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Signals Collection

Background imageSignals Collection: Railway crossing at Newcastle-on-Tyne

Railway crossing at Newcastle-on-Tyne
View of the railway crossing at Newcastle-on-Tyne -- claimed to be the largest crossing in the world. Date: circa early 20th century

Background imageSignals Collection: Steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley, Welwyn Garden City

Steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley, Welwyn Garden City
Steam locomotive 60007, Sir Nigel Gresley, near the Welwyn Garden City tunnel. It was built in 1937, and is still preserved today. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSignals Collection: The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour

The HMS Victory - brought in to Portsmouth Harbour
The HMS Victory - in Portsmouth Harbour. Fitted up as a Naval School of Telegrapha before becoming a floating signal school proper (as can be seen on this card) until 1904

Background imageSignals Collection: Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - an absolutely stunning photographic composition, shot in the misty light of the early morning. Engineering works are still in progress!

Background imageSignals Collection: The Railway Junction

The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)

Background imageSignals Collection: Eve Adamised 1927

Eve Adamised 1927
Eve Adamised : new woman in a liberated age dons male attire of suit & tie with hair in an Eton crop, but signals her gender with make-up, earings & a cigarette holder

Background imageSignals Collection: Rail Operations Centre

Rail Operations Centre
A British Rail operations and track maintenance centre

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic Police Officer

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 2. Metropolitan police

Background imageSignals Collection: Queen Mary Ocean Liner, whistles used for signalling

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, whistles used for signalling
Queen Marys three giant whistles two on the fore funnel and one on the midships funnel, were fitted

Background imageSignals Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station

Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station, on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, viewed from the south-east. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSignals Collection: Railwayman - 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury

Railwayman - 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury
A railwayman walks across the tracks to the 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1991

Background imageSignals Collection: Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags

Royal Navy sailor with Union Jack and Red Ensign flags. circa 1900

Background imageSignals Collection: Castle Pill railway, near Milford Haven, South Wales

Castle Pill railway, near Milford Haven, South Wales
View of the Great Western Railway at Castle Pill (pill is a local name for a tidal inlet), near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Background imageSignals Collection: Newcastle upon Tyne Railway Crossing - Castle - Tyne Bridge

Newcastle upon Tyne Railway Crossing - Castle - Tyne Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne Railway Crossing (then the largest crossing of its type in the world) Newcastle Castle and distant misty view of the Tyne Bridge (which opened in 1928). Date: circa 1930

Background imageSignals Collection: Completion of the new Earls Court station, London

Completion of the new Earls Court station, London
Completion of the new Earls Court underground station, London. Top: an illuminated train indicator which shows trains in motion. Middle: the new flyover junction

Background imageSignals Collection: Little boy on rocking horse

Little boy on rocking horse
A rather superior looking little boy dressed in a tartan kilt and Scottish velvet jacket rides on a rocking horse

Background imageSignals Collection: The Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

The Naze Tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. An historic landmark, it was built on the cliffs in 1721 by Trinity House as a navigation mark to guide shipping

Background imageSignals Collection: Strike / Volunteer Signals

Strike / Volunteer Signals
An undergraduate volunteer in a railway signal box during the General Strike

Background imageSignals Collection: Electric Signal Box

Electric Signal Box
The all-electric signal-box outside Waterloo Station, London

Background imageSignals Collection: CLAUDE CHAPPE 1763-1805

CLAUDE CHAPPE 1763-1805
CLAUDE CHAPPE French Engineer. Invented a telegraph system employing visual semaphore signals. With his brother, he erected signals between Paris & Lille

Background imageSignals Collection: Signal Box 1940S

Signal Box 1940S
A signal box at Kingston showing a hand-operated frame

Background imageSignals Collection: Lookout man operating signalling lamp, Croydon Airport

Lookout man operating signalling lamp, Croydon Airport
Lookout man operating signalling lamp from the Control Tower, Croydon Airport Date: 1930s

Background imageSignals Collection: Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson

Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935

Background imageSignals Collection: Signal Room 1940S

Signal Room 1940S
A signal box at Surbiton for the Southern Railway

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic Police Officer

Traffic Police Officer
Traffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police

Background imageSignals Collection: Lieut.Colonel Roy, commanding the Wellington College cadet force

Lieut.Colonel Roy, commanding the Wellington College cadet force, inspects the signals section during a training section. Date: 1959

Background imageSignals Collection: The Major of Westminster and Rev

The Major of Westminster and Rev. E St. George Schomberg inaugurating the new traffic light system. Replacing the sixteen policemen which controlled vehicles travelling in Trafalgar Square, London

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic Self Controlled Street Signals 1933

Traffic Self Controlled Street Signals 1933
New automatic traffic lights, know as mat system, replacing the sixteen policemen on point duty in Trafalgar Square, London

