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From the Save The Train Forum : Located in land between the triagle of tracks enclosing Didcot Station and the GWR▸ Centre, work has now started on this new building. Foundations are currently being layed, but upon completion the building will be 3 storeys and 75m by 21m.
It will take over current signalling for the Reading area when the station re-development is complete, along with Swindon 'B' (which controls the Didcot area), and I believe Slough and Oxford signalling may also be transferred there? |
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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2010, 15:05:41 » |
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The first area to move under the control of the Thames Valley Signalling centre at Didcot will be Reading Signal Boxes 'Berks & Hants' panel covering Newbury (approx) to Lavington (approx.) with Didcot taking over the controls at midnight tonight.
The next section will then be moving over in approximately five weeks.
Fingers crossed everything powers up correctly!
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2010, 15:40:10 » |
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Fingers crossed everything powers up correctly! Yee of little faith since when have signaling projects ever not worked perfectly when switched on   Good luck to the commissioning team |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2010, 19:36:13 » |
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Havant you any confidence that the changeover will go smoothly? Paul |
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2010, 20:11:49 » |
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Pompley will go ok  |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2010, 00:07:23 » |
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Havant you any confidence that the changeover will go smoothly? Paul An apauling pun!   |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 16:38:00 » |
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The second panel to transfer over to Didcot's TVSC» took place last Sunday, covering Southcote Junction (where the B&H▸ and Basingstoke lines diverge south of Reading) to Newbury.
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2010, 21:10:15 » |
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And the third stage of the transfer took place over the weekend with signals between Moreton (just east of Didcot) and between Goring & Streatley and Pangbourne now being controlled from the TVSC» .
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« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2012, 11:13:08 » |
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Closure of Swindon 'B' IECC▸ takes place tomorrow with control transferring over to a 'Didcot & Level Crossings' Workstation at the Thames Valley Signalling Centre in Didcot. Swindon 'B' only opened as recently as September 1993 and incorporated similar technology (such as Automatic Route Setting) that was found in the recently closed Slough IECC.
That means only Swindon Panel, Oxford, and Slough Panel remain to transfer to the TVSC» from the original list - though I believe the TVSC will now have to be expanded to cater for additional box closures.
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« Reply #9 on: December 26, 2012, 11:54:25 » |
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What does/did Swindon B cover? Is it based in the same building as the original Swindon panel? I assume it took over work from some of the original panels. Was this because the workload was getting too much? Signalling is a particular interest of mine but I hadn't realised Swindon B was going this week.
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« Reply #10 on: December 26, 2012, 12:14:41 » |
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This reduction in signal boxes is only putting a scheme that was envisaged for Swindon "B" Westbury, Exeter the plan was for the WR to only have 5 boxes, Swindon "B" was going to be the centre of the Western Main Line when it was conceived Slough IECC▸ was only meant to be short lived eventually moving to Swindon "B" hence the "SN" signal name plates. Swindon "B" was meant also to have the space for an Electrical Control Room although when I saw the plans at the time and then the build there was just enough space for a light switch in the designated area which shows the level of commitment some on the WR 25 years ago.
Didcot will indeed need expanding, especially if the planed ECR happens. NR» 's original scheme to only have 2 National ECR's is now in tatters with Route devolution, GW▸ was going to be part Manchester ECR and part Three Bridges.
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2012, 12:14:58 » |
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What does/did Swindon B cover? Is it based in the same building as the original Swindon panel? I assume it took over work from some of the original panels. Was this because the workload was getting too much? Signalling is a particular interest of mine but I hadn't realised Swindon B was going this week.
It covers from MP51 Moreton Cutting crossovers just on the Reading Side of Didcot to MP▸ 64 1/2 just east of the Challow/Wantage loops and I assume as far as Didcot North Junction. It was built when the loops were put in. It is in a separate building in a Car Park about 1/2 mile to the West of Swindon Station. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2012, 12:19:26 » |
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It covers from MP51 Moreton Cutting crossovers just on the Reading Side of Didcot to MP▸ 64 1/2 just east of the Challow/Wantage loops and I assume as far as Didcot North Junction. It was built when the loops were put in.
It is in a separate building in a Car Park about 1/2 mile to the West of Swindon Station.
Route control northwards covers as far as Appleford (down) and Radley (up). There's some internal and external pictures here: http://photos.signallingnotices.org.uk/photo_index.php?pc=3 - although bigger than Slough IECC▸ it is just as ugly! |
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Andy W
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« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2012, 13:09:04 » |
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What are the benefits of this from a passenger's point of view? If things go 'tits up' with all this rationalisation does that mean that even greater disruption may occur?  |
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John R
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« Reply #14 on: December 26, 2012, 13:33:40 » |
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You mean like the failure at Cardiff last week that paralysed things for a few hours? (Though not sure whether that was the new box or the old one.)
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