Middle Forge Junction is an important junction on the
Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that ope ...
.
History
![Bilson, Cinderford, Coleford, Lydbrook & Lydney RJD 86](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Bilson%2C_Cinderford%2C_Coleford%2C_Lydbrook_%26_Lydney_RJD_86.jpg)
The junction is where the
Lydney
Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 1995 ...
to
Parkend
Parkend is a village, located at the foot of the Cannop Valley, in the Royal Forest of Dean, West Gloucestershire, England, and has a history dating back to the early 17th century. During the 19th century it was a busy industrial village with se ...
(High Level) and Lydney to
Norchard (Low Level) lines meet.
The name Middle Forge was chosen because the junction is close to one of three Forges in valley of the
River Lyd.
One forge is located near to
Tufts Junction and the other past
Lydney Junction.
Middle Forge is away from
Norchard and consists of a three lever ground frame locked by a
Token.
The Norchard Low-Level outer home is located on the
Lydney Town side of the junction and is interlocked with the ground frame.
The signal is the longest pull from
Norchard 'box and is worked from lever No. 13.
A cable tensioner is located behind the
lever frame
Mechanical railway signalling installations rely on lever frames for their operation to interlock the signals, track locks and points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control. Usually located in the signal box, the ...
to help with expansion and contraction of the cable over its length.
See also
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Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that ope ...
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Rail transport in Gloucestershire
Lydney