Pat Larkam Collection as it arrived at the Midland Railway Study Centre on 28FEB2013. |
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Box1 |
Specific Locations A - E |
Lever Arch |
Box1 |
Specific Locations F - L |
Lever Arch |
Box1 |
Specific Locations M - P |
Lever Arch |
Box1 |
Specific Locations S - W |
Lever Arch |
Box1 |
Misc Locations 1 |
Lever Arch |
Box1 |
Misc Locations 2 |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Misc Locations 3 |
Folder |
Box2 |
Settlebeck (Tony Walsh) |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Rules and Regulations |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Rules and Regulations (further copies) |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Detail Signal Drawings (copies) |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Signal Drawing Misc Notes |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Signal Box Diagrams (ex Dunbar) |
Lever Arch |
Box2 |
Books. Committees. Drawings |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Midland Railway Signals Vol.1 Misc S&T |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Midland Railway Signals Vol.2 Signal Components |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Midland Railway Signals Vol.2 |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Midland Railway Signals Vol.3 |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Accident Reports, Appendices, Distance Diagrams, Line Diagrams, Maps, Notices, Signal Box diagrams |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
S&T Signal Boxes and Equipment |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
S&T Lineside Equipment (for Butterley) |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Midland Railway Project Signal Forms |
Lever Arch |
Box3 |
Boxes, Lever Frames, People, Train Signalling, Works, Darby's Yard, Derby Area Maps |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Copies of Patents |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Railway Modeller 1971 (annotated) |
Magazine Binder |
Box4 |
Institute of Railway Signal Engineers Proceedings |
Box File |
Box4 |
Copies of Articles |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Early History Articles |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Articles General |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Articles |
Lever Arch |
Box4 |
Articles |
Lever Arch |
Box5 |
Correspondence |
Lever Arch |
Box5 |
BR Stores Catalogue September 1971 - Mechanical Signalling Equipment Book 1 |
Lever Arch |
Box5 |
BR Stores Catalogue September 1971 - Mechanical Signalling Equipment Book 2 |
Lever Arch |
Box5 |
Negatives |
Lever Arch |
Box5 |
Photographs |
c.74 wallets |
Box5 |
Photographs |
15 Tobacco tins |
Box5 |
Photographs |
Misc other envelopes etc. |
Box6 |
PCC (photocopies of secondary sources) |
Folder |
Box6 |
FPL Investigation |
Folder |
Box6 |
Signal Works |
Folder |
Box6 |
Signal Types |
Folder |
Box6 |
Development of MR Signals |
Folder |
Box6 |
Bromsgrove Works |
Loose file |
Box6 |
Track Information Gradients, Speed Restrictions, Distances etc. |
Folder |
Box6 |
Tablet Apparatus |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Six magazines (Backtrack, Steam World etc.) |
Loose |
Box6 |
MR Distance Diagrams Special Exercise Papers |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Signal History |
Folder |
Box6 |
Signal Box Diagrams |
Folder |
Box6 |
Rails and Chairs (in BR Notice of Special Service envelope) |
Envelope |
Box6 |
MR Project S&T Inventory |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Brackets, Arms and Lamps |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Crossing Gate Drawings |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Butterley Branch gradient profile |
Single Loose Sheet |
Box6 |
Loading Gauges |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Correspondence with Robert Humm re Signal Box drawing |
Loose |
Box6 |
Lock and Block |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Photocopy Mechanical Railway Signalling |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Photographs (photocopies of early officials) |
Envelope |
Box6 |
Photocopies of photographs of point rodding etc. |
Folder |
Box6 |
Sketches (inc Little Eaton Jc diagram and MR signal box nameboard lettering) |
Hardback folder |
Box6 |
Midland Railway stations. Manuscript with many original photographs c. 1971. |
Hardback folder |
Box6 |
People and Biographies |
Folder |
Box6 |
Misc (locations etc.) |
Folder |
Box6 |
Misc (locations etc.) |
Folder |
Box6 |
Copies of Published Books etc. |
Folder |
Box6 |
Photocopies of Pictures |
Folder |
Box6 |
Assorted photocopies of MR Signalling subjects |
Folder |
Box6 |
Copies of Articles |
Lever Arch |
Box6 |
Signalling Misc Photos and Papers |
Folder |
Box7 |
Facts and Figures |
Lever Arch |
Box7 |
Photocopy of Railways Around Stockport (Greg Fox) |
Loose |
Box7 |
Lever Nameplate exercise |
Loose file |
Box7 |
Scenes from the Past 11 Nottingham V Forster & W Taylor annotated copy |
Book |
Box7 |
Folder containing LMS S&T Dept memos and original diagrams. Addressed to Installer Thompson, Derby, part of LMS Sheffield District early 1930s |
Folder |
Box7 |
List of Signal Boxes in Trent and Derby area to be demolished and by whom 1970. |
Single Loose Sheet |
Box7 |
Large volume of assorted loose papers, including photocopies of secondary material, correspondence etc. |
Loose |
Box8 |
Framed portrait photograph of Harold Rudgard 1948 |
Framed & Glazed |
Box8 |
Group photo rear of Midland Hotel c.1930, centred on J.H.Follows General Superintendent, includes H.Rudgard |
Card backed photograph |
Box8 |
Loose A3 photocopies of primary material |
Loose |
Box8 |
LTS Block signalling. Explanation produced by LMS 1925, with Railway Signalling Co. 'blueprint' drawings, all overstamped Derby Museums 1974. |
Envelope |
Box8 |
Collection of LMS period goods wagon photos, evidently computer printed (marked 'colortone') |
Envelope |
Box8 |
Curves Over Which Different Classes of Engine Will Travel With Safety. Four folders presented by Sir Henry Fowler Feb 1927, one marked as being James Briggs' copy |
Envelope |
Box8 |
Instructions To Be Observed By The Signalman On Duty at South Junction, Mangotsfield. Pastebook of memos c. 1869 including earlier general memos, Regulation for Train Signalling by Block Telegraph System, March 1869, |
Original Paste Book |
Box8 |
The Train Control System of the Midland Railway, reprinted from the Railway Gazette July 8, 1921. |
Original |
Box8 |
Moderate volume of assorted loose papers, including photocopies of secondary material, correspondence etc. |
Loose |
Box8 |
Folder containing photocopies of Derby maps sourced from Derby Local Studies 1852 1900s |
Lever Arch |
Box8 |
Assorted Midland Railway parcel and goods waybills, most destined for Etwall GNR |
Envelope |
Box8 |
LMS Motive Power Depots folder containing plans and layouts of many Midland Division MPDs 17A Derby absent |
Hardback folder (original) |
Box8 |
LMS Interlocking Block Standard Diagrams wiring diagrams dated 1937 |
Folder |
Box8 |
Assorted Midland Railway official photographs, large format, mainly illustrating early signals |
Loose |
Box9 |
