Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

SandTEngineer

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Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« on: March 26, 2012, 17:39:57 »

As of this morning (26/03) the whole line between Pinhoe (exclusive) and Tisbury (exclusive) is now controlled from the West of England signalling panel at Basingstoke. Honiton, Chard Junction, Yeovil Junction, Templecombe and Gillingham signalboxes and Sherborne Control Point all having been closed in stages over the previous few weeks. RIP Cry


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Louis94

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2012, 17:48:07 »

Dont forget Feniton Crossing box!


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SandTEngineer

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2012, 17:58:08 »

Quote from: Louis94 on March 26, 2012, 17:48:07

Dont forget Feniton Crossing box!

Whoops my error Roll Eyes

Photos of the new panel here http://www.flickr.com/photos/salisburyasc/6948712213/in/set-72157629136479520


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paul7575

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2012, 18:35:06 »

Surprisingly, that panel is only intended to be in use until about 2017, when Basingstoke ASC is supposed to transfer into Basingstoke's new ROC^▸ . Basingstoke (New) ASC has only been in use a few years itself, since about 2007 I think...

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2012, 18:55:50 »

.......but before that another panel is going in to control Poole to Weymouth (taking over Dorchester panel in the process).


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paul7575

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2012, 19:06:31 »

I suppose the idea is that you can't do the relocking of the entire Wessex area in one go in 2017, but you need a sensible flow of work for the signalling contractors. But once a discrete area is capable of being remote controlled at a modern panel, switching to any other modern panel is just a case of re-routeing the data comms?

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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2012, 21:28:27 »

With Feniton crossing box now closed is the station still staffed?


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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2012, 21:55:02 »

I do hope a sympathetic alternative use can be be found for Templecombe's box. It's an excellent example of SR^‡'s 'glasshouse' Type 13 signal box.


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Re: Salisbury to Exeter Signalling

« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2012, 22:15:26 »

Quote from: vacman on March 26, 2012, 21:28:27

With Feniton crossing box now closed is the station still staffed?

it is indeed but only for a few hours in the morning and now by swt staff the same will apply to templecombe


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