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| What is this sign? 31/07/2017 at 12:29 #97754 | |
clive
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The National Rail website threw the following image up this morning: Has anyone any idea what the sign is or where it's from? It's not something I've ever seen in UK practice. Log in to reply |
| What is this sign? 31/07/2017 at 12:33 #97755 | |
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Sacro
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Looking on Tineye, it's a stock image from Getty.
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| What is this sign? 31/07/2017 at 17:03 #97757 | |
GeoffM
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Reminiscent of Sodor.
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| What is this sign? 24/08/2017 at 13:03 #101228 | |
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kbarber
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My sense is it's a non-UK sign. I think some Swiss railways have,at times, used that for a stop sign? Or possibly something Scandinavian. Track doesn't look particularly UK-like either, for a siding with an old stop block like that I'd definitely expect chaired BH track.
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| What is this sign? 24/08/2017 at 14:45 #101230 | |
Steamer
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kbarber in post 101228 said:My sense is it's a non-UK sign. I think some Swiss railways have,at times, used that for a stop sign? Or possibly something Scandinavian. Track doesn't look particularly UK-like either, for a siding with an old stop block like that I'd definitely expect chaired BH track.Looks like it's narrow gauge of some form- the proportions don't look right for standard gauge. "Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q) Log in to reply |
| What is this sign? 25/08/2017 at 10:57 #101238 | |
Giantray
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The buffer stops in the photo are Swiss. The sign is used on Switzerland Railways to indicate "Stop! Obstacle in the way" The stop sign is used to mark closed tracks, end of line, temporary & fixed buffer stops. Also used where there are turntables, traversers, weigh-bridges and loading gauges. Post has attachments. Log in to view them. Retired Professional Railwayman (1981-2023); Pway & S&T (1981-88); Former Signalman/Signaller/ Signalling Trainer (1989-2023) [AB, TCB, Mechanical, NX, WestCad, Hitachi SARS]; Railway Historian (esp.SER, LCDR); Member of The Permanent Way Institution.. Last edited: 25/08/2017 at 11:43 by Giantray Reason: None given Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Steamer |
| What is this sign? 26/08/2017 at 09:09 #101247 | |
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Re620
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Kbarber is, as confirmed by Giantray, correct that the sign in question is used in Swiss railways. Since I don't know for sure if the Swiss are the only ones using it I can't by 100% sure about my theory below. Steamer pointed out the proportions of the track. The railway I have in mind was an 750mm railway, so this would fall neatly into place as well. Since the railway was used to maintain the dams on both sides of this stretch of the Rhine it runs for the most part on top of those dams. On the right side of the picture there is some water which could be the Rhine and beyond that is some more water which could be the lake of Constanz. Your probably looking north towards the lake of Constanz, looking south the mountains in the background would have to be taller. The Rhine marks the boarder between Austria and Switzerland. The railway used to run on both sides of the dams leading to the mouth of the Rhine into the lake of Constanz and I found a similarly looking picture (vegetation, water, ballast, construction of the buffer stop) from the Austrian part of the railway with the Austrian equivalent of the Swiss sign. I'm going to go out on a limb here, but based on the information above I would guess that the picture was taken somewhere on the dams of the mouth of the Rhine on the International Rhine Regulation Railway. Log in to reply |