Switch stands and point levers

[marknewton]

An interesting display of switch stands and point levers at Suzaka station on the Nagano Railway:

 

 

A varied collection!

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[marknewton]

And a lever frame at Yashiro:

 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[bikkuri bahn]

Yes, a nice frame there, unfortunately no longer operational:

 

*nitpick: it's on the Yashiro Line, but the station is Matsushiro.  Very atmospheric station typical of rural railways pre-1980's, perhaps the most so on the Nagaden- went there a few years ago after seeing a feature in the national timetable about it, on a rainy day, would like to visit again on a fair weather day.

 

Website w/more pics:

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kihakisahakikuha/61732531.html/

[Dani]

This is not japanese related, but beautiful to see: the old interlocking table from França Station in Barcelona:

[marknewton]

*nitpick: it's on the Yashiro Line, but the station is Matsushiro.

 

I wasn't sure of the station name, trust me to get it wrong!  Thanks for the correction, BB.

 

It looks to be worth a visit alright, thanks also for posting the blog.

 

All the best,

 

MArk.

[marknewton]

...beautiful to see: the old interlocking table from França Station in Barcelona...

 

Beautiful alright! We had some signal boxes here with miniature levers like these, they were known locally as Kellogg levers - not sure why.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[bikkuri bahn]

We had some signal boxes here with miniature levers like these, they were known locally as Kellogg levers - not sure why

 

That's an interesting observation.  After a little sleuthing, I found the name Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, of Chicago.  Perhaps their equipment or designs also had railway applications, such as in the remote operation of points.