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Description: | In the 1930s, the District line was operating a unique starting signal system. The train guards on all lines had to signal to the driver before a train could leave the platform. Normally this was done by waving a green flag. The guards' flags on the District line had a metal tip. When this made contact with overhead wires a bell would sound.
This picture from 1935 shows the guard raising his flag to the wires. Behind him, the train carriage can be seen. On the outside are wooden destination boards that also notified passengers of any non-stop stations. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Transport | Temporal: | 9 May 1935 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Creator: | Photographer : Topical Press | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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