Wingfield Signal Box Track Diagram
I visited this box on 15 October 1966. I visited 4 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51601553327/in/album-...
Another track diagram dated 12 August 1966, courtesy The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby, can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624622620/in/album-...
My visit was just 2 months after Shirland Sidings box had closed on 28 August 1966, Lever 1 controlled inner and outer distants under Shirland Sidings Up Home and Up Starter. Also from the late 1950's there were Shirland Sidings Down Distants under signals 22 & 23.
Dates:
xx-xx-1858 - First box here.
Unknown date - Second box here.
8 May 1892 - Altered levers (?).
A 1900 Board of Trade inspection diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624669838/in/album-... and the associated loacking diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52623674432/in/album-...
5 July 1903 - Third box here (this).
22 August 1906 - New connection 17 inspected. See diagram here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52623674517/in/album-...
1 October 1967 - All sidings (but not crossover) removed on or before this date.
13 July 1969 - Box closed - Derby resignalling stage 3. Crossover was retained and worked by a ground frame released by Derby.
My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624622650/in/album-...
Additional links about this box can be seen here:
1) A photo of Wingfield box and a description of the Type 3a design is here www.derby-signalling.org.uk/MR_types.htm
2) A 2 chain plan of Wingfield Station is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624452064/in/album-...
An accident occurred at Crich Junction on 17 June 1933. This was when an up double-headed express collided with the rear end of an up mineral train. Unfortunately the driver of the train engine of the express was killed and the driver of the pilot engine was seriously injured and died in hospital three days later.
The report says of the Wingfield signalman "Signalman Kenny committed a grave error of judgement in commencing to pull off his home signal when he could not have been certain that the express had been brought nearly to a standstill or had in fact slowed down at all, but on the evidence available it would not be fair to conclude that his action had any direct bearing on the accident."
The Ministry of Transport report into the accident can be seen here www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=1156
The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby catalogue shows they have, in their collection, photos of the scene of the accident. One photo can be seen, the item number is 77-11843, searchable here www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/catalogue.php
It was at Coates Park North box that I first experienced the power of controlling the speed of a train through the use of stop signals. To explain - Rule 39 (a) from the 1950 British Railways Rule Book "When a stop signal is at Danger the stop signal next in rear of it and worked from the same signal box must not be lowered for an approaching train until the train is close to such signal and has been brought quite or nearly to a stand" My flickr entry for Coates Park North is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51782463784/in/album-...
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51605418807/in/album-... (Shirland Sidings box was closed when I visited Wingfield so the next box was Stretton, seen here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51763898761/in/album-...
The quite accurate location of the box was 438453 (Easting) 355628 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.0&lat=5...
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.0&lat=5...
Wingfield Signal Box Track Diagram
I visited this box on 15 October 1966. I visited 4 boxes that day, see my "boxes visited" log.
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51601553327/in/album-...
Another track diagram dated 12 August 1966, courtesy The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby, can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624622620/in/album-...
My visit was just 2 months after Shirland Sidings box had closed on 28 August 1966, Lever 1 controlled inner and outer distants under Shirland Sidings Up Home and Up Starter. Also from the late 1950's there were Shirland Sidings Down Distants under signals 22 & 23.
Dates:
xx-xx-1858 - First box here.
Unknown date - Second box here.
8 May 1892 - Altered levers (?).
A 1900 Board of Trade inspection diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624669838/in/album-... and the associated loacking diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52623674432/in/album-...
5 July 1903 - Third box here (this).
22 August 1906 - New connection 17 inspected. See diagram here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52623674517/in/album-...
1 October 1967 - All sidings (but not crossover) removed on or before this date.
13 July 1969 - Box closed - Derby resignalling stage 3. Crossover was retained and worked by a ground frame released by Derby.
My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624622650/in/album-...
Additional links about this box can be seen here:
1) A photo of Wingfield box and a description of the Type 3a design is here www.derby-signalling.org.uk/MR_types.htm
2) A 2 chain plan of Wingfield Station is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52624452064/in/album-...
An accident occurred at Crich Junction on 17 June 1933. This was when an up double-headed express collided with the rear end of an up mineral train. Unfortunately the driver of the train engine of the express was killed and the driver of the pilot engine was seriously injured and died in hospital three days later.
The report says of the Wingfield signalman "Signalman Kenny committed a grave error of judgement in commencing to pull off his home signal when he could not have been certain that the express had been brought nearly to a standstill or had in fact slowed down at all, but on the evidence available it would not be fair to conclude that his action had any direct bearing on the accident."
The Ministry of Transport report into the accident can be seen here www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docsummary.php?docID=1156
The Midland Railway Study Centre Derby catalogue shows they have, in their collection, photos of the scene of the accident. One photo can be seen, the item number is 77-11843, searchable here www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/catalogue.php
It was at Coates Park North box that I first experienced the power of controlling the speed of a train through the use of stop signals. To explain - Rule 39 (a) from the 1950 British Railways Rule Book "When a stop signal is at Danger the stop signal next in rear of it and worked from the same signal box must not be lowered for an approaching train until the train is close to such signal and has been brought quite or nearly to a stand" My flickr entry for Coates Park North is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51782463784/in/album-...
The Sectional Appendix pages are here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51605418807/in/album-... (Shirland Sidings box was closed when I visited Wingfield so the next box was Stretton, seen here
www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51763898761/in/album-...
The quite accurate location of the box was 438453 (Easting) 355628 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.0&lat=5...
A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.0&lat=5...