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic signals, New York, USA

Traffic signals, New York, USA
USA - Traffic signals, New York

Background imageSignals Collection: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway - Southern Belle

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway - Southern Belle
LB & SCR (London, Brighton and South Coast Railway) - Southern Belle Date: 1917

Background imageSignals Collection: Ludgate Circus, London, Victorian period

Ludgate Circus, London, Victorian period Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageSignals Collection: Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, Shenandoah, PA, USA

Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, Shenandoah, PA, USA
Lehigh Valley Railroad Station, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA, with people waiting on the platform. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSignals Collection: Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792

Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135U-BN Combat Sent 3 63-9792 (msn 18706). Built as an RC-135B specification from the outset and later modified by Martin as an RC-135C

Background imageSignals Collection: Fighting Cocks railway station, Stockton-Darlington line

Fighting Cocks railway station, Stockton-Darlington line
Fighting Cocks railway station, on the Stockton to Darlington line. It opened in 1825, named after the local pub where train tickets were sold

Background imageSignals Collection: The 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury, Shropshire

The 180 lever railway signal box at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Date: 1991

Background imageSignals Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy E.1 XN816

Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy E.1 XN816
Royal Air Force - Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy E.1 XN816 (msn 6745), of No.115 Squadron, part of No.90 (Signals) Group, at RAF Cottesmore. Date: 1970

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XV249
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XV249, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Background imageSignals Collection: Wartime Railway Signals

Wartime Railway Signals
A photograph of some ominous wartime railway signals, leaping out of the darkness. Date: circa 1944

Background imageSignals Collection: WW2 - Train Driver Watches Ahead

WW2 - Train Driver Watches Ahead
A photograph of a WW2 train driver looking on ahead, as signals sound for an oncoming raid. Date: circa 1944

Background imageSignals Collection: Advert, Hudson's Extract of Soap

Advert, Hudson's Extract of Soap, railway signalman shining a beam of light Date: 1888

Background imageSignals Collection: Shipping Wonders of the World, four cover designs

Shipping Wonders of the World, four cover designs
Shipping Wonders of the World, Romance of the Seven Seas in Story and Picture, four cover designs in a weekly series, Parts 1-4. Date: 20th century

Background imageSignals Collection: Funeral of King George V, Royal Train leaves Paddington

Funeral of King George V, Royal Train leaves Paddington
A Railway Guard signals for the Royal Train to leave Paddington, Funeral of King George V Date: 1936

Background imageSignals Collection: Edinburgh Fire Brigade - silent hand and arm signals

Edinburgh Fire Brigade - silent hand and arm signals
Edinburgh Fire Brigade, photographs showing silent hand and arm signals, outdoor action photographs Captioned, ??Silent orders for the firemen: signals adopted: by the Edinburgh Fire Brigade??

Background imageSignals Collection: Photograph of rail strike in France

Photograph of rail strike in France, with soldier and striking worker with rifles and bayonets, on railway line by signals, at the exit from a tunnel

Background imageSignals Collection: Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841
United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14841 (MSN 18781), a highly specialised Signals and Communications intelligence gathering aircraft. Date: circa 1990

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic signals New York

Traffic signals New York

Background imageSignals Collection: Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy C. 1 XN814

Armstrong-Whitworth Argosy C. 1 XN814
Royal Air Force - Armstrong-Whitworth AW.660 Argosy C.1 XN814 (msn 6743), of No.90 (Signals) Group, at RAF Kinloss. Date: 1972

Background imageSignals Collection: A Young man signals his amorous intentions to his beloved

A Young man signals his amorous intentions to his beloved - she seems to be weighing up his proposal'... Date: circa 1904

Background imageSignals Collection: Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924

Telephoning Australia by Short-Wave Wireless 1924
Diagram showing the possibility of extensive new development in long-distance communication using short-wave wireless telephone to Australia. Date: 1924

Background imageSignals Collection: Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath Robinson

Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath Robinson
Sixth column strategy, frustrating a dastardly attempt by the fifth a tamper with railway signal. Date: 1940

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic Signals, by H. M. Bateman

Traffic Signals, by H. M. Bateman
Policeman: Now, sir. Come along. You've been waiting here for the last ten minutes. What's the matter? Reveller: Conshtable, I can't poshibly proceed till that light goes green

Background imageSignals Collection: Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

Traffic Policeman directing the traffic at Parliament Street, London. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSignals Collection: Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0152

Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0152
United States Army - Beech RC-12K Guardrail 85-0152 (MSN FE-006), fitted with Common Sensor System 4, for airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection. Date: circa 2000

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1, of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. One of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW664
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW664 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton

Background imageSignals Collection: Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14843 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, November-December 1997

