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A close-up of the semaphores at the south end of platform 7 at Shrewsbury. The signal remain here today.
Pictured are 31126 and 47311. The 47 was named 'Warrington Yard' on 30-6-88, I would think this was taken soon after that date.
An early morning view looking towards Pilibhit Junction East signal box [90 levers frame] and a selection of the lower quadrant semaphore signals it controls. To the left of the signal box the line from Tanakpur curves in, the line straight ahead is for Mailani Junction and beyond the stock sidings and road crossing, the line south to Shahjahanpur Junction curves away to the right.
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66131 passes through Wrawby junction working the 6H77 Immingham to Drax power station loaded biomass hoppers. The shot was taken from a foot crossing on the Brigg line which afforded a different view of the junction looking east towards Barnetby East signal box. Wrawby signal box is out of view on the left. Sadly, only a few more operational months remain for these semaphore signals as a result of the Network Operating Strategy where all signalling in the UK will be controlled from 12 railway operating centres bringing signalling into the 21st century. This will mark the end of an era for this Victorian technology.
With a fine fiery backdrop, 1H10 17:19 London Kings Cross - Hull races past Melton Lane's soon to be replaced semaphores and long-disused halt on 30th August 2017.
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.
An early home-developing effort, dating from September 2011. The line in the foreground was part of the Brandon Down Goods Loop, with the running lines (Ely - Norwich) off to the left. The footbridge at Brandon station can be seen in the distance. The goods loop was seldom used, but came into its own about five years later when trains began to arrive two or three times a week in connection with the extension of the runway at RAF Marham. The signal on the right is very enjoyable and appears to be of timber construction. I took a close-up, but unfortunately double-exposed. It looks as though a finial may have been sawn off. Barbarians. Yes, I'm afraid I was trespassing. The line hereabouts had not ...and, as far as I know, still hasn't... succumbed to palisade fencing; it was mostly of old-fashioned wooden posts and wire. I behaved, of course, with the utmost safety-consciousness. Until not long before this we had been able to enjoy one of the lost pleasures of rail travel ...observing the soothing swoop of the wires between telegraph poles. I'd come down here one day and found a great heap of the telegraph poles, complete with ceramic insulators, abandoned at the side of the line. Weeks later I saw them driven through Brandon on the back of a lorry. The line was re-signalled a year or two after this was taken.
Down Semaphore. 2370 gets the green on the outskirts of the Utraitia Jn. At Utraitia Junction, the electric catenary has already been put in place although the energizing of the wires have not been completed.
Sunrise at Semaphore Jetty, Adelaide, Australia
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Irish Rail/Iarnrod Eireann General Motors 201 Class Locomotive No.225, at Rathdrum Railway Station with the Marino Point (Cork) to Skelton Abbey (Arklow) ammonia tanks, May 27th 1995.
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Weathered and rugged...adjectives describing the New Mexico landscape and this pair of semaphores.
BNSF Raton Subdivision
November 2017
37414 'CATHAYS C&W WORKS 1846-1993' departs Prestatyn on the North Wales coast, a mid-morning shot, Bangor to Crewe working in September 1996.
Over the years I have taken many photos around here. Most are in the ownership of Martin Loader [Hondawanderer website]. My wife's aunt owned a static caravan at Ffrith so many holidays spent in the area.
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Headed south on I-35, I got myself into a bit of a "situation" where I NEEDED to find the closest gas station, and not just the most convenient one. Bonus points for those that would allow for easy driving that wouldn't burn that much fuel, haha!
As such, I ended up routing myself towards the small northwestern Missouri town of Winston. Much to my surprise, as I found the gas station (#blessed), was the nicely-restored, and cared-for wooden Rock Island depot in town, although the tracks alongside it were long gone.
Winston was along a line that branched off of the KC-Des Moines mainline at Coburn Jct. (approx. 10 miles SW of Trenton, MO), and ran straight west to St. Joseph, MO, with spurs/further expansions to Atchison, and Topeka, KS. The town doesn't show up in my 1967 Official Guide, but it was between Gallatin and Weatherby as towns that DO rate a mention. As I recall, this was the Rock Island's original mainline into the area before Kansas City became the economic engine that it is, and the railroad had to regroup.
The semaphores at Castleton now gone , the loco would have run from the Corus steel works, now gone.16th June 2003
Broadford's semapore signal post 17 captured at proceed.
After over 130 years of operation, post 17 and four others were abolished as of the fourth of February 2019.
Broadford, Vic.
3/2/19
Can you read their signs? LOL
These Iris buds were the first to timidly unfurl a few petals. Tentatively, like a flag in the wind, sign language, semaphores!
Iris are often called Flags in North-America.
