GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd109a

Close up of image 'gwrhd109' showing the passenger buildings on the up platform and the large disc signals provided in lieu of semaphore arms. Because of the canopy and the curve of the line it was necessary for the GWR to provide a signal for both the platform and the centre line but with a 'sighting' board placed behind them to help drivers to see whether or not it was safe to proceed (see 'gwrhg1114a' for an example employed at Hall Green). In this instance the GWR have resolved this problem by using large pivot signals. The disc's background colour of white acting as the sighting board and the black stripe acting as the signal arm.

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