Signals, Route Relay Interlocking, Cabins and Equipment
This album contains pictures of various aspects of signalling systems in past and present.
Beautiful RRI cabin at Jolarpettai Jn. Sandeep Sreedharan, Jan 7, 2007., san.sreed@gmail.com
Bandra station. Note the uncommon double-red signal to mark the end of a shunting block. Photo by Prakash Tendulkar, 2002.
The old control tower of Churchgate station, seen from the driving cab of an EMU as it starts from platform #1 at Churchgate. Photo by Prakash Tendulkar, 2001.
Stop signal with calling-on signal below it, at Karjat. Photo by Prakash Tendulkar, 2002.
Wansjaliya Jn. stn.(on Kanalus - Porbandar route). On view is the main station building adorned in festoons for Republic day celebrations. To the left is the signal cabin (platform) and in the foreground between the second and the third line is the suppor
This is a signal cabin (platform) at Lalpur (Jam) Stn. on the Kanalus - Porbandar line. This is a typical signal cabin which is found at most, if not all, stations of Bhavnagar division of Western Railway. Avimanyu Pyne, May 2003.
This is a special shunt signal with three aspects, stop, shunt slowly, shunt fast. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, 19 July 2003.
A typical suburban station signal cabin on the ER. Photo by Samit Roychoudhury, Sep. 2003.
Zankvav (Narrow gauge - WR). This is an old signal at the station, now in disuse. Photo by R. R. Bhagwat. Camera: Canon EOS88. December 2002.
Signal post. Coonoor railway station. Nilgiri mountain rail. Coonoor Railway station in 1998. Photos by ken
Semaphore signalling system very much in use at the Baiyapanahalli goods yard. Bangalore, 2003-11-08. By Sandeep Mohan.
An abandoned Signal Box just outside Yeswantapur station and toward Hubli direction. Photo by Sandeep Mohan, 09 Nov 2003.
The "Midghat" Cabin on the Ghats between Bhopal and Itarsi as seen from the Up line (on board 2622). Note that a tunnel for the Dn line passes directly beneath the cabin!!. BPL-ET Section, Dec 10, 2003. By Gautam (gautammmmm).
Observe the old signalling system at Basmat. Basmat, 2003-12-13. By Sachin Balwatkar.
Naini Jab cabin is located at the Manikpur end of Naini after bifurcation from the ALD-MGS mainline. Why it is called as Naini Jab or Naini Jub earlier was a mystery to me but then if you see the track layout diagram picture, you will also get the answer.
Track layout diagram at the Naini Jab cabin. I hope everyone got the answer now. (Sandeep Saxena)
Semaphore LQ signals as seen from the cab of a WDM-2 loco. Narsapur (AP), 2003-11. By Hendrik Ploeger.
Semaphore LQ signals as seen from the cab of a WDM-2 loco. Narsapur (AP), November 2003. By Hendrik Ploeger.
I think this is a railway building around Vallabhgarh. Vallabhgarh, 2004-01-23. By Udit Patidar.
The previous building may be replacing this old signal cabin! Vallabhgarh, 2004-01-23. By Udit Patidar.