Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 951-1000
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Photos 951-1000 |
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| Photo | ELR | Branch | Subject | Location | M | C | Elev'n | Date | Time |
 BPM00951 |
CEJ | Cardiff General & Cardiff Queen Street | Arrangement of track circuited bay line & associated route indicating starting signal assemblies with 16" dia elevated discs | Queen Street station, south end | North | 22-Feb-1964 | 12:00 | ||
 BPM00952 |
PTH | Penarth | Up "home" semaphore signal with track-circuit indicator diamond. Battery/relay box mounted at foot of post | South of Lavernock station | |||||
 BPM00953 |
PTH | Penarth | Starting & worked distant semaphore signal assembly at north end of Lavernock station, photographed in "off" position" (Distant arm is up distant for Penarth Cement Works 'box) | Lavernock station | ~2 | 74 | SW | ||
 BPM00954 |
CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Arrangement of GWR 4-doll bracket signal with 2-way arms. This is down relief inner homes assembly, (replaced by route indicating assembly April 1965) | Roath Branch Junction | 3 | 58 | West | 16-May-1964 | 16:10 |
 BPM00955 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty, before commissioning relief line. (Both arms bearing "Signal not yet in use" crosses) | Barry sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
 BPM00956 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty, after commissioning relief line | Barry sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
 BPM00957 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Newly-installed semaphore signal assemblies for down relief & down main advanced starting duty (when both arms were 4ft long) | Barry Sidings | 0 | 37 | North | ||
 BPM00958 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Rear view of new semaphore signal assemblies with diesel-hauled coal train standing on down main line & showing truncated sections of former Barry sidings fan | Barry Sidings | 0 | 37 | South | ||
 BPM00959 |
RSB | Rhondda & Swansea Bay and Bridgend & Abergwynfi | Trackbed of lifted Rhondda & Swansea Bay single line to Treherbert & Abergwynfi with 2-doll semaphore bracket signal | Cymmer Afan (Road overbridge, north of station) | ~5 | 44 | South | ||
 BPM00960 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | View of repeating contact s box attached to shaft on standard Westen Region pattern, 3ft enamelled arm, also showing safety hoop & reduced spectacle apertures | West end reception starter at Aberthaw | East | ||||
 BPM00961 |
CAR | Cardiff (Stonefield Junction) & Rhymney | Arrangement of track-circuited (see diamond) 3-doll bracket signal assembly with 1×4ft main & 2×3ft relief standard Western Region pattern enamelled arms & 'N' bracing. Note the armless GWR straight wooden signal post near the bridge support. This shows evidence that a stop & distant arm were once fitted. The telegraph insulators which carried the arm-proving contact repeater circuit wires, are still attached to the post just below the top lampman’s platform | Cherry Orchard sidings | North | ||||
 BPM00962 |
VOG | Vale of Glamorgan | Arrangement of cantilever-type bracket signal & 2-doll bracket signal ("up-homes" Barry Junction main & relief). Latter abolished due to modernisation of signalling | Barry Junction | 0 | 02 | West | ||
 BPM00963 |
SWM | 2-doll bracket signal with backing arms & route indicators | Swindon | West | |||||
 BPM00963A |
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 BPM00964 |
Eastern Valleys | GWR pattern loop exit ringed starting & distant signal assembly | Mill Street yard, Newport | ~0 | 62 | North | |||
 BPM00965 |
Eastern Valleys | Rear view of loop exit stop & worked distant signal assembly (both with ringed arms) | Mill Street yard, Newport | ~0 | 62 | South | |||
 BPM00966 |
CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | 3-doll bracket signal assembly with elevated disc & track circuit indicator | Radyr Junction | North | 16:38 | |||
