Signals from Marylebone to Neasden (S) Jct

Marylebone

January 83

Marylebone was the last London terminus to retain semaphore signals. These were the platform starters prior to the 1990 resignalling.

April 1983

A closer view of another starter, to the right of the ones shown above. Note the different style of bracket and white-painted WR-type finials.

Neasden South Junction

March 83

Neasden South Junction. The line to the right is the former Met & GC line to Harrow-on-the-Hill, Aylesbury and beyond, while that to Northolt Jct diverges to the left. In the left foreground is the chord from Neaden (Midland) Junction on the Acton-Cricklewood line.

View towards Marylebone/Neasden Midland Jct

The view in the opposite direction, towards Marylebone (left) and Neasden (Midland) Jct (right). On the very left is Neasden Jubilee Line station.

A rear view of the down junction signal. The colour-light up starter can be seen to the left of the bridge.

The signalbox, and the innerhome from the Neasden (Midland) Jct chord.

The view towards Neasden (Midland) Jct.

Neasden South Jct had this very unusual down splitting distant. The section between Marylebone and here was TCB, and it's as if a separate pair of distants had been sited at the same location - note how each signal head is on a separate post.

January 83

The same signal, cleared for a train towards Northolt Jct. The lower heads only lit up when one of the distants had been cleared. The arrangement of the main line distant with the yellow above the green is not unusual, but having the green at the bottom of the main 3-aspect head most certainly is.

A face-on shot of the down junction signal, with the line from Neasden (Midland) Jct on the left.

April 83

Because of the intervening overbridge, these banner repeaters were provided for the junction signal, whose post can be seen beyond. Unusual for the banners to be at equal height when the junction signal itself has a higher arm for the Aylesbury route.

A better view of the down junction signal.

A view of the signalbox from the other direction.

6/9/07

A much more recent shot of the chord to Neasden (Midland) Jct. The line has been singled and the colour-light is controlled from Marylebone Signalling Centre.

The modern view towards Marylebone. The bridge in the middle distance carries the Acton - Cricklewood freight line - in the top right you can just see Neasden (Midland) Jct's down starter, with Dudding Hill Jct's distant beneath.