Curious object on platform at Horley Station

[Railcar]

Horley Station platform one (the up slow) has a curious object mounted firmly on a concrete block and surrounded by low railings.


Obviously the base for something heavy. The padlocked cabinet in the background suggest electricity was involved. Might it have been part of a crane or jib to do with the traveling post office for offering or collecting mail bags as the train roared past?

 

[JonathanH]

Isn't that the support for the DOO monitors (since removed).

See this picture found on the internet, looking at the tracks through platform 1 and 2 and showing DOO monitors on platform 1 under the bridge.

 

[Railcar]

Fair enough. Must have been for short trains. That's roughly the middle of the platform.

 

[Ted633]

Fair enough. Must have been for short trains. That's roughly the middle of the platform.

Correct, that was where the 4 car stop was, which was the norm at Horley up until a few years ago

 

[Nicholas Lewis]

Correct, that was where the 4 car stop was, which was the norm at Horley up until a few years ago

Connex 319's worked the Horsham stoppers for a number of years which were generally 4 cars