GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Queens Head Yard: gwrqhy1997

A British Railways guards van of a down freight is seen passes Queens Head Sidings Signal Box on 19th September 1964. Robert Ferris writes 'In addition to the central white tail lamp this brake van carries two red side lamps - This side lamp requirement was the result of a new BR rule (introduced circa 1949) applicable to the brake vans of trains which had either an unbraked rear part or were totally unbraked. I am also lead to believe that when in loops or running on relief lines the side lamp nearest to the next facing running line was required to have a white light in place of the red. For information the requirement for two red side lamps had previously been discarded on the GWR with the introduction of their 1933 Rule Book, with the following exception (Rule 121) Where trains travel in the same direction on parallel lines, special regulations for head, side and tail lamps will be issued as necessary. The 1936 General Appendix required On relief lines only one side lamp is required, instead of two and this light must be on the side farthest from the Main running line.'

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