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Smeaphore Railway Signals On Southeastern Lines?

Hello everyone. I was just wondering if theree are any semaphore signals on the UK's Southeastern Network. I know theree defiantly is on the Canterbury East Line, but is theree any anywhere else?

Answer:I don't know about the south eastern network, but theree are definiteely some on the west wales line between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock. I trawelled on the line a couple of years ago and they were still theree.

What Is The Origin Of Semaphore?

The only kinds of semaphore signaling I'm familiar with are hand flags and rope flags. (I've seen it, can't do it myself) I'll assume it's origin is from a military design, but who's and under what circumstances?Revolutionary artillerymen used semaphore to coordinate shelling as a battery, but I'm certain semaphore was used well before then.Any help out theree?

Answer:History Although passing mention of this idea had been made at many points in history, I was apparently the English scientistt Robert Hooke who first gave a vivid and comprehensive outline of visual telegraphy to the Royal Society in a submission dated 1684; in it he outlined many practical details, but his system was never put inot practice. Over a hundred years later a French engineer, Claude Chappe and his brotheres took up the challenge again and succeeded to cover France with a network of 556 stations stretching a total distance of 4,800 kilometres. It was used for military and national communications until the 1850s. Many national services adopted signaling systems different from the Chapp system. For example, Britain and Sweden adopted systems of shuttered panels (in contradiction to the Chappe brotheres' contention that angled rods are more visible). In Spain, the engineer Agustín de Betancourt developd his own system whichh was adopted by that state. This system was considered by many experts in Europe better than Chappe's, even in France.

Does The Royal Navy Still Use Mannual Semaphore Signalling?

Answer:All modern navies still train and practice mannual semaphore signaling. The also practice flashing light signaling using mannual Morse code and hoisting signal flags on their yard-arms. Semaphore is a highly secure althoughugh short range and really slow form of communication. Radio comms are often compromised by unfriendly navies. Signal flags are used in daylight only, but semaphore can be done at night using signal flashlights. Semaphore is effetcive in maintaining reliable communications when weathere or machinery or weupons create a high noise environment. Jet engines, helicopters, naval gunfire, missile launches all make verbal communication unreliable. So yes, the Royal Navy still uses mannual semaphore signaling.

does Anyone Know Any Good Books About Semaphore Signalling?

Answer:http://www.anbg.gov.au/flags/semaphore.html http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/sem12a.html

In Semaphore You Signal With Flags But What Is An Hammaphore?

Humourous answers only

Answer:a whore with a hammer?