The Worcester Patch: And the Last Steam-age Signalmen
by Matthew W. Morgan
The railways in the Worcester area are today one of the few remaining locations still controlled by manual signalling and the 'Worcester Patch' has the widest variety of surviving mechanical signalling equipment still in daily use anywhere in the country. The author, a former Worcestershire signalman, here describes the experiences and working practices of his six years on the railway until leaving in 2004. 26 track diagrams/maps. 64 b/w and 8 colour photos. 104 pages. Softback


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