Hammerton Signal Hut
Seen on Saturday evening 20th April 2013 is the contents of Hammerton station's "Signal Hut". A 10 lever McKenzie and Holland frame controls the straightforward layout.
Three signals in each direction, Lever No. 1 is a wire worked mechanical distant with the yellow wheel on the left being the wire adjuster / tensioner. Lever 4 points, 5 facing point lock, 6 spare, 7 is the gate lock which releases and locks the level crossing gates, 8, 9 & 10 the up signals, No. 10 being a colour light signal thus having a cut down handle.
The doors visible in the photo are locked shut when the box is closed. The unnecessary curved roof is a lovely touch.
Following a disappointing defeat at the Stadium of Light I consoled myself on the way home by knocking another box off the list.
Hammerton, not a major railway centre, is located on the Harrogate loop between Knaresborough & York. The 14 miles between Knaresborough and Poppleton on the outskirts of York is single line with a 1.5 mile section of double track in the middle. Hammerton is the box at the York end of the double track section and works absolute block to Cattal just 1.5 miles away and key token to Poppleton.
The signal box here however is not a signal box at all, it is a “signal hut” !
The instruments and signallers accommodation are located in the station building with the lever frame accommodated outside the office in a beautifully crafted lockable timber housing.
In days of yore the signal box also served as the booking office and the signalmans duties would have included the sale of tickets. Erected by the North Eastern Railway in 1914. As well as controlling the transition from single to double line the signaller also has a gated manualy operated level crossing to attend to.
Hammerton Signal Hut
Seen on Saturday evening 20th April 2013 is the contents of Hammerton station's "Signal Hut". A 10 lever McKenzie and Holland frame controls the straightforward layout.
Three signals in each direction, Lever No. 1 is a wire worked mechanical distant with the yellow wheel on the left being the wire adjuster / tensioner. Lever 4 points, 5 facing point lock, 6 spare, 7 is the gate lock which releases and locks the level crossing gates, 8, 9 & 10 the up signals, No. 10 being a colour light signal thus having a cut down handle.
The doors visible in the photo are locked shut when the box is closed. The unnecessary curved roof is a lovely touch.
Following a disappointing defeat at the Stadium of Light I consoled myself on the way home by knocking another box off the list.
Hammerton, not a major railway centre, is located on the Harrogate loop between Knaresborough & York. The 14 miles between Knaresborough and Poppleton on the outskirts of York is single line with a 1.5 mile section of double track in the middle. Hammerton is the box at the York end of the double track section and works absolute block to Cattal just 1.5 miles away and key token to Poppleton.
The signal box here however is not a signal box at all, it is a “signal hut” !
The instruments and signallers accommodation are located in the station building with the lever frame accommodated outside the office in a beautifully crafted lockable timber housing.
In days of yore the signal box also served as the booking office and the signalmans duties would have included the sale of tickets. Erected by the North Eastern Railway in 1914. As well as controlling the transition from single to double line the signaller also has a gated manualy operated level crossing to attend to.