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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway post plaque

Bronze bust of William Stuart

1855

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912

Publicity poster "The Swedish National Railway Museum" showing 1 electric and 2 steam locos around a turntable

1984

Model railway carriage

1894

Cheap excursions to York, Whitby, Bridlington, Scarborough. Filey & Harrogate

1856

Lantern Lectures

Notices of dismissal

1883-1910

North of Ireland via Fleetwood & Belfast

circa 1920

Monogram, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Stone sculpture from Berry Brow Station

Beautiful Bray

Southport for Mild Winters.

circa 1920

the explosives act

1911

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotive, Wren

1887

L&YR locomotive, number 1008

1889

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Carriage and Wagon guard books

1880-1908
Station sign, Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway (Great Western Railway and London & North Western Railway), 'Easton Court', wooden with metal letters.

Station sign, Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway - 'Easton Court'

1900
Ground semaphore signals sometimes called 'dollys' or dummies are used to controle shunting movments. This example of two virtivally mounted are used to controle train movments between up line to inner cicle and outer cicle lines. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
20 lever signal frame; controles points and signals in box A section. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Home or stop signal. When the arm is 'off' or raised it incicates trains are clear to pass. When the arm is 'on' this indicates trains must stop at the signal. At night, Green and red lights inicate clear or danger to oncomming trains. This example is Box B outer cicle outer home signal. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Framed section diagrame of signal box T. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Telegraph instrument, two-needle absolute block instrument with mechanical train-waiting indicator, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cabinet stamped 'L&YR 1103'.

Telegraph block instrument, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Bracket or junction signal, used to indicate the splitting of the running line into divergant routes. The bracket mirrors the divergence of the tracks to left or right, to train drivers. This example holds Box A starting signal, Box B inner circle and outer circle distant signals. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Bracket or junction signal, used to indicate the splitting of the running line into divergent routes. The bracket mirrors the divergence of the tracks to left or right, to train drivers. This example holds Box B junction home inner circle and outer circle home signals. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Framed section diagrame for box C. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Limit of shunt indicator, used to indicate the limit of shunting within a single signal box section. This this marks the limit of shunting between box A up line and Box B. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Ground semaphore signals sometimes called 'dollys' or dummies are used to controle shunting movments . This exampole controles trailing crosover points linking Box A down main to up main lines. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Box T up home signal. Left signal to platform 2 ; right signal platform 1 with calling on arm below, to allow trains to enter an already ocupied platform. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Distant Signals are used to indicate the condition of the next home signal to an approching train. This example is Box B inner cicle distant signal. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Starting Signals are used to controle the passadge of trains between block sectiones. This example is Box B up starting signaland controles access to Box A section. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Bell, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, embossed 'L&Y Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway', no provenance.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway bell

Box T starting signal for platform 2 of terminus station. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Telegraph block bell, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, non-tapping No. 963.

Telegraph block bell

Home or stop signal. When the arm is 'off' or raised it incicates trains are clear to pass. When the arm is 'on' this indicates trains must stop at the signal. At night, Green and red lights inicate clear or danger to oncomming trains.This example is Box B inner circle home signal. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Box A up home signal and Box T distant signal. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Telegraph instrument, two-needle absolute block instrument, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cabinet stamped 'L&YR 595'.

Telegraph block instrument, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Wooden fogman's hut, replicating the basic accomadation given to railway fogmen, who were deployed in fog and falling snow to assist in train controle at key junctiones. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Starting Signals are used to control the passage of trains between block sections. This example is Box B inner circle srarting signal on the outer circle. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Home or stop signal. When the arm is 'off' or raised it incicates trains are clear to pass. When the arm is 'on' this indicates trains must stop at the signal. At night, Green and red lights inicate clear or danger to oncomming trains. This example is Box B inner home signal on the outer circle. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Boundary marker, Great Northern Railway and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cast iron, "GNR/LYR", traces of paint, black lettering on a white ground. From Ingrow, West Yorkshire.

Cast iron boundary marker, Great Northern Railway / Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from Ingrow

circa 1847-1922
Box C outer circle home and intermediate block distant signals mounted on single post. Known as an IB, these signals controle the movment of trains from intermediate block sectiones into a block section. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Boundary marker, Great Northern Railway and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cast iron, "GNR/LYR", black lettering on what appears to have been a white ground.

Cast iron boundary marker Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway/Great Northern Railway

circa 1847-1922
Signal lever frame board, originally 22 lever, wood with cast iron plates, by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Horwich.

Signal lever frame board

Track for Model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR. Includes 6 left hand sets of points, 6 right hand sets of points, 1 scissors crossing and 1 set of trap or catch points. 2 sets of Y points at B junction signal box.

Track for Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Box A down home signal. Left down main, right down loop. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Framed section diagrame for box A. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Ground semaphore signals sometimes called 'dollys' or dummies are used to controle shunting movments . This example controles trailing crosover points linking Box A down main to up main lines. Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Box C inner circle home and Box B distant signals mounted on a single post. . Located on model railway layout, gauge 1, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School, built 1912, by L&YR and Bassett-Lowke Ltd, with associated equipment.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School Model Railway Layout

1912
Telegraph instrument, non-tapping block bell, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cabinet stamped 'L&YR 804'.

Telegraph instrument