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West Midlands Railway Class 172 Turbostars 172217 and 172213 are seen departing Worcester Shrub Hill station, and past the semaphores, with the 13.17 to Dorridge
Wednesday 24th, and Valley flasks booked to run, but with Grandchildren to deliver to Llanberis for a water sports day , I knew there was no chance of the 6D43.But, on return home I found they had left late (NR Trust later said problem with train preparation) So with all my foreground Buddleia reduced to ground level at Belmont Road Bridge it had to be plan 'B'. Now there is a certain photographer in S.Wales who likes semaphore signals ! The 1D34 Chester -Holyhead in TFW livery 175003 approaches Gaerwen crossing.
Possibly the only signal box on the network that has a post box built in !
Could easily confuse this shot as being 6am on a sunny summer morning, but the trees give the game up. It's actually approaching 10am, early December, and the sun is still very low in the sky. 66598 approaches Barnetby past the elegant trio of bracket semaphores, with Wraby Junction behind, Tuesday, 4.12.12
As the light fades, 60079 heading an oil train slowly passes one of the finest sights of semaphore signals still in use in UK today but not for much longer. Dominating the scene are the handsome LNER single arm and bracket signals seen at Wrawby Junction, Barnetby, in Lincolnshire. The impressive signal box, which controls the confluence of 3 lines, is the largest single manned signal box in UK but sadly this Victorian technology is scheduled to go in December as a result of the Network Operating Strategy where all signalling in the UK will ultimately be controlled from just 12 railway operating centres. The freight working is the 6E59 Kingsbury Oil Sdgs to Lindsey Oil Refinery empty oil tanks.
Hadlow Road is a presereved station on the Wirrall way . It has a piece of track but is not connected in any way. A real gem of a discovery that not a lot of people seem to know about
10/2020 - Bernal, NM
The 791 automatic semaphore at Bernal. I shot this later in the trip with Train No. 3. Photo to come later.
We turn the clock back to 1981 with semaphores everywhere and were just east of Noble st tower and trains are backing into CNW station for the rush hour with the famous Dear Path Club run to Lake Forest & Kenosha
A private collector has some fascinating pieces in Woodville including a pair of Chicago and Northwestern semaphore signals. This assortment of interesting things is easily visible from Oak Street.
*Railroad equipment on private property in private collection. Photo taken from city street.*
37412 ‘Driver John Elliott’ leaves Shrewsbury at Sutton Bridge Junction with 2V42 1028 Crewe-Cardiff rugby special on Saturday 11-11-2000.
Scan of a Photograph.
Built c1861 for Richard Jagoe, shipping reporter for Adelaide newspapers and assistant health officer. After his death 1899 used as boarding house named Trejagoe House. In 1932 Rev A E Francis transferred his Rhaiadore Grammar School from Mount Lofty, at first for boys, later allowing girls as day pupils. For sale 1938, now private, restored 2020.
“Yesterday morning the shipping reporters' boat was manned on the beach, at the Semaphore, and having launched, they proceeded off in the Gulf for the purpose of boarding a schooner running up. The schooner, however, not heaving to, the boat was tacked for the shore. . . a heavy sea broke close to the boat, which, notwithstanding the exertions of the person steering, caused the boat to broach to, and she instantly capsized, immersing all the party in the water, with every sea breaking completely over them. Our shipping reporter, Mr Jagoe, was washed off two or three times.” [Adelaide Times 21 Apr 1856]
“captain of the steamer Rangatira, was summoned by Handasyde Duncan, M.D., Health Officer of Port Adelaide, for allowing persons to land front his vessel, on the 24th ultimo, without having obtained the permission of the Health Officer or his assistant. . . arrived from Melbourne . . . and on her way to the Lightship passed without noticing the Assistant Health Officer, Mr. R. Jagoe, who had been waiting for her afloat all day, with a pilot, off the Grange, distant three miles from the Semaphore.” [Adelaide Observer 12 Sep 1863]
“Mr. R. Jagoe, calling attention to the necessity of a crane at the end of the Semaphore Jetty.” [Register 24 Sep 1864]
“report of the last meeting of the Marine Board that the request of Mr. Jagoe, reporter for the morning papers, to be allowed to affix davits to the Semaphore Jetty for the purpose of suspending his boat, was refused. Since that we have received a letter from the Treasurer, informing us that he has requested the Marine Board to permit the affixing of davits under the condition that, if found inconvenient, they shall be removed upon due notice.” [Adelaide Observer 3 Jun 1865]
