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Taking our dog Bertie for his first visit to the beach on a cold wintery day at Semaphore beach.
05/07/2008
Foundation stone 10 Nov 1930 by John Johnston, designed by Rev B E C Tuck, opened 14 Mar 1931.
“Preliminary work in connection with the building was started 13 years ago under the ministry of Rev. E. S. Tuckwell. B.A., now of Dunedin, New Zealand. The foundation stone was laid four months ago.” [The Mail 14 Mar 1931]
A pair of APB automatic semaphores on the Raton Sub, at Springer New Mexico, these are the east approach signals to Colmor
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.
Sacred Heart Church, 253 Military Rd, Semaphore
Open for About Time: South Australia's History Festival 1-31 May 2014
Foundation stone 10 Nov 1930 by John Johnston, designed by Rev B E C Tuck, opened 14 Mar 1931.
“Preliminary work in connection with the building was started 13 years ago under the ministry of Rev. E. S. Tuckwell. B.A., now of Dunedin, New Zealand. The foundation stone was laid four months ago.” [The Mail 14 Mar 1931]
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.
On a rainy December day, TfW DMUs 197106 and 197030 pass Holyhead signal box as they depart on a service for Crewe. The clear semaphore in the foreground is HD39.
The line still uses semaphore signals. I'm not sure how much longer this will remain as some of the line is moving to central control from Harrogate using LED signals.
Semaphore signal gantry and the end of the line at Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway - Butterley during the Summer Diesel Gala, 17th June 2018.
Semaphore signals were used by Napoleon's army (when coupled with telescopes); later, they were adopted by the railways. They were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens and soon became the most widely-used form of mechanical signal, although they are now rapidly decreasing in number and a mere handful remain in U.S. railroad service.
Ok Sushi, one of the Learning Quarter Micro Sites
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