Great Northern Bridge Plate?

tomdhall · Post by **tomdhall** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:52 pm

I have in my possession a cast iron (?) plate measuring approx 9" x 5". Can anyone identify it..
Thanks in advance

Redrock · Post by **Redrock** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:44 pm

I'm not sure its a bridge plate, they usually looked like the example attached, which is also bigger - 17" x 13"

Redrock · Post by **Redrock** » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:49 pm

Got It!

Its a GNR Level crossing number plate.

tomdhall · Post by **tomdhall** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:30 pm

Thank you Redrock! Mystery solved, the change of colour didn't help!

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:10 am

Just curious.

Does this plate relate to a specific level crossing and is it still possible to identify which one?

Thanks

Andy

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 2:23 pm

If anyone has any info as to what route would have been classed as GNR G4 then it should be possible to work out from a line diagram.
There again with it being a high number then a long distance route would be probable.
How many crossings are the between Kings Cross and Doncaster?

giner · Post by **giner** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:40 pm

A few, I think. There was one at Arlesey and another at nearby Three Counties, IIRC. I can't recall any south of that, though.

StevieG · Post by **StevieG** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:39 am

Not sure of GNR practice, but in view of records used in BR days (could well've had LNER or earlier, origins), it might be said that 'there are crossings, and crossings'.
Except for (at least) station barrow crossings, all were accorded numbers - not only roads, but also, e.g occupation, accommodation, bridleway and footpath crossings.
The furthest south ECML one listed that I can recall now, was the footpath across the line at Hawkshead, not far south of Brookmans Park station.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:02 am

I could be wrong but the G.N.R. bridge plates that i vaguely recall seeing back in the late 1960s & early 1970s south of Peterborough towards Kings Cross were slightly oval in shape and had a double-border around them with the letters G N R positioned inside the double-border at the top of the plate, most of them by then had been painted white/grey with the letters G N R, the double-border & bridge number picked out in black paint .

cambois · Post by **cambois** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:34 am

In BR days the furthest north crossing in England was No203 at Marshall Meadows At that time it had minature red/green lights

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:35 am

But that would have been an NER crossing and probably numbered from Newcastle, York or Shaftholme.

sss750 · Post by **sss750** » Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:05 am

It's a culvert plate.

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