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Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced soon by the coloured light signal when Crossrail goes ahead, so i was kind of lucky to get them in their final days of working. Sorry about me talking, my arms kind of hurt and my battery was low.
Chiltern Railways Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains were diverted to Paddington due to engineering works to the Marylebone line.
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours.
Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system.
Bernard Pinaud explains how it works.
- published: 17 Jun 2013
- views: 1317
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke and others.
References:
Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns)
Understanding Media (McLuhan)
The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon)
The Histories (Polybius)
translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html)
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 48201
Semaphore Tower built 1822
for Admiralty to send messages to the Royal
Navy at
Portsmouth
- published: 26 Sep 2016
- views: 18
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Erode - Trichy section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Train : 12084 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express
Loco : Tondiarpet WDM3A #14139
- published: 20 Sep 2016
- views: 165
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect.
For many years the Hurstbridge line has been the last major strong-hold of mechanical safeworking systems on the Melbourne suburban network, featuring several semaphore signals and 'Staff' working beyond Greensborough. This is all coming to an end in 2013, with all semaphores bar one having been replaced in the last few months, and Automatic Track Control replacing the 'Minature Electric Staff' between Greensborough and Eltham, and the 'Train Staff and Ticket' between Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section is still being worked by 'Staff and Ticket' until the last of the new signals are ready to be commissioned. Here we see an X'trapolis set arriving from the city with an evening peak service passing the one remaining semaphore - the Hurstbridge Home signal - and travelling under the protection of a Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge 'Ticket.' The new colour light signal can be seen behind the semaphore, ready for the last stage of the upgrade. After dropping off passengers at the platform, the train shunts back clear of the signal then enters the yard to stable. Once this signal is replaced the only semaphore signals on the entire network will be those at Flemington Racecourse (only used for stabling and special events), which are also due for replacement.
Note: This signal, along with the Staff and Ticket working between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, was finally decommissioned on Friday 22nd of March 2013.
- published: 25 Feb 2013
- views: 654
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
Train : 16859 Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express
Section : Tiruchirapalli Jn - Karur Jn - Erode Jn
Loco : Golden Rock (GOC) WP4B #40063
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Trichy - Erode section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Watch this video as the WDP4B from GOC DLS trudges along this relatively quiet section with the Mangalore bound Express in tow.
The train encounters two major crossings, the first being the Tea Garden Express bound for the eastern coastal town of Karaikal on the Bay of Bengal, from the western coastal town of Ernakulam on the Arabian Sea. The second train to cross is the Trichy bound passenger from Erode that has a dead WDP3A aka Toaster in the consist hauled by a WDM2 #18688 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed.
- published: 16 Sep 2016
- views: 217
Semaphore line
A semaphore telegraph, optical telegraph, shutter telegraph chain, Chappe telegraph, or Napoleonic semaphore is a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles. Information is encoded by the position of the mechanical elements; it is read when the shutter is in a fixed position.
The system was invented in 1792 in France by Claude Chappe, and was popular in the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century.
They were much faster than post riders for bringing a message over long distances, and also cheaper in their long-term operating costs, once constructed. Semaphore lines were a precursor of the electrical telegraph which would replace them half a century later. The electrical telegraph would in turn be cheaper, faster, and more private. The distance that an optical telegraph can bridge is limited by geography and weather; thus, in practical use, most optical telegraphs used lines of relay stations to bridge longer distances. This also prevented the optical telegraph from crossing long expanses of water, unless a convenient island could be used for a relay station.
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3:23The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.
