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Reliability of semaphore signals became more assured by the 1892 requirement that they 'fail safe'.

This meant they were counter balanced to return to the stop or danger position in the event of any failure.

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Radcliffe LY060 Backtrack 2011 December.
Backtrack 2008 March.
Radcliffe Bridge LY084 Backtrack 2012 July.
Radcliffe-on-Trent GN160 Steam Days 2017 February.
Steam Days 2010 July.
Great Northern News 2009 March-April.
Great Northern News 2009 January-February.
Great Northern News 2008 November-December.
Great Northern News 2008 September-October.
Great Northern News 2008 July-August.
Radford MR640 Steam Days 2009 April.
Radstock SD001 British Railways Illustrated 2014 January.
Railway Magazine 2016 September.
British Railways Illustrated 2014 January.
Backtrack 2012 November.
Railway Magazine 2010 July.
Backtrack 2009 December.
Railway Magazine 2009 November.
Steam Railway 2009 May.
Railway Bylines 2009 January.
Backtrack 2008 May.
Steam Days 2008 April.
Steam World 1981 October.
Radyr TV040 Backtrack 2011 September.
Rainford LY160 Backtrack 2015 September.
Rainford Junction LY160 Rail Express 2020 September.
Railway Magazine 2020 April.
Backtrack 2015 December.
Rainham SE120 Modern Railways 2016 June.
Ramsay (Illinois) RSHS Bulletin 2002 35-5.
Ramsbottom LY070 Railway Magazine 2016 February.
Railway Magazine 2013 March.
Heritage Railway 2011 October.
Rail 2008 July 29.
Ramsgate SE064 Railway Magazine 1926 August.
Ramsgate Harbour (LCDR) Backtrack 2009 December.
Raphoe DL020 Railway Byelines 2011 September.
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Backtrack 2008 July.
Rattery GW270 Steam World 2010 September.
Rauceby GN264 Railway Magazine 2012 October.
Ravenglass (FR) Backtrack 2008 May.
Ravenglass (R&ER) Backtrack 2007 January.
Ravenstone Wood Junction MR081 Railway Bylines 2015 November.
Midland Railway Journal 2010 winter.
Midland Railway Journal 2009 Winter.
Midland Railway Journal 2009 Autumn.
Steam World 1994 October.
Steam World 1994 September.
Ravenstonedale NE270 Steam Days 2015 November.
Rawtenstall (LYR) Railway Bylines 2010 September.
Rayners Lane Backtrack 2009 January.
Reading GW080 British Railways Illustrated 2016 April.
British Railways Illustrated 2016 March.
Railway Magazine 2013 June.
Railway Magazine 2012 August.
Steam Days 2012 July.
Back Track 2011 February.
Modern Railways 2011 February.
Backtrack 2010 October.
Steam World 2009 October.
Rail 2008 September 24.
Railway Magazine 1962 November.
Reading South SE080 Southern Way 2013 issue 24.
Steam Days 2010 May.
Reading West GW083 Backtrack 2008 December.
Reading West Junction GW080 Rail 2013 December 11.
Great Western Railway Journal 2009 Summer.
Rectory Junction (GNR) Steam Days 2011 April.
Great Northern News 2006 148
Red Doles Junction MR872 Midland Record 2008 28.
Red Hill (LNWR) Steam Days 2008 June.
Redbridge (LSWR) British Railways Illustrated 2009 November.
Redhall (GNR) British Railways Illustrated 2009 September.
Redhill SE072 Railway World 1970 October. (A)
British Railways Illustrated 2011 July.
British Railways Illustrated 2011 January.
Steam Days 2010 December.
Southern Way 2010 issue 12.
Rail 2008 June 4.
British Railways Illustrated 2007 February.
Steam World 2004 December.
Modern Railways 2003 March.
Redmire NE237 Backtrack 2013 April.
Reedham GE141 Modern Railways 2015 October.
Modern Railways 2012 October.
Railway Magazine 2011 December.
Modern Railways 2010 July.
Rail 2008 August 13.
Reedham Junction GE141 Modern Railways 2016 May.
Railway Magazine 2015 November.
Today's Railways 2008 December.
Reedham Swing Bridge GE142 Modern Railways 2016 October.
Railway Magazine 2016 August.
Railway Magazine 2015 September.
Railway Magazine 2013 July.
Norfolk Railway Society 2012 July.
Railway Magazine 2012 September.
Railway Magazine 2011 December.
Modern Railways 2011 October.
Railway Magazine 2011 September.
Railway Magazine 2010 December.
Railway Magazine 2009 October.
Reedness Junction (AJR) Backtrack 2009 October.
Reedsmouth Junction NB043 Steam World 1995 December.
Reepham (GER) Steam Days 2011 February.
Reigate SE073 Railway Magazine 2016 June.
Steam Days 2010 December.
Railway Bylines 2010 September.
Backtrack 2010 August.
Steam Days 2009 July.
Steam World 2008 May.
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Steam Days 2010 May.
Reston NB001 Backtrack 2013 August.
Backtrack 2011 August.
Retford GN130 Steam Days 2021 May.
Railway Magazine 2013 Christmas.
Railway Magazine 2013 April.
Backtrack 2013 February.
Steam Days 2011 November.
British Railways Illustrated 2010 October.
British Railways Illustrated 2008 March.
Steam Days 2007 November.
Steam World 1983 July.
Rhydymyn (LNWR) Railway Archive 2009 23.
Rhyl NW110 Rail Express 2020 September. (No 2)
