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 on Saturday.
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 on Saturday.
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.
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
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The line leading to the right was the exchange siding for tranfer of coke, etc from main line wagons in the E&W siding. It curved sharply right after crossing the station yard approach road and ended near the E &W siding buffers. A map in Bob's book shows this siding heading towards the main line signalbox as a result of some inaccurate information inadvertantly passed on to him by yours truely. I've since discovered the true alignment of the BMR from interviews with Bob Salmons who actually worked on the miniature railway (see elsewhere on this website). The BMR siding was hand worked in Bob Salmons day. I've also apologized to Bob Tebb for passing on duff info!
Dick
Found it! This picture is in the Blakesley Hall Book by Dr Tebb. It is much clearer in detail. The date is quoted as 1905/6 because the track beyond the gate leads to the right which is where the original terminus was. It has not yet been diverted across the SMJ access road to meet up with the Coal Road of the Goods Yard. The man closest to the camera is standing beside the petrol driven locomotive Petrolea seen in it's original guise. I suspect the picture was used to illustrate the new terminus building.
Never seen this one Andy. Should imagine it the same date as the famous photo taken from the station approach road as the same sort of activity is going on. This picture clearly shows how the exchange siding curved around beyond the road crossingtowards the SMJ sidings buffers. Bob Tebb would be really interested in this picture. I'll send him an email. The loco is Petrolia so my guess is 1905 - 1909.
Dick
Hi Andy,
Sorry I messed up the download for this pic. I obtained the electronic version from a Vintage Photograph's forum hence the watermark. No details were on the forum and I was able to provide them with details! I reckon this is a E&W period picture. The BHR looks new and the laurel hedge is still immature. In LMS era pictures that hedge is a good 8 foot. The colouration of the Signal Box and waiting room matches contemprary photgraphs in the books on the line of Byfield and Fenny Compton. The fencing is not the slanted type that was fitted in the LMS period. I am not sure if this picture features in the Tebbet Book on the BHR? I haven't seen a copy but it's on my birthday list. I am going to plump for Circa 1908 for a date.
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