Hi all ;
Not that interesting really but i thought i would share this little gem with you.
A few hundred yards from the Eastern portal of Box tunnel on the Up line stands this long redundent reminder of the steam age.This was a lower quadrant distant signal unusually placed in the confines of a tunnel (i'm guessing that it was controlled by Thingley Jn sig box)Because of the limited clearence inside the tunnel it was never fitted with a signal arm and consists of just a spectacle plate which would show a yellow light for caution or a green light for line clear.Once again i'm guessing that it must of been out of use for at least 45yrs as the line from Bristol TM's - Paddington was resignalled around the early 1960s.
ALSO (while were on the old main line) This is the long since abandoned box at Wooton Basset Incline between Chippenham and Swindon again decommissioned in the early 60s
PS Please excuse phot qualities !!
Not that interesting really but i thought i would share this little gem with you.
A few hundred yards from the Eastern portal of Box tunnel on the Up line stands this long redundent reminder of the steam age.This was a lower quadrant distant signal unusually placed in the confines of a tunnel (i'm guessing that it was controlled by Thingley Jn sig box)Because of the limited clearence inside the tunnel it was never fitted with a signal arm and consists of just a spectacle plate which would show a yellow light for caution or a green light for line clear.Once again i'm guessing that it must of been out of use for at least 45yrs as the line from Bristol TM's - Paddington was resignalled around the early 1960s.
ALSO (while were on the old main line) This is the long since abandoned box at Wooton Basset Incline between Chippenham and Swindon again decommissioned in the early 60s
PS Please excuse phot qualities !!