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DRS Class 37s nos: 37419 and 37407 make a fine sight (and sound) as they power away from Lowestoft station with 2J67 07:47 service to Norwich on Wednesday 15th August 2018.
The resignalling of the Wherry Lines will see the removal of the semaphore signals and signal box at Lowestoft. These fine balanced bracket signals are scheduled to be removed during the autumn of 2018.
Lowestoft boasts one of the largest numbers of semaphore signals on the Wherry lines and this scene will look very different once the area has been resignalled. As well as the resignalling of the area, there are also plans to rationalise much of the trackwork at Lowestoft.
Well its upon us and in a couple of weeks the semaphore signals at Barnetby will be no more. A man with paperwork looks on (no doubt to do with the resignalling ) as 66 164 heads through with 6H60 1045 Humber International Term to Drax Power Station loaded coal train. The classic view looking towards Barnetby East box which most of us have seen many times before but thought I would post one last view with semaphore signals.
10 years after the Skyliner shots in Turkey, I was domiciled in Australia and chasing ALCos for sport.
On 24 March 1994, ALCo DL531 branchliners 48149/4889 split the wooden-posted semaphores at Cootamundra West in New South Wales, with no.8446 loaded cotton containers bound for export through Port Botany, Sydney.
Agonised over whether to post the colour shot or monochrome - it was a close run thing in the end.
Day 4 of my Pemberton backroads adventure took Frank and I past Semaphore Lake and up Locomotive Mountain.
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St. Bedes church (left) & Bute Terrace (right) in background. Taken from Federal Hotel. Newsagent S J Freak 36 Semaphore Road Semaphore
Mill? Ford Emporium.
Trams ceased operating in the Port Adelaide area in 1935.
Date of original:c1925.
The somewhat unusual sight these days of a heritage diesel engine working a charter solo, as Locomotive Services Limited Class 47/4, 47805 / D1935 "Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013" leads the Statesman Rail "Settle & Carlisle Circular" through Helsby.
With all other LSL Class 47s unavailable for various reasons, the ever dependable 47805 (also previously numbered 47257 and 47650) took the tour solo without the usual 'rear gunner'.
The return leg was running as 1Z29 13:34 Appleby to Bangor (Gwynedd), with Roger the Reliable running round the stock at Bangor at both ends of the day.
At the very north end of Romney Ind Amtrak passes the classic semaphores of the former Monon .Its a good thing Amtrak was running hour & half late during the very early morning snow storm or it couldn't be possible to photograph this train
Photo coutesy of the State Library of South Australia.
This head and shoulders portrait shows a gentleman with thick grey hair, beard and moustache, wearing a double breasted jacket with a white shirtfront. The photograph is signed 'Yours truly, Richard Jagoe'. Nicknamed 'The Sandhill Savage' he was the shipping reporter at Semaphore for many years, living rough in the sandhills and rowing out to obtain news from visiting ships. He worked for the 'Register', the 'Observer' and later the 'Advertiser'. He later built a house named 'Rhiador' on the Esplanade. [On back of photograph] 'Richard Jagoe / To Hugh Kalypters (?) / with compliments / from R.J.'
Barrow-in-Furness Stabling Point is seen with just a solitary unidentified Class 156 on 18 May 2015.
