Don't worry David, I got a photo of the frame in 1974 when I asked the
signalmen to stop for 20 secs (it was actually closer to 1 min). That photo
has been published a number of times. Bob
On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 1:15:51 AM UTC+11 Bob Pearce wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Espee8800 – many thanks for the pics from A Box and of the surrounds.
>
>
>
> I did visit the Box after it went colour light signalled and the panel at
> the platform end of the box occupied the space where the first 30 levers
> had been.
>
>
>
> I never got a photo of the frame either and although all same the McKenzie
> and Holland frames used in west Aust; our floor plates had two slots –
> Signals in the furthest, and points and bars in the other, compared to the
> Victorian style McK & H frames which had the 3 slots to hold the lever in
> place.
>
>
>
> I also visited both Boxes B & C and never got photos of them either.
>
>
>
> Keep up the photo posting, I am enjoying these.
>
>
>
> Bob in Perth
>
>
>
> *From:*tramsdo...@... tramsdo...@...> *On
> Behalf Of *espee8800
> *Sent:* Sunday, 17 October 2021 7:54 PM
> *To:* tramsdownunder tramsdo...@...>
> *Subject:* Re: [TramsDownUnder] Re: More snaps from World War II.
>
>
>
> I only went up it once as Flinders Street A Box and the viaduct signals
> never had its own Electrical Fitter, well not in my time at the Flinders
> Street district. All maintenance was done by weekend 'maintenance shifts',
> an operation where about 7 or 8 suburban Electrical Fitters and their
> assistants would get a weekend overtime shift. The worst part about the
> climb was getting onto the ladder from the track; not unsafe but certainly
> a bit nervy. Once upon the bridge it was just like being on any signal
> bridge except it was a further distance from ground level. I once spent 10
> days during the Royal Melbourne Show period and we only had one little
> problem in that time. The rest of the time was spent being on call on the
> operating floor with many magazines read, a bit of photography both from
> the box and walking across the Yarra River bridge, and best of all learning
> a portion of the frame - the Ports and 'Sallys' section. It was a busy
> busy place keeping the three signalmen and the block 'boy' on their toes.
> The one thing I can't reconcile was the complete lack of photography inside
> the box; no pictures were taken of the frame especially seeing it was one
> of two boxes in Victoria with levers on both sides of the building, Dudley
> Street was the only other.
>
>
>
> Here are a few from that time. Apologies for there being no trams but
> they are electric suburban trains -- well almost.
>
>
>
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2021 at 12:30, Mark Skinner eme...@...> wrote:
>
> Compared to working on footboards of tramcars though...
>
>
>
> On Sun, 17 Oct 2021, 10:42 am Bob Pearce, pro...@...> wrote:
>
> Nice pics indeed.
>
>
>
> I’m not sure that OH&S or Worksafe or whatever name is being used this
> week, would be thrilled about someone having to climb up and work on the
> gantry just in front of the semaphore gantry.
>
> There seem to be a lot of quite tall and vertical ladders on that thing –
> not for the faint hearted I suspect.
>
>
>
> Certainly not this little black duck anyway.
>
> Bob in Perth, who used to climb such creations in a past working life.
>
>
>
> *From:*tramsdo...@... tramsdo...@...> *On
> Behalf Of *Andrew Cook
> *Sent:* Saturday, 16 October 2021 2:15 PM
> *To:* TramsDownUnder tramsdo...@...>
> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] Re: More snaps from World War II.
>
>
>
> Note the old-style helmets on the coppers.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew Cook.
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