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58010 + 58014 await their departure time in Worksop Up side. Stood alongside the magnificent gantry that was removed a few weeks later, the sign of things to come is seen between the 2 locos. 23/04/98
... with 66139 catching the ealy morning sun.
This year I am to capture more semaphores still in use before there are none left, its good to record them now....
C&NW steam extra with two covered wagons and some Frt cars and business cars on a system tour.This train is going under signal bridge thats full of semaphores on the Milwaukee /Havard sub division.I'm on the Roof of the Salvation Army that gives this beautfiful view of the train and semaphore signal bridge in the 1982
A gorgeous New Mexico sunset provides a colorful backdrop for 100+ year old Santa Fe Semaphore signals.
Class 185 185125 departs Barnetby for Cleethorpes with a train from Manchester on 26th August 2015. Before you ask, yes, the arm on the signal in the foreground is drooping!
One of the few left and still technically active, this Fixed-Approach Semaphore on the Aberdeen and Rockfish guards the approach to the CSXT A-Line in Fayetteville, NC.
These trains may travel at 140 MPH on HS1 up to London, but at Deal the home signal on both platforms is a semaphore. 1828 train to London, St Pancras International.
Passing the "Distant" Semaphore signal at Foley Park, 66771 leads the 16:37 Kidderminster SVR - Bewdley Shuttle on 20/5/2017 with 47828 DOR.
You could not even begin to count how many Union Jack flags were on display last weekend, but the message was loud and clear - a national outpouring of love and respect for our marvellous Diamond Jubilee Queen.
Near Rice Hiil Oregon, a couple of 1920 era semaphores stand guard over the tracks of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.
Semaphore signals on the down side at Harrogate are still in operation as LNER class 800 no. 800103 arrives into the station with 5A29, empty stock to form the 11.36 to Kings Cross on 1st May 2025, one of 6 daily LNER through services to London.
Modern appendiges in deference to the H&S police of the modern day railway really do nothing for those trying to photograph the up to date scene.
Caught in the framework of the "semaphore safety barrier" is 56105 with 6M51 Baglan Bay to Chirk logs looped at Sutton Bridge Junction, Shrewsbury, Thursday 3.7.14
A varied week saw morning shifts at Elsham (x3), Immingham Reception, Barnetby East and to finish the week off a Saturday afternoon at Wrawby Junction.
Living the dream
Here are a selection of shots.
Saturday 13th December and now on duty three phots from the box as the sun goes down
I'm advised 60035 is going in to store the day after I took this shot. one of few still in use and in original EWS livery it really is heading into the sunset !
Well in reality 60035 is heading out of the sunset with 6KXX the 1519 Santon - Immingham Bulk Ore empties seen at 1532.
156451 passes the 1897 built signal box at Norton on Tees with 2N20 1056 Hexham to Battersby on 21st September 2020.
Not many locations on the UK rail network that have two consecutive signal posts with distant signals co-located - if any at all. The unsightly new bridge links to a sports complex - but is actually a good vantage point for photographs!
Indicating how close the boxes all are to each other, the first distant is that of the seldom switched in circuit, Norton East box and the second one is for Norton South.
These will all vanish early in 2021 when the area is resignalled and Project engineers can just be seen on the right working on alterations to the level crossing equipment.
Think of a train running between two random locations and you'd be hard pressed to come up with Hexham & Battersby!
Here is a little Semaphore Fly on a lily pad, doing what they seem to do best. They have white wing tips and they move their wings sometimes slowly sometimes quite fast in signalling act. Fascinating to watch.
Semaphores abound at Dundee West signal box as 27050 shunts, having just arrived on the 1417 from Edinburgh on 1st October 1983.
All the semaphores in the Dundee area were replaced by colour light signals the following year and the boxes themselves were consigned to history in 1985 (I think) when the new panel box opened. Dundee Central can just be seen in the background on this photo.
The loco was slightly more fortunate and survives today. Following withdrawal in 1987 it was snapped up by the Strathspey Railway
Class 143 Pacer DMU 143602 arrives at Tondu on 25th May 2016 with the late-running 2G58 1115 Maesteg to Cheltenham Spa service. The train had been delayed due to disruptive passengers and was terminated at Cardiff Central due to the later running.
Tondu signal box - which can be seen in the background controls the four way junction here, and operates a fine selection of lower quadrant semaphore signals.
En route to Goodison I made a day of it taking in (in reverse order) Huyton, Kirkham North Junction and Blackpool North No. 2.
This is the latter location. Blackpool North.
I took literally hundreds of shots on the day.
A lovely box with a real L & Y feel, predominantly mechanical points and semaphores, a busy timetable, it was a joy to just watch the signaller throwing the levers about.
A wander onto the platform during a patch of sunshine saw 150426 arriving at Platform 3 with a service from Liverpool.
I'm not planning to edit and sort through all the shots just yet but couldn't resist putting up a couple of shots with trains in.
Blackpool North, Wednesday 28th August 2013.
158821 speeds through Wrenbury with 1D13 1108 Birmingham - Hoyhead and is about to pass 66065 stopped at the peg with the diverted 0930 Dee Marsh - Margam. Latest rumour is that the semaphores will be decommissioned at the beginning of October. 24th August 2013.
46115 “SCOTS GUARDSMAN” runs round its support coach at Hellifield on 11 August 2022. It is setting back on the down loop, passing the fine down loop home signal with miniature arm. Although an original Midland Railway wooden post, a metal sleeve has been fitted over the top section due to rot. Although the adjacent signal (out of picture to the left) and the down home bracket starters (in the distance) have more modern fall protection attached this signal is surviving with a basic ladder and single hoop.
46115 will later take over 1Z62, West Coast Railways’ 0825 York – Carlisle “Dalesman”.