Back row, left to right; F Smith, L McGregor, J Gillies, L.G. Stoneman, H. Phillips, E. Playfair, C. McColl, B. Gray: 2nd row, J.H. Kennare, W. Wilcox, R.H. Bray (sec.), L.H. Parker (Vice-president ), A.M. Inglis (Assistant sec.), G. Woodrow, S. Jenkins: sitting, W. Evans, H. Wilson (Vice-captain), J. McDonald (Captain), E.F. Gryst (President), A. Inglis (Captain), A.E. Gryst (Vice-captain), A. Robinson, H. Clarke: front, E.F. McNaughton, H. Inglis
Date of original: 1913
Article from The Mail, 26th July 1913 :
THE HOCKEY PREMIERSHIP. WON BY SEMAPHORE. After occupying the position of runners up for six years the Semaphore Hockey club reached the coveted position of premiers by their victory over the A.N.A. team this afternoon. There was a good crowd of spectators present at the match, which was played on the Parkside ground, and a splendid game was witnessed. The Natives were the first to score, Milne opening their account after some smart play, in which Herbert, Gus Siebert, and himself took part. The A.N.A. backs were defending well, and Monks (in goal) had saved a number of very hot shots before Robinson succeeded in beating him. At half-time the scores were 1 all, and the play had been very even. Soon after the interval Wilson scored the second and winning goal for the seasiders, and although the Natives tried hard to equalise Semaphore managed to keep their advantage. With the exception of a slight weakness on the right of the A.N.A. forward line both teams were of equal strength, and the winners se cured their position by a better system of play than their opponents. McDonald (captain), Wilson, McNaughton, Robinson, Woodrow, and Wilcox were all prominent for the winners, while the Natives' best were Gus Siebert (captain), W F. Greenham, R. Siebert, Joyner, and Monks (whose goalkeeping was one of the features of the match). Mr. Perrian gave every satisfaction as umpire. MEN'S ASSOCIATION PREMIERSHIP. Semaphore, 2 goals, beat A.N.A.
The We're Here! gang is communicating in code today.
This is the Eleventh edition (1964) of this handy reference book.
6.9.2014. Northern Rail's Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield service pulls away from its scheduled stop at Grindleford. These 'Pacer' DMU's have done sterling work when you consider that they were all built between 1985-87. Unit No 142.094.
73156 passes thru Swithland sidings with a southbound goods on the Great Central Railway on 26 January 2024.
Dwarf shunting signals, aka "dollies" or "dolly signals". When more than one are mounted on the same post, the semaphores from top to bottom authorise movement via points to individual lines (routes) from left to right. Only one at a time can be cleared. Here the lower signal has been cleared to authorise movement via the right-hand route. The upper semaphore is a "bow-tie" style "wrong road" semaphore, meaning it authorises movement on a running line in the opposite direction to normal.
There are only a handful of mechanical dwarf shunting signals surviving on the NSW system, and all the ones I know of are in Lithgow (about three sets).
Craven Arms still has a splendid array of semaphore signals as can be see in this view of Arriva Trains Wales class 175 no. 175102 passing with a Holyhead to Cardiff Central service on 26 November 2011.
Semaphores still ply on this section. In the picture above, our trains leaves the loop line on Mordar station.
Taken on board Mhow-Akola Fast Passenger # 469
These are the three semaphores at the west siding switch at Levy, New Mexico. The Raton Line is BNSF, historic AT&SF track and presently used by the Southwest Chief, Amtrak Trains 3 and 4. This sequence shows signals responding to the approach of westbound number 3, the train passing through the signals and then the signals clearing. The semaphore protecting the west end of the siding is always in stop position.
Number 3 crests a little rise as some clouds shade the eastbound semaphore.
A somewhat unusual (if not highly visible) method of keeping in touch with God.
This chap was signaling this afternoon from the Silver Street side of Framwellgate Bridge to a higher presence.
The higher presence in this case being another person up on the very top of the church tower of St Margaret of Antioch across on the west side of the city centre.
Now, my knowledge of semaphore is a little rusty, so I couldn't actually translate what was being conveyed. However, I'm guessing this might have had something to do with an event that's been called a 'Weekend of Mission' by the Bishops of the North of England.
Some twenty five Bishops and their teams from the northern half of The Church of England have been commissioned by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu to ‘Go out and spread the word’ in communities across the Diocese of Durham.
George Iosifidis and friend at Glanville, or Semaphore, hostel. .
Migration Museum photographic collection, PN05932. Courtesy George Iosifidis.
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George Iosifidis and friend at Glanville, or Semaphore, hostel.
