The 2010's in North Wales - A decadian retrospect (14)
A major signalling upgrade between Holywell and Abergele saw the centerpiece semaphore signalling and stringmaster signalboxes consigned to history, with the procession of trains now controlled via a computer in Cardiff. In the final week of the pulley system as implemented by bowler hatted engineers many moons ago, 150262 hares off towards Rhyl on a Holyhead - Cardiff working whilst 67015 helming the 09:50 Manchester Piccadilly - Holyhead gives the 'Sprinter' a matey nod as it bears down upon the infamous 'drainpipe' bracket signals at Abergele. Coming about via a hasty improvisation, the 'bracket' signals were the frame for thousands of photographs between 1986 and the final 'switching off' date of 23rd March 2018.
21st March 2018.
The 2010's in North Wales - A decadian retrospect (14)
A major signalling upgrade between Holywell and Abergele saw the centerpiece semaphore signalling and stringmaster signalboxes consigned to history, with the procession of trains now controlled via a computer in Cardiff. In the final week of the pulley system as implemented by bowler hatted engineers many moons ago, 150262 hares off towards Rhyl on a Holyhead - Cardiff working whilst 67015 helming the 09:50 Manchester Piccadilly - Holyhead gives the 'Sprinter' a matey nod as it bears down upon the infamous 'drainpipe' bracket signals at Abergele. Coming about via a hasty improvisation, the 'bracket' signals were the frame for thousands of photographs between 1986 and the final 'switching off' date of 23rd March 2018.
21st March 2018.