The Signalling Record SocietyThe electric telegraph was widely used on the railway system from the mid 19th century right through until the 1960s. It was also known variously as the single needle telegraph or the speaking telegraph.
In 2002 Betty Forrester and Anne Sharkey recorded their experiences as Telegraph Clerks for the Friends of The National Railway Museum. Betty had worked at Thornton Junction during World War 2 and Anne was trained at LMSR Glasgow HQ in 1946.
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The history, use and operation of the Single Needle Telegraph at former Great Northern Railway locations was presented and demonstrated to members of the Signalling Record Society when they met at the National Railway Museum. The deomnstrator was SRS member by Steve Gwinnett and this video is a record of the occasion.
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| Filmed by: | Chris Hogg, Lynn Patrick |
| Filmed in: | 2002 |
| Interviewer: | (not credited) |
| Video Editor: | Eddie Affleck |
| Filmed by: | Richard Pulleyn |
| Filmed on: | 6 May 2017 |
| Still pictures: | Steve Gwinnett, Eddie Crawshaw / Ron Herbert collection, John Hinson's collection |
| Demonstrator: | Steve Swinnett |
| Instruments provided by: | Phil Graham |
| Instruments wired by: | Peter Munther-Webster |
| Video Editor: | George Duncan |
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