British Semaphores

A Worcester bound GWR train splits an aging pair of semaphores that guard the Moreton-in-Marsh station.

 

A newer set of power, LED headlights and a boring wedge frame don't really help this picture out, but don't think a redo will come so easily.. After hearing that my dad and I would have some time off and a car during our trip to the UK I instantly got on google maps to check if there was anything of interest nearby. This search lead me to Moreton-in-Marsh, a smaller town in the Cotswold's that had the pair of semaphores you see here. Form the very limited research I did on these oddball signals (at least for NA standards) I found that they managed to stick around as a result of GWR upgrades further down the line taking up too much of the budget. I had wanted a North facing shot at the station which was miles better than this. I was also running out of space on my SD card so in anticipation for this train I deleted every test shot I had taken while trying to get the prefect frame but due to some "infrastructure issues" that oncoming train seemingly vanished and all hopes for my better shot of the British semaphores with it as well.

Done