The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced soon by the coloured light signal when Crossrail goes ahead, so i was kind of lucky to get them in their final days of working. Sorry about me talking, my arms kind of hurt and my battery was low. Chiltern Railways Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains were diverted to Paddington due to engineering works to the Marylebone line. -
2:30How France's Napoleonic semaphore system worked
How France's Napoleonic semaphore system workedHow France's Napoleonic semaphore system worked
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours. Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system. Bernard Pinaud explains how it works. -
9:20History of semaphores & signal fires
History of semaphores & signal firesHistory of semaphores & signal fires
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke and others. References: Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns) Understanding Media (McLuhan) The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon) The Histories (Polybius) translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html) -
1:13Semaphore line Top # 9 Facts
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3:06Napoleonic Communication Semaphore Towers
Napoleonic Communication Semaphore TowersNapoleonic Communication Semaphore Towers
Semaphore Tower built 1822 for Admiralty to send messages to the Royal Navy at Portsmouth -
19:44INDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan Shatabdi
INDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan ShatabdiINDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan Shatabdi
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use. The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects. The Erode - Trichy section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle. Train : 12084 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express Loco : Tondiarpet WDM3A #14139 -
1:52CP train on CSX line@Porter Junction with Alcos passing semaphore signal
CP train on CSX line@Porter Junction with Alcos passing semaphore signal -
3:19Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13
Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect. For many years the Hurstbridge line has been the last major strong-hold of mechanical safeworking systems on the Melbourne suburban network, featuring several semaphore signals and 'Staff' working beyond Greensborough. This is all coming to an end in 2013, with all semaphores bar one having been replaced in the last few months, and Automatic Track Control replacing the 'Minature Electric Staff' between Greensborough and Eltham, and the 'Train Staff and Ticket' between Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section is still being worked by 'Staff and Ticket' until the last of the new signals are ready to be commissioned. Here we see an X'trapolis set arriving from the city with an evening peak service passing the one remaining semaphore - the Hurstbridge Home signal - and travelling under the protection of a Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge 'Ticket.' The new colour light signal can be seen behind the semaphore, ready for the last stage of the upgrade. After dropping off passengers at the platform, the train shunts back clear of the signal then enters the yard to stable. Once this signal is replaced the only semaphore signals on the entire network will be those at Flemington Racecourse (only used for stabling and special events), which are also due for replacement. Note: This signal, along with the Staff and Ticket working between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, was finally decommissioned on Friday 22nd of March 2013. -
0:47Semaphore Tower
Semaphore TowerSemaphore Tower
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16:47INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1
INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use. Train : 16859 Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express Section : Tiruchirapalli Jn - Karur Jn - Erode Jn Loco : Golden Rock (GOC) WP4B #40063 The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects. The Trichy - Erode section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle. Watch this video as the WDP4B from GOC DLS trudges along this relatively quiet section with the Mangalore bound Express in tow. The train encounters two major crossings, the first being the Tea Garden Express bound for the eastern coastal town of Karaikal on the Bay of Bengal, from the western coastal town of Ernakulam on the Arabian Sea. The second train to cross is the Trichy bound passenger from Erode that has a dead WDP3A aka Toaster in the consist hauled by a WDM2 #18688 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed.
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The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced soon by the coloured light signal when Crossrail goes ahead, so i was kind of lucky to get them in their final days of working. Sorry about me talking, my arms kind of hurt and my battery was low. Chiltern Railways Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains were diverted to Paddington due to engineering works to the Marylebone line.
published: 21 Sep 2008 -
How France's Napoleonic semaphore system worked
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours. Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system. Bernard Pinaud explains how it works.
published: 17 Jun 2013 -
History of semaphores & signal fires
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke and others. References: Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns) Understanding Media (McLuhan) The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon) The Histories (Polybius) translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html)
published: 15 Jan 2013 -
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Napoleonic Communication Semaphore Towers
Semaphore Tower built 1822 for Admiralty to send messages to the Royal Navy at Portsmouth
published: 26 Sep 2016 -
INDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan Shatabdi
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use. The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersaul...
published: 20 Sep 2016 -
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Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect. For many years the Hurstbridge line has been the last major strong-hold of mechanical safeworking systems on the Melbourne suburban network, featuring several semaphore signals and 'Staff' working beyond Greensborough. This is all coming to an end in 2013, with all semaphores bar one having been replaced in the last few months, and Automatic Track Control replacing the 'Minature Electric Staff' between Greensborough and Eltham, and the 'Train Staff and Ticket' between Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section is still being worked by 'Staff and Ticket' until the last of the new signals are ready to be commissioned. Here we see an X'trapolis set arr...
published: 25 Feb 2013 -
Semaphore Tower
published: 22 Apr 2015 -
INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use. Train : 16859 Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express Section : Tiruchirapalli Jn - Karur Jn - Erode Jn Loco : Golden Rock (GOC) WP4B #40063 The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in fron...
published: 16 Sep 2016
The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:23
- Updated: 21 Sep 2008
- views: 19302
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced s...
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced soon by the coloured light signal when Crossrail goes ahead, so i was kind of lucky to get them in their final days of working. Sorry about me talking, my arms kind of hurt and my battery was low.
Chiltern Railways Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains were diverted to Paddington due to engineering works to the Marylebone line.
wn.com/The Last Working Semaphore Signals On A London Branchline.