 BPM00967 |
CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | 3-doll bracket signal assembly with elevated discs & route indicator (Down relief homes Radyr Junction signal box) | Radyr Junction | North | 10-Apr-1965 | 16:35 | ||
 BPM00968 |
SWA | Swansea | View of specially-fabricated stop signal with route indicator | Swansea station (Former North Dock branch to Wind Street Junction & LMS system is on right of signal) | South | ||||
 BPM00969 |
CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Arrangement of catwalk main support framework & pullwire 90° cranks with counterweight & C/W pivot support casting | Down main 'homes' Radyr Junction | North | 10-Apr-1965 | 16:42 | ||
 BPM00970 |
CAM | Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr | Detail of counterweight assembly, catwalk supports & bracing, track circuit indicator & elevated disc (16½" dia pattern). Also doll 'U' bolt fixings shown (Down main homes assembly) | Radyr Junction | North | 10-Apr-1965 | 16:42 | ||
 BPM00971 |
THT | Pontypridd & Treherbert | Arrangement of 7-doll signal gantry including slotted distant arms & redundant dolls | West of Trehafod station (15-milepost at right-hand gantry leg & Eirw branch Junction just beyond bridge). | 14 | 79 | East | ||
 BPM00972 |
THT | Pontypridd & Treherbert | Arrangement of 7-doll signal gantry including slotted distant arms & redundant dolls | West of Trehafod station (15-milepost at right-hand gantry leg) | 15 | 01 | West | 10-Apr-1965 | 15:47 |
 BPM00973 |
FOD | Forest of Dean | Close-up of counterweight & lamp-winding winch & disc & crossbar quadrant lever on down distant semaphore for Upper Soudley level crossing (The winch & quadrant gear were remnants of the disc & crossbar units mounted on this signal post in the 1800's) | Between Bullo & Bradley Hill tunnels on Bullo Pill to Cinderford line. | ~1 | 62 | SW | ||
 BPM00974 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | 3-doll bracket signal with speed restriction indicator (down 'homes' Cogan Junction) Main to Penarth Branch, main to Barry Branch (with permanent caution for Cogan Sidings) & main to branch relief | Between Cogan Junction & Llandough signal boxes | North | 10-Apr-1965 | 10:41 | ||
 BPM00975 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Rear view of 3-doll bracket signal (down homes) showing arm repeater contact boxes | South of former Llandough signal box | SE | ||||
 BPM00976 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Two 2-doll bracket semaphore assemblies (up homes) showing permanent caution & subsidiary arms | Cogan Junction | 2 | 31 | South | ||
 BPM00977 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Arrangement of two 2-doll bracket signal assemblies with motored distant arms | Cogan Junction | 2 | 31 | South | ||
 BPM00978 |
CAR | Cardiff, (Stonefield Junction) & Rhymney | Same as frame bpm0236 | Near Wernddu signal box & Caerphilly loco' Works | 7 | 34 | South | ||
 BPM00979 |
CDT | Cadoxton South Junction & Treforest Junction | Semaphore bracket signal assemblies after removal of arms & closure of Wenvoe & Penrhos branches | Tynycaeau Junction | 5 | 61 | |||
 BPM00980 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Front view of straight post stop semaphore with route indicator reading "Proceed to Goods line" | Llandough Down relief line | ~1 | 54 | North | ||
 BPM00981 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Rear view of straight post stop semaphore with route indicator | Llandough Down relief line | ~1 | 55 | South | ||
 BPM00982 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Close up of semaphore signal spectacle & oil lamp (With terminal housing for lamp repeater circuit) | Cogan sidings | ~2 | 70 | East | ||
 BPM00983 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | Indicator for warning of temporary speed restriction (TSR) | Between Cadoxton & Dinas Powys | ~4 | 68 | South | ||
 BPM00984 |