Colour photocopy of Farnsfield East signal box diagram dated 29JAN1892 |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Photocopies of a series of signalling layouts of M&GN signal boxes, some with locking charts; Melton Constable East, Sutton Bridge Station, Sutton Bridge East, Yarmouth Beach, Bourne West, Potter Heigham, Terrington, Walpole, Thursdford, Welland Bank Jc. |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Leicester Jc., Burton locking chart 1937, with amendments between 1938 1955. |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Copy of Spondon Jc. 1897 lever frame and diagram |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Southern Region traction power supply diagram 1954 |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Seven A2 photocopies of LMS Facing Point Lock mechanism engineering drawing dated 1937 |
Rolled |
Box9 |
LMS Standard signal drawing, one original with LMS Signal Assistant's Office stamp, plus three copies. |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Original signal box diagram from Gresley Station (Burton Leicester line) LMS period but no date right end missing. |
Rolled |
Box9 |
Photocopy of Midland Railway block telegraph stations 11APR1876. |
Rolled |
The Dunbar Collection |
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Ledgers |
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LMS Signal Box Register |
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Track Circuit Register |
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Locking Book No.12 (S&T memos only) |
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Locking Book No. 6 (data & memos) |
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Locking Book No.4 |
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Locking Book No. 5 |
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Laboratory Notes No.3 (1910/11) |
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Laboratory Notes No.4 (1912) |
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(Contains list of TCs 1 - 297) |
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Laboratory Notes No.5 (1912) |
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Laboratory Notes No.6 (1912/13) |
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Laboratory Notes No.7 (1913) |
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Laboratory Notes No.8 (1913/14) |
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Laboratory Notes No.9 (1914) |
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Laboratory Notes No.10 (1914/15) |
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Laboratory Notes No.11 (1916/17) |
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Railphone Experiments 1914 |
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Signal Works Apportionment 1885-1912 |
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Signal Works Apportionment 1914-1922 |
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Box 6 |
Signal Works MoT submissions 1932-1967 215mm x 335mm x 15mm A3 |
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Flat Plans |
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Wrights Siding |
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Sileby |
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Barron Hill |
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Loughboroug |
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Attenborough Station |
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Sileby |
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Higham Ferrers |
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Hayfield Branch |
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Loughborough |
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Calverton Colliery |
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Clenchwarton MGN |
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Walpole MGN |
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Tydd MGN |
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Ferry MGN |
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Weston on Trent |
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Annesley |
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Hellifield North Jn (locking) |
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Linby Colliery Sidings - MR tracing signed by P Prince dated 13DEC1893 with alterations dated 09MAY1966 (tracing fragile) |
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Neasden Midland |
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Mansfield South Jn |
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Trowell Moor Jn (locking) |
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Pinxton (locking 1975) |
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Woodhouse Mill No.2 |
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Stenson Junction (proposed renewal 1949 architects - never built) |
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Flitwick (locking) |
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Silkstream Jn (locking) |
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Bentinck Colliery (locking) |
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Spondon Station (brick base architect plan) |
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Linby Station (locking) |
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Matlock (detail of SB elevated superstructure) |
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Annesley Stn |
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Foolscap lever list: Linby Stn |
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Foolscap lever list: London Road Leicester |
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Foolscap lever list: Junction Road Junction |
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Foolscap lever list: Bentinck Colliery |
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Foolscap lever list: Saffron Lane Crossing |
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Box 9 |
Midland Pattern Signal Box (Type 4a) A3 Plus |
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LMSR Signal Box interior cross section |
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Midland Pattern Signal Box (Type 4b) |
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19 x drawings of signals and signal parts |
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10x drawings of frames |
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4 x A4 photocopied drawings of Rotary block wiring |
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2 x folders A4 photocopied papers relating to locking |
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Glasgow & South SC_body sm Rly Standard Drawing of Cranks & Compensators |
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Glasgow & South Rly Standard Drawing of Cranks & Compensator Soles |
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Rolled Plans |
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Brass name & number plates for double wire frames |
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LMS Train Tablet Sections (p6-8 only) |
