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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hatton Station: gwrhj1918

Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 4092 'Dunraven Castle' passes Hatton North Junction signals whilst at the head of an up express service

Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 4092 'Dunraven Castle' passes Hatton North Junction signals whilst at the head of an up express service. Built at Swindon works to Lot 232 in August 1925 No 4092 remained in service until December 1961 when it was withdrawn from 81F Oxford shed. The bracket signal has three sets of signals controlling access to, from left to right, the branch loop to Stratford on Avon, the up main line to Hatton and the smallest controlling access to the loop refuge siding. The top signal arm on the middle post in the lowered position is the home signal allowing the train to proceed past this position. The lower signal arm on the same post is the distant signal for Hatton South Junction and being in the lowered position tells the driver that the home signal at Hatton South Junction is in the 'off' or safe position. Signals controlling access to sidings at busy junctions were often made shorter to avoid confusing the crew of approaching trains.

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