RA 8003 RARE G.W.R. WOOD CASED WATER TANK LEVEL INDICATOR. ship-zone-d the listing is for one

the listing is for one signal

If ever you've fancied having a railway signal in your garden then here's your chance

This bell is in totally original condition and well over 110 years old and in full working order

the lamp case is stamped l & S W R 162

RA 8003 RARE G.W.R. WOOD CASED WATER TANK LEVEL INDICATOR. ship-zone-d the listing is for oneThese rare Great Western Railway water tank level indicators are very scarce indeed, used in signal boxes to indicate to the signalman the lever of water in the large elevated tanks which supplied a number of water cranes around the station site such as Kemble or Pilning High Level. At Pilning for example water was pumped into the tank from a nearby Rhine (drainage ditch), when the water level was low a bell would ring in the box and the indicator