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Title: East Usk Signal Box Post by: ReWind on May 17, 2009, 22:08:11 Has anyone noticed the Signal Box at East Usk Freight Yard, on the South Wales Main Line just East of Newport appears to of dissappeared?
Have Newport Panel now took control of train movemens in East Usk freight yard and the Uskmouth branch? Or is there some other reason why it has disappeared? Very sudden!! Title: Re: East Usk Signal Box Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 17, 2009, 22:23:04 Does this possibly have something to do with its disappearance?
Quote Police are treating the fire at the railway signal box in Newport at the weekend as suspicious. Firefighters tackled the fire at the East Usk signal box, at the back of Conway Road in Maindee, on Sunday, April 19. From the South Wales Argus, at http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4305045.Newport_signal_box_fire__suspicious____police/ Title: Re: East Usk Signal Box Post by: ReWind on May 17, 2009, 22:33:32 Thankyou Chris, that would explain it.
I am suprised there was no major disruption though, as it must of been some fire. Perhaps it occured in the night however! ;) Title: Re: East Usk Signal Box Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 17, 2009, 22:42:13 Well, it does say, in that news article,
Quote Some train services were disrupted and did not return to normal until 3.15pm on Sunday. No one was in the signal box at the time and no one was injured in the incident. Firefighters from Maindee and Malpas, along with water bowsers from Cwmbran and Caerphilly attended the blaze at around 2.30am. Title: Re: East Usk Signal Box Post by: devon_metro on May 17, 2009, 23:02:24 The main disruption was in the freight yard. The mainline is operated by Newport PSB.
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