RA 7995 G.W.R. SIGNAL BOX WIRE ADJUSTER HANDLE (HEXAGON ) TYPE. ship-zone-f one this key was withdraw

one this key was withdraw from the instrument the signale line key token system was disabled preventing the signalmaen to withdraw token keys

now known as Garsdale was such a case at Alfred Sutton

A particularly nice example of an early Great Western Railway tapper block bell

A Great Western Railway 3 aspect handlamp manufactured by the G

RA 7995 G.W.R. SIGNAL BOX WIRE ADJUSTER HANDLE (HEXAGON ) TYPE. ship-zone-f one this key was withdrawA cast iron Great Western Railway signal lever wire adjuster handle to suit the hexagon type, this handle would have been wound either clockwise or anticlockwise to adjust the signal wire running out the the signal . The adjuster allowed the signalman to compensate the wires length due to expansion and contraction depending on the weather. These handles are very difficult to source!