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WWI-era Signal Corps soldiers spelling 'HELL'...apparently no one in the background wanted to volunteer for the "O".
British Railways Type 4 1Co-Co1 class 45/1 diesel-electric locomotive number 45144 ROYAL SIGNALS of Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot approaches Collyhurst Street signal box at Miles Platting in Manchester on the Up Fast line with a Trafford Park Freightliner Terminal to Greenock Freightliner train (4S57). 18:20, Friday 1st May 1987
(1/250, F5.6)
Note, 45144 was built at British Railways’ Crewe works in September 1962 as number D55, and was named ROYAL SIGNALS without ceremony at Derby works on 30th June 1965. It was renumbered 45144 in week commencing 2nd February 1974. It derailed in Malago Vale carriage sidings on 21st December 1987 and was moved Bristol Bath Road Traction Maintenance Depot, being withdrawn the same day and stored until sold for scrap to Vic Berry Limited. It arrived at Leicester on 8th February 1988 where it was cut up in July 1988
Ref no KI/07286
Brayton Signal Box was a NER designed box that was situated south of Selby on the East Coast Main Line. It controlled rail traffic at Brayton Junction which was the route from Selby off to the port town of Goole which branched off the ECML. It became a Gate Box in 1973 controlling the level crossing and closed on 6th March 1988. The box has long been demolished.
Typical British signal box but not based on any one in particular.
Complete with levers, control panel, radio, faux switching mechanism on the lower floor and most importantly a mug of TEA!
Originally I designed it to go with the Winter Toy Shop etc so it had snow on the roof, Christmas lights and icicles. I will probably convert it next Christmas.
Designed in LDD and bought for my birthday by my wife.
We're at Mestre station looking toward Venice. This signal governs departing movements from station track three. The red over yellow aspect indicates that the route is clear, but a reduction of speed is required. Furthermore, the next signal displays a stop indication. The basic indication is quite similar to the North American Diverging Approach.
The speed of the divergence was indicated at the preceding signal, and is 30 km/h (25 mph) in the absence of advice to the contrary. The horizontal line to the left of the main signal upgrades the divergence to 60 km/h (37 mph). The "1" to the left of the main signal corresponds with a specific destination shown in the timetable. The train's driver thus knows not only the speed at which he can safely travel, but where the train is routed. Here, the "1" indicates that the train is routed to the linea Ponte Nuovo – the line over the new bridge, as opposed to the linea Ponte Vecchio – the line over the old bridge.
Mouse over the notes on the image for more information about the signaling.
I've also uploaded an image of the signal on the adjacent track (track 2).
On one of my walks out to the Iroquois river bridge along NYC's former Egyptian line as a child, I snapped this shot of the southbound distant signal to Kentland (Signal 60S) on June 2nd, 1984. I came back here as an adult and stole the number plate. View looks south towards Kentland.
In the NYC days, this was the southbound main track and the northbound was at left. Also, at left were 2 or 3 leads that ran into the water / coal facilities that were here and existed at left in the distance.
An impressive array of semaphores north of Redhill station looking towards Holmethorpe. Strangely 33 048 is stabled in a headshunt with 3 Mark 1 coaches. Does anyone know why - they are passenger carrying - not the normal mail vans associated with Redhill?
I am a member of a nonprofit program SETI @ HOME ( more details) and dedicating this photo to the search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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131485 'Crazy Cat" was originally a US Navy P-2V Neptune.
Used by the Army for special missions as an AP-2E/RP-2E.
Seen on display in the grounds of the Ft Novosel Museum.
Fulbourne was a GE Type 1 Saxby & Farmer box. The contracts for interlocking Fulbourne and adjacent Six Mile Bottom were awarded to S&F in June 1875 for £579 and £722 respectively. Horizontal lapped boarding has replaced the original vertical boarding below floor level with timber cross-bracing and diagonal interspersed with vertical boarding above. The rather ugly metal steps are obviously a later addition, but at least it still has its S&F type roof vent. Note the signalmans Renault R8 behind, a rather 'boxy' little car of the period. The box definitely appears to have a bit of a lean-on.
Looking west at the last original NP cantilever Signal on the BNSF Staples sub, and possibly MN. it was taken out of service on Febuary 24th 2016....:(
The Somerset & Dorset Type 1 box at Cole was situated a the south end of the up platform. The wooden structure opened in 1879 and contained a Steven & Sons Tappet frame of 14 levers including 3 push-pull levers, controlled the entrance to the small goods yard situated on the down side and two mains crossovers. The goods yard closed on 5th April 1965, the box following on 31st May 1965.
From a negative by the late C.L Caddy.
11 March 2010. Berkeley, CA.
This was a preliminary test shot for www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4426031201
Railroad signal bridge at Gilman St., Berkeley, on the former Southern Pacific railroad's "Cal-P" line (now owned by the Union Pacific).
Nikkor 24mm/3.5 PC-E lens (@ f/9), Nikon D3x Camera (@ ISO 200).
No emulsions were harmed in the making of this image.
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This shot was taken to emphasise the beauty of older architectural styles. It is part of the Signal Station at Mt. Nelson in Hobart. Published in Issue 75 of DC Magazine.
