Sorry for the very detailed question, but this is one for the signalling aficionados. Because CIE kept modifying semaphores with all sorts of bits from elsewhere , its hard to tie down specifics
copyright odea collection, NLI
shows the junction signals on the approach to claremorris in the 1960s, note the very small " dolly " the junction signal for the minor road is more like a " calling on " rather then a junction dolly. There was two of these signals , one from the approach from Balla, the other from Kilimagh both had the dolly on the left as you approached the station
later cie replaced the remaining one ( i.e. the burma road was closed ) with a much more typical dolly ( i.e. where the lower arm was separate from the main post by 2 feet or so
in fact the both these signals are built identically to the calling on signal , further towards the station , where in that case the lower arm refers to the same track
I have detailed pictures of all the signals in claremorris, except these junction signals
Interrestinging the 1960 signalling diagram , taken by Odea, had the lower dollies on the other side of the main pole in the drawings, however several photos confirm the "mini-dolly" was to the left (which is weird as you'd expect the dollies from the Burma road and Balla road would be opposite hand
( if you see what I mean )
The main question , anyone have any photos showing this mini-dolly signals ! elsewhere , thats shows the detail
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Sorry for the very detailed question, but this is one for the signalling aficionados. Because CIE kept modifying semaphores with all sorts of bits from elsewhere , its hard to tie down specifics
copyright odea collection, NLI
shows the junction signals on the approach to claremorris in the 1960s, note the very small " dolly " the junction signal for the minor road is more like a " calling on " rather then a junction dolly. There was two of these signals , one from the approach from Balla, the other from Kilimagh both had the dolly on the left as you approached the station
later cie replaced the remaining one ( i.e. the burma road was closed ) with a much more typical dolly ( i.e. where the lower arm was separate from the main post by 2 feet or so
in fact the both these signals are built identically to the calling on signal , further towards the station , where in that case the lower arm refers to the same track
I have detailed pictures of all the signals in claremorris, except these junction signals
Interrestinging the 1960 signalling diagram , taken by Odea, had the lower dollies on the other side of the main pole in the drawings, however several photos confirm the "mini-dolly" was to the left (which is weird as you'd expect the dollies from the Burma road and Balla road would be opposite hand
( if you see what I mean )
The main question , anyone have any photos showing this mini-dolly signals ! elsewhere , thats shows the detail
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