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This image depicts the glory of British route signaling in the lower quadrant semaphore era. Shown are the up down home signals controlled by Exeter Middle signalbox at Exeter St. Davids station in Exeter, Devon, England. This was on the former Great Western Railway main line from London to Plymouth.
Speed signaling tells one the speed at which one may safely travel a particular route, which may include diverging crossovers.
Route signaling tells one the route which one will travel; by knowing the routing, one can infer the safe speed. In British route signaling, it was often the case that each route had its own signal post. What we see here is a signal that governs trains on one track (the one to the right of the post). There are four distinct destinations to which a train can travel from this point.
The tallest post represents the main (straight) route; the other posts correspond with two routes diverging to the left of the main route and one route diverging to the right.
The top blades (red background with a white stripe and square end) are the home signal arms, the arms below are distant arms (yellow background with a fishtail end and black chevrons) – these repeat the indication of the next home signal. The small bottom arms are call on arms; they can be cleared to permit movement into occupied trackage at reduced speed.
Imagine trying to "read" one's signal at night! Still, this is a beautiful example of bygone British railway heritage.
Photo by F. C. Hammersley.
Went up on Signal Hill this past week with one of the younger guys from my church. He's been getting into photography a little bit so I gave him one of my D90 bodies and we went out shooting. Not a great sunset, but we had some nice light for a while and it was a lovely evening so can't complain really. Got a couple of shots that I was happy with so figured I would share.
All shot with my D90 and 17-55mm f/2.8 lens.
Townsend Fold Level Crossing signal box alongside the Up & Down Irwell line by Holme Lane level crossing at Rawtenstall on East Lancashire Railway. Friday 12th June 2009
Townsend Fold Level Crossing signal box is a British Railways London Midland Region type 15 design fitted with a 10 lever London Midland Region Standard frame that opened as a non block post controlling the adjacent level crossing on 29th March 1959, replacing an 1878 built 22 lever Saxby & Farmer type 9 design signal box located on the opposite side of the line. The signal box was operated by a travelling gatekeeper from 5th June 1972 until 5th December 1980 when traffic ceased. The line between Heywood Ground Frame and Rawtenstall was officially closed on 8th April 1981 although a series of specials were operated on 28th March 1982. Ownership passed to the East Lancashire Railway who reopened it as a non block post on 29th March 1991 and renamed it Townsend Fold Level Crossing in 2003
The box carries a British Railways London Midland Region maroon enamel nameplate
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Rudgwick box was situated on the cross-country route between Christ's Hospital and Guildford (Peasmarsh Junction). It opened in July 1911 replacing an earlier signalling hut and is, ostensibly, to the LB Type 3b design, although in this case it features different 'wavy' bargeboards. It contained a LB special design 12 lever frame at 5 inch centres, Harpers blocks and a Block Switch. It closed on 6th November 1963, before the line which succumbed on 14th June 1965.
I am posting several pictures of signals to get comments on the problem of red not appearing as red in photos. I know railroads are very fussy about the accuracy of colors in signals but in many of my pictures red appears as orange or pink or as a white light surrounded by a red ring. These pictures are of new signals that look perfectly normal in the field. I am a begginer in regard to Photoshop. Red signals on a cloudy day near twilight. The colors on the track 2 signals at left are accurate. The track 2 signals looked perfectly normal in the field but the upper signal appears yellow if I get 2 feet back from the screen. Both track 1 signals appear to have a white center surrounded by a ring of red. I have made no color changes. the only Photoshop commands that I have used are crop and zoom.
Basel SBB station is one of the largest railway stations in Switzerland. Basel is located in northwestern Switzerland, and the city boundaries abut both Germany and France. As a result, Basel SBB is Europe's busiest international border crossing by rail. The station is known as Bahnhof Basel SBB in German and Gare de Bâle CFF in French.
The station's 1907 station is of a neo-Baroque style, and consists of 16 through tracks (two of which are used for freight trains passing through without stopping). There is also a small stub-end wing of the station that hosts local services, including some that cross into Germany. In addition, there are tracks that pass below the main train shed that are used for freight and mail traffic.
