Re: Changes Kings Cross to Wood Green since 1963
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:56 pm
I think the nameboard on the box says Holloway North Up.
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As has now been confirmed, manna; yes. that's North Up alright. But as you sort of asked, it's an Up train - as regards which 'road' it's on; rather tricky to see the far right tracks to work it out, but I think it's the Up Fast.manna wrote:G'Day Gents
Is this a help Micky, I can't tell if it's up or down !!
manna
There were three "Holloway North Down" boxes over time that I know of, the first opened in 1896, the second in 1901 and then third in 1946. All three were on the north side of the Holloway Road bridge. It is possible that part of one of the earlier boxes was re-used as described; I don't recall the building so I can't say. It would be unlikely to be the second one as that came to an untimely end around 1940 - not through enemy action but through a shunting accident. Those are the dates I have, presumably some sort of emergency working applied between 1940 and 1946.sandwhich wrote:As regards the old Holloway North Down signal box, I have been told that this was replaced by the new structure sometime during the 1950s and the old structure became staff accomodation as regards Holloway Carraige sidings as it was at the south side of Holloway Road bridge and the new structure was at the north end. If it is the cabin that i was told it was then it had a somewhat goulish life after the demise of the sidings and survived a virtual wreck until quiet recent times until after new housing was built on this site.
I'd go along with that silverfox, but in case it's of any further help to your understanding allypally, the official names in the signal boxes of what silverfox describes above, weresilverfox wrote: " .... IIRC the Hertford trains used p6 . thePlatform/line sequence was up through carriage p1 loading on west side of train, from Hertford. P2 and 3 single line from Hitchin load from both sides P4 Up ML then down ML P5 was down Hitchin P6 Down Hertford then there was two other lines one joined the Hetford line after station road bridge and the outer one was the 'Kyhber joining the dn Hitchin afer the flyover crossed all lines. .... "