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While browsing I came across this "interesting" picture... https://www.flickr.com/photos/ingythewingy/14941847501 :D

Double wire working? What's that??? :D I'm looking for any examples of points and/or signals being worked mechanically by double wire in the UK at any time. Double wire, as distinct from the usual UK rodding for points and single wire for signals, was quite common in Europe but, so far, I...

They used to be signalboxes, sometimes, (probably unofficially) "panels" at times - then Area Signalling Centres /ASCs and now a whole bunch of letter combinations... Would someone please lighten my darkness with acronyms, mnemonics or whatever they may be called and the meanings please...

Going through pics taken around Didcot in 2010 I have a weird object in the 4foot way... A flat "metal" cover extending over three sleepers with the words "Do Not Step" in raised (whatever the opposite of embossed is) letters on the top. It looks about the same width as an AWS magnet and has...

What is the correct name for "part time" / "emergency" Bi-Directional signalling please? Thanks :D

Looking through my pics I have a suspicion that c2012 Farringdon was still using EP point machines and dummy signals... Would this be correct please? Thanks :D

While sorting photos tonight it has occurred to me... The (relatively) early multiple aspect colour light signals were fitted with "pigs ears" to provide up-close sighting for Drivers standing at the signals. (Maybe this was only on Southern with the MU stock???). Later MACL were fitted...

I'm trying to recall which year it was that there was a massive effort to swap out all the old style position light signals and rapidly replace most of them with the current LED beasties? I think that it may have been 2008? Can anyone help me out with this please? In a related way... does...

I hope this link will work... http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/schoolgirl-is-japan-trains-only-passenger/ar-CCllDQ?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=iehp It seems to be a bit better approach than we have here... :-)

I may be rather late in the field here - but - I am wondering what impression(s) anyone might feel they would like (be safe to) express about the various different "new" LED running signals. Are they "much of a muchness"? An improvement? A great improvement? Thanks 8-)

I'm confused! :( On the signal identification plates a triangle denotes a Distant signal and an R suffix to the number indicates a Repeater signal... So what, please, is a signal with both? A Distant for a Repeater or a Repeater for a Distant (aka and Outer Distant)? However - I was...