John Duffy
Western Thunderer
The problem that I can see is if the goods train was going on to Lakeside after going past signal 15 there is no signal to allow it to proceed so it would have to be with the token and a green flag from the box.
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A freight coming from the ironworks or the sidings would need to use the signals to get to the upper platform (the one without the signal box) and from there use signal 4 to proceed to lakeside. The layout is not signalled to allow a departure from the lower platform directly to Lakeside.
I am assuming (in agreement) that Simon is correct in his comment above and that 17 and 18 are indicated for the "mainline" from Lakeside.
There is no signalling provided to allow for a run-round of a locomotive if it were on the front of the train arriving from the iron works. In this case, I wonder if the movement in question was done by reversing a freight from left to right through 15 and 16, to beyond 5, then forward through point 8 to the upper platform and signal 4.
A run-round could of course be hand signalled but given the age of the diagram I would assume that if this manoeuvre was to be a regular feature the railway company would have been forced to provide signalling to allow it, especially given its on a passenger route.
I am now looking forward to someone with much more knowledge telling us how it was actually done.
John
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A freight coming from the ironworks or the sidings would need to use the signals to get to the upper platform (the one without the signal box) and from there use signal 4 to proceed to lakeside. The layout is not signalled to allow a departure from the lower platform directly to Lakeside.
I am assuming (in agreement) that Simon is correct in his comment above and that 17 and 18 are indicated for the "mainline" from Lakeside.
There is no signalling provided to allow for a run-round of a locomotive if it were on the front of the train arriving from the iron works. In this case, I wonder if the movement in question was done by reversing a freight from left to right through 15 and 16, to beyond 5, then forward through point 8 to the upper platform and signal 4.
A run-round could of course be hand signalled but given the age of the diagram I would assume that if this manoeuvre was to be a regular feature the railway company would have been forced to provide signalling to allow it, especially given its on a passenger route.
I am now looking forward to someone with much more knowledge telling us how it was actually done.
John