RA 8801 G.W.R. BRASS CASED TRACK CIRCUIT REPEATER EX TAUNTON AREA ship-zone-c This locomotive was built in

This locomotive was  built in  May 1906 and remained in service under the L

additionally the face has "70 SIGNAL" painted on it and the whole instrument has a great patina

This rare Taff Vale Railway collar was very similar in design to the GWR ones with the exception of having TRAIN ON LINE cast in raised letters

This large pattern Webb-Thompson train staff is a "B" pattern configuration (red) and has a brass casting at one end and is engraved with the section of line to which is applied

RA 8801 G.W.R. BRASS CASED TRACK CIRCUIT REPEATER EX TAUNTON AREA ship-zone-c This locomotive was built inA Great Western Railway brass track circuit repeater manufactured exclusively by R. E. Thompson & Co, these fine instruments were introduced in the early 1920s and is example is from this period. The give away to these early examples is the vertical Nickle plated support bar which has a ruby jewel fitted to reduce friction and the hand painted face. These were superior instruments and lasted up to later 1960s when they were replaced with cheaper