File:In the signal box. (15926238483).jpg
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| Description | The first semaphore signals were controlled by levers situated at the signals. Some early signals protruded from the roof of the controlling signal box. Later, remote operation was effected by levers connected to the signal by single wires (UK), pairs of wires (Continental Europe), or pipes supported on rollers (US). The levers were grouped together in a building known as a "signal box" (UK & Australia) or "interlocking tower" (US). In the UK multiple signal wires were grouped together, and in station areas were commonly routed beneath platform faces just above rail level. The operation of a single signal wire would cause some of the adjacent wires to 'jangle', and this noise was one of the many characteristic sounds of railway travel until the gradual introduction of colour-light signals from the mid 20th century. |
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| Source | In the signal box. |
| Author | Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/15926238483 (archive). It was reviewed on 22 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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