Tablet & Staff works at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey railway

Thanks to our colleagues Peter and Dan at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey railways s and t department we get to see the recent installation of tablet machines between Embsay and Stoneacre and also the miniature staff machines between Stoneacre and Bolton Abbey (the latter used as an electric staff system rather than a pair of instruments whilst the works to ring Bolton Abbey box into use continue.
For interest the miniature staff instruments hark from the ex Longmoor military railway and are the only used as designed versions in English use, the nearest being the Ffestiniog versions in Wales converted to digital operation.

[@wideyxyz2271]

Fascinating stuff. Never get tired of seeing these operations.

[@southyorkshireman]

Is there any chance of a video showing how a tablet is taken out and replaced on a no.6 machine? Also would be interesting to understand what turning the separate commutator actually does in the process.

[@irseminorrailwayssection9491]

The separate commutator is the signallers visual reminder. , il ask Pete if he can get a little video of withdrawing a tablet for you

[@southyorkshireman]

Thanks!

[@Jonno180556ADI]

Surely when the other signalman replaced the tablet he should have sent 3-5 which should have been acknowledged which would have returned the marker on the machine to “in”

[@irseminorrailwayssection9491]

It was only done during a private visit, the other signaller ( human at the other end) was actually one of the team so apologies if things not quite aufait but yo7 know what us s & t are like 😅

[@Jonno180556ADI]

@@irseminorrailwayssection9491 😂😂 It’s just that I use those a lot and noticed he had to ask for another single plunge to get the flag to be right. I know if you don’t get it right and get the flags at both ends correct it can make getting a tablet out for the next train fun!!😂😂