roythebus
Pleased to say the restoration of BEA coach MLL738 is as complete as it can be, now restoring MLL721
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Post by roythebus on May 8, 2023 17:44:30 GMT
Looking at an old diagram on plastic tracing paper today I noticed a signal called Fred on there! Any ideas where it was?  |
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Tom
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Signalfel?
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Post by Tom on May 8, 2023 18:00:26 GMT
There couldn't have been many as High Street Ken was mostly underground. The last survivor was FRED1510 which wasn't far from Earl's Court.
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Colin
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Post by Colin on May 8, 2023 19:07:48 GMT
I feel an explanation is in order for those that have no idea what this is all about.....
Prior to the CBTC signalling system High Street Kensington had the cabin code ED. This meant that all the signals in the High Street Kensington area were identified with plates starting with the letters ED.
Repeater signals would have the letter R added. This would lead to the trivia question "where can you find red repeaters?" - the answer being High Street Kensington as the repeater signal plates would start with the letters RED.
Fog repeaters had the letters FR added hence this thread where a fog repeater signal in the High Street Kensington area would start with the code FRED.
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roythebus
Pleased to say the restoration of BEA coach MLL738 is as complete as it can be, now restoring MLL721
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Post by roythebus on May 8, 2023 19:16:45 GMT
The correct answer, well done! the digram I got it from is of the signalling and traction supply sections. It stretches from south Kensington to Barons Court. Unfortunately a couple of bits were cut out, presumably when the diagram was thrown out 40-odd years ago! But yes, it was a favourite question from train crew inspectors back in the day, "where would you find the only repeaters that could show red?". Happy days. |
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Post by theblackferret on May 9, 2023 12:31:43 GMT
I wonder if the creators of this Fredsaw that signal back in the day? |
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Post by AndrewS on May 9, 2023 20:35:56 GMT
Brings make memories of being told this during a course at the LT Signal Training Centre at Hammersmith when I started work in 1979!
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