The flipover departure indicator at King's Cross on 14 July 1994. I'm not sure if this was made by Solari, the usual manufacturer of such things, as the leaves didn't flip over gently falling by gravity but zipped through at an alarming rate, a complete column appearing within 2 seconds. How this was achieved I couldn't fathom. I also can't work out whether that's a cycle helmet made to look like hair or hair made to ...
Location: Kings Cross
Original line: London to Peterborough (Great Northern Railway)
Photographer: David Panton
Contact photographer: David Panton
Date: 14/07/1994
Image number: 28651