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Being Irish and living in the U.K. 23 years myself, I honestly feel that a modern signalling centre can never replace a traditional signal box, such as in the work that this lovely man is doing - my family on my Dad’s side has worked on the Irish railways for many years before I was born and a family friend in our local area operated a manual level crossing close to where our grandparents lived in Rural Ireland

Amazing ! Greetings from Sri Lanka, Sri 🇱🇰

I never realized how complicated a signalman’s job is. Loved the video. Loved trains since I was a wee lad. Thank you.

Hello There Again it is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of you Class 313, Class 314 and that also is including those interesting Class 315 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 313's Class 314's including the Class 315's maybe you guys can convert them and including the refurbishment into those Leyland 680 Engine, Scania N112 Engine, Volvo B10M Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 313's, Class 314's and the Class 315's and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages of the Class 313's, Class 314's and that is including those Class 315's for most of us Class 314's and the Class 315's Diesel Train Fans Pretty PLEASE Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for all of us out there Please?

An old-school signal box and a 'proper' old-school signalman. What a wonderful video and what a wonderful man doing all that work. God bless you, Sir!

What is the hand towel used for?

Using a cloth to prevent rusting on the levers makes sense, but it could get caught in the mechanism and cause problems that are difficult to deal with. A good workaround is to wear gloves, make the levers out of a metal that won't rust or corrode, or both.

I missed why he set one signal lever at a half way setting... what was reason?

Spotlessly clean but woefully outdated. Future generations will never have the work ethic or pride in their work that this gentleman shows.

Signal cabin man is tall. hence he easily push or pull signal and joint levers. We Indians are short in comparison. We find our signalman using great force for pulling levers. Reason is design is in consideration of average height of British. Same instruments are brought in India without taking consideration of average Indian height.

It is UK... Cleanliness is part of their daily work. We Indians, still are at learning stage.. though we are far behind.

I wanted to know why don’t dig a tunnel and do an extension for the main line Train so they extend the new abandoned underground stations. Why couldn’t they use the part D78 Stock train doors on the sides and also restructure the front face of the A60 and A62 stock that includes the class 313, class 314 and class 315 remix and make them all together and also redesign them an overhead line and also make them into six cars per units and also having three Accessible Toilets on that six cars per units A60 and A62 stock trains and also convert the A60 and A62 stock trains into a Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXC, Gardner 6LXB and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Engines and also put the Loud 7-Speed Voith Gearboxes even Loud 8-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Gearboxes in the A60 and A62 stock, class 313, class 314, and class 315 and also modernise the A60 and A62 stock and make it into an 11 car per unit so it could have fewer doors, more tables, computers and mobile phone chargers? A Stock Train and also having 8 DisaAccessiblelets on those A stock trains. why couldn’t we refurbish and modernise the waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel and make it bigger and extend it to bank station, making it into a Triple-Track Railway Line so those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden to convert the waterloo and city line Triple-Track Train tunnel into a High-Speed train? The Third Euro tunnel Triple-Track Train line to make it 11 times better for passengers so they could go from A to B. then put the modernised 11 car per unit A Stock and put them on a bigger modernised waterloo and city line Triple-Track train tunnel so it could go to bank station to those 4 European countries such as Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. The modernised refurbished 11 cars per unit A stock could be a High Speed The Third Triple-Track Euro Tunnel Train So it is promising and 37 times a lot more possible to do this kind of project that is OK for London Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden. Oh by the way, could they also tunnel the Triple-Track Railway Line so it will stop from Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex so that the Passengers will go to Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden and also extend the Triple-Track Railway Line from Bank to Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex Stations so that more people from there could go to Germany, Italy, Poland And Sweden Easily. Why couldn't they extend the Piccadilly line and also build a brand-new underground train station so it could go even further right up to Clapton, Wood Street and also make another brand new tunnel train station in Chingford and could they extend the DLR? All of the classes 150, 155, 154, 117, 114, 105, and 106, will be replaced by all of the Scania N112, Volvo TD102KF, Volvo B10M, Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 8LXB Diesel Six carriages three accessible toilets are air conditioning trains including Highams Park for extended roots which is the Piccadilly line and the DLR trains. Could you also convert all of the 1973 stock trains into an air-conditioned maximum speed 78 km/hours (48 MPH) re-refurbished and make it into a 8 cars per unit if that will be alright, and also extend all of the Piccadilly train stations to create more space for all of the extended 8 car per unit 1973 stock air condition trains and can you also build another Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive Companies and they can order Every 17 Octagon and Hexagon shape LNER diagram unique minor no.13 and unique small no.11 Boilers from those Countries such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, can they make Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive speeds by up to 117MPH so you can try and test it on the Original Mainline so it will be much more safer for the Passengers to enjoy the 117MPH speed Limit only for HS2 and Channel Tunnel mainline services, if they needed 16 Carriages Per units can they use those class 55’s, class 44’s, class 40’s and class 43HST Diesel Locomotive’s right at the Back of those 16 Carriages Per Units so they can take over at the Back to let those Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s have a rest for those fascinating Journeys Please!!!!!! oh, can you make all of those Coal Boxes’ 16 Tonnes for all of the 117MPH Mayflower and Tornado Steam Locomotive’s so the Companies will Understand us, passengers!! so please make sure that the Builders can do as they are Told!! And please do something about these very important Professional ideas Please Prime Minister of England, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Germany, Prime Minister of Italy, Prime Minister of Poland and that Includes the Mayor of London.