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ruislip to Old Oak Common branch. These Signals are due to be replaced soon by the coloured light signal when Crossrail goes ahead, so i was kind of lucky to get them in their final days of working. Sorry about me talking, my arms kind of hurt and my battery was low.
Chiltern Railways Trains and Wrexham & Shropshire Trains were diverted to Paddington due to engineering works to the Marylebone line.
- published: 21 Sep 2008
- views: 19302
How France's Napoleonic semaphore system worked
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:30
- Updated: 17 Jun 2013
- views: 1317
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours.
Now a group of enth...
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours.
Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system.
Bernard Pinaud explains how it works.
wn.com/How France's Napoleonic Semaphore System Worked
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, allowing messages to be sent the length of 18th Century France in mere hours.
Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system.
Bernard Pinaud explains how it works.
- published: 17 Jun 2013
- views: 1317
History of semaphores & signal fires
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:20
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 48201
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke...
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke and others.
References:
Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns)
Understanding Media (McLuhan)
The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon)
The Histories (Polybius)
translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html)
wn.com/History Of Semaphores Signal Fires
History of the telegraph from the signal fire to 18th Century semaphore lines. We visit ideas of Polybius, Aeneas Tactius, Sushruta, Francis Bacon, Robert Hooke and others.
References:
Communications: An International History of the Formative Years (Burns)
Understanding Media (McLuhan)
The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon)
The Histories (Polybius)
translation link: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Polybius/home.html)
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 48201
Semaphore line Top # 9 Facts
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:13
- Updated: 27 Oct 2015
- views: 36
Semaphore line Top # 9 Facts
Semaphore line Top # 9 Facts
wn.com/Semaphore Line Top 9 Facts
Napoleonic Communication Semaphore Towers
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:06
- Updated: 26 Sep 2016
- views: 18
Semaphore Tower built 1822
for Admiralty to send messages to the Royal
Navy at
Portsmouth
- published: 26 Sep 2016
- views: 18
INDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan Shatabdi
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 19:44
- Updated: 20 Sep 2016
- views: 165
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of ...
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Erode - Trichy section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Train : 12084 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express
Loco : Tondiarpet WDM3A #14139
wn.com/Indian Railways The Single Line Semaphore Section Part 2 Jan Shatabdi
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Erode - Trichy section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Train : 12084 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express
Loco : Tondiarpet WDM3A #14139
- published: 20 Sep 2016
- views: 165
CP train on CSX line@Porter Junction with Alcos passing semaphore signal
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 01 Apr 2011
- views: 2628
CP train from the east on CSX line passes the endangered semaphore signal at Porter Junction back in 1993.Soon after,this signal was replaced with newer ones.I ...
CP train from the east on CSX line passes the endangered semaphore signal at Porter Junction back in 1993.Soon after,this signal was replaced with newer ones.I am sure the Alcos went not long after.
wn.com/Cp Train On Csx Line Porter Junction With Alcos Passing Semaphore Signal
Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:19
- Updated: 25 Feb 2013
- views: 654
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect.
For many years the Hurstbridge line ha...
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect.
For many years the Hurstbridge line has been the last major strong-hold of mechanical safeworking systems on the Melbourne suburban network, featuring several semaphore signals and 'Staff' working beyond Greensborough. This is all coming to an end in 2013, with all semaphores bar one having been replaced in the last few months, and Automatic Track Control replacing the 'Minature Electric Staff' between Greensborough and Eltham, and the 'Train Staff and Ticket' between Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section is still being worked by 'Staff and Ticket' until the last of the new signals are ready to be commissioned. Here we see an X'trapolis set arriving from the city with an evening peak service passing the one remaining semaphore - the Hurstbridge Home signal - and travelling under the protection of a Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge 'Ticket.' The new colour light signal can be seen behind the semaphore, ready for the last stage of the upgrade. After dropping off passengers at the platform, the train shunts back clear of the signal then enters the yard to stable. Once this signal is replaced the only semaphore signals on the entire network will be those at Flemington Racecourse (only used for stabling and special events), which are also due for replacement.
Note: This signal, along with the Staff and Ticket working between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, was finally decommissioned on Friday 22nd of March 2013.
wn.com/Last Semaphore Signal On The Hurstbridge Line 21 2 13
Footage of the one remaining semaphore signal on the Hurstbridge line, taken during a thunder storm... For added effect.
