Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post your photographs of the LNER and its Constituents here! Links to film/video are also welcome.

Moderators: 52D, Tom F, Rlangham, Atlantic 3279, Blink Bonny, Saint Johnstoun

Post Reply
tomdhall
GER J70 0-6-0T Tram
Posts: 11
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:57 pm
Location: Durham

Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by tomdhall »

I have in my possession a cast iron (?) plate measuring approx 9" x 5". Can anyone identify it..
Thanks in advance
Attachments
GNR Plate
GNR Plate
Redrock
NER Y7 0-4-0T
Posts: 5
Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:08 pm
Location: Nottingham

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by Redrock »

I'm not sure its a bridge plate, they usually looked like the example attached, which is also bigger - 17" x 13"
Attachments
194.jpg
194.jpg (5.67 KiB) Viewed 7583 times
Redrock
NER Y7 0-4-0T
Posts: 5
Joined: Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:08 pm
Location: Nottingham

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by Redrock »

Got It! :D
Its a GNR Level crossing number plate.
Attachments
486.jpg
486.jpg (1.92 KiB) Viewed 7583 times
tomdhall
GER J70 0-6-0T Tram
Posts: 11
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2010 1:57 pm
Location: Durham

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by tomdhall »

Thank you Redrock! Mystery solved, the change of colour didn't help!
AndyG
LNER N2 0-6-2T
Posts: 64
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:28 pm
Location: Northolt,Middlesex

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by AndyG »

Just curious.

Does this plate relate to a specific level crossing and is it still possible to identify which one?

Thanks

Andy
Bryan
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
Posts: 2224
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:48 pm
Location: York

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by Bryan »

If anyone has any info as to what route would have been classed as GNR G4 then it should be possible to work out from a line diagram.
There again with it being a high number then a long distance route would be probable.
How many crossings are the between Kings Cross and Doncaster?
giner
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
Posts: 1548
Joined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:17 am
Location: Alberta - ex. Stevenage

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by giner »

A few, I think. There was one at Arlesey and another at nearby Three Counties, IIRC. I can't recall any south of that, though.
User avatar
StevieG
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
Posts: 2331
Joined: Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:08 pm
Location: Near the GN main line in N.Herts.

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by StevieG »

Not sure of GNR practice, but in view of records used in BR days (could well've had LNER or earlier, origins), it might be said that 'there are crossings, and crossings'.
Except for (at least) station barrow crossings, all were accorded numbers - not only roads, but also, e.g occupation, accommodation, bridleway and footpath crossings.
The furthest south ECML one listed that I can recall now, was the footpath across the line at Hawkshead, not far south of Brookmans Park station.
BZOH

/
\ \ \ //\ \
/// \ \ \ \
Mickey

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by Mickey »

I could be wrong but the G.N.R. bridge plates that i vaguely recall seeing back in the late 1960s & early 1970s south of Peterborough towards Kings Cross were slightly oval in shape and had a double-border around them with the letters G N R positioned inside the double-border at the top of the plate, most of them by then had been painted white/grey with the letters G N R, the double-border & bridge number picked out in black paint .
cambois
GNSR D40 4-4-0
Posts: 204
Joined: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:04 pm
Location: Dunblane

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by cambois »

In BR days the furthest north crossing in England was No203 at Marshall Meadows At that time it had minature red/green lights
Bryan
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
Posts: 2224
Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:48 pm
Location: York

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by Bryan »

But that would have been an NER crossing and probably numbered from Newcastle, York or Shaftholme.
sss750
LNER N2 0-6-2T
Posts: 60
Joined: Wed May 27, 2015 8:15 pm

Re: Great Northern Bridge Plate?

Post by sss750 »

It's a culvert plate.
Post Reply