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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2011 21:19:19 GMT
Had a wee trip from Highbury and I to West Croydon today, noticed that the former signal box is being demolished...
Another slice of history gone. I suppose Willesden High Level Jn and Camden Road will be next to face the same ignominy?
Seems really odd that money was spent recladding Dalson box partially a few years ago, and new windows, only for the thing to be pulled apart!
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Post by dazz285 on Apr 2, 2011 8:03:05 GMT
Willesden is being demolished so is Gospel Oak. Oddly Camden seems to be untouched at the moment.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2011 14:36:19 GMT
I wasn't aware that Willesden High Level had been decommissioned! Spending money on something is usually the kiss of death on the Railways! Acton Wells Junction and Bollo Lane are still active though. Does anyone know if there are any immediate plans for resignalling those two? Now that most of our liner trains have high boxes on them and the only cleared route south of the WCML is via Oxford our trips via this route will become very few and far between!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 19:31:16 GMT
Shame about Willesden HL Junction box going... It did seem an interesting box, still retaining its Network SouthEast name board!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 22:07:00 GMT
Where will all these lines be controlled from once all these box's go?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 22:12:36 GMT
Upminster apparently!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2011 22:16:56 GMT
Bloody hell, thats a way!
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Post by rincew1nd on Apr 5, 2011 19:49:53 GMT
Not as far as York IECC is from New Pudsey (the fringe with Mill Lane Jct, Bradford) though; such is the way of modern signalling.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2011 22:27:44 GMT
How far is that? 60 - 80 miles?
Over in Ireland there is one main control "CTC" centre in Connolly with some other smaller panels aka Athlone, Greystones, Clonsilla & Heuston . The furthest reach of the CTC empire is Tralee, 210 miles by rail from Connolly.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 19:46:17 GMT
Just like to add that Dalston Western Junction and Willesden High Level Junction boxes are now virtually gone and i think by the start of next week they will have disapeared altogether. Gospel Oak has had the top part of the box gone but some form of roofing has been added which looks like this part may stay for some time. Nothing been done to Camden Road yet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 19:54:24 GMT
I think Camden Road will be a little harder to get rid of, as its location is atop a viaduct over a busy road!
Shame about Willesden HL Jct going. Gospel Oak was an 80's creation as the original was destroyed in a fire. Upper Holloway is similar to Gospel Oak, being a portakabin type affair.
Highly likely that there is electrical equipment in the box underneath the top half of Gospel Oak box. Maybe it'll get adapted instead of complete replacement to one of those metal boxes surrounded by 12ft high spiked metal fence!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 19:55:55 GMT
last time I was in GO Box was when a 117 DMU derailed one bogie on the bay road .....(1997 or so) - no loss there compared to the original which burnt down.
Camden Rd and Willesden had some history though ..good and bad !
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2011 19:57:48 GMT
I detect a story, do tell. I suppose Willesden would have fallen down soon anyway, as it did lean a bit!
Sad to see these bits of history go.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2011 23:16:37 GMT
Dalston Western Junction & Willesden High level Junction boxes are no more. Just a couple of bricks is about all that remains of these two.
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Post by Tubeboy on Apr 19, 2011 23:39:19 GMT
So Upminster and Liverpool St cover from Camden Road to Stratford?
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Post by trc666 on Apr 20, 2011 14:15:50 GMT
I thought Liverpool Street only covered as far as Hackney Downs / Bow Junction?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 21:25:34 GMT
Dalston Western Junction & Willesden High level Junction boxes are no more. Just a couple of bricks is about all that remains of these two. Shame... a real shame. Glad I have a couple of pics. |
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 12:44:50 GMT
oh great more north london line originals being dust and a memory  i hate modern life! well i would, as im an old worldy type person with railways  |
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