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Ancaster Signal box which dates back to 1873 is just west of Ancaster station, which is situated between Nottingham and Sleaford, captured as we pass by on a East Midland Trains High Speed HST working the summer Saturday 1S01 07.53 Derby-Skegness.
2nd September 2017
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Hammersmith railway station is a heritage railway station on the Midland Railway - Butterley in Derbyshire.
There was no station at this point originally, being situated on the Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line. However, when the line was reopened, the A38 road prevented any further westward extension.
Hammersmith is used as terminus with a run-around loop. Trains normally proceed from here eastwards without stopping at Butterley railway station which they left a few minutes previously. The location of the terminus allows passengers to cross the causeway over Butterley Reservoir.
There is no public access at this point; passengers are instead advised to use Butterley railway station.
The signal box at Hammersmith was originally at Kilby Bridge in Leicestershire. Built in 1900, it was closed by British Rail on 29 June 1986 and moved to the Centre in August 1986. It was re-erected at Hammersmith in 1987 and commissioned in September 1989. It is a standard Midland Railway type 3B 'box.
There has been some discussion that the line could be extended westwards under the A38 and onto Sawmills as finances allow.
A local train and an express were exchanging the track after sunset, in croaking of numberless frogs.
An eastbound container train has a signal to proceed at the far west end of the lead tracks at Willard Yard in Willard, Ohio. (Scanned from a slide)
With the home signal in the stop position Ballater signal box awaits it's fate three years after it was last used.
Khlongs are canals in Bangkok: one or two feature regularly scheduled boat service that is part of Bangkok commuting. These are not the big, slow boats that ply the river but instead low sleek runners that tear through the canals at terrific speed! In fact, that 'stops' are often quick bumps at a station: people jump on and off almost simultaneously as the boat races back out into the channel. Needless to say, it's very quick!
Workers stand on the outside edges of the boat to collect fares, assist passengers on and off, and help 'secure' the boat during loading (all ten seconds of it). They walk along the outside edge of the boats while they are running. Two workers (one each side) are on duty during normal times, to tie up the boat and collect fares on their side. This is doubled at rush hour, with one person for each duty on each side.
Here a worker signals forward to the driver: for me it captures some of the speed of the trip. They generally ride hanging on to the edge of the boat as well, standing on the sill. What a fun job; I'm sure it would be banned in the US!
The former signal box closed in 1994 and was denied a dignified end as is was the victim of an arson attack.
The line to the right goes into the exchange sidings still in use today,behind the box is the former station buildings.
1994
A type of tricolor signal not seen much on the Brooklyn Subdivision that once guarded the south switch of Alford. Southern Pacific replaced the searchlights with these tricolor signals at this location after a derailment. Union Pacific has since replaced these tricolor signals, along with all the searchlights, on the Brooklyn Sub with the new vertical LED variety. June 22, 2011.
Pacifastacus leniusculus. This is the North American invasive species. The subject of Crayfish at Fowlmere was discussed in the RSPB forum:-http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/fowlmere/f/12527.aspx
Our native white-clawed crayfish has not been recorded at Fowlmere since 1999.
This photo, made exactly 10 years ago today was image 75 from my new Canon 20D digital camera that had arrived just before dinner the night before. After a few family photos that evening, I found myself wandering around downtown Chicago the next day with friends and my new toy in tow, The sun had dipped below the horizon well before our arrival in La Grange on BNSF's Triple Track. With a stack train approaching, out came the tripods and image 75 was recorded to the 1GB CF card inside.
Seeing examples of what a digital camera could do at night is nothing compared to doing it on your own in the field. Even with the minuscule, low resolution display on the 20D (compared to todays cameras), I could tell immediately that my limited time making photos after dark was about to expand, a lot.
Goodbye film cameras, it was a great run.
At CPJ 159, Sinton, Texas, an old Missouri Pacific/MoPac signal stands among the clouds and an array of modern Vader signals around it.
A series of views taken from the Southern viaduct between Flinders Street and Spencer Street. Construction commenced about 1975 and was completed 1978. A series of photos from the Dermis collection I have included all available as they may be of interest to someone.
This approach signal once advised crews of trains on the former Akron Branch that they were near the junction with the mainline in Hudson, Ohio. The Akron Branch was once part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines West and today is railbanked although its future use as a railroad is uncertain.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 22, 2010) A Sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) directs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Greyhawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120. George H.W. Bush is conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)
This post has a stop and distant semaphore attached, the distant semaphore is the lower of the two.
The stop signal is set to the "on" position meaning the train must stop, when the stop signal is raised to the "off" position the train can proceed.
The distant signal gives advanced warning of the indication of a stop signal, it works in the same way as the stop signal but gives either a "caution" indication when set to "on" as in this picture or a proceed indication when set to the "off" raised position.
Situated near Gilbey Road crossing on the docks complex
A view of the signals and signal boxes looking north from Leicester station. It doesn't look like this any more!
A further box visit back in October 2015 was Ulceby Signal Box.
Ulceby had evolved to cover quite a significant area compared with its original area. It had a reduced frame and an IFS panel. There was also room for a panel to cover Brocklesby but this never happened.
Sadly the box was demolished with undue haste following closure, before the local S&T even had time to recover equipment for spares, the box coming down with everything still in place.
Wansford signal box stands sentinel over the old Great North Road crossing, providing a warm refuge on a chilly January night.
04-01-2025
When they told us in the 1989 driver's school at Crewe that most us 'will probably never see a semaphore signal', those of us from the North West fell about laughing! 20 years after leaving the railways and 26 years after that statement, here we are looking at another survivor! Money talks, people mumble - quote from the late 'Stiff Records' label!
Long may they survive!
CCET 2807 leads the CCET01 Job westbound on the former N&W Peavine Route at sunset, splitting the retired N&W CPL signals at South Milford.
The main reason for the visit to Barnetby was to get image's of the Semaphore Signals and Signal Boxes before thet are removed over the 2015 Christmas period.
Only a light engine, but the main reason for this shot is Signal BE45 showing in the Off position.
66620 has arrived at Barnetby from the Doncaster direction and is about to drop onto a rake of FLHH coal hoppers passing the bracketed Signal Post. It will work to Immingham later.
8/12/15 at 1519
Typical protected left turn "cross street" setup in Pigeon Forge. Recently upgraded intersection with all new signals, Kentron poly signals were originally installed here in the 80's.
We camped out in Big Pine just down the road from Owens Valley Radio Observatory. Our first attempt ended in failure as we were swarmed by bugs as soon as we set up and left after 30 minutes. We came back later to complete our milky mission.
Nikon D750
Rokinon 24mm 1.4 @ f2
NiSi Natural Night Filter
ISO 6400 / 16s
processed in LR