Kingscote Signal Box - Derek-Hayward

Kingscote Signal Box

An opportunity to take a photographic tour along the Bluebell Railway, featuring the stations, signals, signal boxes, and lineside views along the line. The photos in this collection date from the period 1998 to 2018.

There are five collections covering the operational part of the line: (a) Sheffield Park Station; (b) the line from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes; (c) Horsted Keynes Station; (d) the line from Horsted Keynes to Kingscote and (e) Kingscote Station.

Signal boxes have separate collections: (a) Sheffield Park Signal Box; (b) Horsted Keynes Signal Box; and (c) Kingscote Signal Box (including the old southern box).

Photos relating to the Bluebell Railway's Northern Extension to East Grinstead are in several separate collections within the Photographic Tours index.

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In 2014 there was a display in the (then) disused northern signal box at Kingscote which included a signalling diagram showing the possible arrangements if both Kingscote and East Grinstead were signalled. The plan was (obviously) subject to negotiation and change but it is nonetheless an interesting document. In the event no signalling was installed at East Grinstead. 21.03.2014 10083 To enlarge this image click on it and then select the size required.
In 2014 there was a display in the (then) disused northern signal box at Kingscote which included a signalling diagram showing the possible arrangements if both Kingscote and East Grinstead were signalled. This is the East Grinstead end of the diagram. The plan was (obviously) subject to negotiation and change but it is nonetheless an interesting document. In the event no signalling was installed at East Grinstead. 21.03.2014 10086 To enlarge this image click on it and then select the size required.
In 2014 there was a display in the (then) disused northern signal box at Kingscote which included a signalling diagram showing the possible arrangements if both Kingscote and East Grinstead were signalled. This is the Kingscote end of the diagram. The plan was (obviously) subject to negotiation and change but it is nonetheless an interesting document. In the event no signalling was installed at East Grinstead. 21.03.2014 10085 To enlarge this image click on it and then select the size required.
Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14664
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The self-explanatory plaque marking the presentation of The Siemens Signalling Award for Kingscote Signal Box and Signalling in 2016. 11.06.2017 15581
Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 12653
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14661
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14660
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14665
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14666
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Looking south towards Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14668
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14651
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Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14653
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14586
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14591
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14593
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14595
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14596
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14597
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14598
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14599
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14600
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14589
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14588
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Inside the operational Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14590
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Looking into the back of the panel. In view are the rear of the indicators and part of the lever mechanism. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14558
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Looking into the back of the panel. In view are the rear of the indicators and part of the lever mechanism. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14561
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Looking into the back of the panel. In view are the rear of the indicators and part of the lever mechanism. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14563
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To get the perspective, the photographer is laying on his back, underneath the panel, looking directly up at the underside of the panel. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14581 (An invoice from my Osteopath follows...)
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Connections underneath the panel. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14567
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Fuse holders underneath the panel. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14571
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Connections underneath the panel. Kingscote Signal Box 28.02.2016 14573
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The ground floor of Kingscote Signal Box with cables running away to the S&T Relay Room. 28.02.2016 14607
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14648 (For security reasons I am afraid we are not saying where this is located).
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14611
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The Kingscote Panel you have never seen before...!!! This is where S&T can remotely monitor what is happening in Kingscote Signal Box. The facility helps to trace faults quickly. S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14621
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The Kingscote end of the remote Kingcote Panel with LEDs indicating what is happening in Kingscote Signal Box. The facility helps to quickly trace faults. S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14626
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The East Grinstead end of the remote Kingscote Panel. If you enlarge the image you can see how the area might be signalled in the future if finance were available. S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14624
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An enlarged extract of the remote Kingscote Panel. A down train is standing in the Loop Platform (red LED) and an up train is in the single line section approaching Kingscote (red LED). S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14642
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14617
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14613
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14628
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14627
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14629
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The S&T Control Area. 28.02.2016 14631
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