Backtrack 1999 December.
Rhymney RR010 Steam Days 2020 August.
Raiway Magazine 2012 June.
Steam World 2008 September.
Ribblehead MR930 Backtrack 2012 December.
Steam Days 2012 August.
Backtrack 2010 April.
Riccarton Junction NB030 Steam Days 2014 January.
Steam World 2008 September.
Richmond (LSWR) Modern Railways 2010 September.
Railway Magazine 2008 April.
Richmond NE240 Railway Magazine 1966 February.
Backtrack 2009 July.
Backtrack 2007 November.
Railway Magazine 1966 February.
Rickmansworth GC002 Steam Days 2016 August.
Backtrack 102 June.
British Railways Illustrated 2010 July.
Rigton NE470 Railway Magazine 2013 April.
Rail 2012 May 30.
Rillington & Junction NE220 Moors Line 2008 Spring.
Moors Line 2007 winter.
Railway Magazine 1960 April.
Rimrose Road LY194 Railway Bylines 2011 December.
Ringwood SW106 Southern Way 2016 Issue 33.
Ringwood No.16 CrossingSW106 Southern Way 2016 Issue 33.
Ripley Junction NE470 Back Track 2011 February.
Ripon NE470 Railway Magazine 2020 May.
Backtrack 2019 October.
Backtrack 2017 January.
Roade NW110 Railway Magazine 1962 November.
Robertsbridge KE001 British Railways Illustrated 2016 June.
Railway Magazine 2013 January.
Robroyston CA470 Steam Days 2012 August.
Steam Days 2010 February.
Rocester (NSR) British Railways Illustrated 2009 October.
Rochdale LY001 Steam Days 2012 July.
Rochester SE120 Modern Railways 2016 May.
Modern Railways 2011 February.
Rodwell WP001 Southern Way Issue 20.
Roe Lane Junction Backtrack 2008 October.
Rolvenden Railway Magazine 2008 October.
Roma Street (Queensland) Railway Magazine 1927 March.
Romiley Junction Steam Days 2008 April.
Romford (GER) British Railways Illustrated 2011 March.
Romford ROC Norfolk Railway Society 2013 July.
Romsey (Junction) SW126 Southern Way 2009 issue 5.
Roscommon MI040 Railway Magazine 2013 May.
Rose Grove LY280 LYR Focus 2009 Summer.
Steam World 2008 September.
LYR Focus 2008 Summer.
Rail 2008 June 18.
Steam World 1983 September.
Rose Street Junction HR020 Backtrack 2020 April.
Roskear Junction GW350 Rail issue 712.
Ross on Wye GW383 Steam World 1993 May.
Rosslare (Line) Rail 2008 July 29.
Rotherfield & Mark Cross LB106 Backtrack 2015 November.
Railway Magazine 1960 April.
Rothley GC020 Railway Magazine 2016 October.
Steam Days 2015 August.
Railway Magazine 2011 August.
Backtrack 2008 November.
Rail 2008 July 16.
Roudham Junction GE120
Rowfant LB103 Backtrack 2021 June.
Steam Days 2016 October.
Steam World 2010 February.
Steam Days 2009 November.
Steam World 1997 December.
Rowrah FN090 Railway Magazine 1962 April.
Rowsley MR440 Midland Record 2008 28.
Roxburgh NB061 Backtrack 2002 October.
Roxton Siding GC130 Railway Magazine 2015 December.
Royal Albert Bridge GW290 Steam World 2013 January.
Roydon GE040 Railway Magazine 2016 December.
Royton LY005 Backtrack 2013 January.
Royton Junction LY003 Backtrack 2013 January.
Backtrack 2011 May.
Rubery GW757 Railway Bylines 2020 May.
Rudgwick (LBSCR) Railway Bylines 2011 May.
Railway Bylines 2006 March.
Railway Magazine 1966 March.
Rudyard Lake Railway Bylines 2009 January.
Ruislip (GCR) Backtrack 2010 August.
Rugby (GCR) British Railways Illustrated 2010 October.
British Railways Illustrated 2010 June.
Rugby NW110 British Railways Illustrated 2012 August.
Steam Days 2011 May.
British Railways Illustrated 2010 November.
Steam Days 2010 August.
Modern Railways 2009 August.
Steam Days 2009 August.
Modern Railways 2009 May.
Backtrack 2008 October.
Rail 2008 September 10.
Rail 2008 May 21.
Modern Railways 2008 January.
Railway Magazine 2007 November.
Steam World 2002 June.
Steam World 1998 December.
Rugeley NW180 Backtrack 2014 January.
Rumney River Bridge Steam Days 2008 June.
Runton West MG020 M&GN Bulletin 722 2021 May.
M&GN Bulletin 2013 August.
Ruscombe GW080 Steam World 2002 June.
Rusham Rail 2009 June 3.
Rushey Platt (GWR) Archive 2002 September.
Rushton (NSR) Backtrack 2010 July.
Railway Bylines 2009 January.
Russell (Kentucky) RSHS Bulletin 2001 34-6.
Ruswarp (NER) Backtrack 1999 September.
Ryburgh GE130 Steam World 1994 October.
Ryde Pier Head IW001 Railway Bylines 2017 December.
Backtrack 2013 March.
Steam Days 2012 January.
Ryde St Johns Road IW010 Modern Railways 2021 January.
Modern Railways 2020 October.
Railway Magazine 2019 June.
Railway Bylines 2016 July.
Railway Bylines 2016 February.
Southern Way Issue 20.
Railway Bylines 2012 July.
Modern Railways 2011 March.
Steam Days 2010 July.
Railway Magazine 2010 March.
Steam Days 2010 February.
Railway Bylines 2009 November.
Railway Magazine 2008 January.
Backtrack 2000 March.
Steam World 1995 August.
Steam World 1992 December.
Rye SE045 Railway Magazine 2009 July.
Ryhope NE350 Steam World 2008 January.
Ryhope Grange Junction NE350 British Railways Illustrated 2010 August.
Steam World 1983 October.

 




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