© Andrew Fuller. This image remains the property of Andrew Fuller, and as such, may not be used or reproduced in any form, in part or in whole, without my express permission.
Teesdale , County Durham , UK .
I keep going back to this location and each time I go back there is a little bit less / more gone , very sad .
Signals on the south face of the disused station - September 1978. The station is now DLR's Stratford High Street.
I keep on trying cell phones because it seems like that there should be a great picture somewhere.
Not this one.
However it is another good inertia demo. the cell phone is held on the golf tee with a little blob of wax. If I could somehow just balance the thing the result would be the same. It just doesn't have a chance to move much at all in this case.
The phone kept on being demolished after this picture. it was a pretty twisted mess.
Cheers.
Our new little tank resident making a home for himself. He keeps clouding up the water a bit with the digging but he's just so damn cute!
Midland railway signal box being transported on the M1 by County Lifting of Kettering..it left at J15 and appeared to head east along the A45..July 10 2014.
53/54/55/56 Route Levers, operated the circuit controllers adjacent to the main signal post for 38/52/57 signal via the mechanical detection in the points, which in turn selected the correct theatre route indicator and released the lever lock on the main signals.
Vitriol Works signal box located on the up side of the line at Chadderton. Tuesday 28th February 1989
Vitriol Works signal box is a British Railway London Midland Region type 14 design fitted with a 65 lever London Midland Region Standard frame that opened on 20th April 1954 in connection with the new Chadderton B electricity generating station, replacing a 1903 built Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company standard design signal box located a few yards to the north. An emergency replacement switch for 29R signal was commissioned on 4th March 1990 in connection with the closure of Middleton Junction West signal box. The signal box was rewindowed and a new set of metal steps were provided in the mid-2000s. The emergency replacement switch for 29R signal was decommissioned at 00:11 on 7th April 2013 in connection with resignalling at Castleton East Junction signal box
The signal box carries a British Railways London Midland Region maroon nameplate
Behind the signal box's location when the railway opened was Messrs Hannibal Becker and Company's works. It is shown on the 1848 Ordnance Survey map as Slacks Valley chemical works and although the works does not appear to have been rail connected the signal box's name is thought to originate from the works
The signals are (left to right) 34, 31, 26, 3 with 4 below, 47 and 44.
3 signal (sidings to factory sidings) is carried on a tubular post with 4 (sidings to up main) below it, located at the exit from the Up Sidings. The signals were abolished on 8th August 1993, along with the Factory Sidings and the Up Sidings.
26 signal (Up Slow Home) is carried on a British Railways London Midland Region tubular post located at the end of the Up Slow line with 25 signal (up slow to factory sidings) a London Midland and Scottish Railway 1941 type standard dwarf signal located on the floor. 26 signal was replaced by a three aspect colour light signal on 7th August 1998, 25 signal was abolished on 8th August 1993, along with the Factory Sidings and the Up Sidings.
31 signal (Up Fast Home) is carried on a British Railways London Midland Region tubular post located in the ten foot between the Up Fast and Up Slow lines. The signal was abolished on 4th March 1990 in connection with the closure of Middleton Junction West signal box.
34 signal (set back from down main to factory sidings or to up main) is a London Midland and Scottish Railway 1941 type standard dwarf signal located in the six foot between the Down and Up Main lines. The signal was abolished on 8th August 1993.
44 signal (factory sidings to up sidings) is a London Midland and Scottish Railway 1941 type standard dwarf signal located in the cess in front of the signal box. The signal was abolished on 8th August 1993, along with the Factory Sidings and the Up Sidings.
47 signal (set back down main to sidings number 1 or siding number 2) is a London Midland and Scottish Railway 1941 type standard dwarf signal located in the ten foot between the Down Main and Factory Sidings lines. The signal was abolished on 4th March 1990
In the distance 698 yards from Vitriol Works, Middleton Junction West signal box can be seen
Ref no 09672
The boarded up grade II listed Pontypridd signal box (Rhondda Branch Junction signal box) closed in October 1998, with 230 levers it had a modified version of the McKenzie and Holland's type 3 design, situated between the Taff Vale Railway and the Rhondda Branch in the Welsh Valleys.
Pontypridd was at one point incredibly busy with freight trains carrying coal to Cardiff, Newport and Barry Docks from the Rhonnda and Aberdare Valleys, making Pontypridd one the busiest railway hubs in the country, all controlled from this box!
The last coal trains from the valleys passed through Pontypridd in May 2016.
Taken through the window of class 142 'Pacer' 142010 working the 13.36 Pontypridd-Treherbert service.
Taken whilst traveling on the excellent value for money £13 'Explore Cardiff & Valleys' Rail Ranger, this is one of the places i had never been to before and will probably never go back too.
28th March 2019
Newly returned to traffic after 40 years of restoration, 78018 on hire to the Nene Valley Railway looks great on the first winter warmer passing the Signals at Sutton Cross.
A further box visit back in October 2015 was Ulceby Signal Box.
Ulceby had evolved to cover quite a significant area compared with its original area. It had a reduced frame and an IFS panel. There was also room for a panel to cover Brocklesby but this never happened.
Sadly the box was demolished with undue haste following closure, before the local S&T even had time to recover equipment for spares, the box coming down with everything still in place.
One of the new signals can be seen, ready for York ROC to take over.