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| Absolute Block Working 24/03/2010 at 12:56 #971 | |
AndyG
1842 posts |
Found these three on YouTube, may be of interest to those wanting to operate Central Scotland boxes correctly: LMS instructional Railway Film "Sentinels of Safety" outlining the Absolute Block Signalling principle. Recorded some time in the 1930's. 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 1 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 2 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 3 Part 3 shows how to deal with cow on the line! Enjoy I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 24/03/2010 at 12:56 #7736 | |
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AndyG
1842 posts |
Found these three on YouTube, may be of interest to those wanting to operate Central Scotland boxes correctly: LMS instructional Railway Film "Sentinels of Safety" outlining the Absolute Block Signalling principle. Recorded some time in the 1930's. 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 1 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 2 1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 3 Part 3 shows how to deal with cow on the line! Enjoy I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 24/03/2010 at 14:52 #7741 | |
andyb0607
260 posts |
Marvellous!! The gentleman signallers in full uniform! Not like the scruffy riff raff we get these days!!! He says in a joking manner ;-) Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 24/03/2010 at 17:24 #7747 | |
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pilotman
189 posts |
I feel a bit sorry for the relief man. He has arrived empty handed - no bag? What's he going to eat during an 8 hour shift??
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| Absolute Block Working 24/03/2010 at 19:28 #7750 | |
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UKTrainMan
1803 posts |
Great videos, think I can just about recognise Harrow & Wealdstone on the second video and the 'vintage' tube train seen through the window of the signal box at said location. Still shocks me to see the lack of safety, the signaller walking down the four foot to get to work. Gotta love the old signal boxes with levers like that - just about remember pulling a few of those somewhere when I was younger but can't remember where it was now. Thanks for sharing. Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for. Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 25/03/2010 at 00:56 #7761 | |
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Helper
20 posts |
Superb videos but I think H&S would have kittens if they worked like that now.
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| Absolute Block Working 28/03/2010 at 17:29 #7931 | |
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NR_signaller
18 posts |
andyb0607 said:Marvellous!! The gentleman signallers in full uniform!would help if NR used a half decent uniform company not one thats now gone bust! Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 29/03/2010 at 09:48 #7951 | |
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kbarber
1743 posts |
NR_signaller said:andyb0607 said:Marvellous!! The gentleman signallers in full uniform!would help if NR used a half decent uniform company not one thats now gone bust! Clearly nothing changes... I remember this kind of issue from my earliest days on the railway, over 30yr ago! One colleague responded to the "do you have a disability that would prevent you wearing this uniform" question by writing that he'd have to be disabled to wear what they'd supplied; the admin got very shirty with him. I decided to try gentle sarcasm when I sent mine back, saying that I'd retained the ties because they were found to fit. I don't think anyone even noticed... where there's no sense there's no feeling! Log in to reply |
| Absolute Block Working 08/04/2010 at 04:05 #8251 | |
BarryM
2158 posts |
UKTrainMan said:Still shocks me to see the lack of safety, the signaller walking down the four foot to get to work.There was no lack of safety in 1933. Remember traffic was steam hauled and all signals were mechanical. From any angle you could see if a signal was on or off. Note the signaller walking the four foot in the direction of oncoming trains. As he is about to cross the lines, he checks the signals position and for an oncoming trains and crosses to the six foot to enter the box. BarryM Barry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Log in to reply The following user said thank you: UKTrainMan |