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KingElvis
29-07-2009, 01:00 PM
1991 Closure

Just of the M6, nearly in someones backgarden. This was a 5.45am trip to the post and my first encounter with a Scottish tbar mechanism. I took me a few mins to work out how to unlock them.

Inside the post is ok but flooded. You have to balance on a very rusty paint tin to take the pictures. The water was just too minging to wade into at that time of the morning :fail

Not much remains inside, a poster and a few bits of paperwork is all.


http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/ROC%20Posts/Scotland/Kirtlebridge/IMG_6999CR2640x480.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/ROC%20Posts/Scotland/Kirtlebridge/IMG_7001640x480.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/ROC%20Posts/Scotland/Kirtlebridge/IMG_7002640x480.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/ROC%20Posts/Scotland/Kirtlebridge/IMG_7004640x480.jpg

A close up of the Scottish tbar mechanism. A much more considered design that the normal UK version. It locks itself on closure which is probably why there are nice posts up that way.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj20/tmole99/ROC%20Posts/Scotland/Kirtlebridge/IMG_7005640x480.jpg

BB
29-07-2009, 01:12 PM
:lol: that paint tin is quite scary to stand on!

boxfrenzy
29-07-2009, 04:46 PM
Sad as it looks very damp down there. Is that the first post over the border? There is something strangely facsinating about the flooded ones though.

Rebel
29-07-2009, 09:07 PM
oh well, i'm sure you'll find some minters up on your travels ;)

UrbanAssassin14
23-08-2011, 06:02 PM
That looks like a okay post to try my new Scottish Key when i go to scotland soon, but, How does the scottish key mechanism work?? :smile

Krypton
23-08-2011, 06:17 PM
Im sure it cant be difficult!

Putting the key in the lock is probablys a good start!

UrbanAssassin14
23-08-2011, 06:45 PM
Hahaha, well i would of thought so, but more technical details such as applying wieght to the hatch or not, which way to turn the key and how far, things like that :)