Thornfalcon
Rob Lindley
Rob Lindley
Hi Keith With the recent photos on your website of Thornfalcon nr Taunton, I found this crossing gate beside the dual carriageway, still being used for the footpath. Which side of the railway it was on I have no idea as no trace of the track bed survives. I have taken a photo of each side. Cheers Rob Many thanks Rob, I can see from an old map that a footpath crossed the railway to the south of the station. Anybody else any ideas?
Foot crossing gate at Thronfalcon. Copyright Rob Lindley
Footpath crossing Thronfalcon. Copyright Rob Lindley
Somerton
John Cornelius
John Cornelius
A beautifully framed view, from Somerton signalbox taken by one time signalman here John Cornelius. He is looking west over the area once occupied by the Goods shed. Copyright John Cornelius. This station, opened on 2 July 1906, was officially known as "Somerton (Somerset)" to avoid confusion with "Somerton (Oxon)". It lay partly in a cutting. The main building was on the eastbound platform with the goods shed at the west end of this platform. Somerton box opened with the 'Berks and Hants' in 1906. During world war two the facilities were expanded with new goods loops. This required a new lever frame in the box, which was installed on 20th December 1942. The box was a standard GW type 7 (the signalling record society classification- Truro and St Blazey are of this type. Type 7 were built roughly between 1895 and 1923).
Leaving Exeter Central for
Exeter St Davids
Mike Morant
Exeter St Davids
Mike Morant
An incredible picture - full of interest. Many thanks to Mike Morant for this and all other pictures from his fascinating collection.
S_BR_31842_30955_Exeter_AJ0714 The magnificent steeple of Exeter's Anglican church of St Michael and All Angels in its entirety dominates the background to this shot taken from close to Central station as maunsell 'Z' class 0-8-0T no. 30955 pilots 'N' class 31842 in charge of a passenger train descending to St. David's station at river level. The image is brimming over with interest beyond that of a Southern double-header with those wagon turntables in the right foreground and the carriage sidings beyond the main line both centre and left of picture. The signal gantry in the foreground is a nice touch even if it partly obscure the 'Z' and I wonder if there was once another signal arm directly above the post. Chris Osment informs me that this semaphore controlled the exit from the Up Sidings onto the Up Local (platform line).
[Mike Morant collection
[Mike Morant collection