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Anorak
Heaven - Bill Davison's Signal Cabin Photo Image Site is packed with
high-quality views of signal boxes/cabins on the London Underground.
Bekonscot
Online tells of the oldest model village in the world, which just happens
to have a sophisticated signalling system controlling its railway.
Bluebell
Railway - have information on their signalling, including plans of some of
the boxes, and a good write-up on bell signals and block working.
Bob's
Signal Box Pictures is an excellent selectiuon of quality views of boxes
presented by Bob Dennis.
British
Railway Signalling has a wide range of signalling photographs and descriptions.
BR
Mechanical Signalling is a collection of photographs taken by David Stickland
depicting mechanical signalling taken in the mid to late 1980s and 2005 onwards.
Central
Line (LUL) Signalling gives details of the recently installed signalling on
this London Underground line which includes a new form of Automatic Train
Protection and Control.
Carnforth
Railway Station has its own dedicated site, maintained by Peter Davies. It
includes extensive details and photographs of past and present signal boxes
there.
Clive
Feather's pages include a section covering various aspects of railway
signalling.
Danger
Ahead is an extensive site covering railway accidents.
Dave
Skipsey's Web Pages mainly cover railways in the Chester/Birkenhead area
and include so interesting signalling photographs.
David's
Railway Photography has a large range of signal box photographs to
view.
The Derby
Area Signalbox Project, presented by Dave Harris, is an excellent site with
very comprehensive text and illustrations covering his area of interest.
The
Exeter West Group - tells all about this box which is now restored at the
Crewe Heritage Centre.
The
Friends of Romsey Signal Box - details of the restored signalbox which is
linked with a simulator.
The Great
North of Scotland Railway Association site includes a summary of that
railway's signal box designs, and a list of boxes.
The Great
Western Society (Bristol Group) have a page covering their Signal &
Telegraph project at Didcot Railway Centre.
Gloucestershire Worcestershire Railway Auctions
regularly have signalling equipment in their sales.
The
Office of Rail Regulation web site includes sections on Railway safety and
the HMRI, providing information about their function, and also reports on recent
accidents.
Irish
Architecture Online fetaures a page about the preserved Dundalk Central
signal box
Irwell
Press - this company publishes general railway books and the magazines British
Railways Illustrated and Railway Bylines, which sometimes contain
excellent signalling articles.
John's
Web Pages - includes details of John Saxton's signal box simulator and some
scanned signal box diagrams.
Kev's
Buses, Trains and Cars - includes a page describing a signal from the 1930s
Euston-Watford colour-light signalling.
John Law has posted hundreds of his photographs, amongst
which there are photographs of signalboxes all around the country going back
fifty years. The easiest way to find the signalling pictures amongst the
locomotives is to do a search for then word "signal" at the site.
Logan's
Line Art is a source of railway graphics and fonts, including BS376
signalling symbols.
The Malden
& District Society of Model Engineers web site contains details of the
full-sized Willowbank and Angel Road signal boxes on their 7¼" gauge
live steam railway.
The Mid Norfolk Raiway web site has a detailed page
about their box at Dereham Central, originally at Stratford.
The Narrow
Gauge Railway Museum at Towyn includes some interesting signalling
equipment. Their web site includes a listing of the signalling items on
display.
The National Railway Museum at York now has a
comprehensive site bringing the latest news and an excellent on-line signal box
simulation.
Nigel Digby has some photographs of Midland & Great
Northern Joint boxes on his web pages.
The Northampton & Lamport Railway site has a page
illustrating their box at Pitsford & Brampton.
The
North Yorkshire Moors Railway site has an excellent on-line signal box
simulation that should not be missed.
Oak
Leaf Studio will give you your own signal box, for free! You have to build
it yourself, though, out of cardboard! And it is rather small.
The
Old Engine House web site includes a page devoted to the old Wroxham signal
box, which is the only surviving East Norfolk Railway signal box and has been
in private ownership since the thirties.
On
the Main Line - Chris Tolley's page about the London & Southampton Railway
has details of the early "half-moon" signals.
The
Public Record Office at Kew, West London, has many railway documents
in the archives.
Railref
is a proposed new railway reference archive system.
Railscot
is a comprehensive site covering Scottish railways, past and present, which
includes some photographs of signal boxes and historic information.
Railway
Clearing House pre-1923 Junction Diagrams - a useful site with maps showing
the "junctions" between different pre-grouping railway companies.
Railway
Collector's Network UK is a free email mailing list service for the buying
and selling of railwayana.
