irish signalling

[richrua]

Could anyone point me in the direction of a good book or other source of info on Irish /n.irish signals ? I dont mind if it is basic stuff as I know little or nothing about this area.

Tanks.

[rebelred]

Are you looking for photographs for modelling purposes, or an understanding of how signalling works??

Edited August 28, 2014 by rebelred
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[richrua]

Mainly an understanding of how signalling works thanks

[RedRich]

Irish Railway Record Society Volume 21 February 2003 No 150 is a great source of the information you will need. Try contacting the Society as they still have old issues.

 

Good luck with your search,

 

Rich,

[richrua]

Many thanks once again

[snapper]

If you are looking for some info (and a lot of pictures ) about the real setups these two books are pretty good.

 

http://www.blurb.com/b/2016357-more-southern-signals

http://www.blurb.com/b/2218346-signals-of-the-limerick-line-s-the-signalling-and

[snapper]

Also this documentary is very good at explaining the basic principals of British Railways signaling and we share a lot of the same setups and systems.

 

[Glenderg]

If you are looking for some info (and a lot of pictures ) about the real setups these two books are pretty good.

 

http://www.blurb.com/b/2016357-more-southern-signals

www.blurb.com/b/2218346-signals-of-the-limerick-line-s-the-signalling-and

 

Wow! They are gems - are these digital publications only?

[snapper]

Wow! They are gems - are these digital publications only?

 

No, if you look over on the right of the page you can buy either a hardcover or softcover printed versions.

[snapper]

Just spotted there is also a third book

 

http://www.blurb.com/b/2014507-from-semaphore-to-c-t-c

[BosKonay]

Wow is right, the preview lets you read the whole thing too! Wow!

[gnri]

Try

http://www.railsigns.uk/home.html

there's a section British Signaling overseas that covers Ireland

[DiveController]

Thanks, Snapper. I was more interested in the pictures

[BSGSV]

A word of warning about these books. I have a few of them. The pictures are indeed very good. However, apart from the spelling and grammar mistakes which are irritating, the author, more seriously, gets some of the basics quite wrong and has mis-identified equipment. You cannot rely on these books to give a wholly accurate picture of how Irish Railway signalling practice works. Given they are quite pricey, this is a bit of an issue.

 

Given Ireland was part of the UK until 1922, not surprisingly, Irish railway signalling practice follows British practice up to that point, after which there were some divergences, both North and South. However, the basics are still very similar, indeed the current scene is very similar.

For more traditional practices, British Railway Signalling by Geoffrey Kichenside and Alan Williams (various editions) would give some good basics, and Signalling in the Age of Steam by Michael Vanns is also good, but you may need glasses as the writing is small. For more modern practices Modern Signalling Handbook by Stanley Hall would be useful. All of these are relatively inexpensive on Amazon etc.

[heirflick]

thanks for that info BSGSV - was considering investing but i will run with your suggestions - no point in being misinformed:tumbsup:

[josefstadt]

Irish Railway Record Society Volume 21 February 2003 No 150 is a great source of the information you will need. Try contacting the Society as they still have old issues.

 

This was the first of a 3-part series, the other two parts being in Journals 151 and 152. As Rich says contact the IRRS. If you want to visit the Society, the library re-opens next Tuesday 2 September.

[WRENNEIRE]

Some riveting stuff here,

 

 

 

And the smell of it, Jasus wept!

[Weshty]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz after 3 sentences.

 

 

Smell of woodbine, coal smoke and grease?

[richrua]

Very good. But wordy indeed.

Must plonk a plastic cow on the line and follow procedure.

[richrua]

Picked up a couple of the Ian Allen ABC books online. For 1 penny plus 2 quid postage. I am learning all about lighted signals .