Image 47473, 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance, Stoneycombe Quarry
47473, 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance, Stoneycombe Quarry
47473, 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance, Stoneycombe Quarry 47473 leads the 08.25 Paddington to Penzance service past Stoneycombe Quarry on the ascent of Dainton bank with the summit some mile and half away. This view reveals the up home signal controlled by Stoneycombe Sidings signal box that was permanently switched out at this time probably only being manned when a train moved in or out of the sidings to the right. By this time, there were very few train movements associated with the quarry witnessed by the rusty railheads despite some loaded twenty-four ton 'Dogfish' wagons seen in the distance. The stone conveyor and loading chute have only very recently been removed as it still appears on the latest Ordnance Survey map but has gone when looking at Google Earth with the latter still clearly showing the signal box as seen in the previous photograph. Notice the unusual arrangement of the domino headcode dots on this end of the Class 47 with the left hand one being somewhat out of position! Keywords: 47473 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance Stoneycombe Quarry
47473, 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance, Stoneycombe Quarry 47473 leads the 08.25 Paddington to Penzance service past Stoneycombe Quarry on the ascent of Dainton bank with the summit some mile and half away. This view reveals the up home signal controlled by Stoneycombe Sidings signal box that was permanently switched out at this time probably only being manned when a train moved in or out of the sidings to the right. By this time, there were very few train movements associated with the quarry witnessed by the rusty railheads despite some loaded twenty-four ton 'Dogfish' wagons seen in the distance. The stone conveyor and loading chute have only very recently been removed as it still appears on the latest Ordnance Survey map but has gone when looking at Google Earth with the latter still clearly showing the signal box as seen in the previous photograph. Notice the unusual arrangement of the domino headcode dots on this end of the Class 47 with the left hand one being somewhat out of position! Keywords: 47473 08.25 London Paddington-Penzance Stoneycombe Quarry


47473 leads the 08.25 Paddington to Penzance service past Stoneycombe

Quarry on the ascent of Dainton bank with the summit some mile and half away. This view reveals the up home signal controlled by Stoneycombe Sidings signal box that was permanently switched out at this time probably only being manned when a train moved in or out of the sidings to the right. By this time, there were very few train movements associated with the quarry witnessed by the rusty railheads despite some loaded twenty-four ton 'Dogfish' wagons seen in the distance. The stone conveyor and loading chute have only very recently been removed as it still appears on the latest Ordnance Survey map but has gone when looking at Google Earth with the latter still clearly showing the signal box as seen in the previous photograph. Notice the unusual arrangement of the domino headcode dots on this end of the Class 47 with the left hand one being somewhat out of position!