Historical Railway Photograph Gallery 1101-1150

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BPM01101		 CAM Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr Walnut Tree Junction and Taffs Well station when in full use Walnut Tree Junction 7 14 SE    

BPM01102		 WYE Wye Valley Junction and Monmouth (Troy) Triumph 650cc twin cylinder (Tiger 110) Motor Cycle No.T11008W in Western Region livery. Used for transport to & from sites for photo survey between 1961 and 1966 Tintern Station yard 4 48   12-Sep-1964 12:22

BPM01103		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Fairly new signalling fuse and electrical distribution board for relay circuits etc, showing wiring looms Cadoxton Low Level Junction Signal Box 6 28      

BPM01104		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Daylight view of signal box lever frame. Note the lever cloths, spare detonators and lever collars in the scene. Cadoxton Low Level Junction Signal Box 6 28      

BPM01105		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Night-time view of signal box lever frame. Note the lever reminder collars stored on the spare (white) levers Cadoxton Low Level Junction Signal Box 6 28      

BPM01106		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Up & down line Permissive Block instruments for working traffic from Cadoxton Low Level Junction to Nos 1 & 2 Dock lines at Barry Cadoxton Low Level Junction Signal Box 6 28      

BPM01107		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Up & down Absolute Block instruments and bells for passenger/freight working between Cadoxton Low Level Junction and Barry Dock signal boxes. The block instruments are showing that the line has been set "Line Clear" for an imminent "up" train and because the block section between here and Cadoxton South signal box was so short, the needle is also showing "Line Clear" for Cadoxton South ’box, the road having been "asked for" immediately after Barry Dock signalman had asked for "line clear". (From the left side). Note the master switch in between the block bells, which was used to electrically switch out the signal box when the ’box was not manned Cadoxton Low Level Junction Signal Box 6 28      

BPM01108		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Night-time view of signal box lever frame. Note the chevrons on the up and down line detonator placer levers. The up starting signal levers for the Penarth and Barry branches, have a white band around the lever Cogan Junction Signal Box 5 26      

BPM01109		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier Three groups of 2-doll wooden GWR (probably formerly Barry Railway) bracket signal assemblies for  movements from Cadoxton Low Level sidings complex. Each pair read to up main via No.1 Cadoxton platform and No.3 Cadoxton platform lines respectively. Cadoxton Low Level Junction 6 28 South    

BPM01110		 VOG Vale of Glamorgan Near shot of subsidiary stop semaphore with lamp and arm repeater circuit fitted Aberthaw west end reception siding outlet to down main VOG line 5 25 North    

BPM01111		 VOG Vale of Glamorgan Recently-installed 3-ft stop semaphore signal assembly with double blade catch point just beyond. Aberthaw west end reception siding outlet to down main VOG line 5 25 South    

BPM01112		 VOG Vale of Glamorgan Recently-installed 4-ft stop semaphore signal assembly with trailing points beyond, from west end reception line from up & down VOG main lines Aberthaw west end reception siding outlet/inlet to down/from up main VOG line 5 25 South    

BPM01113		 VOG Vale of Glamorgan Recently-installed 3-doll down homes bracket semaphore assembly, south-east of Aberthaw station Between Rhoose and Aberthaw 4 56 East    

BPM01114		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier View of up IBS signal (CA410), semi-automatic from Cadoxton South signal box. The new MAS signal installed ready for the 1965 Cardiff MAS installation is seen in the background and carries a cross, indicating that it is not yet operational. The 4M 40C mile-post is located just this side of the new signal Between Biglis Junction and Dinas Powys station 4 41 South    

BPM01115		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier 3-doll semaphore bracket signal assembly with permanent caution arms. The arms read up main to No.2 Barry platform, up main to No.3 platform and up main to No.4 platform. The latter line was reversible working. Between Barry Island and Barry stations 8 28 East    

BPM01116		 CAM Cardiff (Bute Road) & Merthyr Worked distant signal in ‘proceed at speed’ & fitted with sighting enhancing quadrant (Up relief distant for Taffs Well Siding signal box Between Walnut Tree & Taffs Well Siding signal boxes     SE 21-Jun-1964 15:25

BPM01117		 DCL Didcot & Chester 3-doll cantilevered semaphore bracket signal with double route indicators Just north of former Oxford Station South signal box 63 32 North 12-Aug-1965 16:57

BPM01118		 DCL Didcot & Chester 6-doll signal gantry with reverse facing array comprising worked distant, subsidiary and "Call-on" arms. The counterweights for the extreme arms are on the same pivot shaft as the next inboard doll. Some upper quadrant semaphores are to be seen in the distance and lines to the right of this location were the former LMS lines terminating at Oxford Rewley Road) . Just north of Oxford station ~63 59 SE    

BPM01119		 DCL Didcot & Chester 7-doll signal gantry with subsidiary and main arms and with one route indicator per group. One arm is a motorised distant semaphore and the whole assembly controlled five lines Oxford station platform, north end. (Oxford Station North signal box on right) 63 48 SE    

BPM01120		 DCL Didcot & Chester Slotting arrangement on a route indicating semaphore assembly Oxford station platform, north end 63 47½ SE 12-Aug-1965 16:45

BPM01121		 DCL Didcot & Chester General arrangement of shortened route indicating assembly with WR standard 4-foot arm Oxford station platform, north end 63 47 South 12-Aug-1965 16:43

BPM01122		 DCL Didcot & Chester Close-up of lamp and rear of indicating screen showing method of support from tubular post Oxford station platform, north end 63 47 West 12-Aug-1965 16:47

BPM01123		 BRY Cardiff (General) & Barry Pier 4-doll bracket signal with route indicator, subsidiary arms and fixed & worked distant arm. The slot weights for the indicator are just below platform level. Penarth Curve South 0 51      

