A satellite view of Workington station courtesy of Apple Maps.
Looking at this on the satellite view on Apple Maps, I think this looks more extreme because of the telephoto lens.
Clear semaphore signal at the end of the northbound platform at Workington. The Victorian ironwork of the platform canopy is partly visible in the foreground. Beyond, a rusty pipe on a rusty support stands in front of a rusty bridge.
Semaphore at Workington. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
A tall distant semaphore signal - labelled MV1 - viewed from the footbridge at Brampton station. This is controlled by the signal box at Milton.
Milton Distant, Brampton. 3 June 2018. #railway #photography
Shrewsbury has a mixture of upper and lower-quadrant but, yes, I think most if not all other remaining locations have either one or the other, not both.
TfW DMU 197125 passes a cleared lower-quadrant semaphore as it nears Pembrey & Burry Port station working a slightly-delayed 2B65 Cardiff Central to Pembroke Dock. On the left, in the middle distance, by the level crossing, is the signal box.
Approaching Pembrey & Burry Port. 21 October 2025. #railway #photography
Yes (see alt text).
TfW DMU 197120 passes Dorrington with a very late working of 1V97 from Manchester Piccadilly cut short to Cardiff Central. Note the curious mix of upper and lower-quadrant semaphore signals.
Passing Dorrington. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
Led by DRS Class 88 - 88009 - with Class 68 - 68004 at the rear, a nuclear waste train passes the cleared semaphores at manually-worked Limestone Hall Level Crossing. The crossing operator is highly visible in his high-vis.
Passing Limestone Hall Level Crossing. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Dalwhinnie distillery, viewed from a passing train.
The distillery is not far from the station.
A pair of lower quadrant semaphore signals on an old frame on a winter’s day at Greenford.
Semaphores at Greenford. 8 December 2024. #railway #photography
Heather, characteristic of Scotland.
A pair of fairly new semaphore signals - the top one labelled DH12 - on the Dudding Hill line through north-west London.
Semaphore signal ACW29 - evidently fairly recently replaced - gleams in the winter sun.
The semaphores on the signal gantry at Neasden Junction. Two are numbered - NJ23 and NJ19; the distant is not. NJ19 - top right - is set to clear, just.
A fairly new semaphore signal stands at clear (presumably because the box was switched out when the photo was taken) in the area controlled by Neasden Junction signal box. Two labels make it doubly clear this is signal NJ5.
That will presumably spell the end for the line’s fine array of semaphore signals.
Semaphore signal DW3 at Dalwhinnie, amidst the lineside heather.
Semaphore at Dalwhinnie. 31 July 2014. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal WN37 set to clear just beyond the Workington/Barrow-bound platform at Wigton.
Wigton Semaphore. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
On a sunny winter‘s day, Greater Anglia bi-mode 755409 crosses the points just as it arrives at Acle station working 2P19 Great Yarmouth to Norwich. Just beyond, the cleared semaphore permitting its entry into the station section can be seen. On the left, a tall semaphore at the end of the other platform is looking rather dilapidated; its replacement is bagged up just in front of it.
Arriving at Acle. 4 January 2020. #railway #photography
On a grey February day, GWR IET 802101 passes the semaphore signals at Lostwithiel working 1A92 Penzance to London Paddington.
Passing Lostwithiel. 10 February 2024. #railway #photography
TfW DVT 82225 is seen leading 1V18 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central as it approaches Craven Arms. Class 67 - 67014 - was providing the power. The distinctly utilitarian signal box is behind it. Two semaphores stand on the opposite track; another is visible behind the signal box.
Approaching Craven Arms. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
A centre-pivoted lower quadrant semaphore signal (labelled MW38) on a fairly new pole seen through the lineside vegetation at Malvern Wells.
Semaphore at Malvern Wells. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
A semaphore signal - numbered FF44 - visible from across the St Helens Canal, with some boats moored in the foreground.
Semaphore at Fiddler’s Ferry. 13 April 2025. #railway #photography
Yes.
Semaphore signal S31 at Shildon, with an unusual (and rather grubby) plastic cover on the lenses. These semaphores have since been removed and replaced with colour lights.
Semaphore at Shildon. 19 October 2024. #railway #photography
TfW DMU 197120 is about to pass cleared lower-quadrant semaphore DR30 at Dorrington as it works a service to Cardiff.
Passing Dorrington. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 195120 passes a cleared semaphore as it departs Ulverston working 1C55 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness. The bare canopy supports on the disused part of the platform stand starkly against the sky.
Departure from Ulverston. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
Better a Pacer running a semi-regular service than the current schedule though, surely!
A photo of a now-very-rare train arriving.
Indeed. I tried to go back to take another photo not that long ago and of course the station was locked shut on account of its token service. I think when I took the photo below there was a slightly more regular schedule.
Northern DMU 156438 is just about to pass a cleared semaphore signal as it approaches Prudhoe station working 2N12 Carlisle to Whitby.
Approaching Prudhoe. 9 February 2025. #railway #photography
A semaphore signal in the foreground, with the (relatively) modern signal box and another signal in the background at Chapel-en-le-Frith in the Peak District.
Semaphores at Chapel-en-le-Frith. 30 March 2019. #railway #photography
A cleared semaphore signal on the approach to Skegness station.
Skegness Semaphore. 7 March 2020. #railway #photography
West Midlands DMU 196112 passes cleared semaphore DS71 as it approaches Droitwich Spa working 1V23 to Hereford. Behind it is the signal box.
Approaching Droitwich Spa. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography
