Hope Valley semaphores and Evening Star

[Railway World]

A visit to Edale yesterday got me wondering if the Hope Valley Line produces more varied traffic than any other location in the country that is controlled by semaphore signalling - three different passenger operators and regular freights.

Enchanting Edale

For the frequency and variety of passing passenger and freight traffic, stunning scenery and a handful of semaphore signals, it is hard to beat Edale as a photographic location on the busy and scen…

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[The Planner]

Shrewsbury has the same.

 

[oddiesjack]

Shrewsbury has the same.

Doesnt have the same stunning scenery though!

 

[Highlandspring]

Cupar to Leuchars and Carnoustie to Stonehaven - four passenger operators (ScotRail, LNER, CrossCountry, Caledonian Sleeper) and two regular freight operators (Colas and DRS). Also the GBRf/Belmond Royal Scotsman six months of the year.

 

[D6130]

Stanley Junction-Kingussie: Three different passenger operators and two freight....plus the GBRf/Belmond Royal Scotsman six months of the year.

 

[Highlandspring]

Stanley Junction-Kingussie: Three different passenger operators and two freight....plus the GBRf/Belmond Royal Scotsman six months of the year.

No semaphores at Pitlochry any more.

 

[D6130]

No semaphores at Pitlochry any more.

Of course....I'd forgotten about the recent resignalling there. Presumably the colour light IBSs between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie are still there, even though Blair and Dalwhinnie themselves are still mechanically-signalled?

 

[Highlandspring]

Yes Dalnacardoch and Dalnaspidal IBs are unchanged.

 

[D6130]

Yes Dalnacardoch and Dalnaspidal IBs are unchanged.

Thanks for the update.