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This is 45047 at the head of the 07.35 Bristol to Leeds, the picture is taken at Nuneaton Abbey Junction on Sunday April 22nd 1979.
The reason the picture is scary (for me) is that it was taken from the top of a very tall signal. I am not happy with heights but the signalman suggested that if I wanted a really great shot I should go and climb the signal...really! Not wanting to be seen as a wimp I did just that. It was a high narrow ladder and as I approached the signal seemed to stretch to the sky. Up I went in time for the train, the camera was set at 1/1000 of a second more because I was shaking with fear than to stop the train. The driver opened up the Peak which was bad enough but the worst part was when the signalman dropped the peg back to danger, the whole signal shook.
Lord knows what would have happened to the bobby had I fallen off or 'froze' and couldn't get down, I know I was as white as a sheet when I returned to the box, the bobby just said "Did you get a good picture?"
On this day the bobby didn't care where I wandered, all over the tracks, in the box, no problem.
There should be a picture of another train, with the signal in the background, to accompany this shot.
45047 was built at Crewe Works, as D69 it went into traffic at Crewe North 18/10/1960. The Peak was withdrawn 03/08/1980 and cut at Derby Works in February 1981.
Copyright Geoff Dowling 22/04/1979: All rights reserved
Detail of New Street Signal Box, Navigation Street, Birmingham. Designed bu architects Bicknell & Hamilton and completed in 1966, it is now Grade II listed by Historic England.
Williton railway station in Somerset was opened by the West Somerset Railway in 1862 and closed by British Rail in 1971. It was reopened in 1976 as a heritage line. The signal box, which dates from 1875, is the only Bristol and Exeter Railway one still in use. It still operates the signals and overlooks the level crossing at the south end of the station.
Several Canadian National guards man the east side of Durand, Michigan if you approach. This was once the Grand Truck main line between Detroit and Chicago. New "Safe-T" signals provide the Christmas y feel.
Colorful
I'm in love with you
Colorful
Why am I loved by you?
Sending out signals from me
Sending out signals
Sending out signals to you
Sending out signals
Colorful
I'm in love with you
Colorful
Why am I loved by you?
Sending out signals from me
Sending out signals
Sending out signals to you
Sending out signals
Pinned this extraordinary looking elevator sometime ago.
2013 photograph: flic.kr/p/euKa95
Visited on my return from east Texas this year.
It's a peculiar build of steel plate fastened with bolts resulting in a ribbed appearance. Fascinating. Finished in black and white to show off its corduroy appearance.
Today, it's a platform for wireless antennas, signals.
Please press L to enlarge.
South of Tuam, was the one intermediate rural station of Ballygluin on the section to Athenry. Opened in 1860 as part of the Athenry and Tuam Railway. The station is now best remembered as “Castletown’ in the opening scene of John Forde’s original Irish ‘Rom Com’ the 1952 academy award winning movie “The Quiet Man featuring John Wayne.
Here’s 'Ballygluin’ as ‘Castletown’ in it’s heyday in the opening scenes of the movie the day Hollywood came to town..
Back in 1997, Ballygluin was still in relatively good condition, it seeing it’s last trains only a few years earlier, Faded CIE & Westrail posters still adorned the platforms, It’s Signal box, now overgrown & roofless good shed remained. Happily in recent years it has been restored as a visitor centre for the film and it’s future looks secure. At some stage it might see trains again even if only heritage again calling at this charming rural station.
More info on the restoration & visitor centre here..
A colour tinted version of my original Black & White shot from 1997 - T- Max 400 Asa - Red filter - Nikkormat/Nikkor 28mm
Abandoned cottage in the military range on the drive down to Stack Rocks in Pembrokeshire. The sky was a horrible murky grey, neither moody nor clear, not ideal but needs must when you dont have the luxury of a revisit I guess.
GBRf Class 66/7 No. 66790 passes the impressive lower quadrant semaphore signals at Bromfield, working the 6V75 Dee Marsh Margam daily steel train.
Signal light on the end of a jetty in Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo taken from a cruise ship as it left the harbor.
"Smoke signals"
Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (Rhône-Alpes - Isère)
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The Signal gasoline station, now Signal Pizza in St. John's neighborhood of Portland, was built and opened in 1939 as a gas station for the Signal Oil Company. It was in operation as a gas station until 1984, but changed brand from Signal Gas to Hellman's Golden Eagle Gas Station in 1954 and, in turn, became a Chevron station in 1965.
At Rye Railway Station, East Sussex. On the Marshlink line between Hastings to Ashford.
12th November 2022
(EOS 80D-2997-R)
Sam pointed out this neat dwarf signal at the diamond, and since the RoadRailer had yet to gain speed, I ran across with the fisheye to get a shot. One of my favorites from the weekend.
A position light dwarf signal protects the diamond as the NS 255 RoadRailer passes westbound on the NS Springfield District past the former Chicago & Illinois Midland tower in Springfield, Illinois, April 7, 2024.
The Signal Tower in Arbroath is located next to the picturesque and historic harbour, within the original shore station for the Bell Rock Lighthouse, The Signal Tower Museum tells the story of the lighthouse itself and of the local fishing and maritime industries.
Truro signal box is supposed to be closing before the end of the year. So here is a record shot of box, the semaphore signalling before 57602 leaves Truro with the 1A50 2145 Penzance - London Paddington 'Night Riviera sleeper train' 19/4/23.
Built in 1872 by Fox and Company Shipping Agents as a communication hub for passing trading vessels, Lloyd's Signal Station was used by a team of signallers using morse code and Aldis lamps to flag direct passing ships whilst communicating with London via telegraph.
Within five years the station was being used by over 1,000 ships per month. Operation of the station was taken over by Lloyd's of London in 1883 and it ceased operating in December 1969.. Restored by National Trust and leased by purchasors.
Heckington signal box in Lincolnshire was opened in 1876 and features a 1925 Saxby & Farmer lever frame.
The station was opened by the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway on 13 April 1859. It is now owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all rail services.
Daylight view of the home signal to CN's CTC "island" in Two Harbors from 2011. CN is installing CTC all the way from Two Harbors to Allen Junction as part of its PTC upgrades.
Chitahanto, Aichi, Japan, 2017
This was made during a recently completed photography tour of Japan that I hosted with Rohan Reilly.
As I don't often get an opportunity to speak to other photographers, I feel fortunate to have hosted such an accomplished group of photographers and, more than that, just a fine and funny group of people.