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Just posting my photos of old signals in the modern world. I put more detailed descriptions in the alt text.
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Approaching Settle Junction. 3 January 2026. #railway #phtography
On a bitterly cold but sunny day, Northern DMU 158794 rounds the bend from Giggleswick as it approaches Settle Junction working 2Y62 Morecambe to Leeds. A cleared semaphore awaits it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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Valley Signal Box and Semaphore, Anglesey. 17 June 2018. #railway #photography
Valley signal box by the level crossing viewed from the station of the same name on the North Wales Coast Line near Holyhead. Semaphore signal VY23 is at danger on the left, with a ground disc at its base. The track-facing side of the box was in need of some TLC at this point.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Avanti at Blea Moor. 2 January 2026. #railway #photography
Avanti West Coast Evero 8005001, working 1Z32 Carlisle to Wigan North Western, passes a cleared semaphore as it approaches Blea Moor. Ingleborough looms in the background.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Semaphore at Workington. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal WN3 24, sporting what looks like a new arm on a recently-repainted pole, at Workington.
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Avanti at Appleby. 4 January 2026. #railway #photography
Working 1Z35 Wigan North Western to Carlisle, Avanti West Coast Evero 805005 and 805007 pass a cleared semaphore on a tall bracket at Appleby. The semaphores on the up lines are also cleared for an approaching Avanti service. The signal box - Appleby North - is on the right.
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Semaphore at Errol. 16 June 2019. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal ER9 on a lattice post and still with its finial at Errol.
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Avanti at Kirkby Stephen. 5 January 2026. #railway #photography
On a very cold but sunny winter’s day, a very late Avanti West Coast Evero 805005 passes the old goods shed at Kirkby Stephen working 5Z85 Carlisle to Preston. A semaphore signal for the down line is on the right.
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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Semaphore at Garsdale. 5 January 2026. #railway #photography
A cleared semaphore signal next to some buffer stops near Dandry Mire Viaduct, Garsdale.
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Avanti at Culgaith. 4 January 2026. #railway #photography
Avanti West Coast Evero 805013 and 805008 pass the immaculate signal box at Culgaith working 1Z33 Birmingham New Street to Carlisle. A cleared semaphore signal is visible on the left just before the tunnel.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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Semaphore at Hellifield. 3 January 2026. #railway #photography
In the early morning sun, the southernmost semaphore signal at Hellifield.
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Avanti at Settle Junction. 3 January 2026. #railway #photography
With a loud blast of the horn, Avanti West Coast Evero 805002 and 805010 pass a cleared semaphore as they approach Settle Junction working 1Z36 Carlisle to Wigan North Western.
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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Semaphores at Hellifield. 3 January 2026. #railway #photography
At Hellifield station, shunting arm HD52 in the foreground on the right, with cleared semaphore HD40 on a bracket a little way beyond.
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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Avanti at Ribblehead. 2 January 2026. #railway #photography
Aventi West Coast Evero 805009 and 805005 leave the Ribblehead Viaduct and approach Blea Moor as they work 1Z35 Crewe to Carlisle. The semaphore signal at the end of the Blea Moor siding is visible round the curve above the end of the second-last car.
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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Arnside Signal Box. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
The signal box at Arnside with a cleared semaphore. Milnthorpe Sands is in the background.
January 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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Departure from Nunthorpe. 31 May 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 158817 has just passed fairly-new-looking cleared semaphore N2 having departed Nunthorpe working 2N31 Whitby to Hexham.
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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Norton West Semaphore. 25 August 2019. #railway #photography
A reasonably tall semaphore controlled by one of the many now-abolished signal boxes in Norton, County Durham.
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Approaching Ulverston. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
In a sunny moment on the day before the winter solstice, DRS Class 68 - 68007 - is about to pass a cleared semaphore on a bracket as it approaches Ulverston working 6C44 Sellafield BNF to Carlisle Kingmoor Sidings. 68006 accompanied at the rear.
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Semaphore and Signal Box at New Cumnock. 25 March 2022. #railway #photography
New Cumnock signal box and a semaphore signal - labelled NC13 - on a very rusty bracket.
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Approaching Edale. 15 March 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 195126 is about to pass a cleared semaphore signal as it approaches Edale station working 2S80 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield.
December 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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There is one beyond the station which I suppose doesn’t get cleared until the token has been returned to the signaller.
Northern DMU 156418 has just passed cleared semaphore RJ3.
December 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Semaphores at Lowestoft. 23 June 2018. #railway #photography
A pair of semaphores on a bracket beyond the end of the platforms at Lowestoft, with L4 cleared for a departure. There is a disc attached to the base of the bracket. A grain silo dominates the background alongside other light industrial buildings.
December 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Approaching Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 156478 has just passed a cleared semaphore and is approaching the station at Sellafield working a service from Lancaster to Carlisle. Recently-renewed semaphore signal SD5 stands at danger in the foreground.
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Semaphores at Hammerton. 19 December 2025. #railway #photography
In the diminishing light of a winter afternoon a couple of days before the solstice, some semaphore signals at Hammerton taken from the platform. In the distance, the distant signal for Wilstrop Crossing is set to clear.
December 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Departure from Grange-over-Sands. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 195112 has just departed Grange-over-Sands and is seen passing a cleared semaphore as it works 1C54 Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness. Beyond, a jumble of seafront houses catch the winter sunlight.
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Ulverston Semaphores. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
In the winter sunlight, a pair of semaphore signals on a fairly substantial bracket at Ulverston, with the smaller one controlling access to the goods siding. The main signal is cleared for a service to Lancaster.
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM