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Home | Gallery | 1960s railway safety | Electric switchgear
Electric switchgear
A cogwheel begins to turn fast, a sleeve is caught up in it, then an arm... A shout of pain and terror from the man up top, as a thoughtless mate leans his elbow on the starting switch

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR

From a 1960s British Railways safety booklet

"Treat all electrical gear with great respect. Never interfere with electrical apparatus or enter a substation unless authorised.
Never touch a switch with a red DANGER board or CAUTION notice on it."

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