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A bit of a Flickrite convention in Worcester on 4 February 2017 allowed me to meet the very talented (and fairly local) Stuart Hassell, also present were Steve Burdett (another Flickrite) and Stephen Miles (not yet converted). Having resided in the wonderful city during the 1990s my aim for the day (other than meeting Stuart H.) was to grab another shot of this marvellous array of semaphores at the northern end of Shrub Hill station, arguably one of the best in Britain now. Please note that I have not said 'capture (the semaphores) before they are replaced,' as according to Michael Rhodes superb book 'Resignalling Britain' the box here is not expected to close until 2048; it is therefore, more likely that my demise will be before that of the box at Worcester Shrub Hill!
On a sunny 4 February 2017 GWR power-car numbered 43022 leads 1P51, the 12.13 Hereford to London Paddington round from Foregate Street into Shrub Hill.
Of interest, towards the right of the image there is a box on the signal pole (SH77), white at the top and grey below: I have it on good authority (well, Steve Burdett) that this is unique in Britain on a semaphore signal, it is an electronic route indicator, used because the more traditional form of semaphore route indicator would cause sighting problems for drivers.
Clear evidence of the impending demise of the array of semaphore signals at Dhuri Junction can be seen in this view of Ludhiana's WDM-3A 16764 departing with the Shatabdi Express 12037, the 07:00 New Delhi to Ludhiana Junction [NDLS-LDH]. The replacement colour light fitments had been erected close to the existing signals. In addition, excavation work to install the cable trunking for these replacement signals was well in hand and the erection of electrification masts was also in progress at both ends of the station site.
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66767 accelerates past Melton Lane's soon-to-be-replaced up semaphores with 6D72 11:32 Hull Dairycoates - Rylstone empties on 30th January 2018.
One of the replacement signals has been erected on the right-hand side and the other lies in the six foot between the up main and relief lines.
With only four and a half months to go before resignalling finally takes place (nearly a year late), Lowestoft's semaphore signals are silhouetted against the sky just after sunset.
47225 waits at Stirling station which still has it's lattice-post semaphore signals, signalbox and gas lamp holders on 9th June 1983.
Olympus OM10 f/11 125th/sec Ektachrome 200
DB Cargo 'Climate Hero' 66004 passes the semaphore signals at Manea on Thursday 2nd January 2025. Having not captured the green celebrity 'shed' throughout 2024, it was great to capture it 2 days into the new year leading the 4L45 Wakefield to Felixstowe intermodal. In true Fenland fashion, the signal to the right of the shot is certainly not straight! The semaphore signals between here and Whittlesey are now overdue their removal so get them while you can. (Photo taken with pole) (Published in Modern Railways February 2025)
Its a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in the high's 90's and were in the beautiful south of Las Vegas N.M on the Gloriteta sub division at Chapelle N.M on my first day out west and Amtrak's on time today passing through the classic semaphores dating back to the 20's .now it time for a cold one !
with temperatures in the high 90's its time for a few beers' while waiting for South west Chief # 3 on my 3d day . A siding 8 miles south-east of downtown Las Vegas N.M is Ojita with three sets of semaphores at each end ..In the 5 days i spent down there i was able to capture most of all 57 sets of blades and drink four cases of beer
Blythe Physical Challenge - BPC # 136 - Who's calling, please?
The Kozy twins communicate by semaphore as part of their Brownie training.
Rudi: Give us a K! Give us an O!
Daphne: Give us a Z! Give us a Y!
And what have you got?
East bound Chief is coming out of grade from Shoemaker Canyon and is passing through Colmor N.M with semaphores built in the early 20's
These cars were the last to leave for their run. Notice they both have semaphore indicators; the illuminated mechanical arms which seldom seemed to stay working for long and were generally replaced by conventional flashing lights.
Northern Trains class 158 no. 158855 enters Scarborough past Falsgrave Road signal box on 30 July 2010, under the now removed signal gantry, with a service from Sheffield via Hull and Bridlington. The gantry was utilised by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont.
The semaphores at the west end of Levy have a clear signal displayed for the eastbound Southwest Chief.
A scene that has been repeated thousands of times over the 35 years that the CDA wagons have been employed on china clay duties to and from the docks at Fowey.
Introduced in early 1988, the CDAs replaced the wooden-bodied, vacuum-braked clay hoods on these local trips. In August 2023 it is the CDAs' turn to be replaced, with the bogie JIA wagons that have until now (with the excpetion of a recent trial working to Fowey) been used on longer distance clay traffic to the potteries.
Here 66165 leaves the sidings that serve Rocks dryers with the early running 13.02 departure for the docks.
Photo taken with permission.