Background imageSignals Collection: Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842 (MSN 18782), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall, December 1997. Date: 1997

Background imageSignals Collection: Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846

Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846
United States Air Force - Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14846 (MSN 18786), a highly specialised Signals and Communications Intelligence gathering aircraft, at RAF Mildenhall circa January 1999

Background imageSignals Collection: The Driver's Signals

The Driver's Signals by Alan Anderson

Background imageSignals Collection: Switzerland - Alpenhorn

Switzerland - Alpenhorn (Alphorn) - a very long valveless wooden wind instrument played like a horn - used for signalling in the Alps. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSignals Collection: Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway - Interior of the Signal cabin

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway - Interior of the Signal cabin. Now the Piccadilly Line on the London Underground network. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSignals Collection: Cock O the North locomotive waiting for signals

Cock O the North locomotive waiting for signals
LNER 2001 Cock O the North 1933 locomotive waiting for the signals to move. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSignals Collection: Indicator Board - Victoria Station - London

Indicator Board - Victoria Station - London
A gigantic indicator board at Victoria Railway Station, London, 1908 Date: 1908

Background imageSignals Collection: Signal Station - Hungerford Bridge - Charing Cross 1864

Signal Station - Hungerford Bridge - Charing Cross 1864
The Signal Station on the North end of Hungerford Bridge over the River Thames, leading into Charing Cross Station, London. Date: 1864

Background imageSignals Collection: Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light

Background imageSignals Collection: View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, 1821

View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, 1821
View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, with 2, 700 inhabitants in 400 homes, 1821. Showing the government building, school, church, prison, battery and telegraph signals

Background imageSignals Collection: WWII Post Office reservists, September 1939

WWII Post Office reservists, September 1939
Post office reservists of the Royal Corps of Signals arriving in London to augment the telephone and communications staff in government offices in the early days of the Second World War. Date: 1939

Background imageSignals Collection: Patriotic poster, Buy British - Broadcast this message

Patriotic poster, Buy British - Broadcast this message
Buy British - Broadcast this message to your friends

Background imageSignals Collection: General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers

General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers
The General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers manning the signal box at LMS Bletchley. 1926

Background imageSignals Collection: Railway signals on a Christmas and New Year card

Railway signals on a Christmas and New Year card
Railway signals on a Christmas and New Year (New Century) card. Date: circa 1899

Background imageSignals Collection: Wireless signals from the Eiffel Tower giving Greenwich time

Wireless signals from the Eiffel Tower giving Greenwich time
Greenwich time communicated via wireless to a London home by means of an installation on the Eiffel Tower in Paris

Background imageSignals Collection: British soldiers carrying telegraph wire, WW1

British soldiers carrying telegraph wire, WW1
British soldiers carrying telegraph wire for communication purposes, the Battle of the Bridges, Western Front, First World War

Background imageSignals Collection: General James Wolfe leading the attack on Quebec

General James Wolfe leading the attack on Quebec
Seven Years War - General James Wolfe leads the British redcoat forces up the steep path to the Heights of Abraham in their daring night attack on Quebec, Canada. 1759

Background imageSignals Collection: Guglielmo Marconi with his Assistants Kemp and Paget, behind is the experiments kite

Guglielmo Marconi with his Assistants Kemp and Paget, behind is the experiments kite. Date: 12th December 1901

Background imageSignals Collection: Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor and electrical engineer

Guglielmo Marconi (1874 - 1937), Italian inventor and electrical engineer, shown in photograph with his apparatus, after receiving signals at Newfoundland

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XW665

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R.1 XW665 (msn 8040), of No.51 Squadron

Background imageSignals Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665

Hawker Siddeley HS. 801 Nimrod R. 1 XW665
Hawker Siddeley HS.801 Nimrod R.1 XW665 of no.51 Squadron at RAF Wyton. XW665 was one of three Nimrods especially ordered for use as Electronic and Signals Intelligence gathering aircraft

Background imageSignals Collection: USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G

USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G
United States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field

Background imageSignals Collection: Operating the levers in the signal box at London Bridge

Operating the levers in the signal box at London Bridge, one of the busiest stations in the country. Date: 1866

Background imageSignals Collection: Trainee Signalmen use semaphore to spell their regiment

Trainee Signalmen use semaphore to spell their regiment
circa 1910s

Background imageSignals Collection: Flags most commonly flown in Bermuda

Flags most commonly flown in Bermuda
circa 1910s

Background imageSignals Collection: Using Dictation Machine Date: 1954

Using Dictation Machine Date: 1954

Background imageSignals Collection: Baby Scouts -- signaller

Baby Scouts -- signaller
Baby Scouts -- A girl scout signaller you notice here, she warns the camp when enemies are near. Date: 1900



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