Relief signalman John Brodie opening the manual gates at
East Dean Crossing . John was well known in the district
, he worked at many boxes including Romsey and
Halterworth - well liked fellow, who taught us all a lot
about signaling .
Hampshire DEMU No 1101 stops at
Dean station with a service from Portsmouth
- Salisbury
- picture taken out of the window of Dean Signal box.
Block shelf & instruments
at Dean signal box - This box also controlled the intermediate
signals at Alderbury - the coloured box in the right corner
are the controls. The left instrument on the shelf contacts
Dean Hill - the next block post to the east.
An engineers train heading
towards Eastleigh hauled by a Crompton class 33 past
East Dean level crossing between Dean and Dean Hill
Portsmouth - Cardiff passenger
hauled by Brush type 4 locomotive passes Dean Hill photo
taken from the signal box. The Dean Hill military complex
in the background with connecting siding still in use -
1974
WR Hymek class diesel passes the
up home signal at Dean Hill with an evening Cardiff - Portsmouth
train . The section from Dean is straight & allows some
fast running as noted here.
This is the block shelf at Dean
Hill signal box, this was a reverse box ,the signalman's
back was to traffic - r/h is to Dunbridge & l/h to Dean
- early 70 s
This is the block shelf at Dunbridge
signal box with diagram of the line set up .The instrument
closest is a Preces 1 wire to Romsey and the other end is
a BR standard 3 position to Dean Hill. We have a train on
line coming from Dunbridge & Dean Hill
Crompton class 33 - 33039
passes Dunbridge station 1988- with a Bristol -
Portsmouth passenger working .
Taken just to east of Dunbridge
station , the Fawley to Plymouth oil train derailed
, this was one of the tank cars awaiting rescue. Others
were recovered & sent to Romsey yard, the passenger
has just left the station & is heading towards
Kimbridge - early 70 s
A shot taken after the line was
closed of Horsebridge station (Sprat & Winkle Line)
VSOE / RCTS excursion as it approaches Kimbridge
Junction on route from Romsey back to Victoria via
Andover & Basingstoke ---
Hampshire Demu takes the Andover
line (Sprat & Winkle Line) at Kimbridge Junction with a service from Southampton
to Andover junction in 1964, a few months before the passenger
service was withdrawn on 7th Sept 1964.
Diagram of Awbridge signal box
, showing up & down loops as well as the signals that
controlled it
Lockerley WW2 1944
Lockerley WW2 1944. Purchased
by the Southern Railway from the War Department
in 1946 for use at Southampton Docks. Then renamed
??? and used 1948/1962. Scrapped in 1967
Shot taken a few years after closure
of Mottisfont station - taken from the signal box looking
north - signals are still in place, but track slowly being
taken over by weeds.
Picture taken from footbridge
looking north over the station & yard - signal box in
the background - taken after the line closed .
