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Semaphore at Sellafield. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal SD40 and ground disc SD41 (neither labelled) just beyond the end of the platforms at Sellafield station in Cumbria.
December 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
semaphoria.co.uk
Sellafield Semaphore. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal SD6 (unlabelled) south of Sellafield station and sidings. The pole is quite rusty, no doubt because of its proximity to the sea.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Approaching Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 156478 has just passed a cleared semaphore and is approaching the station at Sellafield working a service from Lancaster to Carlisle. Recently-renewed semaphore signal SD5 stands at danger in the foreground.
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Sellafield Sidings. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
A view of some of the sidings at Sellafield, occupied by a number of wagons and DRS locos, the only identifiable one being 68008.
March 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
semaphoria.co.uk
Sellafield Semaphore. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
Semaphore signal SD3 just outside Sellafield.
June 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
semaphoria.co.uk
Departure from Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 156478 passes a semaphore signal and the signal box as it departs Sellafield working 2C57 Lancaster to Carlisle.
May 19, 2026 at 7:09 AM
semaphoria.co.uk
Approaching Sellafield. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 156447 approaches Sellafield working 5C57 Barrow-in-Furness to Carlisle. On the left, three DRS class 68 locos - 68004 “Rapid”, 68007 “Valliant” and 68001 “Evolution” - are lined up in a siding. 68018 “Vigilant” is also visible in another siding.
April 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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Approaching Sellafield. 21 July 2018. #photography #railway
Northern DMU 156479 passes a pair of semaphores as it approaches Sellafield station. In the foreground is another semaphore on a rather rusty pole, accompanied by a ground disc. In the background on the left, DRS 37402 is parked in a siding.
December 21, 2024 at 7:31 AM
theguardian.com
Sellafield nuclear site taken out of special measures for physical security
Sellafield nuclear site taken out of special measures for physical security
Site in Cumbria can now return to routine inspections but concerns remain over cybersecurity The UK nuclear industry regulator has taken Sellafield, the world’s largest store of plutonium, out of special measures for its physical security – but said…
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February 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
chubblenauts.bsky.social
when the meanies at Sellafield won't let you swim in their pools
January 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
semaphoria.co.uk
Approaching Ulverston. 20 December 2025. #railway #photography
In a sunny moment on the day before the winter solstice, DRS Class 68 - 68007 - is about to pass a cleared semaphore on a bracket as it approaches Ulverston working 6C44 Sellafield BNF to Carlisle Kingmoor Sidings. 68006 accompanied at the rear.
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
mrrexpatrick.bsky.social
A ‘bottomless pit of hell, money and despair’. Politicians spruiking nuclear projects - #AUKUS subs or power reactors - never talk about full life-cycle costs and consequences. The UK’s Sellafield nuclear site illustrates some practical realities. #auspol
Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’
Exclusive: Union concerned over safety as site’s bosses say budget does not cover work planned
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
lanceparkin.bsky.social
This is an emergency rebrand like when Windscale became Sellafield in 1981, or 20 years later when HAL computers kept killing people, so they just shifted each letter up one and became IBM.
September 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
theguardian.com
Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’
Sellafield nuclear site plans cuts as chief says £2.8bn funding ‘not enough’
Exclusive: Union concerned over safety as bosses launch review of spending Sellafield has said nearly £3bn in new funding is “not enough” and bosses are now examining swingeing cuts, prompting fears over jobs and safety at the vast nuclear waste dump.…
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February 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
semaphoria.co.uk
Sellafield Semaphores. 26 March 2022 #photography #railway
A trio of semaphore signals at Sellafield. The two poles are rusty, one significantly more so than the other. The left-hand pole has a calling-on signal used to allow the train into the platform when there is another train still occupying the section between Sellafield and St Bees.
April 9, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Approaching Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #photography #railway
Northern DMU 156478 passes the semaphores as it approaches Sellafield on a service from Lancaster to Carlisle. DRS 68008 sits in wait on the left. In the foreground, semaphore signal SD5 sits at danger.
February 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
klstone.bsky.social
500 Mill. £ (574 Mill €) an #Hochtief für Arbeiten an der britischen Atomanlage #Sellafield,

Aber bevor nun die #Atom-Bubble jubelt, es geht hier nicht um Neubau, sondern wohl um Abriss. Sellafield ist das teuerste Abrissprojekt Großbritaniens...

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Hochtief sichert sich Großauftrag in britischem Atomkraftwerk | Börsen-Zeitung
Das Atomkraft Sellafield gehört zu den größten und bekanntesten seiner Art. Der Baukonzern Hochtief wird dort in mehreren Bereichen aktiv sein.
www.boersen-zeitung.de
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
semaphoria.co.uk
Approaching Sellafield. 10 February 2025. #railway #photography
Northern DMU 156421 working 2C59 to Carlisle heads into the station at Sellafield, beckoned in by the calling-on arm on the signal to the right. On the left, a number of DRS class 68 locos are visible; only 68008 is identifiable.
July 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Sellafield was issued notices demanding improvement of safety procedures after a chemical leak was discovered
northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
Sellafield told to clean up its act over dangerous chemical
Sellafield was issued notices demanding improvement of safety procedures after a chemical leak was discovered
northwestbylines.co.uk
September 19, 2024 at 6:53 AM
drpauldorfman.bsky.social
Nothing to see here.

UK #nuclear watchdog issued 'improvement notice' after two railway wagons carrying nuclear waste crashed.

Happened in Sellafield site, which has more radioactive waste than any other nuclear facility in the world.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sellafield nuclear waste rail wagons crash spark ONR notice
The ONR watchdog gives Sellafield until June to improve its health and safety processes.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
semaphoria.co.uk
Semaphore at Sellafield. 26 March 2022. #photography #railway
The Cumbrian Coast line winds its way along this wild stretch of coastline just outside Sellafield station, at the point where the line to Egremont used to branch off. A solitary semaphore signal is set to danger.
February 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
jjbjjbjjb.bsky.social
#Alphabetchallenge #WeekBForBehind

Sellafield Nuclear Plant 1976 behind the security fence ...
July 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
uedio.bsky.social
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Atommüll - Deutschland nimmt letzte Castoren zurück
In Schleswig-Holstein ist ein Schiff mit den letzten deutschen Atomabfällen aus der britischen Wiederaufbereitungsanlage Sellafield eingetroffen.
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June 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
semaphoria.co.uk
Approaching Sellafield. 26 March 2022. #railway #photography
Northern Super Sprinter DMU 156486 passes cleared semaphore SD3 as it approaches Sellafield, probably on a service to Barrow. On the right, DRS 68003 waits in the siding.
June 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
lyndseydoob.bsky.social
Please sign and share if you can. Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/su...
Support Mitie Workers at Sellafield: Demand Fair Pay Now!
Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition?
www.megaphone.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM