Signs
This page is, at the moment, used to store photographs of mostly enamel signage noted while insulator hunting.
Contributions are welcome and encouraged
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Museum, March 2006
This lovely cast iron sign is an early reminder of a persistant problem
Crewe Works, September 2005
Many of these signs are fixed to the galvanised sheet fence which runs along the southern edge of Crewe Works
A new sign for GJ
I'm afraid I have given way to the Ebay bug and could not resist this beauty.
It may have some corrosion and obvious pellet gun marks, but after all it's not exactly new!
This is the third example I know of. One at the Didcot Railway Centre, one at my house, and one errrm, I just cannot remember where at the moment. Oh yes, the Severn Valley Railway, bridgnorth.
If anyone knows of any other similar signs or has pictures of similar Electricity or Telegraph signage, please contact me.
Gloucester Pylon signage, August 2005
These three signs are affixed high up to a 132,000 volt pylon near Gloucester
It looks though the signs are original to the pylon and with such names as British Electricity Authority, South Western Division and only a 5 digit telephone number, Bristol 35655, are probably not relevant anymore, infact probably only the voltage rating applies.
The third, lower, sign remains unknown
Overhead Wires!
This lovely little sign came from a felled telegraph pole on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) near Penrith
The WCML was electrified north to Carlisle in 1973 / 1974 so this suggests that the poles were felled on or about this date. These were used to signify to the linemen climbing poles that a 110v or 200v circuit was present on the pole.
I have since recovered Caution signs from the Settle & Carlisle route. They are identical except slightly fatter, more round than the WCML variants
Local control
This rare curved survivor remained nailed to a power line pole in a hedge until recently.
The pole route itself had become disused and dismantled many years ago and this pole remained in a hedge cut down in height but still standing.
A small amount of natural corrosion has take place but otherwise it's in great condition.
Danger!
This Danger sign came off a high voltage pole which had been replaced with a new installation.
It exhibits the usual vandal marks, i.e. pellet gun marks. The long rust line running from the centre to the bottom is a small crease which had caused the enamel to flake.
510
This 6in diameter disc was found on the ground near the site of an old pylon so I assume it was used to identify the pylon. A completely new structure was being erected in its place and I doubt if the sign was going to be reused. The white 510 has faded slightly and a pellet has made a large rust spot.
