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Post by dave1 on Aug 21, 2017 15:40:27 GMT
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Post by Nortube on Aug 29, 2017 8:22:17 GMT
Interesting. All it needs is one more pair of curves and a train from any direction could go in any direction! It must have been a nightmare of a junction to regulate when the Signalmen had to operate individual levers, although possibly no worse than some other more conventional layouts. Unusual to see a flat junction like that. A train stalling over it would screw most of the service up  |
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Post by railtechnician on Aug 29, 2017 22:47:24 GMT
Interesting. All it needs is one more pair of curves and a train from any direction could go in any direction! It must have been a nightmare of a junction to regulate when the Signalmen had to operate individual levers, although possibly no worse than some other more conventional layouts. Unusual to see a flat junction like that. A train stalling over it would screw most of the service up I don't think you need another pair of curves, there is at least one reversing crossover at one of the stations and I think more pointwork at the other from memory. It's a shame about the camera work, trying to follow the trains makes it difficult to see the whole area. It would have been better to have a fixed distance shot of the crossing with as much surrounding detail as possible in view to get a proper feel for the complex junction. It must've been fun working the interlocking manually, albeit most probably CTC rather than individual signal boxes. |
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Post by Nortube on Aug 30, 2017 10:19:55 GMT
Obviously, there's no need for a regular N - W or W - N service and, as you say (signalling permitted), it should be possible to make these moves via a bit of reversing. Looking around, the page below gives more information on the area, including (at the bottom of the page), diagrams showing the evolution of the layout: [ Click here ] |
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Post by railtechnician on Sept 1, 2017 14:09:01 GMT
Obviously, there's no need for a regular N - W or W - N service and, as you say (signalling permitted), it should be possible to make these moves via a bit of reversing. Looking around, the page below gives more information on the area, including (at the bottom of the page), diagrams showing the evolution of the layout: [ Click here ] A very interesting page, I have viewed some of the pictures but don't have the time or the inclination to read the whole at the moment, my mind being concentrated primarily on my health and secondly on the must do domestic chores. However, I have bookmarked the page for reading when I get time. That said it does appear that the junction was worked manually from signal boxes prior to 1969 although the layout up to then was somewhat simpler. I can just imagine the fun to be had working a model of the junction with its timetabled services. |
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