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The down line semaphore signal at Amberley Station, West Sussex. The Arun Valley line is due to be resignalled at some point with colour light signals.
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another sunset pic of semaphore, but it's such a nice beach and foreshore park
I left the camera bag with my wife in the park and forgot my ND filter in the haste to get to the beach after waiting in line for fish and chips to long lol
TfW DMU 197016 passes cleared semaphore HY2 as it approaches Helsby working 1D01 Liverpool Lime Street to Chester. HY36 is visible a little further down the line as it curves away towards another bridge. An old 20 mph speed restriction sign sits to the right of the track.
the Burnham Greenway took the place of a railroad. some of the neighbors have maintained railway memorabilia in their back yards.
Built 1879 by Gray Brothers as six terrace houses, now 12 apartments.
“Semaphore.— To Let, excellent situated Nine-Roomed Houses in Bute-Terrace, Military-road, Semaphore, with pleasant prospect of Gulf and Plains; moderate rental. Apply Gray Bros., Semaphore.” [Register 2 Jun 1880 advert]
“To Let, at Bute-terrace, Semaphore, close to Railway Station and Sea Beach, well-finished Houses of Nine Rooms each, three of which are well-ventilated basement rooms; moderate rental. Apply to Gray Brothers, Semaphore.” [Register 18 Sep 1880]
“Semaphore.—Bute-terrace, Military-road, House To Let, Nine Rooms, well-situated. Balconies, splendid view. Apply to Mr. A. Gray, Bute-terrace; or Chas. D. Aston, Port.” [Evening Journal 29 Dec 1881 advert]
“Auction. . . at the Residence of T. H. Howe, Esq., M.P., Bute-Terrace, Military-road, Semaphore, near the Railway Station, and next to the English Church. In Consequence of Moving to his Country Residence. All the very Superior Modern Household Furniture and Effects.” [Register 10 Jul 1882 advert]
“Widow Lady offers Residence to Married Couple; one or two ladies; near train, sea. 6, Bute-terrace, Semaphore.” [Express & Telegraph 17 Aug 1889 advert]
“Semaphore. Bute-Terrace, Military-road, House, Nine large Rooms, in good order. Rent Reduced to 12/6,” [Register 13 Jul 1904 advert]
“The most important property offered by Mr, Malin was a row of six attached two-storey stone and brick residences, each of nine rooms, and known as Bute-terrace, Semaphore, on a block with a frontage of 135 ft. to Military-road, and a depth of 227 ft. 6 in: to Brown-street. The bidding began at £1.000 and was taken to £2,500, which was the reserve price, and at that figure the property was knocked to Mr. F. Tillotson, contractor.” [Advertiser 4 Mar 1911]
“Semaphore, Bute terrace, nine rooms and conveniences.' Rent 40/.” [News 8 Oct 1927 advert]
Semaphore Lake in partial melt - we camped on top of the high knoll in front - Locomotive, Tender, Caboose and Faceless in the distance.
Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway. The steam train departs from the foot of the jetty at the end of the popular Semaphore Road cafe strip, and parallels the Esplanade and the sand dunes of one of Adelaide's most popular swimming beaches, before passing through the dunes near historic Fort Glanville at Point Malcolm. In South Australia.
Northern DMU 195114 is seen about to pass a cleared semaphore signal having just departed Edale on a service to Sheffield.
The base of the semaphore tower including what's left of the levers and linkages that operated the signal.
Sémaphore est aujourd'hui un lieu incontournable qui accueille chaque année plus de 70 000 jeunes. Ils y trouvent une structure originale qui regroupe des secteurs d'activité adaptés et complémentaires : l'Espace Info-Jeunes, l'Espace Emploi, l'Ecole de la 2ème Chance, l'Espace Multimédia et enfin l'Espace Santé Jeunes.
Informer, conseiller, former, initier, dans les domaines aussi variés que les métiers, les loisirs, le multimédia, l'insertion professionnelle et la qualification, telles sont les missions de Sémaphore.
The Semaphore House on Telegraph Hill (one of the chain which were used for signalling between the Admiralty in London and Portsmouth).
Foundation stone 27 Nov 1882 by Mr L L Furner, designed by D Williams, Jnr with schoolroom beneath chapel, opened 20 Mar 1883, final service 26 Mar 2000, restored 2013-14. Earliest services in wooden chapel in Turton St, opened 25 Nov 1878, later used as a school.
“A few months ago, circumstances forced upon the attention of the Semaphore Baptist church and congregation the necessity of securing a new place of worship combining in itself the following advantages:— 1. A better and more prominent site. 2. A more substantial and permanent building. 3. Enlarged accommodation. The present wooden chapel was built four years ago in a narrow side street. During this winter it has been found only large enough for ordinary morning congregations, and it became a serious question how friends who visit the seaside could be accommodated in the summer. . . The building is to be constructed of Dry Creek stone, with cement dressings, and the style is that often adopted by Baptists and generally known as ‘tabernacle style’.” [Advertiser 28 Nov 1882]
Lower-quadrant semaphore signal NJ25 stands at danger, seen from the end of the Cotswold Line platform at Worcestershire Parkway station. Norton Junction signal box is about 800m away.
Semaphore indicators on cars were introduced in about 1900, operated by cable or pneumatically. Illumination was added in 1908 and by 1918 they were electrically operated. The first flashing indicators were introduced (in America) in 1939 by Buick and they became compulsory on new cars in the UK from 1965.