Signals, Route Relay Interlocking, Cabins and Equipment

This album contains pictures of various aspects of signalling systems in past and present.

Date: 2003-01-03
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 142 items
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It's 09:45 hrs. The arm of the Semaphore drops to a 45 degrees and indicates a green light to the 1013 LTT-CBE exp. People scramble into the GS compartment. Shahabad, February 8, 2005. By Nikhil Ganu.

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a control cabin, now abandoned and used as a store, after new interlocking necessiated the use of two cabins at either end of the station. Vyasnagar, near Varanasi, 2005-03-10. By Samit Roychoudhury.

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The cabin-controlled starter signal at Dadar railway station (CR, Mumbai division), on platform number 4 has a curious indicator stating that goods trains can run at 15 kmph and mail express ones at 30 km ph when the signal is single yellow. In the backgr

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A semaphore distant signal silhouetted against the sky. It is not immediately apparent but there is a man hanging right up near the arm. He was probably there to light up the lamp. Motibagh, Nagpur, 8th March 2005. By Alok Patel.

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Lower Quadrant Semaphore Signals. Entering Shahabad, 6 Apr 2005. Jai Narayanan.

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Old School Charm : As the ultra modern luxury train pulls out, a Khalasi welcomes the evening by lighting the semaphore lamps in the age old fashion with and oil and wick. Pic taken by Shashanka at Delhi Cantt. station on 6/4/2005

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The Gooty twins pose with the upper quadrant semaphores and an occasional palm tree. They show off the tiara of the high powered horns (from the WDG 4) on their tops. The liberal loud honks rouse the residents from this underdeveloped part of Pune in the

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A view of Sasvad Road station from the Pune end. The Up line starter and the advanced starter signals are in the 'off' position to see the Gooty twins through. This is the first station to issue a Nieles ball token, as the sign indicates. The real Sasvad

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At the stroke of dusk, the loco pilot of 1013 is seen taking a breather as the train cruises along towards Hindupur amidst scattered mountains. The green starter for the main line and the more prominent red one for the loop line is visible. B/w Dharmavara

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A Neale's 'ball', used in the famous Neale's Ball Token Instruments. Photo by Vicky, 2005. (Gallery Administrator)

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Evening scene: YL ready to depart; YP steaming in from depot for Exp;. Jaipur in MG days, 1992-01-xx. Wp7713.

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May the pole rest in peace. A signal in disuse. All probability that it will be pulled down soon and sold for scrap. Alwal, 02/05/06. Aniketh.

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Outer signal just before Kacheguda station, Note a blue disk lamp, not sure what it is used for. Kacheguda, 2005 06 12. Pavan Kumar.

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Surendranagar East Cabin. Track turns right to Surendranagar Jn. & furthur to Rajkot. Bhavnagar Exp turns left & approach Surendranagar Gate station & Furthur to Bhavnagar via Botad & Dhola Jn. Surendranagar Outer, 15/06/05. Hrishikesh Mog

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Porbander East Cabin. The only cabin on the station. PORBANDER STATION, 18/06/05. Hrishikesh Moghe.