Rent How to Be a Railway Signalman (2017)
3.0 of 5 from 3 ratings
0h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- At the heart of any rail network lies the signal box. The engine driver may be the public face of the service but it is the signalman who has the big picture of what is going on and where trains are on the line. Preserved steam railways have to perform to the same high safety standards as public railways and as this programme shows, the process of becoming a signalman can be as rewarding as driving a steam locomotive. Alan Greatbatch, Signal Inspector at Swanage Steam Railway and Mike Rodgers, signalman at Corfe Castle take us through the steps of becoming a signalman as well as showing us how a signal box operates.
- Actors:
- Alan Greatbatch, Mike Rodgers
- Studio:
- Demand Media
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
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Interesting but incomplete - How to Be a Railway Signalman review by AJ
It is good to see a rarely-presented topic getting an airing. Though this short film concentrated on 'traditional' signalling, as would have been well-understood by our Victorian ancestors, it gave a reasonable overview. The (unscripted?) interview/presentations did seem a little repetitive and missed out many of the key elements of signal interlocking design, which perhaps might have not been thought of wide enough interest, but would have rounded off the film.
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