Image Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new, Gladstone Park TQ225857
Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new, Gladstone Park TQ225857
Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new, Gladstone Park TQ225857 Remarkable survivors number 2..... The two and a half-mile of freight only line that joins Dudding Hill Junction to Acton Wells Junctions still operates as absolute block, has semaphore signals and has a total of four signal boxes in operation, quite an incredible survivor. Not only that but, as can be seen from this image, Network Rail has embarked on an upgrade of the line, not to destroy all the old signalling but to replace the gantries and arms with new ones! Taken through the fence in Gladstone Park the DH12 signal post is seen with the new one recently installed, complete with arms' cover by the requisite black bags with Xs on them. The S & T team have had to improvise with the covers as no standard ones are available for mechanical arms as per the hoods placed over new coloured lights. Hence, they have appeared to have used bin bags with white gaffer tape! All the old signalling was being replaced. The question that I have is, who today will they have got to make the new enamel arms? Keywords: Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new Gladstone Park TQ225857
Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new, Gladstone Park TQ225857 Remarkable survivors number 2..... The two and a half-mile of freight only line that joins Dudding Hill Junction to Acton Wells Junctions still operates as absolute block, has semaphore signals and has a total of four signal boxes in operation, quite an incredible survivor. Not only that but, as can be seen from this image, Network Rail has embarked on an upgrade of the line, not to destroy all the old signalling but to replace the gantries and arms with new ones! Taken through the fence in Gladstone Park the DH12 signal post is seen with the new one recently installed, complete with arms' cover by the requisite black bags with Xs on them. The S & T team have had to improvise with the covers as no standard ones are available for mechanical arms as per the hoods placed over new coloured lights. Hence, they have appeared to have used bin bags with white gaffer tape! All the old signalling was being replaced. The question that I have is, who today will they have got to make the new enamel arms? Keywords: Dudding Hill 12 signals old and new Gladstone Park TQ225857


Remarkable survivors number 2.....

The two and a half-mile

of freight only line that joins Dudding Hill Junction to Acton Wells Junctions still operates as absolute block, has semaphore signals and has a total of four signal boxes in operation, quite an incredible survivor. Not only that but, as can be seen from this image, Network Rail has embarked on an upgrade of the line, not to destroy all the old signalling but to replace the gantries and arms with new ones! Taken through the fence in Gladstone Park the DH12 signal post is seen with the new one recently installed, complete with arms' cover by the requisite black bags with Xs on them. The S & T team have had to improvise with the covers as no standard ones are available for mechanical arms as per the hoods placed over new coloured lights. Hence, they have appeared to have used bin bags with white gaffer tape! All the old signalling was being replaced. The question that I have is, who today will they have got to make the new enamel arms?