Re: When did (most of) the stub switches disappear?
| March 04, 2015 03:22PM |
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1955 photo of Sargents show a stub on the passing track crossover to the mainline (almost opposite the W.T.)
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Also at Sargents in 1940 the first turnout facing off the T.T. that may have been replaced by bladed points by the time of the above picture.
Jefferson was most likely Stubs to the end as was Como although there was one bladed point close to the Depot there.
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Also at Sargents in 1940 the first turnout facing off the T.T. that may have been replaced by bladed points by the time of the above picture.
Jefferson was most likely Stubs to the end as was Como although there was one bladed point close to the Depot there.
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