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Re: Wintershill Signal Works
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains
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Wed, 5 Feb 2003 00:01:56 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Stuart Jones writes:
> > The gang at the Wintershill Signal Works have been busy again...
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=32958
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> > 1-3. I used to love watching the signalman at my local station as a kid, so
> > I've always wanted to build a proper gated level crossing, worked by a large
> > gate wheel, just as I remember it. You can just see the end wall of the
> > signal box (cabin) under construction, which houses the gate wheel, and part
> > of the mechanism to the right.
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> Whoa.. Very nice! These actually swing across the track??? wild!
We still have a couple of similar crossings operating in the Melbourne
metro, I'll try to get some pics at some stage.
There's also a few permanently shut (to road traffic) which were manually
operated until they were closed down. The remaining ones are operated from
signal boxes.
ROSCO
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| (...) Whoa.. Very nice! These actually swing across the track??? wild! How often do trains plow through them? (...) Exactly. The true craftsman knows it needs to be there, so it is. Spot on. Very nice stuff. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing! (22 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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