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Are there any power signal boxes that aren't located at or near a station? I know Sharnbrook is one example, but most I think are near a station complex.
I wasn’t aware that there was ever a power signal box at Sharnbrook. It was controlled by West Hampstead for a very long time.Are there any power signal boxes that aren't located at or near a station? I know Sharnbrook is one example, but most I think are near a station complex.
Are there any power signal boxes that aren't located at or near a station? I know Sharnbrook is one example, but most I think are near a station complex.
I wasn’t aware that there was ever a power signal box at Sharnbrook. It was controlled by West Hampstead for a very long time.
When did it exist?
Perhaps an inaccuracy from Video 125's Midland Mainline drivers eye view. I'm sure they mentioned WH controlled as far as just north of Bedford when Sharnbrook PSB took over.
I thought it was a modern one
I thought it was a modern one
The last box at Sharnbrook as far as I know was the Midland box which closed in 1981.Are there any power signal boxes that aren't located at or near a station? I know Sharnbrook is one example, but most I think are near a station complex.
Are there any power signal boxes that aren't located at or near a station? I know Sharnbrook is one example, but most I think are near a station complex.
Does WSSC really count though? It's not even five minutes walk from Springburn (through the scary underpass). You can see the station from the west end of the compound and you can see WSSC from the station. If we're considering WSSC fits the bill then boxes like Cathcart, Kilmarnock and Paisley, which are also very close to a station as the crow flies but not actually located directly alongside, would also count.West of Scotland Signalling Centre.
Manchester South likewise very close to Stockport station - even though it does not control the station nor adjacent junctions.Does WSSC really count though? It's not even five minutes walk from Springburn (through the scary underpass). You can see the station from the west end of the compound and you can see WSSC from the station. If we're considering WSSC fits the bill then boxes like Cathcart, Kilmarnock and Paisley, which are also very close to a station as the crow flies but not actually located directly alongside, would also count.
There was a temporary box at Sharnbrook 25/10/87 to 5/11/87! (mentioned in "The Leicester Gap", by M Vanns, 2018.) Leicester PSB was operational from December 1987 and worked to West Hampstead to the south and Trent PSB to the north. Control of Leicester PSB transferred to East Midlands ROC at Derby at some point - I've not got the date to hand at present. (Possibly 2013 when Trent PSB was closed?)I thought that West Hampstead fringed with Leicester to the north of the Sharnbrook section of West Hampstead’s control.
Yes, closed in 2013 with operations transferred to the East Midlands ROC.....Has Trent PSB gone? Over a mile from Long Eaton. (sorry, not been that way for a while).
I think we need to define ‘near’: distance, walking time, or what?
A panel box, anyway, though it had a station when it opened.Folkestone East (arguable whether a PSB though)
Does WSSC really count though? It's not even five minutes walk from Springburn (through the scary underpass).
Tyne Yard?
I used to do it in 5 minutes when I worked there but I suppose it depends how quickly you walk. Of course it would have been a lot quicker and safer if they had built the walking route off the end of the station platform as was promised several times.I would have said more like 10 minutes walk, to allow time to dodge the dive-bombing seagulls and flasher (which one of our staff encountered at the subway once!) And the odd thing with the WSSC of course is that it is located within a triangle of lines but controls none of them.
Still clinging on, but only controls the lines in the immediate vicinity of the yard these days;Tees Yard - if still open. Not sure if it is.
Yep. Closed in 2013! Work transferred to Derby.Manchester South likewise very close to Stockport station - even though it does not control the station nor adjacent junctions.
Has Trent PSB gone? Over a mile from Long Eaton. (sorry, not been that way for a while).
Can the building see or be seen by the station?I think we need to define ‘near’: distance, walking time, or what?
My hunch is that there's probably a similar sounding PSP (Principal Supply Point) at Sharnbrook, for signalling power purposes.Perhaps an inaccuracy from Video 125's Midland Mainline drivers eye view. I'm sure they mentioned WH controlled as far as just north of Bedford when Sharnbrook PSB took over.
I thought it was a modern one