BRY | Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier | IBS up home signal with telephone provided. This signal was semi-automatic (CA100). New MAS signal shown in background and was not commissioned at this time | Dinas Powys (1m-44c) from Cadoxton South | 4 | 40 | West | 31-Jul-1965 | 12:51 |
 BPM00985 |
WSJ SYC | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 6-doll gantry signal assembly with "call-on" arms & route indicators. Note that all the signal lamp tops are open indicating that the lampman was about to replenish the oil reservoir/burner units.(Repeat of frame bpm001131) | Crewe Junction, Shrewsbury station | 171 32 | 54 29 | South | 13-Aug-1965 | 12:01 |
 BPM00986 |
BML LSW | Portsmouth & Southampton | 9-doll Southern Railway signal gantry with ringed subsidiary semaphores and motorised distant signals and Rule 55-exemption diamonds. This unit was taken out-of-use and removed on 7th Nov 1981 and is now in York Museum | Southampton Central | 79 | 22 | East | 11-Aug-1965 | 11:40 |
 BPM00987 |
SWA | Swansea | Arrangement of two 3-doll bracket assemblies (one with route indicator), showing scissors crossover | Swansea High Street station | 216 | 00 | South | 14-Aug-1965 | 10:05 |
 BPM00988 |
DCL | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 7-doll signal gantry with route indicators | Oxford station | 63 | 45 | SW | 12-Aug-1965 | 14:45 |
 BPM00989 |
HNL | Newport & Hereford | Arrangement of two 2-doll bracket signals, left hand & right hand with "call-on" arms permanent caution signals & track circuit indicators | Pontypool Road station, west side scissors crossover | 32 | 19 | South | 13-Aug-1965 | 10:01 |
 BPM00990 |
DCL | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 3-doll cantilevered double route indicating assembly | Oxford station, south end | 63 | 36 | North | 12-Aug-1965 | 16:57 |
 BPM00991 |
DCL | Didcot & Chester | Arrangement of 4ft semaphore (low height) with route indicator | Oxford station, north end | 63 | 44 | South | 12-Aug-1965 | 16:43 |
 BPM00992 |
DCL | Didcot & Chester | Detail of supporting arrangement for lamp and indicator screen on route indicating signal | Oxford station, north end | 63 | 44 | West | 12-Aug-1965 | 16:47 |
 BPM00993 |
BFC | Bristol Temple Meads & Westbury | Arrangement of 2-doll banner repeating assembly showing sighting enhancement whited areas of overbridge beyond banner displays | South of Bath | 105 | 20 | West | 11-Aug-1965 | ~19:00 |
 BPM00994 |
SWA | Swansea | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket semaphore assembly with route indicator | Swansea High Street station | South | ||||
 BPM00995 |
MLN | Reading & Cogload via Bristol | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket signal assembly with "call-on" arm & permanent caution arms. See K2/24/65 for alterations to layout in this area) | North Somerset Junction, Bristol | 117 | 43 | SE | 29-Aug-1965 | 14:03 |
 BPM00996 |
MLN | Reading & Cogload via Bristol | Arrangement of 3-doll bracket signal with route indicators | Bristol East Depôt signal box | 117 | 60 | SE | 29-Aug-1965 | 14:10 |
 BPM00997 |
MLN | Between Reading & Cogload | Arrangement of 4-doll bracket signal assembly with route indicator & permanent caution arms (See K2/24/65 PP21 & 46 for alterations to layout) | North Somerset Junction, Bristol | 117 | 40 | West | 29-Aug-1965 | 14:00 |
 BPM00998 |
MLN | Reading & Cogload via Bristol | Arrangement of 4-doll double supported bracket signal assembly with arms removed after alterations to layout (See K2/24/65 for alteration details) | North Somerset Junction, Bristol | 117 | 40 | SE | 29-Aug-1965 | 14:04 |
 BPM00999 |
Central Wales | GW wooden signal post with wooden 4ft stop & "Shunt ahead" arms | Near Llandovery | ||||||
 BPM01000 |
Central Wales | Arrangement of upper quadrant signal assembly with permanent caution arm & 2ft subsidiary arm signal | Llandovery | South | 14-Aug-1965 | 13:02 | |||
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Photos 951-1000 |
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