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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 15:56 #36723
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A little later, having passed out for Junction Road in the interim, I visited Cricklewood Junction (a 120 lever monster of a box built by the LMS in the late 1920s or early '30s). This is the view looking north. The line to Dudding Hill and Acton Wells bears away to the left. The down goods starter (with calling on arm for permissive working and a miniature arm reading into the down reception - generally known as "the linger"is a Midland Railway structure, although it's lost its distinctive MR finials. All the other signals in this shot are LMS/BR tubular posts. A train is signalled up the local. Just to the right of that signal, the white ballast shows where work is under way to create the new Cricklewood Depot - the former No. 1 departure has been slewed into the No. 2 departure, rather than continuing through a single slip to form the 2nd up goods passing to the right of the box. It looks as if other bits of the former up sidings have been removed too.

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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 16:03 #36725
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Another MR structure, again with finials removed, forming the up local home 2 with junction arm reading to the up fast. This signal formerly had a distant for Watling Street; by the time of the photo, both Watling Street and West Hampstead had been abolished and the starter at the London end of the platform was a colour light which also acted as Finchley Road's distant (with a 2nd yellow if Finchley had pulled off his home 1 but not home 2). The calling on arms are presumably for shunting purposes as neither line was permissive. To the right is the massively-braced structure carrying the down goods homes (reading to the down goods or the Acton line).

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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 16:06 #36726
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Last of today's batch

As dusk gathers a van train passes on the up local. A train is also signalled down the fast.

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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 23:53 #36736
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If you can't beat them, join them. If this has worked properly, it should be St Andrew's Road Junction signal box, from SimSig Bristol.

If it works, I will add some more.

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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 23:56 #36737
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St Andrew's Road Junction Signal Box from the front.

The Port Police did wonder what I was taking photo's of/for.


The concrete block is the stop block at the end of the loco spur. Movements away from it are authorised by SA617.

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Photo Gallery 20/10/2012 at 23:58 #36738
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If you can't beat them, join them. If this has worked properly, it should be St Andrew's Road Junction signal box, from SimSig Bristol.

If it works, I will add some more.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 00:04 #36739
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Avonmouth B.H.T. The l/h track is towards St. Andrew's Road station. The r/h one is the loco spur.



The two red lights (of the GPL) show where SA617 is.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:17 #36746
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Keith like the pictures of Cricklewood Junction box, IIRC I remember seeing 2 signalmen working the frame in that box & I suspect there was a box boy also. Not sure whether there was a regulator in that box. I know St. Pancras & Bedford North signal boxes had regulators in them. I've got a set of the signaling diagrams that were issued to the traincrew when West Hampstead was commissioned including one of Cricklewood depot box. Brings back memories, especially the word 'the linger' referring to the line between Cricklewood Recess Sdgs & the Up/Down Hendon Line. Keep them coming.
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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:19 #36747
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08450+08390+08703 Crewe Diesel Depot on 140986.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:21 #36748
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08717+08621 at Inverness goods yard during September, 1985.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:23 #36749
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Worcester Shrub Hill depot dueing Seprember, 1985.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:27 #36750
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Toton TMD on 051096.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:31 #36751
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58034 'Bassetlaw' depart Toton New Bank with a loaded MGR train for Ratcliffe power station on 150587.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:35 #36752
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60092 'Reginald Munns' at Immingham TMD on 140897.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:40 #36753
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20006+20178 at Bardon Hill on 100986.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:42 #36754
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20133+20034 round the curve towards March Whitemoor Junction from March East Junction on 110887.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:45 #36755
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Romanian built 56003 departs Toton New Bank with a loaded MGR train for Ratcliffe power station on 100787.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:48 #36756
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Another Romanian built Cl.56 this time 56006 stands on Toton New Bank on 100787.
The white vertical posts were like 'stop boards' on a depot. The driver of the train standing next to these posts could communicate with the yard supervisor & similarly the supervisor could tell the driver to proceed with his train once Ratcifeowe hd sid they could accept it.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:53 #36757
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RfD loco 47347 at Stratford TMD on 271294.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 16:55 #36758
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37235 at Tinsley TMD on 010895.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 17:19 #36759
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31455 'Our Eli' at Blackpool North at the head of a train to Liverpool Lime Street on 110193.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 18:20 #36760
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08519 at Bescot TMD on 051096.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 18:26 #36761
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158908 on the Down Slow line at Wrawby Junction working 1B83 1428 Cleethorpes - Manchester Airport passes 60067 standing on the Down Main working 6T26 1504 Immingham Ore Terminal - Santon on 130896.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 18:31 #36762
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60017 'Arenig Fawr' stands on Toton Upside with 7V44 Oxcroft Colliery - Didcot Power Station on 090596.

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Photo Gallery 21/10/2012 at 19:56 #36764
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50020 'Revenge' & 47342 inside 'The Factory' at Old Oak Common TMD on 270388.

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