Posted December 30, 20213 yr ATTENTION, PASSENGERS! SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND SHARE IT WITH OTHER TRAIN STATIONS AND PASSENGERS))) https://ideas.lego.com/s/p:9ac43d8782ba4d8abd0ee7fdd3ee06af Railroad Signal Box. I want to devote this project to my grandfather (RIP), who has worked on the railway all his life. I am myself a big fan of the railway theme and have a large collection of Lego trains. The house of the track keeper is a very colorit structure and an irreplaceable attribute of any railway junction. This instance was inspired by a real Sheringham West Signal Box in UK. Hope this project will have a chance to become a real Lego set and be a good addition to any train collection. Thank you) Edited December 30, 20213 yr by Jefry Been
January 4, 20223 yr Author On 12/31/2021 at 1:27 AM, garethjellis said: Voted! Thanks a lot from a bottom of my heart! ) On 12/31/2021 at 3:01 AM, legotownlinz said: Supported Thanks, mate! Appreciate that) On 12/31/2021 at 3:32 AM, ivanlan9 said: Nice. Supported! Many thanks! Glad you like it!) On 12/31/2021 at 2:49 PM, Feuer Zug said: This is a well detailed signal box setup. Nicely done. Supported. I'm very happy you like it! Will appreciate if you can share with someone in the train theme)
February 5, 20223 yr This is a nice one, I like it very much! Supported. Details are cool, and the complexity level is optimal for an ideas entry. Good luck!
February 7, 20223 yr Author On 2/5/2022 at 1:19 PM, mdbz said: This is a nice one, I like it very much! Supported. Details are cool, and the complexity level is optimal for an ideas entry. Good luck! Huge thanks to you, mate! I'm really hapy you like it))
February 8, 20223 yr @Jefry Been congrats, you’re almost at the 1.5k mark!! Edited February 8, 20223 yr by M_slug357
February 8, 20223 yr Author 12 hours ago, LegoDW said: Supported! Hope they pick it, would look good on my railroad. So in mine too)) 12 hours ago, M_slug357 said: @Jefry Been congrats, you’re almost at the 1.5k mark!! Thanks! 1518 for now! Slowly but surely )
February 9, 20223 yr A great many years ago, there was a brief article in some South African science journal about an older man responsible for one of these signal boxes. At the time the only means of setting the turnouts was by muscle--strictly human powered. But the fellow was getting old enough that he was too weak to move the large levers inside the box (which you've modeled interestingly and creatively!). He didn't want to retire, and few younger men wanted to take his place. So he trained a baboon to move the levers for him! I wish I still had the article, but as I said, it was long time ago: I was in college in the 70s (I am now 75), and the article might have been from the 30s or 40s, possibly even the 20s. And certainly the motive power at the time of reporting was steam. I hope this makes it; I doubt very much it makes it into production, but it would make a lovely set, so I hope fervently I'm wrong!
February 9, 20223 yr 15 hours ago, ivanlan9 said: A great many years ago, there was a brief article in some South African science journal about an older man responsible for one of these signal boxes. At the time the only means of setting the turnouts was by muscle--strictly human powered. But the fellow was getting old enough that he was too weak to move the large levers inside the box (which you've modeled interestingly and creatively!). He didn't want to retire, and few younger men wanted to take his place. So he trained a baboon to move the levers for him! I wish I still had the article, but as I said, it was long time ago: I was in college in the 70s (I am now 75), and the article might have been from the 30s or 40s, possibly even the 20s. And certainly the motive power at the time of reporting was steam. I hope this makes it; I doubt very much it makes it into production, but it would make a lovely set, so I hope fervently I'm wrong! That's a crazy story, but google turns up "jack the baboon" with several links, e.g., this one.
February 10, 20223 yr Oh, wow. Thanks, Zephyr1934 for finding this. I never once thought to google. That's the guy and baboon. I recognize the picture of Jack pulling one of the levers. I saved the article. Makes me happy, besides giving me evidence that I didn't make the story up!
February 22, 20223 yr Author https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/sheringham-west-signal-box-lego-set-ideas-8672948
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