| All around the railway network a variety of signs and other historical remnants and structures exist, some dating back to the days of steam.
Since privatisation in 1994 attempts have intensified to replace old dated lineside signage, and sweep away non standard signals and long disused buildings such as P-Way huts. The new private operators have swept away the old corporate British Rail era (or older!) signage. These photos are a look at the signs and other relics from the past that can still be spotted by the sharp-eyed on, or adjacent to our railway lines. All the signs were 'in situ', and many may well still be today..... I have also included some older signs that I have encountered on my travels around Northern Europe. |
Holyhead 2007. BR Corporate nameboard in situ. Buy Print |
Holyhead 2007. BR Corporate signage in situ. Buy Print |
Holyhead 2007. BR Corporate signage. Buy Print |
Vienne, France. An unusual sign that I have not seen elsewhere in France. It reads: Warning, high speed trains. It is forbidden to stand or walk between the yellow line and the platform edge, except to join or alight from a train serving the station. Buy Print |
Buckinghamshire. Passengers on the WCML may have noticed this structure next to the line north of Wolverton. It is the former Castlethorpe Water Troughs storage tower, and once stored and supplied water to the water troughs that were used by steam engines to replenish the water supply in their tenders. Amazingly the tower was still in situ in July 2007. Buy Print |
Belgium. A handpump at a closed station on 'ligne 55'. 2006 Buy Print |
Belgium. A handpainted concrete kilometre post on 'ligne 55'. 2006 Buy Print |
Belgium. A discarded sign under an overbridge on 'ligne 94'. 2006 Buy Print |
Leicester - BR era station nameboard. 1991 Buy Print |
Llanelli - BR era station nameboard. 2006 Buy Print |
Watford Stadium - BR era station nameboard. 1985 Buy Print |
Northamptonshire. BR era crossing signage. 1997 Buy Print |
Somerleyton - BR(E) blue enamel station running in board. 1990 Buy Print |
Radlett goods shed. BR(M) maroon enamel. 1986 Buy Print |
Blackpool North. BR(M) maroon enamel direction sign. 1992 Buy Print |
Watford Junction - BR era information sign. Harlesden is mis-spelled, and Broad St appears to be open even though trains now appear to run to Liverpool St! 1986 Buy Print |
Duirinish - BR era station street sign. 1993 Buy Print |
West Wales. BR(W) chocolate and cream enamel sign. 1990 Buy Print |
Essex. GER gradient arm. 1990 Buy Print |
Essex. Great Eastern origin gradient stone? 1997 Buy Print |
South Wales. GWR wooden milepost mounted on broad gauge rail post. 2006 Buy Print |
Moreton-In-Marsh. GWR cast iron signal box name board. Buy Print |
Llanfair PG. BR era station nameboard - the full spelling! 1990 Buy Print |
Hertfordshire. LNWR boundary post. 1985 Buy Print |
Meldon Viaduct - LSWR bridgeplate and a BR era warning notice. 1990 Buy Print |
Leicestershire. Midland Railaway cast iron trespass warning sign. 2005. Copyright this photo: Mike Vincent Buy Print |
Moorgate. This sign, quoting the Regulation of Railways Act, could be found at Moorgate adjacent to the LUL platforms. Buy Print |
Derbysire. Midland Railway milepost. 1992 Buy Print |
Norfolk. BR(E) blue enamel and BR era signage. 1997 Buy Print |
Tyneside 2006. Buy Print |
Surrey. Southern Railway cast iron trespass warning sign. 1990 Buy Print |
Sussex. Southern Railway cast iron warning sign. 1989 Buy Print |
Surrey. Southern Railway cast iron bridge restriction warning sign. 1990 Buy Print |
Sussex. Southern Railway cast iron private road sign. 2006 Buy Print |
Tyneside 2006. Buy Print |
West Yorkshire, 2006. Parking restrictions referring to the British Railways Board. Buy Print |
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