The
Railway Heritage Committee site explains their function and lists artefacts
such as the avalanche signals in the Pass of Brander, semaphore signalling at
Stitling, and North Staffordshire Railway wicket gates.
Railway
History and Engineering is a large site covering a vast range of international
signalling subjects.
Railway
Technical Web Pages include sections on general history, basic signalling
layouts, high-intensity suburban signalling and automatic train protection.
Railway
Women in Wartime includes, of course, illustrations of ladies on signalling
duties.
Railwest
is a site about railway matters in the West Country, and includes many articles
of signalling interest.
Ritchie
Brothers have been refurbishing signal boxes for Railtrack in Scotland,
and have illustrations of the work on their web site.
St
Albans South Signal Box has its own web site describing the plans to restore
this listed building.
The Settle & Carlisle Railway site has a view of the
interior of the preserved Settle Station box.
The
Severn Valley Railway S&T Department has its own ("unofficial")
web pages, with information about the signalling and a description of the operation
of interlocking.
A
Short History of the Railways of Coatbridge & Airdrie (The Monklands) is
a very detailed site covering the history of the area accompanied by track layouts,
photographs and a signal box database.
The
Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust Museum - describes the demonstration
box modelled on Midford that can be found in Washford, Somerset.
Southend Pier Railway - a comprehensive history, which
includes mention of the old and current signalling.
The
Swanage Railway provide illustrations and updates on the progress of
their signal boxes at Harmans Cross and Swanage.
SystèmeD.net has a set of scanned railway maps
dated to 1915.
Timesegment Ltd manufacture and supply mechanical signalling equipment
from timber signal posts through to 1960s colour light signals.
TST
Services provide a wide range of telecoms, engineering, electrical, building
and training services on and off the railway.
Visit
Cumbria has a page devoted to Culgaith Signal Box and Crossing in the
Settle & Carlisle line section.
Westinghouse Rail Systems have their own site.
Wimborne
District Society of Model Engineers have a section of their site detailing
their signalling arrangements.
All sites have descriptions in English unless otherwise stated.
Andrew's
Rail & Tram Site has a section covering Signals, Safe Working and
Signal Boxes.
ARTC - the Australian Rail Track Corporation, include a
range of layout plans on their Safety management, NIC Plan page.
The
Signalling Interest Group of Western Australia site presents history and
photographs of signalling in Australia.
VicSig is Chris Gordon's site covering signalling in
Victoria.
The only sites I knew of are now defunct.
The only sites I knew of are now defunct.
The only sites I knew of are now defunct.
Chilean Railway Signal Systems describes the various methods of signalling
used in Chile, a country where, of course, there was much British influence
in their installations. Be prepared for annoying advertising and sound.
Signaler,
sikringsanlæg og digitalsystemer is Henrik W Karlsson's site which
includes comprehensive details about signalling in Denmark - in both English
and Danish.
Alsace-Lorraine Railways - Jean-Georges Trouillet's site
includes a section on the signalling, which is unlike other French signalling.
Available in French and German language.
Alles
über Stellwerke comprhensively describes German signalling. Mainly
German language, but summary in English.
Feldbahn - Ralph Schreiner's pages on light railway
signalling in Bavaria
German Block and Interlocking Principles - nicely written-up summary
of German signalling practice by Prof. Dr. Joern Pachl.
Railways
in the Munsterland includes some photographs of mechanical signalling in
Germany. German language only.
Railroad
Signals on the Hungarian State Railways - a site with a self-explanatory
title
The IRFCA FAQ pages have a section devoted to signalling.
The only sites I knew of are now defunct.
Pit's
Trains in Luxembourg has a section illustrating the signalling in the Grand
Duchy.
The NS signalling system - Maarten Deen describes the
signalling found here.
SporenplanOnline has on-line track layout plans of Dutch,
German, Austrian and Swiss Railways. Currently only available in the Dutch and German languages,
an English version is promised for the future.
The
Canterbury Railway Society operates the Ferrymead Railway, and that railway's
signalling equipment is well illustrated here.
Hutt
Valley Signals depicts New Zealand signalling, and includes downloadable
software demonstrating explaining the NZGR signalling system.
Xicoweb
- details and drawings of Portuguese signalling.
The
Home Signal - a tribute to mechanical signalling on South African railways
Swedish
Signals, nicely illustrated, by Krister Johannesson.
The only sites I knew of are now defunct.
The Central Oregon & Pacific site includes a section
covering Signals and Signal Maintenance.
Amtrak
Philadelphia Division Track Diagrams - 1992
Chicago's Active Interlocking Towers - a listing, with
illustrations.
