New Cumnock signal box and a semaphore signal - labelled NC13 - on a very rusty bracket.

Semaphore and Signal Box at New Cumnock. 25 March 2022. #railway #photography

Semaphore signal SV15 on a slightly rusted post at the northern end of Stonehaven station. Another signal - on a lattice post - is visible in the background.

Semaphores at Stonehaven. 15 June 2019. #railway #photography

In this very rural scene at Burneside in Cumbria, the railway track curves away into the middle distance. A semaphore signal stands at danger on the right.

Burneside Semaphore. 20 October 2024. #railway #photography

Northern DMU 195126 is about to pass a cleared semaphore signal as it approaches Edale station working 2S80 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield.

Approaching Edale. 15 March 2025. #railway #photography

On a chilly January day, CrossCountry DMU 170103 passes the cleared ex-Midland lower quadrant semaphore at Ketton working 1N55 Cambridge to Birmingham New Street. This signal was finally replaced in March 2026.

Passing Ketton. 11 January 2025. #railway #photography

Northern DMU 156443 - working 2N34 to Battersby - passes a semaphore signal as it prepares to stop at Nunthorpe.

Approaching Nunthorpe. 31 May 2025. #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.

Semaphores at Lowestoft. 23 June 2018. #railway #photography

Lower quadrant semaphore BD27 on a bracket at Bromfield.

Bromfield Semaphore. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography

Looking east towards the tunnel just beyond Ledbury station, with lower-quadrant semaphores on the left and the immaculate signal box on the right.

Ledbury Semaphores and Signal Box. 10 June 2018. #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.

Approaching Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography

EMR DMUs 170501 and 170508 (with the former in Pride livery) pass a cleared semaphore signal having departed Longton working 1N62 Crewe to Lincoln Central.

Departure from Longton. 14 March 2026. #railway #photography

TfW DMU 175010 - possibly working 1D32 to Manchester Airport - passes the cleared semaphore as it approaches Helsby.

Approaching Helsby. 24 May 2020. #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.

Semaphores at Hammerton. 19 December 2025. #railway #photography

Lower quadrant semaphore signal LE28 at Leominster.

Semaphore at Leominster. 25 August 2024. #railway #photography

In the early evening light, some of the semaphore signals and the signal box that controls them at the north-western end of the platforms at Barrow-in-Furness.

Semaphores and Signal Box at Barrow-in-Furness. 16 February 2019. #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.

Departure from Grange-over-Sands. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

Peak Forest signal box and some semaphore signals. No less than three locos are visible: two DB Class 60s, only one of which is identifiable (60017) and a Class 66 in the distance, 66087.

Peak Forest Signal Box. 24 May 2020. #railway #photography

Southern Electrostar EMU 377123 is seen passing under one of the cleared semaphores at the platform ends at Bognor Regis as it departs that station.

Departure from Bognor Regis. 7 October 2018. #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.

Ulverston Semaphores. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

In the bright autumn sun, a pair of semaphore signals on a bracket at Hastings.

Semaphores at Hastings. 7 October 2018. #railway #photography

Lower-quadrant semaphore SH10 at Worcester Shrub Hill on a fairly new post.

Semaphore at Worcester Shrub Hill. 15 December 2024. #railway #photography

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Northern DMU 195103 passes a cleared semaphore at Askam having departed that station working 1T56 Lancaster to Corkickle.

Departure from Askam. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

Northern DMU 156421 passes the signal box as it departs Barrow-in-Furness working 2T57 Lancaster to Corkickle.

Departure from Barrow-in-Furness. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

GWR HST 43172 (with 43022 at the rear) passes the cleared lower-quadrant semaphore and signal box as it approaches St Erth station working 2C32 to Penzance.

Approaching St Erth. 13 May 2022. #railway #photography

The signal box at Arnside and a couple of the semaphore signals it controls, with Milnthorpe Sands in the background.

Semaphores and Signal Box at Arnside. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

A particularly short (possibly the shortest on the network) lower quadrant semaphore signal at the end of the southbound platform at St Erth, numbered SE6. Note the many signal wires running past the base.

Semaphore at St Erth. 13 May 2022. #railway #photography

In a nice winter light, a semaphore signal - numbered OB6 - at the eastern end of the Lowestoft-bound platform at Oulton Broad North.

Semaphore at Oulton Broad North. 4 January 2020. #railway #photography

In the light of a late December afternoon, Northern DMU 158872 passes a cleared semaphore signal at Hessay working 2C30 Leeds to York. The new gleaming-white steel gates of Marston Moor level crossing are visible across the tracks in the background.

Passing Hessay. 19 December 2025. #railway #photography