An improbable, funny, but absolutely true story relating to the Kineton military railway.Long after my Army days I still retained an affection and passing interest in Kineton ammunition depot where I served during the 1960s. Coupled to a 'love' of…Continue
Started by Dave Hayward. Last reply by Dave Hayward on Sunday.
Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
Started by Richard Maund Apr 20.
SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
Started by Richard Maund Apr 20.
Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
At Fenny Compton there is the unusual situation of a level crossing and road underbridge apparently fulfilling the same purpose.
Does anyone know the precise sequence of events in terns of the opening of the level crossing and underbridge?
I am guessing that the level crossing existed first - just on the GWR line - and was then extended to cover the EWJR when that opened in 1871
Was the road underpass then added later on, if so at what date?
Presumably it could have been added to relieve pressure on the level crossings which might have by then become a problem with holding up of road traffic ?
The old level crossing was however presumably still used when required if the road underpass flooded - or was this locked out of use once the underpass opened?.
Or have I got it totally wrong - was the bridge there originally, with the level crossing being added later?
Any ideas please.
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I've actually partly answered my own question by referring back to some old notes from a visit to the national Archives at Kew a few years ago. I'd forgotten that I copied some old plans for the original layout at Fenny Compton, which clearly show that the road underbridges were there when the EWJR was opened.
So the level crossings were obviously added later - but has anyone any idea just when.
I've jsut loaded the plan up in the photos section
Thanks Nigel - I'd missed the point about the inner set of gates being removed at some time.
But as you say, it still doesn't tell us when the gates were put in. A bit more research needed!
Interestingly, when the EWJR was first proposed back in the 1860's, there was a plan for an island platform here serving the GW down & EWJ up lines, with a through running connection from the GWR onto the EWJ from the Banbury direction. But by the time the line was built this had been modified into two separate stations with a siding connection. It then took until 1960 to put in the through connection, when it was too late !
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