Communications & Signals Dept. - illustrates US
towers, inside and out.
CSX
History is a nicely illustrated reference site which includes comprehensive
details of signals of the B&O, C&O and RF&P Railroads. The site
also includes an article about the abolition of D Tower on the B&O.
Dan's
Wigwag site tells you where the last of this type of signal can be found.
This large site includes photos, location information, technical, and preserved
signals.
David
Dupler's Railroad Web Page includes many fine shots of "Towers" in the
US.
East Penn
Rail Page also includes details of Signal Rules, Crossing Orders etc., and
a section devoted to the process of "hooping-up" crossing orders.
Elvas
Tower 1912-1999 - a tribute.
The Fallen
Flag Railroads of New Jersey has signal rules and rule books for most of
the Railroads that operated in NJ, including the B&O, PRR, PRSL, Erie,
DL&W, Reading, NYS&W and New York Central. Some of the signal pages are
JAVA enables with little signals that change their aspect depending on the rule
you pick.
Fallen
Flags& Shortline Railroad has, apart from a large range of photographs,
plenty of Operator Manuals for US Railroads.
The Haley
Tower Historical & Technical Society page provides an assortment of
photos and information about Haley Tower, Indiana.
Images of
75th Street Tower, Chicago, Illinois is graphics-intensive, but gives a
wonderful insight into the operation of one tower in Chicago.
LIRR
History includes a section illustrating Signal Towers on the Long Island
Rail Road.
New York
City Subway Resources has full details of the "wayside color-light block
signalling" in use on all lines.
North
American Railroad Interlocking Towers and Cabins has comprehensive listings
of surviving and closed towers.
North
American Signaling is a comprehensive site devoted to railroad rules,
signalling and safety.
Northern
West Virginia's Railroads has some information on towers in that area.
The
Pennsylvania Railroad - this site, covering the Philadelphia & Erie,
Erie & Pittsburgh, and Chautauqua Branches includes several views of
Interlocking Towers.
Railroading in New Hampshire Today has some nice colour
illustrations of the 1875 ball signals at Whitefield.
Railroad
Signal Site - describes various kinds of signals used in the USA.
The
Ravenna Railroad Historical Society has a page on the history of RN
Tower.
RRHX
Interlocker Menu is a comprehensive listing of towers in Michigan, many
with layouts and photographs.
San
Jose Sentinels provides details, photographs and layouts of the towers in
that area.
Stan's
Railpix includes lots of pictures of towers in the US.
Semaphores.com is a site dedicated to preserving US
signalling heritage - listing all known surviving semaphore signals. Well
illustrated, too.
Towers
- a selection of photographs of US Towers by "Tubbs".
Working on
the Railroad tells you the story (in a way that can only make you smile) of
one man's fourteen years working signalling trains around Chicago.
World Railway Signals compares different signal systems used around the world.
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Signalling Record Society - details of the society and
how to join.
The extensive Historic Model Railway Society site has
many pages of interest, including photographic listings and discussion areas in
which signalling is often discussed.
PC
Rail - supply railway simulations, including signal boxes.
SIAM Railway Games - railway simulations (including
several signal boxes) that will keep you at your post for hours.
SimSig
is a remarkable and highly realistic IECC simulation by Geoff Mayo.
Train
Despatcher is a US train traffic control simulator.
The
Webville & Hypertext R R Co's Signal System page is a centralised
reference to all kinds of railway software on the Internet, although with US
emphasis.
Don't
forget to visit my Classic Software pages for the Directory of British
Signal Boxes, signalling clipart and Windows wallpaper.
The Signal Box is not the place for masses of links to sites of general railway interest, but here are a few selected sites, many of which have comprehensive lists of links of their own.
Routes
International has pages and pages of links to sites of all types of
transport.
UK Railways on the Net is a comprehensive set of links
to the Big Boy railway companies.
UK Railway
Timetables provided by Railtrack.
Dave
Harris for being my personal beta tester, and for being so encouraging in
the early stages, and also for scanning certain items all those years ago before
I had the technology.
Bob Wright for acting as proof-reader, helping to spot the typographical errors that slip through however hard I try.
Simon Lowe, for helping weed out both factual and typographical errors.
Mike Brotzman for finding so many sites on US sites to link to.
The various people who have provided additional notes on specific pages - individual credit is generally given on the pages concerned.
John Lacombe for providing the background image used on the main pages.
Chris Twigg for kindly donating some archive material - visit his Hidden Teeside web site for much fascinating information on the area.
And of course YOU, for supporting the site.
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