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S&DJR Signal Register Part 3
S&DJR Crest Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
Signal Register (Part 3)
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This page is Part 3 of the Signal Register for the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR). It covers the S&DJR Branches to Highbridge and Burnham, Bridgwater and Wells. 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 3)
Bridgwater Branch Highbridge Branch Wells Branch

SIGNAL

No

EARLY

LATER

REMARKS

Highbridge Branch

Elbow Corner Crossing
Up Home 1 2W SR+UQ  
Down Home 2 SR+UQ  
PYLLE
Down Distant 1      
Down Home 2      
Down Starting 3     Abolished 1929
Up Advanced Starting 14     Abolished 1929
Up Starting 15     Abolished 1929
Up Home 16      
Up Distant 17      
Cockmill Crossing
Down Home 1      
Up Home 3      
Stean Bow Crossing
Down Home 1 2W    
Up Home    
WEST PENNARD
Down Distant 1      
Down Home 2      
Down Starting 3   SD+LQ  
Up Advanced Starting 20   L+LQ+AS  
Up Starting 21   SD+LQ Later RG
Up Home 22   L+LQ  
Up Distant 23      
GLASTONBURY
Down Distant A      
Down Home 1   L+UQ  
Down Starting 3 W+LQ L+LQ CA, SA
Down Loop Starting 4 W+LQ SD+LQ LB
Down Loop to Main Starting 5 W+LQ SD+LQ LB
Up Branch Home 23     RHS
Up Branch Distant FD     RHS
Up Advanced Starting 24   C+LQ  
Up Starting 25   L+LQ RB
Up Home 26   L+LQ SA
Up Distant FD   L  
Ashcott
Down Distant 1   LQ RHS
Down Home 2   SD+LQ RHS
Up Starting 8      
Up Home 9   SD+LQ  
Up Distant 10   SD+LQ  
SHAPWICK
Up Distant 1      
Up Home 2   L+LQ  
Up Starting 3   SD+LQ  
Down Outer Starting 12PULL     Abolished 28-May-1912
Down Inner Starting 12PUSH   L+LQ Renumbered 12 on 28-May-1912
Down Home 13   L+LQ  
Down Distant 14      
EDINGTON JUNCTION
Down Distant 1   SD  
Down Home 2      
Down Branch Distant 3      
Down Branch Home 4      
Down Starting 5     SA
Up Main Starting 31   SD+LQ J
Up Home 32      
Up Distant 33   SD+LQ  
Bay to Main Starting 34   SD+LQ J
Main to Branch Starting 36   SD+LQ J
Bay to Branch Starting 37   SD+LQ J
Huntspill Crossing
Down Home #     #Signals worked directly from gates
Up Home    
Bason Bridge

NOTE: This is the station GF - there were no signals controlled by the sidings GF

Up Distant 3      
Up Home 4   SR+UQ  
Down Home 5   L+LQ  
Down Distant 6      
HIGHBRIDGE LOCO
Up Distant 1   SD+LQ Later FD
Up Home 2   L+LQ  
  16PULL   L+LQ J
  17PULL   L+LQ J
  18PULL   SD+LQ  
Down Advanced Starting 21   SD+LQ  
Down Starting 24   SD+LQ  
Down Distant 23     Later FD
HIGHBRIDGE 'A'
Up Distant 1      
Up Main Home 2      
Up Goods Home 3      
Down Home 11      
Down Distant 12      
HIGHBRIDGE 'B'
Down Distant 1      
Down Home 2   L+LQ  
Down Starting 3   L+LQ RJ, CA, DA, later SR+UQ
(Lower arm removed 7-July-46?)
Up Main Home 9   SR+UQ J
Up Goods Home 10   SR+UQ J
Up Distant 11      
HIGHBRIDGE 'C'
Up Distant 4      
Up Home 5     Later LJ
Up Starting 6   L+LQ 2W, Later UQ
Down Home 18   L+LQ 2W, DA, SA, later UQ
Down Distant 19   L+LQ  
BURNHAM
Up Distant FD      
Up Home 2     J
Down Starting 4   LQ  
Up Loop Starting #     # 4PUSH in GF, RHS
Down Loop Home #     # 4PULL in GF, J

Wells Branch

Polsham
Up Distant 1      
Up Home 2   LQ  
Down Home 6      
Down Distant 7      
WELLS 'A'

Old lever-frame layout

To Glastonbury Outer Distant 1      
To Glastonbury Inner Distant 2      
From East Somerset Home 3      
To Glastonbury Starting 4     J, LG
To Glastonbury Advanced Starting 5      
To Tucker Street Outer Distant 6     LD
To Tucker Street Inner Distant 7     LD
To Tucker Street Starting 8     J, DA
From Tucker Street Home 27     DA
From Tucker Street Distant 28     LD
From Glastonbury Home 29     DA
From Glastonbury Distant 30      

New lever-frame layout

From Glastonbury Distant FD      
From Glastonbury Home 2      
From Tucker Street Home 15#   UQ #15 when  box open,16 to close
To Tucker Street Starting 25   LQ J, DA
To Glastonbury Advanced Starting 26      
To Glastonbury Starting 27   LQ J, LG
         

Bridgwater Branch

Cossington
Up Distant 1      
Up Home 2     RHS, 2W with Down Starting
Up Starting 3 PULL      
Down Starting 8     2W with Up Home
Down Home 9      
Down Distant 10      
BRIDGWATER
Up Distant FD      
Up Home 4   L+LQ  
Down Advanced Starting 13   SD+LQ  
Down Starting 14   L+LQ 6F

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