Roger Geach
Cornwall
Trevor Tremethick
Excellent additional info on the Laira scrappers from Guy.
In (slightly) happier days, 1006 on the up Riviera at Liskeard 06.08.1973, and 1050 passing Laira with Ballast 03.08.73. I think the former is already on the site somewhere.
Best wishes, Trevor Tremethick.
Doug Nicholls
Whiteball
Additional info
from Roy Hart
This little box has an odd history: The box dates from 1876 and was supplied to the GWR by Saxby & Farmer.
In 1955, the signalman had an 'incident' with a gas ring and the box burned. Fortunately, although the box superstrucure was consumed, the lever frame was intact, so they simply put a new top on. . Here in the picture we have a box from 1955 sitting on 1876 brickwork.
Whiteball box closed on March 1sr 1986.
Teignmouth
Martin Scane