Working semaphore distant signals on the Poacher Line

[Railway World]

Favourite photo-spots: Hubbert’s Bridge

My continuing quest to find and photograph working semaphore distant signals takes me back to the delightful Poacher Line from Grantham to Skegness, and to one of the six stations along the 58-mile…

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[High Dyke]

Excellent report on this outpost of semaphore signals. I hope you had chance to admire the brand new road gates at Hubberts Bridge?

 

[Railway World]

Excellent report on this outpost of semaphore signals. I hope you had chance to admire the brand new road gates at Hubberts Bridge?

I thought they were new - I believe they were still wooden when I visited five years ago, but the replacements are an extremely good likeness to traditional wooden gates!

 

[High Dyke]

I thought they were new - I believe they were still wooden when I visited five years ago, but the replacements are an extremely good likeness to traditional wooden gates!

Replacement gates were completed a few weeks ago. The new gates are metal, but I haven't had chance to work them myself yet. There's now a programme in place to replace (like-for-like) at other locations across Lincolnshire. The next priority being Bellwater Jct, which also retains a working semaphore distant (Up direction only)

 

[Railway World]

Replacement gates were completed a few weeks ago. The new gates are metal, but I haven't had chance to work them myself yet. There's now a programme in place to replace (like-for-like) at other locations across Lincolnshire. The next priority being Bellwater Jct, which also retains a working semaphore distant (Up direction only)

I tried to get to the up Bellwater up distant when I was staying in Wainfleet in January 2020 and had booked the wonderful demand responsive mini-bus to drop me at the level crossing near the village of Little Steeping, the next one north of Bellwater! Alas the distant proved impossible to get near enough for a photo.