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Neilsons Sidings 3 x locking charts |
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Willesden Cariage Shed South & North locking chart (2002 photocopy) |
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Neasden Midland locking chart (photocopy) |
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LMSR Tumbler Frame locking (extract) (photocopy) |
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Horn bar ex Midland frame (extract) (photocopy) |
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Special Bar Lock for 4� Centre Interlocking Frame (2 x photocopy) |
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Special Replacement Lock for 4� |
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Method of Interlocking between Detonator & Signal (3 x photocopy) |
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Wellingborough Jn interlocking chart (x2) |
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MR Tumbler frame (elevation & section) (photocopy) |
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LMS Signal Works Crewe 26MAY1933 example of tappet locking action (2 x photocopy) |
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BR(NE) Sequential Locking for LM Tumbler Frame 1952 (photocopy) |
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Langham Jn locking chart (photocopy) |
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Templates & Gauges for use on Lever Frames - Manchester S&T 28APR1954 (+ photocopy) |
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Edale Locking Diagram |
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GA & details components of REC Standard Frame (3 sheets + 2 x photocopies) |
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Rotary Interlocking Block - Blocking Back Arrangement - parts required. Telegraph Superintendent |
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LMSR (Midland Division) Automatic Gate Stop mechanism 07MAY1945 (photocopy) |
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Tewkesbury & Upton Train Staff & Key LMS Crewe S&T 28FEB1939 (original) |
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MR Hand Quadrant Lever (reissued by BR(LMR) 14JUN1955 from 1920 drg (photocopy) |
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Derby 20MAR1929 (photocopy) |
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Neilsons Sidings North signalling diagram no date (tracing) |
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Wellingbrough Jn locking chart (tracing& photocopy) |
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Woodhouse Mill detailed locking chart 1938 (4x rolled original/tracing) |
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Swadlincote West box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Gresley Station box diagram (office copy negative) |
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Bullwell Forest Crossing tappet locking diagram set of 8 turnover levers nd (tracing) |
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Chellaton Station tappet locking diagram (tracing & copy plus photocopy) |
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Beeston Station frame renewal 10SEP1950 signalling plan & locking (tracing) |
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Newton (Bedford - Leicester) box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Gaultney Wood (Market Harboro - Kettering) box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Dudding Hill Station box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Melbourne tappet locking diagram (tracing & copy plus photocopy) |
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Clay Cross South sequential locking (tracing) |
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Pilton (Luffenham - Manton) box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Pilton (Luffenham - Manton) stage diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Blea Moor tappet locking (photocopy) |
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Lights Siding Bedford box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Wellingborough North & south Sidings tappet locking (tracing) |
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Kettering Iron & Coal Co.s Siding box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Kettering U.D.Cs Siding box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Belper Goods Up Siding Frame box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Woodville Junction Stage diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Whissendine - removal of Up Home 2 - BR 12JUL1971 (tracing) |
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West Bridge Goods Yard |
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Neilsons Sidings tumbler locking plan (fragile tracing) |
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Heanor Tramway Crossing tappet locking chart |
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Little Eaton Station box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Leicester two chain plan |
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Shefford box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Oakham Level Crossing signalling plan - MR tracing heavily adapted by BR 07JUL1971 |
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Swains Park Crossing box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Woodville Station box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Frisby Station LMS signalling plan tracing adapted by BR nd |
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Melton Junction Frame box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Derby Station For Announcers Room tracing |
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Thrapston box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Cardington box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Branston Sidings No.2 box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Lenton Raleigh Cycle Co.s Siding GF diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Welby Sidings GF diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Saffron Lane Crossing Stage diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Market Harborough No.2 Stage box diagram (office copy tracing) (vertical pattern) |
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Stretton (Ambergate - Clay Cross) Ground Frame diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Henlow Camp box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Lingard Lane Colliery (Bredbury - Reddish Jn) box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Boothorpe Sidings box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Slacks Crossing (Hayfield) box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Humberstone Road New Wharf Stage box diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Willington Stage diagram (office copy tracing) |
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Rushden tappet locking (tracing) |
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Electric Check Lock for Standard Frame 1:1 scale |
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Sharpness Swing Bridge (several detailed drawings in tube) |
