Semaphore Stalwart.

47458 “County of Cambridgeshire” is backing out from Whitehaven's bay platform underneath Bransty's down homes in the early 1990s before running forwards as 1E01 mail to Huddersfield.

 

The down home signals were 53 & 58 and were at the end of the platforms (there was another [55] out of sight on platform 3) so were a bit like starters but the actual section signal can be seen in the distance on a bracket, weirdly placed at the bottom of the doll. The up home junction signals can be seen to the right of the down starter just beyond the back of the train. The arm on the right (from our viewpoint) for the route into the tunnel to Corkickle with the other arm and calling on signal below it for the bay.

 

The line in the foreground (once the middle road) was still operational at this time with a smattering of ground signals providing some operational flexibility. Sadly though, the double track Docks Branch and Colliery siding that once lay to the left had been lifted.

 

Thanks to the Unidentified Class 47s FB group for loco ID

 

 

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