Every day, nearly 1,000 trains depart Basel SBB. A passenger train arrives or departs the station nearly every 90 seconds, a figure that doesn't include trains using the pass-through tracks without platforms, or the lower level of tracks.
The west annex consists of four tracks used by local and intercity services to France. Entry to and exit from the west annex passes through border control, though the border inspection was perfunctory.
Of the four tracks in the west annex, three are stub-ended. The fourth track is designated as Track 30 in the west annex, and continues into the main train shed to become Track 4 there.
Nearly all of the Swiss railway network is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC. In contrast, most modern French electrification is at
25 kV 50 Hz AC. As a result of this disparity in voltage and frequency, some of the tracks in Basel SBB are sectionalized to allow changing the power supply between the Swiss and French voltage and frequency.
This adds an unusual feature to the interlocking system in use at the station. It is not sufficient to merely prove that a track section is vacant before allowing a train or engine to enter – the interlocking logic must also prove that various sections of catenary are energized at a voltage and frequency compatible with that of the movement being signaled to enter those sections!
In addition, there is special signaling to indicate the voltage in use, so as to avoid unpleasant surprises. The signal visible here indicates "25", which corresponds to the French 25 kV 50 Hz AC power for this train's journey into France.
Title: The Signal Corps
Creator: Unknown
Contributors: H.H. Stratton, Chattanooga, Tenn. (publisher)
Date: ca. 1910-1915
Part Of: American border troops and the Mexican Revolution
Place: Mexican-American Border Region
Physical Description: 1 photographic print (postcard): gelatin silver; postcard 9 x 14 cm
File: ag1982_0015_104c_signal.jpg
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When the North British Railway opened its new direct line from St Vigeans (north of Arbroath) to Kinnaber (north of Montrose) in 1881, economies demanded that it be largely single track with a series of crossing loops.
The single line sections and crossing loops were eliminated in stages up until 1932; with the exception of Usan to Montrose South, which remains single track to this day. The little signal box at Usan, set high above the North Sea in the often windswept Angus landscape, survived until the Montrose resignalling scheme was commissioned early in 2010.
This picture was taken three days before it closed.
The 12.01 CAR - NCL, formed of a brace of 142s is about to pass the signal box at Bardon Mill.
The box is locked out with all pegs in the "off" position.
As Siva,and James said that there was no signal point at Gibraltar intersection,i'am posting this exclusive photo for James and Siva :)
Please watch my notes
Applied canon 50mm F1.8 lens settings inside the Photoshop :)
The up home signal at Berry is not long for this world, with works to remove it occurring only a short week after this shot was taken. Replaced with LED colour light signals, the humble semaphore is finally fading into history in NSW.
Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, and like most sizable cities in Europe, it has a high frequency of both suburban and intercity passenger rail traffic.
In this scene, we see some relatively-new departure signals at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, using modern light-emitting diode (LED) illumination.
Austrian signaling follows German principles, and the two nations share similar aspects and indications. In parts of the world with German-inspired signaling, the home and distant components of a signal are often separate as we see in this example. The top unit is the home indication – what the train must do now, and the bottom unit is the distant indication – what the train can expect at the next home signal.
At left, the red indication indicates Stop. The distant signal is extinguished in this case.
On the signal in the center, the indication on the top unit displays green over yellow, indicating Frei mit 40 km/h, which means "Proceed at 40 km/h (25 mph)."
The distant signal below showing two diagonal green lights indicate Hauptsignal frei, which means that the next home signal displays Proceed. If the distant board displayed two yellow lights in a horizontal line, the indication would be Vorsicht – "Caution; the next signal displays Stop.
In North American route signaling terms, the home and distant signals at center would be displaying Diverging Clear where the maximum authorized speed through the divergence is 25 mph.
A colorful sunset sky with a view to Signal Hill and St John's Harbour. A classic view that never gets old.
During summer, mountain fires are a common occurrence in the Peninsula.I took this shot on Signal Hill in Jan. 1976.
