Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 851-900

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Photo	ELR	Branch	Subject	Location	M	C	Elev'n	Date	Time
BPM00851		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	Truncated second line into Merthyr station, the track having been severed towards the south end of the platform.	Merthyr station	24	51	North	25-Jun-1992	17:12
BPM00852		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	View of remaining single passenger line to Merthyr viewed from Brandy Bridge. This was the junction point for Merthyr Goods line to Plymouth Street & a small spur to Willows Wireworks ran to the left, via a river bridge	South East of former Brandy Bridge Junction	23	56	SE	25-Jun-1992	17:23
BPM00853		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	View looking southeast from Brandy Bridge, showing single line & clean ballast. The former up line had been lifted some years before date of taking this photo’	South East of former Brandy Bridge Junction (Hoover factory)	23	56		25-Jun-1992	17:24
BPM00854		Severn Valley	General view of 'Railtrack' & Severn Valley Railway permanent way including a full compound crossover & purpose-built semaphore signal gantry	Kidderminster Junction, Severn Valley Railway side	135	21.5		27-Jun-1992	15:17
BPM00855		Severn Valley	General view of signal box, semaphore signalling permanent way & point rodding	Footbridge south of Kidderminster station	135	22		27-Jun-1992	15:18
BPM00856			General view of up & down main lines south of Kidderminster (BR) station with part of Severn Valley Railway's land on the left, Note the double lower quadrant disc assembly with overlapping disc faces on the left.	Footbridge south of Kidderminster station	135	22		27-Jun-1992	15:21
BPM00857		Severn Valley	Track layout at Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster Junction area	Kidderminster Junction	135	21.5		27-Jun-1992	15:30
BPM00858		Severn Valley	2-10-0 Locomotive, "Gordon" at Kidderminster Junction	Kidderminster Junction	135			27-Jun-1992	15:38
BPM00859		Severn Valley	3-Car Diesel multiple set passing Kidderminster Junction	Kidderminster Junction	135			27-Jun-1992	15:38
BPM00860		Severn Valley	2-10-0 Locomotive, "Gordon" leaving Kidderminster with a passenger train	Kidderminster Junction	135			27-Jun-1992	15:38
BPM00861		Severn Valley	3-doll semaphore gantry with elevated discs	Severn Valley Railway opposite Kidderminster Junction signal box	135	24	South	27-Jun-1992	15:55
BPM00862		Severn Valley	Severn Valley Railway BRWR route indicating semaphore signal assembly with ground disc. Route indicator is exhibiting an 'M' which gives 'proceed' instruction onto 'main'	Kidderminster (Severn Valley Railway)				19-Sep-1992	~10:30
BPM00863		Wye Valley Junction/ Gloucester-Severn Tunnel Junction	General arrangement of 5-lever groundframe for control of traffic into Wye Valley branch & Tidenham Quarry	Wye Valley Junction	140	52	NE	13-Jun-1992	11:31
BPM00864		Gloucester & Severn Tunnel Junction	Arrangement of points repeaters, telephone & co-operative keyswitch at Wye Valley Junction ground frame	Wye Valley Junction	140	52		13-Jun-1992	11:32
BPM00865		Severn Valley	Rear view of 2-doll bracket signal assembly	Bridgnorth station, south end			South
BPM00866		Severn Valley	3-doll semaphore bracket assembly with "Call on" arms	Rail overbridge south of Bridgnorth station			South
BPM00867		Severn Valley	2-doll semaphore bracket signal with elevated disc & "Call-on" arm. One arm of GW pattern 3ft ringed type in "Proceed" mode. (Applies to 2 separate lines)	Bridgnorth station, south end			North
BPM00868		Severn Valley	As frame BPM00867 but with elevated disc reading "Proceed to dead end siding)	Bridgnorth station, south end			North
BPM00869		Severn Valley	3-doll wooden GW semaphore bracket assembly with one worked (motored) & one fixed distant arm & lower attachment of ground disc	Bewdley South signal box (Frame taken from passenger train)			SE
BPM00870		Severn Valley	Rear view of 2-doll bracket signal with fixed & worked (motored) distant arms & with "Call-on" subsidiary arms	North of Bewdley North signal box (near former Wyre Forest Junction)
BPM00871		Minehead	Double-doll semaphore bracket assembly with 4ft standard arms (one marked BAY). Both used as platform starting signals.	Minehead station, West Somerset Railway			NW
BPM00872		Museum Inventory	Detail of Tyer & Co. Ltd patent signal lamp expander fitted in BRWR standard oil burning unit (paraffin) signal lamp. The lamp burner unit is within the main circular lamp housing & the burner wick circular exhaust aperture is clearly visible	Coleford GWR Railway Museum, Gloucestershire				19-Sep-1992	~15:45
BPM00873		Bridgend & Abergwynfi	2-doll semaphore, inner home bracket asssembly with route indicator & elevated disc	Tondu Junction			SE
BPM00874		Vale of Glamorgan	"Caution" disc assembly in BR colours, rare on the Western Region.	Aberthaw Cement works inlet	5	38	North	28-Apr-1990	10:31
BPM00875		Vale of Glamorgan	Side view of frame BPM00874 showing ground disc with repeater contact housing	Aberthaw Cement works inlet	5	38		28-Apr-1990	10:31
BPM00876		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Up inner home semaphore bracket signal with "Call-On" arm & track-circuit indicator. (Rail lubricators also visible in associated track)	Between Barry & Barry island stations	~6
BPM00877		Droitwich & Wolverhampton	Arrangement of permanent way at Kidderminster Junction	Kidderminster Junction 'Railtrack' side (now under Midland sector but formerly Western Region)	135	21.5	NE	27-Jun-1992	15:17
