Very atmospheric. I retired last year after 48 years on the foot plate. The last place I worked past with semaphores were Banbury north and south boxes. I always felt a little bit of humanity went out of the job when a manual box closed, a bit like lighthouses...things work as well but remotely, at a distance. ☹
Hope the signal box isn't left to rot like the one at St Austell Station, be nice to leave the levers in place as a reminder of how it used to be and have a cafe the same as Bodmin Parkway and Totnes, another skilled job gone 😢
What a sad little story. Beautifully filmed.
Thank you
Very atmospheric. I retired last year after 48 years on the foot plate. The last place I worked past with semaphores were Banbury north and south boxes.
I always felt a little bit of humanity went out of the job when a manual box closed, a bit like lighthouses...things work as well but remotely, at a distance. ☹
Something rather elegant about the old signals and boxes
Strangely poignant moment... nobody else on the platforms.... - thanks for sharing and looking forward to your expanded film soon.
I wasn't surprised to be the only person there. 11 o'clock on a Sunday night, after a heavy shower. More for me
Luckily there are still GWR semaphores at Droitwich and Worcester, but a pity they're going from Cornwall.
The sectional appendix released states that Lostiwithiel is still active, and running.
I don’t think it closes until well into next year……..
It’s operations are being transferred to Exeter.
Semaphores remain till June according to a signaller there.
Hope the signal box isn't left to rot like the one at St Austell Station, be nice to leave the levers in place as a reminder of how it used to be and have a cafe the same as Bodmin Parkway and Totnes, another skilled job gone 😢
It’s grade II listed
@@steamtothewest-trecanrailgrade two listed mean nothing Wolverton station was Grade two listed and that disappeared over night😊😊😊,