Semaphoria (@semaphoria.co.uk)

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 10, 2026, 8:51 AM

Yes, quite lucky with the light with this one. And I was very pleased with how everything lined up. Didn’t even need to crop it.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 10, 2026, 6:30 AM

Tamper at Appleby. 5 October 2026. #railway #photography

SB Rail DR75013 Plasser & Theurer dynamic tamper has just arrived at Appleby and is preparing to head further into the siding beyond the signal box. A semaphore bracket neatly frames the vehicle; another semaphore signal is visible on the left in the distance.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 9, 2026, 7:10 AM

A hint of autumn colour in this one last weekend.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 9, 2026, 7:06 AM

Hellifield Semaphore. 3 January 2026. #railway #photography

A semaphore signal catches the early winter morning light outside Hellifield.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 8, 2026, 6:40 AM

Azuma at Hexham. 4 October 2026. #railway #photography

During one of a series of weekend diversions along the Tyne Valley Line, LNER Azuma bi-modes 800203 and 801111 are seen passing Hexham station working 1S10 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh. Framing the scene: on the left, the remarkable signal box; above, part of the footbridge; and on the right, a semaphore signal. A fellow enthusiast glances at his phone, set up on a small tripod to record the train’s passing.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 7, 2026, 7:10 PM

They were both looking pretty grubby on Sunday as well.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 7, 2026, 6:34 AM

Semaphores at Appleby. 5 October 2026. #railway #photography

Catching a bit of sun against a very stormy sky beyond, the rather tall pair of semaphore signals at the end of the Carlisle-bound platform at Appleby. Two further semaphore signals straddle the tracks in the distance.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 6, 2026, 6:35 AM

RHTT at Haydon Bridge. 4 October 2026. #railway #photography

Colas Rail Class 56s - 56078 and 56105 - pass Haydon Bridge with a RHTT working, seen here on the return leg of 3J77 Carlisle Yard Colas Rail to Ashington and back. The semaphore arm provides a strong contrast with the early autumn foliage.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 5, 2026, 6:30 AM

Prudhoe Semaphore. 4 October 2026. #railway #photography

Semaphore signal PE41 at the end of the Carlisle-bound platform at Prudhoe. The marvellous footbridge common at the stations on this line is immediately behind.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 4, 2026, 7:09 AM

Passing Ulverston. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

With DRS Class 68 - 68007 - at the front, 68006 is about to pass a cleared semaphore as it heads through Ulverston working 6C44 Sellafield BNF to Carlisle Kingmoor Sidings.

@keithiles.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 1:32 PMReposted by @semaphoria.co.uk

My namesake station! Photo 03 September 2026.

@kitcub.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:35 PMReposted by @semaphoria.co.uk

Deal, or No(t) Deal (Kidderminster SVR, 16 May 2019)

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 3, 2026, 6:32 AM

Semaphore at Keith. 15 June 2019. #railway #photography

Set against the deep colours of an adjacent warehouse, semaphore signal KJ21 stands amidst the lineside bushes just outside Keith station on the Aberdeen to Inverness line.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 AM

Approaching Arnside. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography

Northern DMU 156421 passes a cleared semaphore signal as it approaches Arnside working 2T42 Corkickle to Lancaster. The signal box is on the right.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 1, 2026, 10:52 AM

Not for shunting, this is the junction signal at the end of platform 7 (I think): the left arm is for Wolverhampton, the right for the Cambrian and Welsh Marches Lines.

@semaphoria.co.uk Oct 1, 2026, 6:31 AM

Shrewsbury Semaphores. 19 April 2014. #railway #photography

Lower-quadrant centre-pivoted semaphore signals on a bracket at the end of a platform at Shrewsbury.

@semaphoria.co.uk Sep 30, 2026, 6:39 AM

Passing Scropton. 4 October 2025. #railway #photography

EMR DMU 170501 prepares to pass cleared semaphore SN18 as it rounds the curve at Scropton working 1K69 Newark Castle to Crewe.

@semaphoria.co.uk Sep 29, 2026, 6:36 AM

Valley Signal Box and Semaphore. 1 December 2024. #railway #photography

Semaphore signal VY23 stands at the end of the eastbound platform just next to the signal box at Valley station in Anglesey. The sky has a faintly pink/lilac tint.

@semaphoria.co.uk Sep 28, 2026, 4:25 PM

Well, the wheels at Kirkham Abbey and Weaverthorpe are staying for now, apparently, so nostalgia will have to content itself with that.

@semaphoria.co.uk Sep 28, 2026, 4:16 PM

A video of the wheel-worked crossing gates being closed and the semaphore being cleared, shot just before the above photo.