Weymouth harbour branch

[yellowjack]

We used to have a railway line running through the streets of Farnborough.

Video links...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aggVB8BmQrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd2WlJ6Egjk

Headed by a small saddle tank 0-4-0 loco called 'Invincible' it took coal from the main line to the Royal Aircraft Establishment until they switched to fuel oil.

There's a small piece of the track still at the junction of Elm Grove Road and Union Street... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.295379,-0.758203... ...and I have a funny feeling the line followed what is now Invincible Road and across to the airfield site about where Costco now is.

http://www.historicfarnborough.co.uk/raerailway.ht...

http://www.trainbits.com/steam-in-the-street-rae-f...


I have to confess that I'm not old enough to have seen the train run in the streets of Farnborough with the man with the red flag stopping traffic. I'm just aware of it from taking an interest in local history.

[williredale]

yellowjack said:

We used to have a railway line running through the streets of Farnborough.

Video links...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aggVB8BmQrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd2WlJ6Egjk

Headed by a small saddle tank 0-4-0 loco called 'Invincible' it took coal from the main line to the Royal Aircraft Establishment until they switched to fuel oil.

There's a small piece of the track still at the junction of Elm Grove Road and Union Street... https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.295379,-0.758203... ...and I have a funny feeling the line followed what is now Invincible Road and across to the airfield site about where Costco now is.

http://www.historicfarnborough.co.uk/raerailway.ht...

http://www.trainbits.com/steam-in-the-street-rae-f...


I have to confess that I'm not old enough to have seen the train run in the streets of Farnborough with the man with the red flag stopping traffic. I'm just aware of it from taking an interest in local history.

Invincible is preserved on the Isle of Wight railway. Not currently in steam though.
1369 which worked on the Weymouth harbour branch is on the South Devon Railway and I saw her there last year.

[HOGEPH]

HOGEPH said:

Dogwatch said:

Now we know what pwig stands for!

Apparently there was a colour light signal protecting a level crossing, I think the one near B&Q, which was still shining down the line until quite recently even though there hadn't been a train for years!

It's still lit up, annoys me every time I go past it!

[shed driver]

HOGEPH said:

HOGEPH said:

Dogwatch said:

Now we know what pwig stands for!

Apparently there was a colour light signal protecting a level crossing, I think the one near B&Q, which was still shining down the line until quite recently even though there hadn't been a train for years!

It's still lit up, annoys me every time I go past it!

This is usually because it is cheaper to leave the signal in situ rather than having to remove signal interlocking etc.

SD.

[Johnnytheboy]

Couldn't someone just take the bulb out?

[shed driver]

Johnnytheboy said:

Couldn't someone just take the bulb out?

I assume that would show as a fault in the signal box - it may have implications as to how other signals and junctions are able to operate.

SD

[Truckosaurus]

Paperbag over the signal?