Mansfield Station Train Register Book - mini Album

I have the Mansfield Station Train Register book (TRB) which was completed for the period Sunday 12 November 1950 to Friday 6 July 1951. It is a fascinating insight into the workings which went to, through and from Mansfield Station at that time. The book is 3cm thick so is a lot chunkier than the later TRBs. There are a number of headline points which stand out for me:

- The box was open on Sundays.

- Local Passenger services were operating.

- There was an average of 69 trains in a weekday 24 hours.

- Water stops and stops to detach/attach wagons were frequent.

- A Station Pilot engine was around.

- A variety of freight trains abound, as well as the staple coal traffic there were fish trains, steel trains etc.

- The 1 in 107 rising gradient in the Up direction towards Kirkby South Junction proved to be a challenge too much for a few trains.

 

I decided to look deeper into three particular aspects and I've produced the equivalent of three flickr chapters:

 

1) TRAINS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE:

Ten occasions are recorded, starting here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52070409610/in/album-...

 

2) UNUSUAL EVENTS:

This shows two instances where adjacent boxes have closed (switched out) but the Signalmen, for whatever reason, didn't clear the signals. It starts here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52068884802/in/album-...

 

3) FISH TRAINS:

The TRB shows three fish trains running throughout the period. However, there's more to the fish train story .....

It starts here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52070409480/in/album-...

 

Done