Migration Museum Photographic collection, PN05934. Courtesy George Iosofidis
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Built 1895 for Dr Henry Charles Curtis, architect E G Collins. Curtis moved in Jan 1896 naming his house “Holmwood”, his wife, Fanny, died 2 weeks later. After his death Feb 1899, the house was sold to Dominican nuns as convent & school. It was used for classes until a separate school-church was built 1903.
“Dr. Curtis has Removed to his new residence, Military-road North, Semaphore.” [Register 6 Jan 1896 advert]
“CURTIS.— On the 17th January, at her residence, Holmwood, Military-road north, Semaphore, after a lingering illness, Fanny, wife of Henry Charles Curtis, surgeon, in her 69th year.” [Register 18 Jan 1896]
“a contract to build a house on the Military-road, Semaphore, for Dr. Curtis and signed by plaintiff and the doctor, dated March, 1895.” [Chronicle 18 Jan 1896]
“Dr. Barratt Hine, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and holds Diploma of Public Health of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons England, has commenced Practice at Holmwood, Semaphore, and Port Adelaide, in conjunction with Dr. Curtis.” [Port Adelaide News 18 Dec 1896]
“Dr. Curtis a few years ago erected a fine house on the Military-road, Semaphore.” [Evening Journal 17 Feb 1899]
“Dr. Henry Charles Curtis. . . was born at Dorking, Surrey, in 1820. He was educated at Harrow, and afterwards became Assistant Surgeon of Harrow School. He obtained has diploma as surgeon when eighteen years of age. At one time he was Honorary Surgeon of the British Lying-in Hospital, St. George's Hospital, and the Royal Pimlico Penitentiary, London. On coming to Australia he settled in Melbourne, and became connected with the Benevolent Asylum. . . Mayor of Port Melbourne and Health Officer of the Borough of Sandridge. He was also Surgeon of the Victorian Naval Reserve. . . His qualification in this colony [SA] was registered on July 1, 1874. The period during which he practised at Port Adelaide extended over nearly twenty years. . . Adelaide Hospital [Board]. . . committee of the Seamen's Union. . . Visiting Surgeon to Estcourt House, Semaphore. . . Port Adelaide Caledonian Society. . . Children's Hospital Board. . . Health Officer of the Port Adelaide Corporation. . . He was predeceased by his wife some time ago, and is survived by a family of three daughters.” [Register 17 Feb 1899]
“Superior Accommodation, front Suite Rooms. Vacant, nr. beach and train.— ‘Holmwood’, Military-rd., Semaphore.” [Express & Telegraph 18 Apr 1899]
“the Dominican Nuns of Franklin-street and Cabra have purchased the residence of the late Dr. Curtis, Semaphore, known as 'Holmwood' and intend shortly to open a high and parochial school.” [Register 25 May 1899]
“Tthe mother prioress of the Dominican Convent has taken from Mr. S. J. Mitchell, the solicitor to the estate of the late Dr. Curtis, formal possession of the commodious and modern dwelling known as ‘Holmwood’, on the Military road, Semaphore. It is intended to use the premises for a high-class school. The main building contains about 18 rooms. . . Additions and alterations to the buildings will be at once made.” [Southern Cross 9 Jun 1899]
“A purchase of ground adjoining the new Dominican Convent at the Semaphore has been made. At present no buildings will be erected thereon, but the site will eventually be used for school purposes.” [Southern Cross 23 Jun 1899]
“The new schools recently established by the Dominican nuns at the Semaphore were opened on Monday, and bid fair to meet with the greatest success. The parochial school will for the present be carried on in the same building until the necessary school has been erected.” [Southern Cross 14 Jul 1899]
“The opening of the building, which is to serve the joint purpose of church and school at the Semaphore, took place on Sunday last. There was a large attendance. The building, which is spacious, includes chancel, sacristy, and oratory for the Dominican Sisters. The plans and specifications of the building were prepared by a member of the congregation. . . What the Sisters of St. Joseph are doing at the Port, the good Dominican Sisters have come, to do at the Semaphore.” [Southern Cross 30 Jan 1903]