“The Semaphore. . . Here are quarters for boat's crews, pilot, customs and health officers; and the telegraph and railway stations are contiguous. Water and gas are laid on in the town, and the necessaries and luxuries of life are abundant and cheap. Some of the residences are pleasing specimens of marine architecture, and form conspicuous objects from the sea. . . Mr. R. Jago, the efficient sanitary officer, has quarters here.” [Frearson’s Monthly 16 Oct 1880]
“JAGOE.—On the 11th March, at his residence, the Semaphore, Richard Jagoe, aged 66 years.” [Evening Journal 16 Mar 1899]
“Mr. Richard Jagoe. . . was undoubtedly the best known of the residents of the seaside town and district. . . For close on half a century he acted as Shipping Reporter to the metropolitan dailies. . . also Assistant Health Officer. . . Mr. Jagoe provided the first regular boat service from the Semaphore, and inaugurated the service of steam-launches in the Gulf, which were his own property and were afterwards transferred to the Adelaide Steamlaunch Company, of which he became a Director. That Company was later on amalgamated with the Adelaide Steamship Company.” [Register 11 Mar 1899]
“Mr. Richard Jagoe, the well-known shipping reporter. . . was born at Truro, Cornwall, on March 15, 1833. He subsequently went with his parents to Penrhyn in the same county. . . His first occupation was that of boy on a schooner trading on the English and Welsh coasts, and later he made a voyage from London to Lisbon and back on a small fruit-carrying vessel. In 1849 he rejoined his parents end emigrated with them to South Australia. . . his first occupation in Adelaide was sawing a load of wood. After a period spent as a farm hand he went to sea again and served as seaman on vessels trading between Adelaide, Melbourne, and Tasmania. His next occupation was that of auctioneer's clerk to Mr. W. G. Lambert, who had a mart in Hindley-street. . . Then he joined the Adelaide ‘Times’ as Port reporter, and later on was appointed shipping reporter at the Semaphore, a position he held to the day of his death. . . He has only one daughter who is married and living in Melbourne.” [Advertiser 13 Mar 1899]
Äccommodation . — Married, Single, permanent, or Visitors; minute train, beach; spacious rooms, balcony.—Trejagoe, Semaphore.” [Express & Telegraph 8 Sep 1899 advert]
“A Useful Houseboy wanted; one able to milk, —Trejagoe House, South Esplanade, Semaphore.” [Express & Telegraph 19 Dec 1899 advert]
“At Trejagoe House, South Esplanade, Semaphore.— Vacancies for Single or Double Rooms; gentlemen preferred” [Advertiser 8 Jun 1901 advert]
“Semaphore. — Miss White has Vacancies for Visitors and permanent .Boarders.— Trejagoe House, Esplanade south.” [Advertiser 10 Mar 1904 advert]
“’Trejagoe House’, Semaphore, was the scene of a gay party on Friday evening, when Mrs. A. Wilkey entertained a number of friends. The dining room and halls were nicely decorated with Oriental colours. A home-made supper was served, under the supervision of Miss Pearl Wilkey. The tables were decorated with sweet peas and carnations. The Broadway Parisienne Orchesta supplied music.” [Advertiser 8 Sep 1926]
“To Let. . . ‘Trejagoe’ House, Esplanade, 2 storeyed property of 10 rooms and all conveniences.” [Advertiser 27 Aug 1930 advert]
“Rhaiadore Grammar School (Late Mount Lofty) will re-open at Semaphore, Tuesday, February 9th. Full curriculum. Collegiate and Primary, including Physical Culture under supervision of special instructor. Delightful seaside position, and excellent accommodation tor Boarders and Day Boys.” [Advertiser 16 Jan 1932 advert]
“Situated on South Esplanade, Semaphore, stands Rhaiadore Grammar School, the ideal Primary and Collegiate School for Boys. Equally important with success in examination honors is the training of the pupils in gentlemanly conduct and in the participation of healthy athletics. . . The accommodation for boarders is all that is desirable, and they enjoy that family atmosphere in our home life. . . The school is strictly non-sectarian, and, considering its high standing, the fees are moderate. . . The Principal, Rev. A. E. Francis, Rhaiadore Grammar School, 68 South Esplanade, Semaphore.” [The Mail 26 Jan 1935]
“Trejagoe House, the historic Semaphore home erected by Captain Trejagoe [sic] in the earliest days of the district, is the holiday residence of twenty-eight happy children, who, under the care of their matron. Mrs. MacGillycuddy, have gone down from the Walkerville Boys' Home to spend three weeks at the seaside.” [Advertiser 14 Jan 1936]
