Concentrating on The Great Central route, this look into the world of the steam age signalman throughout the railway network takes readers into the detailed operation of the busy signalbox, the mysteries of bell codes, interlocking, level crossing operation, train staffs, sections and even explains the legendary cloth or signalman's rag.

All three books of Adrian Vaughan's Signalman trilogy, a classic of railway literature, gathered together into one volume.

The second book in Adrian Vaughan’s Signalman’s trilogy. A classic of railway literature.

Life as a signalman on Western Region in the 1960s and 1970s.