Somersault signals, Carrickfergus station

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Somersault signals, Carrickfergus station

Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 22 Apr 1984

Somersault signals were the standard form of signalling for the ex-Northern Counties Committee lines of NIR (except Belfast York Road – Greenisland and Bleach Green Jct – Monkstown Image which had colour lights dating from the 1930’s and Larne Harbour Image with upper-quadrant semaphores). This is Larne end of Carrickfergus station with the down starter on the right and the down starting signal from the loop on the left. See also Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.717732
Longitude
-5.808155