“Semaphore, Esplanade. We shall be prepared to take charge of children from 7 to 13 years of age during Christmas vacation December 11th -Feb. 10th. Happy safe holiday. Full particulars. Rev. A. E. Francis. Rhaiadore Grammar School.” [Advertiser 28 Nov 1936 advert]
“Rhaiadore Grammar School. First Class Private Residential and Day School for Boys and Girls under 14 years of age. The boys and girls' divisions are entirely separate. Our pupils receive every care and devotion. The premises are commodious, yet home like and are set on the Esplanade close to train and bus.” [Advertiser 2 Jan 1937 advert]
“Rhaiadore Grammar School. . . A Primary and Collegiate School. . . Boarding and Day for Boys. A Separate Day School Division for Girls. Pupils from refined homes only are taken. Where necessary special terms, including board at Evancourt Coffee Palace, are made to meet parents or guardians of desirable resident boys.” [Advertiser 4 Sep 1937]
“Auction. . . Trejagoe House, 68 Esplanade, Semaphore, corner Newman street. A two-storey stone dwelling of 8 rooms and 2 detached rooms at rear. Conveniently situated within 100 yards of railway station and jetty. This property may be at a very small cost be converted into 3 self-contained flats.” [Advertiser 1 Oct 1938 advert]
The sun has set on a great day shooting Amtrak over the Raton and Glorieta Subdivisions. Train No. 4 rounds the bend at East Chapelle to a clear signal silhouetted by the last bit of daylight.
March 11, 2022
Chapelle, New Mexico
Mechanical interlocking machines were used to control the signals and switches at certain junctions where control was best handled by an operator on the ground. The machine was house in a building called a tower. Each lever controlled a switch, signal blade or lock. The levers were locked together so that a certain order must be followed (i.e. switches must be thrown before the signal can be set to clear). They are also locked to prevent conflicting routes from being set up. For example, if the signal facing eastbound traffic shows "clear", the signal in the opposing direction is physically locked so that it can't display clear until the opposing signal is returned to "stop" . This type of machine was connected to the signals and switches by a mess of cables and linking rods run next to the track. The last installation of this type in the United States was at Brighton Park, it closed in 2007. The link has good photos of the signals and linking rods. This video show the same sort of machine in operation in the UK, where this technology originates.
My machine does not use the same methods to lock the levers as the actual machines. However, I was able to mimic the same functions using sliding bars and thread. This machine is my prototype and will have ten levers when I have the parts. All levers are interlocked to each other completely, making it is impossible to give conflicting routes.
Ultimately I'm not building one machine but rather, I'm building principles I can use to make mechanical interlockings for any track diagram. Once I have the prototype machine connected to the appliances and debugged I'll be ready to start a more complicated installation.
Un navire de pierre immobile... un bateau de granit qui ne tangue pas...il ne nous emmène nulle part...il n'accoste jamais... à bord d'un phare, on ne rejoint jamais aucun port...
Chabouté
A Fine display of Semaphore Signals in the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum (York, England), framed by the steam locomotives Agenoria and Duchess of Hamilton.
Inverness Welsh's Bridge signalbox showing a gantry containing bracketed splitting distant signals. Taken from behind 47016 on the 1155 Aberdeen to Inverness on 4th October 1983.
A photo (and signal box) that I'd completely forgotten about. A pity I have no other shots of this key box on the approach to Inverness station. The box can be seen ahead of the loco.
Tangmire rapidly approaching at Appleby station on April 20th 2024 with a Carlisle to Telford charter.
sunset this evening at the newly reconstructed semaphore jetty - using my mobile, so no knockout technically
note to nokia - even a little sliding cover for the lens, guys!... we keep these thing in our pockets, you know!
this is the only town named 'semaphore' in the world, apparently
UP #5046 powers a southbound CORP train through the double semaphores at Creswell, OR in September 2003. Same location as the previous shot. Scan from 35mm slide
A detour Z-train cuts through the semaphores at Slinger N.M on the former ATSF Raton pass line .today there are no longer anymore Frt's on this division only Amtrak
Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) 80 Class 6-car DEMU Nos.96 'Glenshane' 780 745 744 768 83, depart from Portrush with a service to Belfast Central, August 1994.
Photo taken with permission from Northern Ireland Railways.
© Robert McConaghie