Ground frames used for passenger service trains.

[philthetube]

I travelled To Heysham on the train last Thursday, yes it did run.

I noticed that on departing Morecombe the train stopped and two members of staff got off and went to a lever frame cabinet and operated the points, I assume that this is normal and not a failure.

I wondered if this is the only place where this happened.

I also noticed a flashing red light, signal? did this mean that the points were not safe to use in their current position?

 

[55018ballymoss]

I always thought that Coombe Junction on the Liskeard to Looe branch was another place with a traincrew operated ground frame?

 

[jannerdunk]

Happy to be corrected, but isn't the Gunnislake branch nr Plymouth the same?

 

[Amlag]

Happy to be corrected, but isn't the Gunnislake branch nr Plymouth the same?

Yes the junction points at Bere Alston are worked by a Ground Frame operated by the train Guard.

 

[MichaelAMW]

Bourne End
Battersby - sort of, I think it's suppose to work automatically in connection with the tokens but can be manual
Grosmont
Whitby

 

[Railsigns]

Bourne End
Battersby

Neither of those are worked by ground frames.

 

[Sleepy]

Neither of those are worked by ground frames.

What does the guard do at Bourne End, is it token related operation to Marlow or something ?

 

[Railsigns]

What does the guard do at Bourne End; is it token related operation to Marlow or something ?

There's a switch panel to operate the power-operated junction points.

 

[30907]

There's a switch panel to operate the power-operated junction points.

So a modern version of the ground frame