SIGNALS
AND OTHER OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Rare examples
still in use
Compiled by John Hinson

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This section lists signals of types now becoming rare that are
still in use on Britain's railway network, plus other outdoor equipment.
Preserved railways are excluded from this listing.
| Signal |
Location |
Remarks |
| Great Western centre pivot |
Droitwich
Spa Evesham Liskeard Severn Bridge Jcn (Shrewsbury)* Worcester
Shrub Hill |
* - variant with spectacle plate on
left side of arm |
| Great Western large discs as
running signals |
Worcester Shrub Hill |
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| Midland Railway lower quadrant |
Ketton |
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| Great Northern somersault
signal |
Boston Docks Swing Bridge |
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| Co-acting signal arms (upper
quadrant) |
Cantley
Greenloaning
Thetford |
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| Splitting distant |
Larbert Junction |
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| Equipment |
Location |
Remarks |
| Economical Facing Points |
Boston Docks Swing Bridge |
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| Facing Points Lock Bars |
Maltby Colliery Woodhouse East Junction |
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| Signal boxes with no track
circuiting |
Bootle Crosfields
Crossing
East Farleigh
Fiskerton
Junction Goxhill Littons Mill Crossing Llanrwst
Tyseley No1 |
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There must be much more information to add here - contributions
welcome! |
Additional notes by Nick Allsop, Simon Fleming,
David Ingham, Simon Lowe, Richard Parson, Blair Robinson, John Saxton and Greg Scott
Additional information will be welcomed by John Hinson