For many years the Hurstbridge line has been the last major strong-hold of mechanical safeworking systems on the Melbourne suburban network, featuring several semaphore signals and 'Staff' working beyond Greensborough. This is all coming to an end in 2013, with all semaphores bar one having been replaced in the last few months, and Automatic Track Control replacing the 'Minature Electric Staff' between Greensborough and Eltham, and the 'Train Staff and Ticket' between Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section is still being worked by 'Staff and Ticket' until the last of the new signals are ready to be commissioned. Here we see an X'trapolis set arriving from the city with an evening peak service passing the one remaining semaphore - the Hurstbridge Home signal - and travelling under the protection of a Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge 'Ticket.' The new colour light signal can be seen behind the semaphore, ready for the last stage of the upgrade. After dropping off passengers at the platform, the train shunts back clear of the signal then enters the yard to stable. Once this signal is replaced the only semaphore signals on the entire network will be those at Flemington Racecourse (only used for stabling and special events), which are also due for replacement.
Note: This signal, along with the Staff and Ticket working between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, was finally decommissioned on Friday 22nd of March 2013.
- published: 25 Feb 2013
- views: 654
Semaphore Tower
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:47
- Updated: 22 Apr 2015
- views: 49
- published: 22 Apr 2015
- views: 49
INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:47
- Updated: 16 Sep 2016
- views: 217
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of ...
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
Train : 16859 Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express
Section : Tiruchirapalli Jn - Karur Jn - Erode Jn
Loco : Golden Rock (GOC) WP4B #40063
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Trichy - Erode section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Watch this video as the WDP4B from GOC DLS trudges along this relatively quiet section with the Mangalore bound Express in tow.
The train encounters two major crossings, the first being the Tea Garden Express bound for the eastern coastal town of Karaikal on the Bay of Bengal, from the western coastal town of Ernakulam on the Arabian Sea. The second train to cross is the Trichy bound passenger from Erode that has a dead WDP3A aka Toaster in the consist hauled by a WDM2 #18688 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed.
wn.com/Indian Railways Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section Part 1
One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.
Train : 16859 Chennai Egmore - Mangalore Express
Section : Tiruchirapalli Jn - Karur Jn - Erode Jn
Loco : Golden Rock (GOC) WP4B #40063
The semaphore arm consists of two parts: A wooden or metal arm (or "blade") which pivots at different angles, and a spectacle holding coloured lenses which move in front of a lamp in order to provide indications at night. Usually these were combined into a single frame, though in some types (e.g. "somersault" signals in which the arm pivoted in the centre), the arm was separate from the spectacle. The arm projects horizontally in its most restrictive aspect; other angles indicate less restrictive aspects.
The Trichy - Erode section has multiple small semaphore sections in the route along with electronic light signals in the middle.
Watch this video as the WDP4B from GOC DLS trudges along this relatively quiet section with the Mangalore bound Express in tow.
The train encounters two major crossings, the first being the Tea Garden Express bound for the eastern coastal town of Karaikal on the Bay of Bengal, from the western coastal town of Ernakulam on the Arabian Sea. The second train to cross is the Trichy bound passenger from Erode that has a dead WDP3A aka Toaster in the consist hauled by a WDM2 #18688 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed.
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Green switch engine and old semaphore at Short Line Yard elevator
Friday, June 5, 2015, 3:16 PM. An old green switch engine, DFTX 18 sits on a siding behind a fence at the grain elevator at the Short Line Yard in Des Moines, Iowa. Toward the end of the video, you can see an old semaphore that has survived the decades.
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Friday, June 5, 2015, 3:16 PM. An old green switch engine, DFTX 18 sits on a siding behind a fence at the grain elevator at the Short Line Yard in Des Moines, ...
Friday, June 5, 2015, 3:16 PM. An old green switch engine, DFTX 18 sits on a siding behind a fence at the grain elevator at the Short Line Yard in Des Moines, Iowa. Toward the end of the video, you can see an old semaphore that has survived the decades.
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Friday, June 5, 2015, 3:16 PM. An old green switch engine, DFTX 18 sits on a siding behind a fence at the grain elevator at the Short Line Yard in Des Moines, Iowa. Toward the end of the video, you can see an old semaphore that has survived the decades.
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The Last Working Semaphore Signals on a London Branchline.
Here are a few shots of the semaphore signals at Greenford Station on the disused South Ru...
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How France's Napoleonic semaphore system worked
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History of semaphores & signal fires
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Semaphore line Top # 9 Facts
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INDIAN RAILWAYS : The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 2 : Jan Shatabdi
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CP train on CSX line@Porter Junction with Alcos passing semaphore signal
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Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line 21/2/13
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INDIAN RAILWAYS : Exploring The Single Line Semaphore Section - Part 1
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