BPM00878		Cardiff (Stonefield Junction) & Rhymney	General arrangement of motorised splitting distant bracket assembly (Down main to Caerphilly & down main to Penrhos Junction (Walnut Tree branch). Assembly was down, splitting distant assembly for Aber Junction	Energlyn (Adjacent to former Llanbradach Viaduct)	10	10.8	NW	11-Jul-1964	18:43
BPM00879		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	Arrangement of 2-doll bracket assembly with centre pivot truncated arms & track-circuit indicator. The right-hand arm authorised movements to the now lifted Nantgarw branch & initially when the City Line was opened, the branch was used for reversal of passenger trains terminating at Taffs Well	Taffs Well station up starting signals	7	28	South	18-Aug-1991	9:37
BPM00880		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	Arrangement of relief exit & main 7-doll semaphore signal gantry with GWR wooden arms including ringed goods line arms & route indicator. Diamond sign track circuit indicator) fitted to extreme right hand doll (for down main)	Between Queen Street North & Cathays			NW	~01-May-1964
BPM00881		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	Detail of signal arm proving contact assemblies in standard Western Region V38 casting housing. The contacts are in the 'arm off' state, the left- hand pair being 'open circuit' & the right-hand pair 'closed circuit'. Note the 3 wires & common link at the terminal connections, & the spare facility for a possible third pair of contacts which would be used for the ATC system.	Down distant signal, Walnut Tree Junction	8	38	SE	21-Jul-1991	10:04
BPM00882		Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr	General arrangement of Walnut Tree Junction up advanced starter with Taffs Well Siding signal box up distant (main line), both fitted with sighting enhancement quadrant plates & post fitted with diamond sign for track circuit indication to drivers(i.e. Rule 55 exempted) The slot repeater contact housing (black) is just visible above the Loc. cabinets	Taffs Well			SE	21-Jun-1964	15:25
BPM00883		Bristol Temple Meads & Bridgwater	Arrangement of 8-doll semaphore signal gantry with standard 4ft stop, 3ft stop & 4ft fixed distant arms with "call-on" arms for all main running lines	Bedminster station	119	18	South	18-Aug-1966	12:50
BPM00884		Penarth	Arrangement of termination pole comprising lines for 'bus telephone system, lamp & signal arm proving & track circuits (including illuminated signal box diagram) part of telegraph system includes an automatic semaphore arm replacer circuit.	Biglis Junction	~5	45	NW	~01-Jan-1966
BPM00885		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Arrangement of lever-frame, absolute block instruments, signal-lever electric lock pushbuttons & other shelf instruments	Barry Island East signal box	8	75	West
BPM00886		Vale of Glamorgan	Poor quality view looking towards Barry Junction from Barry Sidings with semaphore bracket signals (From a 620 colour negative)	South side of Ship Hill bridge	0	09	South
BPM00887		Penarth	Poor quality view looking towards Lavernock near home signal (with track-circuit indicator) (From a 620 colour negative)	South of St. Mary's Well Road rail overbridge	~3	00	South
BPM00888		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Run-round crossover from Bay platform (No.1) with GWR square-bottomed ground disc & integral mechanical detection. (Note the fouling bar just visible in the point rail).This is a reproduction from a 620 colour negative.	No.1 (Bay) platform, Barry station	8	16	South
BPM00889		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Route-indicating home signal with "call-on" arm for movements from low level lines to Barry area sidings & up main line. (A reproduction from a 620 colour negative)	Immediately east of Barry station No.4 platform	8	12	SW
BPM00890		Penarth	Poor quality view of starting signal with worked distant, in the proceed mode.(from a colour negative)	North end of Lavernock station	2	74˝	South
BPM00891		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Poor quality view looking north from Barry station showing water crane & 3-doll semaphore bracket & straight-post signal with backing arm	Barry Station	8	07	South
BPM00892		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	View from bay platform of flat-bottomed GWR ground disc	End of run-round crossover from Bay line at Barry station	8	12	East
BPM00893		Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier	Poor quality shot of semaphore bracket signal assemblies & view of junction of Barry Island & Vale of Glamorgan lines	South end of Barry station	8     0	16    00	North
BPM00894		Neath General & Pontypool Road	Double doll bracket signal assembly with motored distant & permanent caution arm. (All arms repeated at signal boxes)	Maesycymmer Junction			East
BPM00895		Walnut Tree Junction & Aber Junction	2-doll bracket signal assembly with working distant arms with slot weights clearly visible. This site is now completely buried & a housing estate is located above it.	Penrhos Junction			West
BPM00896		Penarth Curve	4-doll bracket signal assembly with route indicator at Penarth Curve South south-west of Canton sheds.	Penarth Curve South			SE
BPM00897		Penarth Curve	4-doll bracket signal assembly after removal of left-hand doll 3ft arm & route indicator at Penarth Curve South south-west of Canton sheds.	Penarth Curve South
BPM00898		Vale of Glamorgan	Standard 4ft advanced starting signal on 15ft post, showing track circuit & telephone indicator	Aberthaw			South
BPM00899		Vale of Glamorgan	Standard 15ft signal assembly with standard 3ft subsidiary stop arm	West end reception outlet at Aberthaw			South
BPM00900		Llynfi (Bridgend West Junction & Cymmer Afan)	GWR wooden post assembly with  wooden, two-way stop arms & "Shunt Ahead" arm,	Caerau station			South
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