Traditional Signalling on British Railways

A photographic portrait of traditional signalling on British Railways from Nationalisation through to the 1990s. ''Robert Hendry is a well-known writer, and this is a good quality, highly pictorial summary of traditional practices, packed with prototype images, plus sample track plans to inspire modelling and provide guidance on how ''proper'' signalling was arranged and how it ensured the safe movement of trains over more than a century.'' ''The 96 pages of the book is generously supplied with 160 excellent high quality colour and monochrome images of signal boxes, diagrams and signalling equipment.'' Signalling on British Railways underwent massive change from Nationalisation in 1948 to privatisation in the 1990s, but throughout this period much of the network’s infrastructure dated from the era of the Big Four and the pre-Grouping companies. The variety of traditional signalling in use in the BR era, from the pre-Grouping infrastructure and mechanical signalling up to BR-built signal boxes prior to the conversion to colour-light signalling, is explored here. The principles of signalling operation are also explained.In this book author Robert Hendry presents a fascinating insight into traditional signalling on British railways through a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images.

• | Author: Robert Hendry
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jan 15, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781398113978
• | ISBN-10: 1398113972