RA 8801 G.W.R. BRASS CASED TRACK CIRCUIT REPEATER EX TAUNTON AREA ship-zone-c A BR(M) half flanged enamel

A  BR(M) half flanged enamel totem ROCHDALE

additionally the face has "70 SIGNAL" painted on it and the whole instrument has a great patina

This locomotive was  built in  May 1906 and remained in service under the L

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RA 8801 G.W.R. BRASS CASED TRACK CIRCUIT REPEATER EX TAUNTON AREA ship-zone-c A BR(M) half flanged enamelA Great Western Railway brass track circuit repeater manufactured exclusively by R. E. Thompson & Co, these fine instruments were introduced in the early 1920s and is example is from this period. The give away to these early examples is the vertical Nickle plated support bar which has a ruby jewel fitted to reduce friction and the hand painted face. These were superior instruments and lasted up to later 1960s when they were replaced with cheaper