An UID Class 47 hauled Down service passing the grounded 'LONDON 50 MILES' sign at Milepost 50 in the Barford area, June 1979. Copyright Chris Burton.
46245 about to pass the 'LONDON 20 MILES' sign just north of 20th Mile Bridge, WGC whilst working a Kings Cross - Doncaster and return charter on 9 June 1963. The sign was later removed at an unknown date and its whereabouts is also not known. Further details and images are currently sought. Copyright Don Spicer.
A closer look at the 'Mallard' Commemorative lineside sign just north of Milepost 90 1/4 during summer 2007. The sign is located only on the Up side (as No 4468 was heading south down the gradient towards Peterborough on the speed record run in 1938) Note the cutout A4 atop the sign. Despite A4s 60007, 60009 & 60019 all having hauled charter trains past the sign during recent times since installation images depicting an A4 passing this sign appear non existent! Copyright Mick Barstow
LNER style lineside sign commemorting the World Speed Record for Steam Traction of 126mph attained on Sunday 3 July 1938 by A4 4468 'Mallard'. This sign is located on the Up side (only) between Essendine and Little Bytham, about 100 yards south of Milepost 90 1/4, between northbound signals P567 & P571. The bottom line of the sign currently obscured by vegetation reads 'JULY 3rd 1938'. This image was recorded during July 2007 from a passing train thought to be doing 125 mph UPHILL..Copyright Mick Barstow
'EDINBURGH 250 MILES' sign in situ 27 July 2007. Located between Retford and Doncaster on Downside at MP 143, just south of Torworth CCTV LC (143m 17ch). Copyright Mick Barstow. This sign is thought to be under Railway Heritage Committee scrutiny.
'EDINBURGH 150 MILES' sign in situ 27 July 2007. Located between Darlington and Durham at MP 55 (NE series from York), on the Downside towards the end of a straight stretch between Aycliffe and Ferryhill known as 'The Ponderosa'. The sign being located as the curve towards Ferryhill is entered. Copyright Mick Barstow. This sign is thought to be under Railway Heritage Committee scrutiny.
'LONDON 250 MILES' sign in situ 27 July 2007. Located between Darlington and Durham on the Upside, midway up the cutting at the south end of the viaduct spanning the River Wear at Croxdale, in the vicinity of (or possibly just north of) the former Croxdale station site at MP 62 (NE series from York). Copyright Mick Barstow. This sign is thought to be under Railway Heritage Committee scrutiny.
'HALFWAY - LONDON / EDINBUGH' sign in situ 27 July 2007. Located between York and Northallerton, north of the former Beningborough station site / 'The Sidings Hotel & Restaurant' (5m 42ch) and before the site of the former Tollerton station site at 9m 40ch. The sign is just beyond MP 8 1/2 (NE series from York) at 8m 25ch. Copyright Mick Barstow. This sign and its similar 'EDINBURGH -LONDON' sign on the opposing Upside are thought to be under Railway Heritage Committee scrutiny.
'EDINBURGH 200 MILES' sign in situ 27 July 2007. Located between York and Northallerton at MP 4 3/4 (NE series from York) on the Downside and south of the 'Half Way' sign Copyright Mick Barstow. This sign is thought to be under Railway Heritage Committee scrutiny.
'PETERBOROUGH 5 MILES' sign on the Downside laying just north of Milepost 71 recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'YORKSHIRE' sign on the Upside on the bank of the River Tees at Croft recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'STOCKTON' sign close up on the Stockton line recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'STOCKTON' sign on the Stockton line at Ferryhill, viewed on the Upside recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'LONDON 250 MILES' sign viewed in the Up direction, recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'DONCASTER 5 MILES' sign at Joan Croft Jn, north of Doncaster at Milepost 161 recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'LONDON 150 MILES' sign at Milepost 150 partly obscured by vegetation on the Downside between Bawtry and Rossington, south of Doncaster recorded 30 July 2007. Copyright Mick Barstow
'DONCASTER 5 MILES' sign (161 milepost) situated at Joan Croft Jc. The redundant Thorpe Marsh Power Station provides a backdrop. Recorded on 25 September 2007. Copyright Alisdair Anderson.
'BERWICK' sign recorded on 25 September 2007. Copyright Alisdair Anderson.
The Upside Border sign north of Berwick on the clifftop alongside Marshall Meadows Bay, to the east of Lamberton village recorded on 25 September 2007. Copyright Alisdair Anderson
The 'ROUTE OF STOCKTON & DARLINGTON RAILWAY 1825' sign located on the Down side, a quarter of a mile north of Darlington station at Parkgate Jn. Copyright Mick Barstow.
The 'obelisk' at Potters Bar recorded on Sunday 30 March 2008. Copyright Duncan Lang. This sign is visible on the Up side atop a slight embankment about 1/2 mile north of Potters Bar station. It is situated towards the corner of the Northaw Golf Club Course. It is approx 14 feet tall and bears the coat of arms of The City of London and also the lettering ''14 & 15 Vic. C. 146''. The sign once denoted the boundary whereupon tax was due on coal transported into the Metropolitan Police District of London. It has served no purpose since the Act was finally abolished in 1890. This is one of few survivors.
Another view of the 'Obelisk' at Potters Bar recorded on Sunday 30 March 2008. Copyright Duncan Lang.
A closer look at the base area of the Potters Bar 'obelisk' on Sunday 30 March 2008. Copyright Duncan Lang.
The 'Mallard' Commemorative lineside sign just north of Milepost 90 1/4, taken in the late evening light from a 100mph southbound charter on 24th May 2008. Compared with the images from 2007, the vegetation has been reduced, allowing the lower part of the sign to be seen. Copyright Alisdair Anderson
