S&DJR Signal Register Part 2

This page is Part 2 of the Signal Register for the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR). It covers the southern part of the S&DJR Main Line from Evercreech Junction (exclusive) to Wimborne Junction. Please see the Introduction page for general information about the content and structure of this Register. There is also a Key to Codes for the Register and an alphabetical Index to Locations.

Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Signal Register (Part 2)
SIGNAL	No	EARLY	LATER	REMARKS
Main Line South (Evercreech Junction (exclusive) - Wimborne S&D Junction)
Lamyatt Crossing
Down Distant	1			LD
Down Home	1			DA, Signal renewed without change 11-Mar-1951
Up Home	3
Up Distant	3			Motor-worked arm
Bruton Road Crossing
Down Distant	1			LD
Up Distant	3			Motor-worked arm
COLE
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2		L+UQ
Down Starting	3		L+UQ	Previously L+LQ
Down Advanced Starting	4		UQ
Up Advanced Starting	11
Up Starting	12		L+UQ	RB
Up Home	13		UQ#	6F, #previously LQ
Up Distant	14
WINCANTON
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2
Down Starting	3		LQ
Down Advanced Starting	4
Up Advanced Starting	10
Up Starting	11		L+UQ	Previously LQ
Up Home	12
Up Distant	13
TEMPLECOMBE No 3 JUNCTION
Down Distant	3			RB
Down Main Home	4			J (3-doll), DA
Down Goods Home	5			J (3-doll)
Down Goods Starting	6
Shunt from Yard	17			'wrong-road' arm
Up Starting	18			6F
Up Goods Home	19
Up Main Home	20
Up Distant (Inner)	21			LD
Up Distant (Outer from L&SWR)				LD, SA
Up Distant (Outer from Stalbridge)				LD
TEMPLECOMBE No 2 JUNCTION
NOTE: Details are for the post-1933 layout alterations
Up SR Outer Distant	A		L+LQ	LD
Up SR Inner Distant	1		R+UQ	LD
Up SR Home	2	SD+LQ	#L+UQ	SA,#altered post-7/1955,pre-7/1957
Up Stalbridge Distant	4
Up Stalbridge Outer Home	5		L+UQ
Up Stalbridge Inner Home	6		L+LQ	UQ post-1949
Up Starting	9
Down SR Advanced Starting	22		R+UQ	DA
Down Stalbridge Starting from Up Line	24	L+LQ	#L+UQ	RHS, SA on RB, #altered post-7/1955 pre-7/1957 and doll height increased
Down SR Starting	25		L+UQ	J
Down Stalbridge Starting	26		L+UQ	J
Down Home	27
Down J3 Inner Home	28			Gantry. Signal renewed 27-Jan-1952.
Down J3 Outer Home	29		L+UQ	CA
Down Distant	31			Motor-worked arm
Up Goods Starting to Up Main	36		LQ	RHS, LB, arm replaced by ringed arm
Up Goods Shunt to Down Main	37		LQ	RHS, LB, 'wrong-road' arm replaced by ringed arm
Up Advanced Starting	41		L+UQ	6F, CA
Down J3 Goods Home	42		L+UQ	Gantry with lattice dolls. Signal renewed 27-Jan-1952 as 3'6" arm without ring.
TEMPLECOMBE No 1 JUNCTION
No details available
TEMPLECOMBE 'B'
Up Goods Starting	2			RHS, J
Up Main Starting	3			RHS, J
Up Main Advanced Starting	4			DA
Down Home	12			SA
Down Distant	(13)			LD, later FD
Common Lane Crossing
Down Home
Up Home
Henstridge
Up Distant	1
Up Home	2		L+LQ
Down Home	9
Down Distant	10
STALBRIDGE
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2		L+UQ
Down Starting	3		L+UQ	LB
Up Starting	13		UQ	Later SA
Up Home	14		L+UQ
Up Distant	15
STURMINSTER NEWTON
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2		L+UQ	RHS
Down Starting	3		R+UQ	SA
Up Advanced Starting	13		#R?+UQ	RHS, #by 1961
Up Starting	14		L+UQ	Originally SA
Up Home	15		LQ
Up Distant	16
SHILLINGSTONE
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2		L+UQ	Originally RHS
Down Starting	3		SD+LQ
Up Starting	14		L+UQ	RHS, LQ circa-1910
Up Home	15		R+UQ
Up Distant	16
STOURPAINE
Up Distant	1			`
Up Home	2
Up Starting	3
Down to Up Home	12			RB
Down Starting	13
Down Home	14			RB
Down Distant	15		?L+LQ
Milldown Crossing
No details available
BLANDFORD
Up Distant	1
Up Home	2
Up Starting	3		L+UQ	CA
Up Advanced Starting	4			RHS
Down Advanced Starting	24		L+UQ
Down Starting	25		R+UQ
Down Home	26
Down Distant	27
SPETISBURY
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2
Down Starting	3
Up Starting	7		LQ
Up Home	8
Up Distant	9
BAILEY GATE
Down Distant	1
Down Home	2
Down Starting	3		L+UQ	Previously LQ
Down Advanced Starting	4
Up Advanced Starting	15
Up Starting	16		L+LQ
Up Home	17
Up Distant	18
Bailey Gate Crossing
Up Distant	1			LD
Up Home	2			Replaced 1915
Up Starting	3			Introduced 1915
Down Home	11		R+UQ	LB, Feb 1948 renumbered 10
Down Distant	12			Feb 1948 renumbered 11
CORFE MULLEN JUNCTION
Down Branch Distant	1			LB
Down Branch Home	2			RB
Down Main Distant	3			LB
Down Main Home	4			RB
Up Starting	17			Replaced 1915
Up Branch Home	18			Originally RB
Up Branch Distant	19
Up Main Home	20			Originally RB
Up Main Distant	21
Lake Crossing
Up Home	#			# worked by single-lever frame, 2W
Down Home	#			# worked by single-lever frame, 2W
WIMBORNE S&D JUNCTION
Note: box closed 1-Apr-1928 and remaining signals taken over by Wimborne Junction (SR)
Down Distant
Down Home				DA (abolished 1/4/1928)
Up Starting				Abolished 1/4/1928
Up Home				Slot on Wimborne Junction (SR) signal
Up Distant				Slot on Wimborne Junction (SR) signal, replaced 1/4/1928 by new LD on Wimborne (station box) Down Home post