Running In Boards
| Running In Boards may not be the most glamorous of
railway artefacts, but they are most certainly important! As a train pulls into
the station, probably still moving at some speed, the targets or totems can be
difficult to read, but a large running in board proclaiming the name of the
station is hard to miss. They have taken on different styles down the years,
and at times have been removed for reasons of national security, but still
perform the same task today as always, though some modern ones seem to have
become joint running in board and advertising hoarding!
Here is a selection: |
| An all concrete board that was used at Baynards. Concrete was
a favourite material of the Southern Railway and, as can be seen on these
pages, one they used in numerous designs.
photograph by Keith Harwood |
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Southern Railway concrete and wrought iron brackets with BR(S) enamel
signing. There wasn't much point having the small totem alongside as well!
photograph by Keith Harwood |
| A fine example at Eridge of how concrete architecture can
look good, even when "chunky".
photograph by Keith Harwood |
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Forest Row's board is similar to that at Bramber, but
with thinner concrete posts.
photograph by Keith Harwood |
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This page was last updated 13 July 2003
