British Railways The English Electric Company Limited Type 1 Bo-Bo class 20/0 diesel-electric locomotive numbers 20103 (leading) and 20186 of Toton Traction Maintenance Depot pass Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box 2 signal with an empty merry-go-round coal train from Staythorpe “B” Power Station. Friday 7th April 1989

Note, 20103 was built by The English Electric Company Limited (works number 3009) at the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Limited Locomotive Works (works number 8261) at Darlington in 1961 for British Railways as number D8103, being renumbered 20103 in April 1974. It was stored unserviceable in week commencing 5th December 1982 and was withdrawn from Immingham Traction Maintenance Depot in week commencing 19th December 1982. By 22nd May 1982 it was stored at Frodingham (Scunthorpe) Traction Maintenance Depot and by 11th February it was stored at Springburn works. It was reinstated to Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot in week commencing 26th February 1984

2 signal (Up Line Home) with Fiskerton Junction signal box 2 signal (Up Distant) / Morton Crossing Ground Frame 5 signal (Up Distant) below it was carried on a tubular steel post that was commissioned on 21st December 1969, the signal arm being 22 feet 6 inch above rail level

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British Railways British Rail Engineering Limited class 150/1 ‘Sprinter’ two car diesel-hydraulic multiple unit number 150113 (57113, 52113 (nearest)) of Derby Etches Park Traction & Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot forming the daily 14:10 Birmingham New Street to Cleethorpes (1E91) passes Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box with Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box 5 signal protecting the level crossing. Friday 7th April 1989

Note, 150113 was built by British Rail Engineering Limited at York works in 1985 for British Railways as number 150113. Driving Motor Standard Lavatory number 52113 was damaged at Westbury on 2nd March 1987 and while it was under repair at York Driving Motor Standard number 57113 was paired with Driving Motor Standard Lavatory number 52102 as set number 150102 until set number 150113 (52113, 57113) was restored to traffic in July 1987

Fiskerton signal box was located by the Down line alongside Station Road level crossing and was a Midland Railway Company type 3a design that opened 6th July 1902 fitted with a 16 lever Midland Railway Company Tumbler frame. If it was not originally named Fiskerton Station then it would become Fiskerton Station after the opening of the adjacent Fiskerton Junction signal box on 7th April 1929. It was reduced to a non block post on 2nd December 1934 when the absolute block section was extended to between Fiskerton Junction and Rolleston Junction signal boxes. It closed on 22nd October 2016 and level crossing was converted to a manned level crossing (full barriers) normally automatically operated with obstacle detection crossing controlled from the Netherfield workstation in the East Midlands Control Centre from 24th October 2016

5 signal (Down Line Home) was commissioned on 21st December 1969 carried on a what appears to a former wooden telegraph post, the signal arm being 22 feet 6 inch above rail level. It was replaced by a modern monstrosity in 2008 or 2009

The yellow painted Midland Railway Company mile post shows that the location is 12½ miles from the zero at London Road Junction at Nottingham

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The track diagram suspended from the ceiling in Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box. Friday 7th April 1989

Fiskerton signal box was located by the Down line alongside Station Road level crossing and was a Midland Railway Company type 3a design that opened 6th July 1902 fitted with a 16 lever Midland Railway Company Tumbler frame. If it was not originally named Fiskerton Station then it would become Fiskerton Station after the opening of the adjacent Fiskerton Junction signal box on 7th April 1929. It was reduced to a non block post on 2nd December 1934 when the absolute block section was extended to between Fiskerton Junction and Rolleston Junction signal boxes. It closed on 22nd October 2016 and level crossing was converted to a manned level crossing (full barriers) normally automatically operated with obstacle detection crossing controlled from the Netherfield workstation in the East Midlands Control Centre from 24th October 2016

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Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box by the Down line alongside Station Road level crossing. Friday 7th April 1989

Fiskerton signal box was a Midland Railway Company type 3a design that opened 6th July 1902 fitted with a 16 lever Midland Railway Company Tumbler frame. If it was not originally named Fiskerton Station then it would become Fiskerton Station after the opening of the adjacent Fiskerton Junction signal box on 7th April 1929. It was reduced to a non block post on 2nd December 1934 when the absolute block section was extended to between Fiskerton Junction and Rolleston Junction signal boxes. It closed on 22nd October 2016 and level crossing was converted to a manned level crossing (full barriers) normally automatically operated with obstacle detection crossing controlled from the Netherfield workstation in the East Midlands Control Centre from 24th October 2016

Above the operating floor windows was a Midland Railway Company nameboard and below the operating floor windows was a British Rail corporate identity printed design nameplate

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Fiskerton Station Ground Frame signal box by the Down line alongside Station Road level crossing. Friday 7th April 1989

Fiskerton signal box was a Midland Railway Company type 3a design that opened 6th July 1902 fitted with a 16 lever Midland Railway Company Tumbler frame. If it was not originally named Fiskerton Station then it would become Fiskerton Station after the opening of the adjacent Fiskerton Junction signal box on 7th April 1929. It was reduced to a non block post on 2nd December 1934 when the absolute block section was extended to between Fiskerton Junction and Rolleston Junction signal boxes. It closed on 22nd October 2016 and level crossing was converted to a manned level crossing (full barriers) normally automatically operated with obstacle detection crossing controlled from the Netherfield workstation in the East Midlands Control Centre from 24th October 2016

Above the operating floor windows was a Midland Railway Company nameboard and below the operating floor windows was a British Rail corporate identity printed design nameplate

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