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 Sea Lane Crossing - 6 March 2003

Preparing to lift the Cabinet ©Alan Grieve On 6 March 2003, Alan Grieve travelled up to Sea Lane Crossing, Dunster to view the Railway's Signal and Telegraph Gang installing the new crossing cabinet.

No 33048 arrived from Williton with the cabinet and the crane which was used to lift the box into position. Then the Gang took the chance to remove and take away some old signal posts...

Of course, our intrepid FOMS Chairman took his camera along...

Click on the thumbnail below for a bigger picture.

No 33048 arrives with cabinet and crane
Arrival
The base awaits the cabinet
Base station
Preparing to lift
Lift Prep
The cabinet is lifted
The Lift
Nearly in position
Nearly there...
In position
Settled

Pristine wiring
Pristine wiring
Kevin Weston makes good
Making good
Removing old crossing signal post
Post removal
Mind my loco
Mind my loco

All images are © Alan Grieve

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