Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Signalling the North & West, 20th October 2015 part 1


Tram Inn (TI), GWR Type 5 box, of 1894,

More info:
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwt/S2250.htm
http://www.abcrailwayguide.co.uk/tram-inn-level-crossing-8233

Pontrilas (PS).
Mackenzie & Holland Type 3 box for GWR, built 1880, refurbished in 2009.
The Up Inner Home signal, with control of entry to the Up Goods Loop. The Golden Valley Railway to Hay on Wye branched to the left at this point, represented by the empty signal location, but all closed by 1957.
 Up (northbound) 1W52 05:55 Milford Haven - Manchester Piccadilly can be seen disappearing in the distance.
175102 passes with 1V35 07:30 Manchester Piccadilly - Carmarthen.

More info:
http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Pontrilas/index.htm
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=51.9487&lon=-2.8777&layers=6
http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/html/gwt/S2252.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontrilas_railway_station