Signals in Wales

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Useful link

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Aberbeeg/9409/1981.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.roscalen.com/signals/SouthWales/index.htm&usg=__VmXNZI9I6xH-FHjfnZe2P4OokXY=&h=449&w=800&sz=219&hl=en&start=215&um=1&tbnid=_Fk8Yh7aTSmSyM:&tbnh=80&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlime%2Bkiln%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D200%26um%3D1



Looking further into this site [sigh, will I ever do any modelling….] it has some real gems, look here….

On the diagram at the bottom you can click on a signal to be taken to a photograph of the thing, agreat deal of work has gone into this one.

http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Shrewsbury/index.htm

and, and, look at this…..


http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Shrewsbury/SevernBridgeJunction.htm#Box


and this……..

Adrian the Rock - British Railway Signalling

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Great links Doug with loads of information.
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Blimey :shock:, expect you need a degree to be a signal man at those junctions phew. Wonder f i can fiund a pic of the inside of one of those box's,:hmm 

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There are loads of 'interiors', the site is huge!

Bob, perhaps it could be renamed 'Large signalling site link' rather than ''Signals in Wales'??


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Bob, here is another 'neglected' theme……..railside signs, don't know where or how you'd link this one though.

http://www.railsigns.co.uk/home.html


Now I really must go and get on, I've been at these two site for over 90 minutes.

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Superb links Doug :thumbs:thumbs

Looking at those shots, you realise how many miles of railways have been abandoned over the years.  So sad to think of the railway communities lost to rust.

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Doof, well surfed mate.

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