BPM01124		 BRY Cardiff General & Cardiff Queen Street 3-doll bracket signal with route indicator, subsidiary arms and fixed & worked distant arm. The slot weights for the indicator are just below platform level. The former route indicator and 3-foot arm for the up siding, relief goods line had recently been removed as the relevant lines had been taken out of use. The rusted area just below the walkway was the location of the route indicator slot weight assembly. Penarth Curve South 0 51      

BPM01125		 EVL Eastern Valleys A rare surviving GWR wooden semaphore assembly with ringed distant and stop arms. Mill Street yard, Newport ~0 62 North    

BPM01126		 EVL Eastern Valleys Rear view of stop & distant ringed goods line semaphore assembly Mill Street yard, Newport ~0 61½ South    

BPM01127		 SWA   Swansea High Street Station       SE 14-Aug-1965 10:16

BPM01128		 SWA   Swansea High Street Station       SE 14-Aug-1965 10:08

BPM01129		 SWA   Swansea High Street Station       SE 14-Aug-1965 10:05

BPM01130		 WSJ   SYC   Shrewsbury Station (See better print, frame BPM01001)       South 13-Aug-1965 12:30

BPM01131		 WSJ   SYC   Shrewsbury Station (See better print, frame BPM00985)       South 13-Aug-1965 12:01

BPM01132		 NHL   Pontypool Road Station       South 13-Aug-1965 10:01

BPM01133		   Bridgend & Abergwynfi Former GWR wooden semaphore signal assembly with reverse-reading arm and "Shunt Ahead" arm South side of Cymmer tunnel at Caerau halt     South    

BPM01134		 BAL Llynfi Branch 2-doll bracket signal with elevated disc and route indicator for Ogmore/Garw branches Tondu (Llynfi Branch) platform 2 66 South 20-Sep-1992 15:20

BPM01135		   Ledbury Starting semaphore with "Call-on" arm mounted below North-west of Over Junction, Gloucester ~0 10 South    

BPM01136		 WVL Park Junction & Ebbw Vale (Western Valleys) Detail of Western Region V38 casting showing 3-pairs of contact assemblies (Right Hand partly removed) for signal arm proving circuit to signal box repeater Park Junction, Newport 1 10 West 20-Jul-1991 15:28

BPM01137		 SWM South Wales Main Line 3-doll bracket semaphore with one motorised distant and one fixed distant. Assembly read: down main to down siding (loop) down main to down main and down main to Llynfi branch (for Tondu). This was a down homes bracket for Bridgend West signal box West end of Bridgend Station 190 53 East 20-Jun-1964 14:13

BPM01138		 THT Pontypridd & Treherbert Arrangement of 7-doll signal gantry including slotted distant arms & redundant dolls (Repeat of frame 974) West of Trehafod station (15-milepost at right-hand gantry leg & Eirw branch junction just beyond bridge). 14 79 East    

BPM01139		 THT Pontypridd & Treherbert Arrangement of 7-doll signal gantry including slotted distant arms & redundant dolls (Repeat of frame 975) West of Trehafod station (15-milepost at right-hand gantry leg) 15 01 West 10-Apr-1965  

BPM01140		 MLN Cogload to Penzance 8-doll gantry assembly with out-of-use dolls, standard BR Western Region stop arms & Westinghouse motorised distant arms. Subsidiary arms are Western Region standard 3-foot type Newton Abbot station 214 00 South 19-Jul-1966 14:16

BPM01141		 MLN Cogload to Penzance 2-doll semaphore bracket signal assembly with starting signals, elevated discs and route indicators for two separate platform lines. "Call-on" arms also fitted Newton Abbot station & signal box 214 15 North 19-Jul-1966 14:19

BPM01142		 MLN Cogload to Penzance  6-doll signal gantry with motorised distants, permanent caution and "call-on" arms. Assembly relocated by David & Charles Publishers as a monument to GWR/BRWR semaphore signalling A382 road overbridge south of Newton Abbot station     South 27-May-1996 10:12

BPM01143		 MLN Cogload to Penzance 3-doll bracket semaphore assembly with wooden dolls, 2 fixed & one motorised distant arms, with "Call-on" arms Exeter St.Davids 193 71 North 19-Jul-1966 12:30

BPM01144		 MLN Cogload to Penzance Arrangement of 5-doll bracket signal with subsidiary arms, permanent caution,  motorised distant & "Call-on" arms Exeter St.Davids 194 08 South 22-Jul-1966 13:04

BPM01145		   Walnut Tree Junction & Aber Junction 2-doll bracket signal with starting signals and worked distant signals. The slot weights and slot-proving contact boxes are clearly visible as is the aerial telegraph termination post for the repeater electrical circuits Penrhos Junction     West    

BPM01146		 OGM Ogmore & Garw 3-doll bracket signal with permanent caution and call-on arms Ynysawdre Junction, Bryncethin 0 23   23-May-1966 19:12

BPM01147		 SAW Severn & Wye Typical signal oil-lamp with William Tyer’s Patent No.5 lamp expander fitted for remote electrical indication of flame presence Coleford GWR Railway Museum, Gloucestershire       19-Sep-1992  

BPM01148		 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

BPM01149		 CAM Cardiff (Bute Street) & Merthyr 3-doll bracket semaphore signal assembly with permanent caution and "Call-on" arms. With the closure and lifting of the PC & N branch after the 1960's, this unit was removed. PC & N Junction, Pontypridd 12    14 58    47 SE 31-May-1964 11:06

BPM01150		 CAR Cardiff (Stonefield Junction) & Rhymney 4-doll bracket semaphore signal assembly with main and subsidiary arms Just north of Ystrad Mynach South junction     North    

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