Andy Todd
Ramsbottom Station signal box 7 signal (Down Home) protects Bridge Street level crossing with the signal box and 10 signal (Up Home) visible beyond. Saturday 18th February 1984
Ramsbottom Station signal box is a London Midland and Scottish Railway Type 11c design which opened in 1938 fitted with a 40 lever Railway Executive Committee frame, replacing Ramsbottom South, Ramsbottom Station and Ramsbottom North Sidings signal boxes. The box was reduced to a non block post controlling the adjacent level crossing only on 4th June 1972 and it closed on 5th December 1980 along with the Castleton to Rawtenstall single line. Eventually ownership passed to the East Lancashire Railway who reopened it on 17th November 1990
The box carries a British Railways London Midland Region maroon enamel nameplate, and 7 signal is carried on a London Midland and Scottish Railway designed all-welded stem right-hand bracket
Many thanks to Ingy the Wingy
Whether you're a train enthusiast or not, you couldn't fail to be impressed with the old world charm of this place. This old station is only a 15 minute walk from my house, and when they run the steam loco at the weekends, I can hear it's whistle from my garden. A sweet sound it is too. Info here www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
A set of signals stands guard on the Canadian National, former Illinois Central, in Pesotum, Illinois. The double-headed signals are for northbound trains and give a hint of what indication may lie ahead in Tolono where the CN crosses the Norfolk Southern (former Wabash)
The GWR signal box at Hereford is still in use.
It's appearance has changed a bit due to the installation of modern PVC framed windows.
Those that know me are aware that I am a New York Central RR fan and modeler. So on my recent trip to Ohio I was pleased to catch the last of the former NYCRR "bowling ball" signals just prior to their replacement on the now NS mainline. Get'em while you can.
Cupar signal box, Box diagram. Track Circuit block to Edinburgh IECC to the right / South, absolute block to Leuchars to the left / North. Not the sharpest of images but just about legible if you use the "original" size image. I have it also recorded in chunks on my comp so if you wanted to see any section of the diagram in fetail just ask.
The height of the British summer,18th July 2012, saw me and my eldest set off from Nottingham for an Everton pre-season friendly at Dundee. What could go wrong ? Bhy the time we got to Edinburgh at lunch time the evening fixture had already been called off due to a waterlogged pitch !
I had arranged to visit my ex signal school colleague at Tay Bridge South where he was working the afternoon turn so I carried on regardless and pulled in two other boxes on the way.
These are the very grey images from that afternoon.
Cheerful propaganda songs from East Germany (GDR), 1971. Performed by artists such as the "Orchester des Wachregimentes Berlin Feliks Dzierzynski" or the "Chor der Gerhart Hauptmann-Oberschule Wernigerode".
Most of the music is terrible (not to mention the lyrics) but to my surprise some of it was written by artists whom I otherwise respect, including Bertold Brecht, Hanns Eisler and Paul Dessau. Difficult to understand from today's point of view how these great minds could cooperate in such a project.
Photo by Manfred Uhlenhut.
Design by Manfred Kempfer
Signale der Jugend (Unser Lied, das den Erdball erschüttert) - 1:37
Du hast ja ein Ziel vor den Augen - 2:04
Rote Sonne (Geige und Buch) - 3:05
Lied der blauen Fahne (Auf den Straßen) - 2:01
Lied vom Bau des Sozialismus (Es ist ein Fundament gelegt) - 1:45
Eisenbahner-Lied (Es rollen die Räder) - 2:22
Heut ist ein wunderschöner Tag - 1:54
Weil wir jung sind - 2:23
Aufbaulied der FDJ (Keiner plagt sich gerne) - 1:45
Heimat, dich werden wir hüten (Heimat im sonnigen Kleide) - 2:20
Thälmann-Lied (Heimatland, reck deine Glieder) - 3:40
Wir lieben das Leben - 1:34
Sein rotes Banner (Die Sonne war ein Feuerscheit) - 2:35
Ich trage eine Fahne - 1:58
Singt das Lied der neuen Zeit (Bei Sonne und bei Regen) - 2:13
Unser Land ist jung - 1:50