Foxlow Junction Signal Box Track Diagram
I visited this box on 1 September 1966. I visited 7 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
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This was an LMS box with a Railway Executive Committee (REC) 4.5" frame opened to work a new junction from Hall Lane on 25 November 1928.
The box replaced "Foxlow Goods Junction" situated at the end of the 4 track bit, near 29 points which controlled the southern end of the four-track section from Renishaw Park.
I didn't include the Track Circuits on my drawing. However it is interesting to note that 36 bar is a Lock Retaining Bar installed because there were no Track Circuits on the Goods Lines and, with the short distance from 37/44 signals, it ensures points 31 don't get moved until the train has cleared the track after passing the signals.
The box closed on 15 November 1981 with control passing to the Sheffield Power Signal Box as the Tapton Jn to Beighton stage - see BR ER signalling notice starting here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51740511537/in/album-...
A copy of the original Board of Trade Inspection sketch is here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872495039/in/album-... (Courtesy of The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby,)
A locking chart from 1929 is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872257483/in/album-... (Courtesy of The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby,)
A few of my external photos of the box are here:
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My photo showing the wooden distant posts between Foxlow Jn and Renishaw Park Goods Jn is here
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An additional link about this box can be seen here
Railscot - www.railscot.co.uk/locations/F/Foxlow_Junction/
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
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The quite accurate location of the box was 442745 (Easting) 375740 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here (before the curve to Hall Lane Jn was built) maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
Foxlow Junction Signal Box Track Diagram
I visited this box on 1 September 1966. I visited 7 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51603033999/in/album-...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51601553327/in/album-...
This was an LMS box with a Railway Executive Committee (REC) 4.5" frame opened to work a new junction from Hall Lane on 25 November 1928.
The box replaced "Foxlow Goods Junction" situated at the end of the 4 track bit, near 29 points which controlled the southern end of the four-track section from Renishaw Park.
I didn't include the Track Circuits on my drawing. However it is interesting to note that 36 bar is a Lock Retaining Bar installed because there were no Track Circuits on the Goods Lines and, with the short distance from 37/44 signals, it ensures points 31 don't get moved until the train has cleared the track after passing the signals.
The box closed on 15 November 1981 with control passing to the Sheffield Power Signal Box as the Tapton Jn to Beighton stage - see BR ER signalling notice starting here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51740511537/in/album-...
A copy of the original Board of Trade Inspection sketch is here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872495039/in/album-... (Courtesy of The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby,)
A locking chart from 1929 is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872257483/in/album-... (Courtesy of The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby,)
A few of my external photos of the box are here:
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872199426/in/album-...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51871237982/in/album-...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872199796/in/album-...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872279848/in/album-...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872518259/in/album-...
My photo showing the wooden distant posts between Foxlow Jn and Renishaw Park Goods Jn is here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51872199596/in/album-...
An additional link about this box can be seen here
Railscot - www.railscot.co.uk/locations/F/Foxlow_Junction/
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51670050090/in/photos...
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51669857159/in/photos...
The quite accurate location of the box was 442745 (Easting) 375740 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here (before the curve to Hall Lane Jn was built) maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=53....