Track Details in Photographs - Keith Norgrove

 
Photographs by Keith Norgrove, David Munn, Peter Tennant, Kevin Bruce, Russ Elliott, Philip Griffiths and Richard Spratt.

 

Bullhead track

 
Joint Sleepers

 
Following discussion on the use of wide sleepers and chairs at joints these pictures were taken on LUL's Central line. The first 3 show joints with wide sleepers clearly showing the wide chairs, the final picture shows an adjacent joint with normal sleepers.

 

Joint with 12 Joint with 12" timbers and wide joint chairs
Joint with 12 Joint with 12" timbers and wide joint chairs.

 

Close up of wide chairs. Close up of wide chairs.
Joint with 10 Joint with 10" sleepers and standard chairs.

 
Photographs taken at Old Oak Depot open day on 5/8/00, the pics below show round bar tie bars on a GWR 15' loose heel switch. Also chairing in tandem turnouts and a few odd chairs.

 

General view of turnout with 15' loose heel switches, note joggles on both stock rails.
General view of turnout with 15' loose heel switches, note joggles on both stock rails. 		 
Switches showing round tie bars, note front bar extended through holes in the stock rails to prevent the switches lifting.
Switches showing round tie bars, note front bar
extended through holes in the stock rails to prevent the switches lifting.

 

Open switch detail Open switch detail
Closed switch detail. Closed switch detail.

 

Heel joint showing tight and loose heel chairs.
Heel joint showing tight and loose heel chairs. 		 
Use of bridge chairs under closure rails, its not only modellers have trouble fitting the chairs on the timber.
Use of bridge chairs under closure rails. Its not only modellers have trouble fitting the chairs on the timber.

 

 

Shows use of bolted half chairs in tandem turnout where normal or bridge chairs won't fit.
Shows use of bolted half chairs in tandem turnout where normal or bridge chairs won't fit. 		 
More bolted half chairs and a special wing rail.
Use of bridge chairs under closure rails.
More bolted half chairs and a special wing rail.

 

2 - bolt chairs, fitted with old keys and new spring steel keys where the timber one has fallen out in bits.
2 bolt chairs, fitted with old keys and new spring steel keys where the timber one has fallen out in bits. 		 
So your tiny drill broke, just leave it in, that's what the real platelayers do.
So your tiny drill broke, just leave it in, that's what the real platelayers do.

 

And a 3 - bolt chair for the LMS fans. And a 3 - bolt chair for the LMS fans.

 

WR through bolted chair for 95lb BH rail.
WR through bolted chair for 95lb BH rail. 		 
OOT chair for use with 97 ½ lb BH rail, has larger squarer jaws than the standard AS1 chair.
OOT chair for use with 97 ½ lb BH rail, has larger squarer jaws than the standard AS1 chair.

 

 

LNWR standard S1 chair. LNWR standard S1 chair.
LMS railway AS2 chair a slightly narrower version of the standard AS1 chair. LMS railway AS2 chair a slightly narrower
version of the standard AS1 chair.

 

 

LNWR BH joint chair company version of the later AS1J standard chair. LNWR BH joint chair company version of
the later AS1J standard chair.
Great Central Railway Bullhead chair. Great Central Railway Bullhead chair.

 

 

Midland Railway Bullhead chair. Midland Railway Bullhead chair.
North Staffordshire Railway BH chair. North Staffordshire Railway BH chair.

 

 

Elephant ear insulated rail joint. Elephant ear insulated rail joint.
Suspension test joint. Suspension test joint.

 
The below 6 photos show an inset point and double slip at the old Charles Roberts wagon works at Horbury near Wakefield.

 

 

Inset point.
Inset point.

 

 

Double slip.
Double slip.

 

 

Inset point.
Double slip.

 
Return to Modelling Resources Index