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A few long term rail contacts on Flickr will know that for many years my dad has been looking for an image of this signal box. It was the first place he worked and no matter where he looked or who I spoke with we couldn't find a photo of the box. Everything changed this week. Not just one picture but two came to light. This one was purchased by dad and shows the box and an unknown entourage at some point prior to the Great War.
The box was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1893 and closed by British Railways in 1970. I will let dad supply a few additional notes.
Signalmen were: Clifford Dickinson, Arthur Burton and Bill Humphreys, working three shifts in turn, 6.0 am to 2.0 pm, 2.0 pm to 10.0 pm and 10.0 pm to 6.0 am, days, afternoons and nights, Monday to Saturday, starting a new shift every Monday. The branch line to Castleford and Methley did not operate on Sunday. Train register lads: John Firth and Keith Matthews, working days and afternoon shift alternate weeks.
The box controlled the up and down main and goods lines to and from London to Leeds, the branch line to and from Methley, the East and West line to Robin Hood, the Lofthouse colliery sidings lines and the goods yard at Outwood. Quite busy at times.
I have a recollection of a then, circa 1954, experimental diesel unit testing on the Methley to Leeds line, it deliberately stopped on the steepest part of the 1 in 49 uphill gradient near the junction with the main line, then set off again with no problems. Steam engines often needed a ‘banker’ engine at the rear to assist them up the incline. My signalman friend remarked, “Well John that’s thefuture, we won’t need steam engines when these take over”.
Train register lads duties were: recording, the exact time of all bell contacts relating to the passage of each train in the registers, (eight entries per train). There were different bell codes for each type of train, a light engine was 2-3 rings, an express passenger train 4 bells, etc. Other duties were receiving and transmitting Morse code telegraph messages, telephoning Leeds Central Control with times of VIP trains, etc. Non clerical duties included keeping the box clean and levers polished, washing the many windows, emptying the chemical toilet and burying it behind the box. Plus the unofficial task of operating the box whilst the signalman had his breakfast or tea. Happy days.
Here we see Direct Rail Services DBSO 9709 leading the rake of coaches and 37401 into Barrow-In-Furness whilst working a slightly delayed 2C34 from Carlisle to terminate here. Observed on 23rd August 2017
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Gift Box topped with a double Multiform flower. 2 piece. Flower is red and green paper. Pyramid box is green and light green.
Group shot of my top 10 favorites ... wrapping up (for now at least) a series on Boxes ... making useful or decorative containers out of LEGO.
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I find that this is a simple "extra" to include with my larger swaps. It helps the person reuse the shipping box and is a great grocery tote!
This is the public telephone box on Surrey Street in Sheffield. The droste effect was created using PhotoSpiralysis and the source image was a panorama of four rows of four portrait frames, stitched using PTGui.
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47285 propels 6M73 Severn Tunnel Junction - Aintree Metal Box into the factory at Aintree sometime in 1988.
The dirt track in front of the locomotive was a cinder path which led from Parkfield Avenue along the side of the factory to Heysham Road, and behind the camera the locally referred to 'Metal Box Hills', the scene of much young tomfoolery.
The other local landmark in the picture is the 'Movie' chimney, belonging to the Peerless factory on Dunnings Bridge Road, and was an advert for its all purpose cleaning product.
This was taken with the other picture on Vermunt Stausee Silvretta. Maybe it is boring to show two pictures of the same subject. But when I view to my archive this always leaps to my eye. First I prefer the other one, but now I am with this. I don't know what is the reason, maybe the red aid box, or the line of the stage. I hope you could see it with the first view and tell me...
66617 gets the road having being held at a signal with the 6H51 10.58 Hardendale Quarry to Tunstead Quarry empties.
The train is near journey's end as it approaches Chinley North Junction on the 6th April 2018.
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The Jewel Box, located on a 17-acre site in Forest Park, was built by the City of St. Louis in 1936 and is operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. It is listed on the National Historic Register.
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Xyla seemed to like this box, so I cut off three of the flaps and put the "bed" from the cat carrier in it. She was leery at first, but she seems to like it.
this looked better in my head, as always i suppose :P
L is better.
fkdal;jfakl;jkla;jfdklajfkajfkahfksjdkajf i leave for college later. i don't technically move in until tomorrow, but that doesn't mean i'm not nervous out of my skull today...
i didn't start packing unti yesterday, which was sort of a nightmare until around 5:00 when i actually started moving boxes downstairs. there're some photos in comments of the disaster :)
i hope you're all doing well. it's kind of a drag not uploading every day...i miss hearing from you :( i've been trying to keep up with everyone's uploads, but i'm sorry if i've been neglecting streams or anything. fdjkalfjlajd college.
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I'm kinda fascinated about this little wooden refuge box on the Lindisfarne Causeway. I wonder how often it gets used? Getting stuck in there when the tide comes in can't be too pleasant as its pretty small and I guess it doesn't have any "home comforts". But then again, if someone is stupid enough to ignore the tide times...
It’s not only the Island that is holy...the refuge box has quite a few holes in it, too.
After posting the photo and narrative, I found this really excellent video that answers my questions (including how many times ish people get stuck - and why its referred to as the "Idiot Box"):-
holy-island.uk/crossing-holy-islands-causeway-and-what-yo...