Semaphoria
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Just posting my photos of old signals in the modern world. I put more detailed descriptions in the alt text.
Indeed not. It is to improve visibility. It is a painted version of the boards you see here.
I think the box was switched out - all the others were set to clear as well. It was in a better state a year ago when it wasn’t obviously scraping against the sighting board.
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Indeed not. It is to improve visibility. It is a painted version of the boards you see here.
I wouldn’t call them common here anymore, but there are still quite a few left!
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I wouldn’t call them common here anymore, but there are still quite a few left!
By the looks of things, just as they were doing the resignalling early last year?
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
By the looks of things, just as they were doing the resignalling early last year?
Distances on UK railways are still in miles and chains (except on High Speed 1, where they are in km), so yards makes sense for a tunnel.
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Distances on UK railways are still in miles and chains (except on High Speed 1, where they are in km), so yards makes sense for a tunnel.
Well, the signals aren’t going to come to me, so…
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Well, the signals aren’t going to come to me, so…
From what I can see from my photos, it didn’t actually rain at all that day! But it was very, very grey.
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From what I can see from my photos, it didn’t actually rain at all that day! But it was very, very grey.
The Poacher Line between Grantham and Skegness.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Poacher Line between Grantham and Skegness.
Yes, France is famously centralised, but I think the UK takes it to another level. Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester have new (post-1990) tram systems, but all were funded by central government.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Yes, France is famously centralised, but I think the UK takes it to another level. Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham and Manchester have new (post-1990) tram systems, but all were funded by central government.
イギリスの問題は中央集権化されすぎた、インフラ建造の資金はすべて財務省に制御されている。そのため、都市は独自の路面電車か地下鉄かどちらでも資金を提供できない。
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
イギリスの問題は中央集権化されすぎた、インフラ建造の資金はすべて財務省に制御されている。そのため、都市は独自の路面電車か地下鉄かどちらでも資金を提供できない。
イギリスでは、そういう「グリーンウェイ」の転換に加えて、廃線を保存鉄道に転換する場合も多い。路面電車はほとんど1950年代に廃止されて、今は珍しい。イギリス北部のいくつかの都市はまだ路面電車があるけど、首都内は南ロンドンのCroydonの1990年代に新しく建造されたTramlinkしかない。
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
イギリスでは、そういう「グリーンウェイ」の転換に加えて、廃線を保存鉄道に転換する場合も多い。路面電車はほとんど1950年代に廃止されて、今は珍しい。イギリス北部のいくつかの都市はまだ路面電車があるけど、首都内は南ロンドンのCroydonの1990年代に新しく建造されたTramlinkしかない。