Beautiful and it worked and the fires on👍😀

Remember Derek when he worked Kemp Town box in the 60’s

Hi did not realise but that’s one of are members at hove park miniature railway👍🏻😂

Lovely fire, gorgeous kettle. Why do signalmen always have a cloth in their hands?

Pronounced Canes not Keens.

my late grandad was a signalman , how i wish i could ask him all i now want to know . i have his retirement certificate thanking him for 47 years service , best wishes from wigan , lancashire

I think a video feed for visitors would be an attraction; it's obviously not desirable to have the public wandering in and out of the box, but if they could see it on a video screen somewhere they might have more understanding of what goes in in a signal box.

Really interesting, thanks Derek!

Great

Nice. piece of LBSC architecture. Always loved old Southern Railway buildings. Especially the Art Deco ones. That’s a hard pull as I found out during my BR training.

Definitely Mr. Operator, completely difficult to understand all this mechanics. But that doesn’t change the way of admiring all this responsibility, that this gentleman has with all these levers, buttons, bells and demonstration watches ... and clicks and clacks, and ding dongs

What is with the towel used to pull the lever, and the bells???

Fascinating. Simple, yet complex.

Is it XII century?

I wonder what those 2 hand wheels are for at the end of the signal box seen at 12:55? A lock down to prevent any movement in the event of an incident for investigation? Sort of an 18th century "black box" data recorder?

What an AMAZING man!! He knows his job so well, it looks effortless. I only hope I'm half as sharp at his age. I was also impressed with how clean the whole room was. Everything sparked, perfectly polished, such pride in making sure nothing was out of place. A pure joy to watch him and listen to how he explained everything.

' wow that is a so wonderful train station... honor and salute to this special man working at the controller train station

what's with the tokens?

Gday Mate 👍 well done Sir 🍺

hello good morning thank you for being beautiful thank you for being wonderful I hope you have a great day. Goodnight the greatness in you is beautiful

all those systems are obsolete . ig is fit fir branchlines and slow moving trains. semaphore signalling is not fit for high speed and electrified areas

Where the f, am I? I'm the apprentice? I would not accept such insane amount of responsibility, but...

How neet and clean your workplace ..amazing

This man dont make any mistakes

19th century technology and know how, today is done by computers and routing software.

Just the odd question: 1. What are the two handwheels for at the near end of the box ? 2. What's the lever for at the very far end of the box (painted the same colour as the inside of the box) 3. What time does the kettle boil ? Auxiliary question: 4. Points indication N or R. one of the indicators was showing neither. Please explain.

im guessing the tea towel is too keep levers clean???

Check out this old signal/switch station.

Quite a job the man does. I grew up in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, we were a junction on the Reading Railroad. Southbound; Philadelphia, northbound; Bethlehem, northeast; Doylestown and southwest; Norristown (freight only). We had a small switchhouse and a peculiar crossing guard house, it was mounted up high on a post. One summer, I made friends with the crossing guard and had the opportunity to see the inside of the little house and its mechanisms. Never saw the inside of the switchhouse. Its all gone now. Thanks for the video.

A very responsible job same like in airport contole tower. Very interesting.

Complicated to the max. Those operators deserve respect. Wish I could show you how the North American Railroad operates their signals and switches. Amazing watched it several times , thank you. Wolf.

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Everything he said was over my head. But I love the fire

Same gears ,and same operating system was tere in India,at the time of meeter guage trainse till 2000

Thank God there are people out that keep these railways going.

Where is this place plz reply me sir

Excellent, very interesting but very complicated. Signalman very knowledgable (just as well, lol) and answered my question as to why there is always a cloth used when moving the levers. 👍

Mind boggling