Well, in the 1840s the British railroads adopted a flag, lamp and semaphore signal system where red meant danger, white meant safety and green indicated proceed with caution. They took their ...

Buses are being put on to replace trains between Driffield, Bridlington and Scarborough at the end of the month when East Yorkshire's last working semaphore signals are exchanged for a modern ...

Shrewsbury's massive signal box is flagged up as a rare surviving gem of the British railway system in a new book which salutes the network's rapidly disappearing semaphore signalling system.