Railway General Knowledge.

[Kentish RYS]

.....and your guess is correct! Your turn to head for Wakefield.

Thank you, next question then:

For a short while after November 1914, what was unusual about Paddington Departure Signalbox's starting signal and Westbourne Bridge's Distant signal in the down direction?

 

[xotGD]

They were operated by a chap sitting on top of the signal gantry.

 

[SuspectUsual]

They were on the same post?

 

[Kentish RYS]

They were operated by a chap sitting on top of the signal gantry.

Ha, no lasted less than a year but not a that sort of short term bodge

They were on the same post?

It was not a stop over distant arrangement (also that isn't rare) but you are close in that it is an unusual installation

 

[D6130]

Were they an American-style three position upper quadrant?

 

[xotGD]

The distant was closer to the buffer stops than the starter?

 

[Kentish RYS]

The distant was closer to the buffer stops than the starter?

No, because

Were they an American-style three position upper quadrant?

Is the correct answer. Both Starter and Distant were combined into one 3 aspect Upper Quadrant semaphore signal, as seen in the US and other places. A trial arrangement believed to have lasted less than a year

 

[D6130]

No, because


Is the correct answer. Both Starter and Distant were combined into one 3 aspect Upper Quadrant semaphore signal, as seen in the US and other places. A trial arrangement believed to have lasted less than a year

Thanks. On the same theme:

Which other London terminus was completely resignalled using the same type of American-style three position upper quadrant signals in 1918....prior to being resignalled again with conventional colour-lights about twenty years later?

 

[RDP]

Victoria?

 

[D6130]

Victoria?

Can you be more specific?

 

[Whistler40145]

London Victoria

 

[D6130]

London Victoria

Slightly more specific than that, I'm afraid!

 

[A S Leib]

The LB&SCR part of Victoria?

 

[D6130]

The LB&SCR part of Victoria?

Afraid not.....but that gives someone else the correct answer!

 

[RDP]

It definitely was Victoria so presumable only on the Chatham side.

 

[D6130]

It definitely was Victoria so presumable only on the Chatham side.

Correct - by a process of elimination! Your turn to apply for a job with Westinghouse.

 

[RDP]

Cheers.

Signalling wise, what links the counties of Kent, East Sussex and Somerset?

 

[D6130]

Three Bridges Signalling Centre?

 

[RDP]

Three Bridges Signalling Centre?

No. Something older which also links at least two other counties.

 

[Gloster]

‘Odeon’ design signal boxes?

 

[D6130]

‘Odeon’ design signal boxes?

Where's the one in East Sussex? I can think of one in Kent, one in Somerset and one in West Sussex?

 

[RDP]

Odeon’ design signal boxes?

No. It is to do with the actual signalling.

Where's the one in East Sussex? I can think of one in Kent, one in Somerset and one in West Sussex?

I don't think there are any operational examples left in Somerset although an operational example also exists in Surrey.

 

[Gloster]

I was thinking historically: Somerset, the two Sussex, Kent and Surrey seem to be the lot. Off hand I can’t think of one in Hampshire..yes, I can: Portsmouth Harbour. (It depends on how you define London.)

 

[D6130]

No. It is to do with the actual signalling.


I don't think there are any left in Somerset although an operational example also exists in Surrey.

The one I was thinking of in Somerset is Templecombe....plus Arundel in West Sussex and Deal in Kent.

Anyway....onwards and upwards:

Is it the only examples of pre-1970 colour light signalling still in use on the national network?

 

[Tetragon213]

Use of lower quadrant types?

 

[RDP]

Is it the only examples of pre-1970 colour light signalling still in use on the national network

Afraid not.

The one I was thinking of in Somerset is Templecombe....plus Arundel in West Sussex and Deal in Kent.

As far as I am aware the only operational examples are Deal, Arundel and Dorking although other non operational examples such as Woking and Templecombe still exist.

 

[Gloster]

As far as I am aware the only operational examples are Deal, Arundel and Dorking although other non operational examples such as Woking and Templecombe still exist.

Bognor?

 

[RDP]

Use of lower quadrant types?

No but getting warm.