Ground Frames at Foley Park

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It is likely that access to Foley Park sidings was achieved by a ground frame, or possibly two ground frames located at opposite ends of the sidings, unlocked by the Kidderminster Junction - Bewdley South token. There may also have been an intermediate token machine, to allow trains to be shut in.

After the closure of the Bewdley-Kidderminster line, two two-lever ground frames were installed at an unknown date on the single line adjacent to the sidings, used to control access between BRBritish Rail or British Railways and the SVRSevern Valley Railway. It appears they each controlled a single trap point and associated FPLFacing Point Lock, equipment that physically locks points so that they cannot move., with an SVRSevern Valley Railway GF controlling traps in one direction, and a BRBritish Rail or British Railways GF controlling traps in the other.

References

A photograph showing a special train proceeding past the BRBritish Rail or British Railways/SVRSevern Valley Railway ground frames, C E Steele, 1979. Photograph uploaded to the RMweb forums. Link. Accessed 09/01/2015.