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| Keywords: signal cabin signalcabin athlone west athlonewest athlone westmeath ireland leinster railwayman railways railroad trains c.i.é. cié clock calendar phone signal levers signallevers electric line switching lineswitching fireplace mantelpiece lantern trunks december 1963 1960s sixties james p. o'deao'dea collection jamespodeaodeacollection coras iompair éireann corasiompairéireann national library of ireland nationallibraryofireland explore blackandwhite monochrome black and white This is the Signal Cabin at Athlone West, Co. Westmeath. No name for the gentleman unfortunately, but as he has his CIÉ (Coras Iompair Éireann) jacket on, he's definitely a railway employee. This photo was taken at 3 minutes to 3 on a sunny afternoon, and also shows the new electric diagram for line switching, approaching trains, etc. (clunky looking box above the signal levers). Oh, and this chap was obviously too busy posing for James O'Dea - he'd forgotten to change the calendar from November to December... Date: 1 December 1963 NLI Ref.: ODEA 37/85 This is the Signal Cabin at Athlone West, Co. Westmeath. No name for the gentleman unfortunately, but as he has his CIÉ (Coras Iompair Éireann) jacket on, he's definitely a railway employee. This photo was taken at 3 minutes to 3 on a sunny afternoon, and also shows the new electric diagram for line switching, approaching trains, etc. (clunky looking box above the signal levers). Oh, and this chap was obviously too busy posing for James O'Dea - he'd forgotten to change the calendar from November to December... Date: 1 December 1963 NLI Ref.: ODEA 37/85 | ||||