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Derby Signal Works (3 x photocopy) |
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LMS Eastern Division Standard Signal Arm & Fittings |
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MR Special Signal Arm (Spectacle in the Arm) |
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Rolled signal plans Shipley |
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Rolled signal component plans |
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Spondon Junction demonstration frame drawing (photocopy) |
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Roll of negative drawings on acetate inc. tumbler frame and Standard Signal Box (Type 4e) |
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Bradford |
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Keighley & Worth Valley. |
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Roll of 10 x photocopied drawings of MR Level Crossing Gate mechanisms |
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Plan & elevation of platform buildings Nottingham Station. |
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Nottingham Station signalling plan |
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Tappet locking examples from most pre-grouping railways for consideration by R.E.C. |
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Architect drawing of standard MR signal box (Type 4e) |
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LMS (Midland Division) standard signal x2 |
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Nottingham Station Signalling plan (linen |
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Lever drum and automatic compensator for double wire-worked trailable points. Maz J�del & Co. |
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Sketch shewing method of erecting signal box on girders. 16MAR1891 (water colour and photocopy) |
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Series of tracings compiled for use at Crewe signal works. |
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Armley Sidings 328x116 elevated signal box including site plan (negative) |
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Tumbler Interlocking Frame example (Spondon Junction) (negative) |
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MR Tumbler Interlocking 1899 pattern components (negative) |
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Desford Colliery Sidings diagram & locking 23OCT1970 |
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Flitwick locking chart and Hudson layout and locking |
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five sheets thought to be created as an example of MR tumbler locking. |
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LMS pattern signal box (Middlewich - left end missing off copy) (photocopy) |
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5 x original drawings of MR Level Crossing components |
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Thames Haven Junction original Signal Box diagram Jan 1937. |
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Detail of Tablet Lock B |
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MR Indicating Signal details. |
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Spondon Junction tumbler drawing with two associated detail drawings. |
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MR Standard Locking Frame drawing and standard tumbler components (photocopy) |
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MR Double Action Gate Machine |
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Arrangement and details of apparatus for working level crossing at New Street No. 2 Burton. |
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5 x original drawings relating to MR level crossing components (fragile) |
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Architects drawing x2 of frontage of New MR Station |
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MR Standard signal arms |
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Trent Station North Jn signalling plan immediately pre-PSB (Station and Trent Station South already demolished). |
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Trent Station signalling plan with North & South SBs. TCs coloured. 01FEB1966 |
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Leicester Station signalling plan 15JUL1965 |
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MR Standard 20 x 10 x 8 signal box (modern designation Type 3A) 1906 watercolour. |
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REC Standard Lever Frame |
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BR period gradient profile for ex-GNR Leen Valley |
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Train Staffs and Keys drawing...... |
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Sheet 1: |
13FEB1895 - Yate & Thornbury |
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Amman Sidings & Brynamman |
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Swadlincote Stn East and Woodville Pasr Stn. |
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West Bridge Branch |
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Daybrook to Annesley. |
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Barnoldswick Branch |
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Hampton Branch |
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Stockingford Branch |
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Hemel Hempsted Branch |
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London Rd Junc Nottingham. |
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Sheet 2: |
10MAY1895: Kettering & Loddington |
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Dudbridge Junction and Nailsworth |
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Dursley Branch |
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Farnsfield & Southwell Station |
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Llansamlet & Glais Junction |
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Stonehouse Station & Dudbridge Sids. |
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Gurnos Junction & Amman Sidings |
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Single Line Junction & Oxenhope |
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Fosse Road & West Bridge. |
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Single Line Jun. Barnt Green & Gas Works Sdg. |
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Yniscedwyn & Capel Colbren Junction |
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Six Pit Junction & Llansamlet |
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Leeds Forge Branch. |
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Sheet 3: |
23JUL1895: Desford Junction & Fosse Road |
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Mansfield North & Farnsfield |
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Pleasley Junc. & Pleasley Station |
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Dubridge Junction & Stroud |