SB; good, but undated, view of SB and signal gantry spanning 4 lines, which has 8 dolls including UQ Stop and Distant arms, and LQ Stop and Distant arms on Slotted posts, round rodding run in foreground. Double page photo, Tebay loco shed, 19.10.67, distant view of tall UQ Stop signal with tall doll on offset bracket with Miniature Stop arm. Photo, Shap Summit, 11.10.67, mid-distance view of tubular post mounted UQ Stop arm. Photo, Scout Green, 10.10.67, mid-distance side view of SB, rear of UQ Stop signal beyond, and pole route. Col photo, Rhymney loco shed, 15.06.63, mid-distance ¾ rear view of SB. Photo, Glenogle, 22.08.60, mid-distance view of signalman exchanging token, distant view of lattice post UQ Stop signal, foreground view of channel rod run. Photo, The Mound station (Scotland),foreground view of tubular post mounted UQ Stop signal, mid-distant view of SB and post and bracket mounted UQ Stop arms. Photo, Georgemas Junction station, 02.05.57, mid-distance end view of SB. Photo, Strathyre station, 23.08.60, foreground view of single line tablet holders and lattice post UQ Stop signal, mid-distance view of SB.
2008 August issue 254	Col photo, Bare Lane (nr Morecambe), 05.08.67, foreground view of ‘Up’ side level crossing Gates, Gate Stops and part view of Wicket gate; mid-distance view of tubular post UQ Stop signal with Diamond sign. Near double-page photo, Manchester Victoria, 11.08.68, elevated view of platform ends showing rear view of 3 types of C.L. signals. Photo, Olive Mount Junction (nr Liverpool), 21.07.68, distant view of S.B. and UQ Stop and Distant signals. Photo, Manchester Victoria, 24.06.08, mid-distance view of bracket mounted platform starting signal comprising 4 asp. C.L., P.L. Subsidiary signal, Route Indicators and Diamond sign. Photo, Preston, 20.07.68, foreground view of ground Disc signal; distant view of post and bracket mounted UQ Stop signals, and ground Disc signal. Photo, Lancaster, 26.07.08, foreground view of front and rear of ground Disc signals, mechanical points detector, rod and wire runs; mid-distance view of bracket with 2 dolls each containing Stop, Distant and Miniature arms and one Diamond sign; distant view of station S.B. and post and bracket mounted UQ arms. Double page photo, Witham (Essex), 27.07.56, near view of platform starting bracket signal with 3 dolls each with UQ Stop arm, and below on platform rear view of 2 Disc signals; distant view of rear of ground Disc signal and several telegraph poles. Near double-page photo, Bideford, c1929, Distant view of 2 straight post LQ Stop signals. Photo, Byfleet, 1938, near view of lattice post signal with offset bracket each containing one LQ Stop arm at same height; mid-distance view of rear of lattice post signal with 2 offset brackets at same height each containing one Stop arm in the ‘Off’ position. Col photo, Liverpool Exchange station, 19.05.68, near rear view of 2 bracket signals containing 4 styles of C.L. head; part view of F.P.L.. mechanism. Photo, Buxworth (nr Whaley Bridge), 09.06.68, good view of ‘H’ shape Telegraph Pole route, each with 9 arms containing 6 insulators.
2008 May	Photos of boxes at Colchester, Darlington, Godley Junction, Heaton Mersey, Oakleigh Park, Pokesdown, Reigate and Skelton Junction.
2008 March	Article "Mail in Midnight Collision" by Stanley Hall of a rear-end collision on 19/1/1964 at Broadheath (Altrincham) caused by signalman’s error. Photos: Ash Junction (SER 1949), Dowlais Cae Harris SB (RR 1948), signals at Horsted Keynes (LBSCR 1958), Newton Abbot East and Newton Abbot West SBs (GWR 1958), signal gantries near Preston No 5 (LNWR 1968), signals at Saltburn (NER 1965), signal posts (arms removed) at Sheffield Park (LBSCR 1958).