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 op ...

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The junction is where the

Lydney Lydney is a town and civil parishes in England, 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 Bypass ( ...

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 s ...

(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 Railway signal, signals, track locks and Railroad switch, points to allow the safe operation of trains in the area the signals control. Usuall ...

to help with expansion and contraction of the cable over its length.

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