Mystery apparatus at Radstock
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:22 am
Having been delighted by the discovery that 223 of Ron Toop's S&D photographs have been put online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/midsomer-norton-south-station/sets/72157629882634822/page1, I've been poring over a particular favourite shot of mine taken from Tyning's Incline at Radstock, and noticed a mystery artefact the purpose of which I should be pleased to see explained. Here is an extract from the photograph which I have annotated to identify the artefact in question, and its position relative to various railway features.
The location is immediately adjacent to Tyning Colliery batch (spoil heap) and thus well within North Somerset Coalfield territory. I mention this due to the possibility that the apparatus is related to coal mining activity in the area, but I think it is more likely that it forms part of the signalling installation. Two such possible applications occur to me, but I'll keep them to myself for the moment in the hope that some erudite contributor can state authoritatively what this apparatus is.
The location is immediately adjacent to Tyning Colliery batch (spoil heap) and thus well within North Somerset Coalfield territory. I mention this due to the possibility that the apparatus is related to coal mining activity in the area, but I think it is more likely that it forms part of the signalling installation. Two such possible applications occur to me, but I'll keep them to myself for the moment in the hope that some erudite contributor can state authoritatively what this apparatus is.