Mary Evans Cartoon, Terrific Apparition (London's First Traffic Light) 12587089

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Picture No	12587089
Date	1869
Description	Cartoon, Terrific Apparition (London's First Traffic Light)
Details	Cartoon, Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on London's First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer, it was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868 and looked like any railway signal of the time, with waving semaphore arms and red-green lamps, operated by gas, for night use. Unfortunately, it exploded as a result of a leak in one of the gas lines underneath the pavement, injuring the policeman operator.
Source	Cartoon in 'Punch', 20 March 1869, page 109
Credit	Mary Evans Picture Library
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