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There have been a few changes to the coal and steel workings this week I assume due to overnight engineering works on the marches
One of the changes is 6M86 has not run this week but 6M76 / 6V75 (the morning steel) has for a change been running in a later path and has ran twice so far this week here 66 509 is seen passing one of the semaphore signals at Gobowen with 6V75 Dee Marsh to Margam empty steel,
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!
There was still a decent collection of standing water from the recent rainstorms in the area, so naturally the temptation to shoot some reflection shots crept in.
Inexplicably, there has been a replacement up for the older MoPac era signal that is up on a cantilever for going on at least 2 years now that has yet to be replaced.
-Northbound Signals
-UP (ex-MoPac) Chester Sub, CP D085 Chap
-Along Main St, Gorham, IL
-March 1, 2021
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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.
Ashwell Signal Box is a fairly typical Midland Railway structure. In this case, it is a Type 4A box opened in 1912.
At CPJ 159, Sinton, Texas, an old Missouri Pacific/MoPac signal stands among the clouds and an array of modern Vader signals around it.
New signals on Couch St. downtown, including Portland's first ever "pedestrian scramble signal" at 11th and Couch.
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.
The old signal box in Zollhaus-Blumberg is a relocated historic landmark. Originally standing in Konstanz, it was dismantled and reconstructed in its current location in Zollhaus-Blumberg/ Germany.
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Das alte Stellwerk in Zollhaus-Blumberg ist ein verlegtes historisches Wahrzeichen. Ursprünglich stand es in Konstanz, wurde demontiert und an seinem jetzigen Standort in Zollhaus-Blumberg wiederaufgebaut.
Yashica 635, Ilford Delta 3200, 1/250; f6,7
This signal is the exit towards the start of Meråkerbanen (The Meråker line). The main exit signal shows a stop signal while the dwarf signal and the shunting signal in the back shows that the station is cleared for local switching of points and shunting.
The Moelwyn range of mountains makes a magnificent backdrop to this engaging picture which lies north of Talsarnau and is seen here in the distance. The station was a simple design incorporating a small canopy to protect passengers from the worst of the weather. A small signal box was provided which was worked by the station porter/signalman. Although it was not a staff token exchange point, it was however classified as an intermediate stopping station, as platform staff were on duty throughout the day until it was reduced in status to an unmanned halt during the recession cuts imposed on the line in the late 1960s. The station had one siding which connected to the running line facing from the direction of Harlech. The points and signals were worked from a ground locking frame of eleven levers and located in the signal box at the Harlach end of the platform.
Freight traffic was minimal and after the Second World War, the siding was used to house a camping coach. At the Portmadoc end of the platform was a level crossing controlled by a gatekeeper in residence. The platform was located on the 'up' side of the line, the station building being a substantial structure, of local stone, and incorporated the Stationmasters' accommodation.
The bottom signal was flashing red which I believe was signifying that they were crossing the Lynndyl sub and heading onto the IPP Industrial Lead. Which is exactly what it did.
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!
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
Skegness signal box, which is Listed Grade II, is a Type 1 box of the Great Northern Railway (GNR), the earliest of which appeared in 1872. Type 1 boxes were built of brick or timber and the signal box at Skegness, which is the largest surviving example of its type, was built in 1882 and extended by the addition of an extra bay in 1900 to accommodate a new Railway Signal Co. tappet lever frame.
The old US&S Signal at SE Cusseta continues to stand tall this evening against a nice star filled sky. The color light signal is on its last days though and will be cut down within a month as new PTC and CTC signals make their way down the West Point Route to Montgomery.
The left track is the fairly new Up Relief between Rhodes and North Strathfield in Sydney. The track alongside it, next towards the right, is the Up Main.
The adjacent signals have quite different status. The signal on the right, ST 194N for the up main, is a home signal (absolute) and also marks the end of Rhodes yard limits and the start of Strathfield yard limits. The signal on the left, ST 192R for the up relief, is an automatic (permissive) and is within Rhodes yard limits - being an automatic within yard limits thus defines the Rhodes yard area as a "consolidated yard" for the up relief line.
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.
The blade drops to vertical to display the "clear" indication when the cable is pulled slightly. The blade returns to horizontal (to display "stop") via the counterweight when the lever controlling this signal is returned to normal. This is a fail-safe mechanism that was built into the prototype signals. If the cables tied to the blade were broken, the counter-weight would return the blade to the horizontal "stop" indication.
This signal was built from drawings and photographs found in a US&S co catalog from the turn of the century. Before electrification the operation of switches and signals at junctions were performed by mechanical means, light was provided by kerosene.
This signal is part of my project to build a functioning mechanical interlocking out of lego. The signals and aspects are modeled on 19th century PRR interlocking signals.
On the afternoon and evening of 19 April 2013, Etna looked very much like she was entering into the buildup toward a new paroxysmal eruptive episode. Ash was emitted nearly continuously from the New Southeast Crater - the site of the previous 36 paroxysms since 2011, forming a conspicuous plume. This is the view from my home in Tremestieri Etneo at sunset on 19 April, showing Etna's volcanic message in the sky, and human communications installations in the foreground - two different ways to transmit signals of very different character.
Cliburn signal box - one of nine on the route - looked after the adjacent level crossing and controlled access into a goods yard which boasted cattle pens and coal handling facilities. There was only a single running line, serving a platform on the Down side. This accommodated the main building, next to which was the station master's house.
Closure came to Cliburn in September 1956 although through trains continued, requiring the signal box to remain open. But the route succumbed on the same day as Stainmore: 22nd January 1962.
The signal box immediately entered a period of decline; its windows smashed and innards gutted. Some repair work was undertaken in the 1970s but 2012 saw its complete refurbishment, opening as a self-catering holiday let with an extension to the rear.
I've wanted to MILS-ify my PL signal module for a while, as this would allow me to hide the signal animators under the track. and replace the oversized signal bungalow with a smaller, more correct one. The added height off the baseplate gives me plenty more room for wiring too. Now I just need to invest in more green plate...