RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted June 13 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13 (edited) 10 hours ago, SM42 said: Why wasn't I at Poznan Glowny that day? The Jelcz may we'll have been on a tourist service. They still run some old buses and trams at weekends for the tourist. Amdy I think a company must be out there restoring them. 20 years ago I recall them being quite grubby, dark blue in Krakow, looking ready to fall apart and bit like you’d wait for the next bus, than ride it. like yourself, i guess, we have regular visits every year to Poland and so would notice them appearing from no where, and this year to me feels a bit like that. But this year in particular Ive seen then in Lodz (Jan), Krakow (Feb) and Warsaw (Apr) , brightly painted and restored… This thread shows Poznan (May) so obviously they are making a comeback. one of the things I love about Poland, is they never do half a job when it comes to renovations like this, I counted 5 last month in Warsaw, using the parking behind the palace of culture as a parking spot. Edited June 13 by adb968008 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Manned signal box and level crossing at Luttleport, near Ely 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post melmerby Posted June 18 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 18 (edited) Bursnips Road Level Crossing Signal Box, Essington, (near Holly Bank Colliery) (Cannock Chase Colliery Lines) How it used to be, looking from Holly Bank Colliery Edited June 18 by melmerby 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18 The house is called "The Old Signal Box" and even has a mine tub in the front garden: Ignore the step in height, it's the Google Map splice. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I presume there's a splice in that first Google picture too ....... or someone's done something very odd with signal box steeple ! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted June 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 19 10 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: I presume there's a splice in that first Google picture too ....... or someone's done something very odd with signal box steeple ! I was wondering about that too. Looking at it, the bottom of the steeple roof in the top photo, it seems to run beyond the box, whereas it doesn't in the bottom photo. However, the top of the steeple would suggest otherwise. Adrian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 There's a step in that bottom edge, two V joints or rainstrips (?) on the lead sheeting and two pinnacles ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted June 20 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20 On 19/06/2024 at 09:29, Wickham Green too said: I presume there's a splice in that first Google picture too ....... or someone's done something very odd with signal box steeple ! Certainly is a bit of dodgy AI from Google. Moving a click to the right the steeple is OK but the brick gable has double vision and there is a ghost doorway arch disappearing into the wall. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6150 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Inverness today. Some BR era signage at Inverness Depot which is looking a little tired. Double arrow logo covered over for some reason? An entirely anonymous 66303 sneaking into the picture. Presumably awaiting a rebrand from DRS? Or is it getting Caledonian Sleeper branding? Thanks Ken 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted June 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20 On 18/06/2024 at 07:05, rockershovel said: Manned signal box and level crossing at Luttleport, near Ely Littleport? Am I working inside a ghost as I type this? Confused of Littleport Signalbox...near Ely Andy G 3 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted June 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21 9 hours ago, uax6 said: Littleport? Am I working inside a ghost as I type this? Confused of Littleport Signalbox...near Ely Andy G You are the ghost signaller, and I claim my £5! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 11 hours ago, uax6 said: Littleport? Am I working inside a ghost as I type this? Confused of Littleport Signalbox...near Ely Andy G I certainly can't remember the last time I saw a manned signal box or level crossing! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 Went into Selby this morning to do a bit of shopping, came close to 3 manned 'boxes'. Strange how some areas are bereft of manned sites yet others seem to have a proliferation of them. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 14 hours ago, D6150 said: Double arrow logo covered over for some reason? The BR arrow is still used for public-facing purposes on station signs, maps etc, as a 'neutral' means of identifying a railway station. Whereas depot buildings will presumably belong to the TOC/FOC which owns the depot, hence more likely to display that company's branding. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 4 hours ago, rockershovel said: I certainly can't remember the last time I saw a manned signal box or level crossing! Come to Yorkshire, we have loads of them. Kirkham and Weaverthorpe still have proper gates worked by a wheel and semephore signals (Barton Hill is also a worked crossing) There's also a load on the Harrogate line and Gristhorpe and Lebberston Road on the Wolds Coast. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 4 hours ago, keefer said: The BR arrow is still used for public-facing purposes on station signs, maps etc, as a 'neutral' means of identifying a railway station. Whereas depot buildings will presumably belong to the TOC/FOC which owns the depot, hence more likely to display that company's branding. Prominently above the entrance to the many stairs leading up to Waterloo East. I nearly took a pic yesterday to submit on this topic! Also, thinking abut it, outside the revamped London Bridge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 There's actually some semaphores and a signalbox at the exit of Tyseley depot in a sea of colour lights controlled from Saltley. Do they still work? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 Here's one of the several signal boxes on the Worcester -Malvern line that still control signals (LQ) and gates (But not with a wheel.) 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 Loads still in the Ely Area.... Andy G 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Accord Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 21 hours ago, D6150 said: Inverness today. Some BR era signage at Inverness Depot which is looking a little tired. Double arrow logo covered over for some reason? An entirely anonymous 66303 sneaking into the picture. Presumably awaiting a rebrand from DRS? Or is it getting Caledonian Sleeper branding? Thanks Ken That's not the BR sign, it's a privatisation replacement. The BR version had the legend "ScotRail Inverness Depot", with the double arrow at the beginning and stag logo at the end. This version is mounted in the same place as the original. The covered over logo is actually First Group's "eff-in circle", even though it's 9 years since they lost the franchise. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 9 hours ago, rockershovel said: I certainly can't remember the last time I saw a manned signal box or level crossing! Worth following this thread (inactive for about nine months though): 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 12 hours ago, Hroth said: You are the ghost signaller, and I claim my £5! Whats my cut of the fiver? Andy G 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted June 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21 14 minutes ago, uax6 said: Whats my cut of the fiver? Andy G If you give me one of these (as a ghost, you should have one) I'll give you a brand new Charles III one in exchange..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted June 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21 I'll get it sent to you tonight at about 2.30am...... Ghoul for you. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 At foot of wall, bottom left of picture. GWR boundary marker alongside road crossing on de-commissioned branch Brynmenyn Village, Bridgend 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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