SEMAPHORE SIGNAL SUNDAY at The Spa Country Railway Daylesford, Australia. #train #railway #railroad | Schony747 Youtube & DVD

Victorian London, a global hub of trade and immense wealth, choked on its own success as chaotic traffic gridlocked its streets, hindering business and future growth. The citys development demanded a solution, and railway engineer John Peake Knights innovation—a grand semaphore signal outside Parliament—was seen as a valuable investment in public safety, a new technology representing the peak of British enterprise and a brilliant opportunity for order. Installed in December 1868, this manually o

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Stop!!! The iconic beauty of the semaphore railway signal. Becoming very rare on the main rail network, but still found working on heritage rail lines. Also, no model railway is complete without them!!#uktrainspotting #trains #diesellocomotive #britishrailways #railway #railways #trainspotting #railroad #modelrailway | Adrian Watson