Slamdoors and semaphores

The pair departs Berwick station pasisng the starter signal which is worked by an electric motor rather than the more usual wire pull. This is a safety feature which would automatically replace the signal if there was a train in the section ahead (so I was told by the signalman).

377131 approaches the level crossing and has passed the tall home semaphore signal controlled by the small Saxby and Farmer Type 5 signalbox of 1879. The train is 2D66 1009 Eastbourne to Brighton.

377147 works 2D21 0954 Brighton to hastings class 2 service. It passes Berwick's down home signal on a post built, in Southern Railway style, using two former rails bolted together.