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The Steam Train Deepdene at Dundee on 22nd June, 1949
German soldiers 1932The regimental signals platoon with their messenger dog during German military manouevres in 1932 Date: 1932
A Trainee SignalmanA trainee signalman operates the junctions on a model railway as part of his training. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Steam train leaving Euston StationA train leaves Euston Station for the north, filling the atmosphere with a large plume of white steam
George Corbett, Brading Station, Isle of WightMr George Corbett, who was employed all his life on the Isle of Wight railway at Brading Station. At the time of this photograph he had the distinction of being the oldest stationmaster in the world
Semaphore 1912Boys practising semaphore in the courtyard of the Columbia Park Boys Club, San Francisco
The Night Train Leaving a Station
Le Havre - Port Semaphore SystemThe Semaphore system at the port of Le Havre, France
A Look Out Up the MastEngraving showing a Royal Navy seaman up the mast of a Cruiser, keeping a lookout for the enemy with a telescope, 1890. In the background some signals have been run up another mast
Policeman Signals ComeThis police signal means : COME ON
Policeman Signals StopThis police signal means : STOP !
Incorrect SignalsAn incorrect or delayed signal is as dangerous as none at all
China Warships 1897German warships off the China coast : the flagship Kaiser signals that the artillery has been landed
Steam Locos & SignalsA view from the drivers cab of a mailine steam locomotive nearing Waterloo railway station, London. Two locomotives, spewing out thick smoke, are approaching
Ape SignalmanThis signalman of Uitenhage, South Africa, lost both legs and an arm when run over by a train : he taught a baboon to operate the signals when he heard the train whistle
French Navy SignallersEvery French naval helmsman is instructed how to send messages from one vessel to another by arm gestures
Partisan ReconnaisanceA partisan reconnaisance unit in Briansk. A member hides in the undergrowth and signals to his comrades
Motor Race / Pop Sci / 1927A chequered flag signals the winner of the motor race
Royal Navy SignallingA signalman of Britains Royal Navy signals with a flag
Claude Chappe / Sch CardCLAUDE CHAPPE French engineer, invented a telegraph system using visual semaphore signals
Rail SignalsFRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)
Signal Box at YorkEven with colour coding, the signalman at York is faced with a massive array of levers - a mistake could be disastrous
Signals at BlackfriarsInside the signal box at the London terminus of Blackfriars
All-Electric SignalsAn all-electric signal box, replacing the traditional hand-operated signal levers
Using Hand SignalsThe driver of this car is using hand signals to indicate that he is pulling out or wishing to turn right!
Performing Horse C. 1700The Finest Taught Horse in the World. The horse bedecked in floral garlands assists in a card trick. No doubt he just responds to small signals from his master