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Signalling Record Society

Some Items in Steam World

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Issue Items
2011 January
issue 283
Photos including SBs: Cambridge North (GER 1959), Norwich City (M&GN 1951), Peckham Rye (LBSCR, 1944), Weaverthorpe (NER).
Issue Items
2010 April
issue 274
Article: on Oxmardyke (NER) with photo from 1956.

Photos of SBs: Didcot West (GWR 1961), Hayes & Harlington (GWR 1959), New Hall (GER 1959), Paddington Arrival (GWR 1954), Wormit (NBR 1947 interior).
2010 February
issue 272
Col photo, London, Hornsey, 27.09.62, elevated view of main lines and Ferme Park sidings, with distant views of several U.Q. Stop and Miniature arm signals mounted on brackets and posts.

Col photo, Aylesbury (ex-G.C.), February 1962, near view of channel rodding and wire runs, together with mid-distance view of ground Disc signals and 6 arm telegraph pole route.

Col photo, Hellifield loco depot, undated but believed to 1968, distant view of S.B. and post and gantry mounted U.Q. Stop arms.

Photo, Harrogate station, undated (but thought to be c. late 50s), near, rear, view of ground mounted mechanical Disc signal.

Photo, Albury (between Chilworth and Gomshall) BR – SR, January 1963, near view of 4 arm telegraph pole route.

Photo, Rowfant (near Three Bridges) BR – SR, 23.02.63, mid-distance end view of S.B. and U.Q. Stop arm mounted on fabricated signal post.

Photo, Warrington Bank Quay Low Level, winter 1962/3, mid-distance view of top half of S.B., L.Q. Stop and Distant arms mounted on wooden post, ground Disc signal, and wooden post signal with L. and R.H. brackets each supporting L.Q. Stop and Distant arms.

Photo, Norton (Cheshire) station (closed), 27.12.65, mid-distance staircase end view of S.B. and 4 arm telegraph pole route.

Photo, Worcester Shrub Hill station, 26.10.63, foreground view of channel rodding run, cranks and fouling bar; mid-distance part view of L.Q. Stop and Distant arms mounted on brackets and straight post.

Col photo, Carstairs station (WCML), 12.08.60, mid-distance views of variety of U.Q. Stop, Distant and Miniature Stop arms mounted on lattice and tubular steel posts, together with top half view of S.B.

Col photo, Arrochar & Tarbert station (West Highland line), 13.08.60, mid-distance and distant part views of U.Q. Stop arms mounted on lattice posts.

Col photo, Ballinluig Junction station (BR – ScR), 03.05.65, near view of channel rodding run and ground Disc signals, together with tubular post signal and bracket supporting U.Q. Stop arm.

Col photo, Beattock Summit (WCML), 04.06.60, near view of lattice post signal with U.Q. Stop arm and with L.H. lattice bracket supporting U.Q. Miniature Stop arm; further distant views of similar signal and ground Discs.
2010 January
issue 271
Photo, London, Ealing Broadway (BR-WR) station, 02.09.58, near view of MV-GRS searchlight signal head with 4th aspect mounted on straight post with S.P.T. cabinet and diamond sign incorporating a ‘T’; nearby run of telegraph poles with different arm lengths.

Col. photo, Preston station, July 1961, near view of two gantry mounted searchlight signal heads, each with 4th aspect and diamond sign, and adjacent multi-lamp route indicator.

Photo, Bescot (BR-LMR)station, 16.06.62, near view of 4 vertically mounted ground disc signals, adjacent lattice post signal with U.Q Stop and Distant arms and L.H. offset bracket housing a single doll with U.Q. miniature Stop arm, and telegraph pole route; distant, part end view of S.B.

Series of 4 photos taken alongside the WCML between Carlisle and Glasgow during late 50s and early 60s good views of telegraph pole routes and of the 7 lattice doll signal gantry supporting 6 Stop, 2 Distant, and a mix of 6 miniature Stop arms, all U.Q., at the north end of Carstairs station.

Photo, Plymouth – North Road station, 08.02.63, mid-distance view of gantry mounted 3 aspect C.L. signal, adjacent position light subsidiary, miniature single aspect signalhead and two route indicators.

Photo, Aberbeeg (near Pontypool, BR-WR), May 1964, near, dark view of channel rodding run and cranks.

Photos, Saunderton (near Princes Risborough, BR-WR) station, 01.01.62, two mid-distance views of L.Q. Stop arm on tubular steel post and adjacent 10 arm telegraph pole.

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