Edgware Road Signal Box Decommissioning

[will]

Finally after a life of about 90 years the signal box is going and hopefully soon the SSR upgrade will really begin to progress -

www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/inside-a-90yearold-london-underground-signalling-cabin-a3336481.html

Thread title corrected due to incorrect spelling of Edgware. Thanks Domk

[Dstock7080]

Should be gone by January 2020, latest date.

[Deleted]

It be decommissioned before 2020 it's only staying as it too expensive to remove in fact all the frames be it air worked or hand worked will remain none of them will be removed for a very long time

[Deleted]

Sept 5, 2016 16:48:51 GMT @aetearlscourt said:

It be decommissioned before 2020 it's only staying as it too expensive to remove in fact all the frames be it air worked or hand worked will remain none of them will be removed for a very long time

Isn't it nice when economic expedience and the interests of preservation are actually aligned

[rincew1nd]

Looks like we will have the chance to have a mooch around it..


www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2016/09/05/london-underground-to-open-historic-signal-box-to-the-public/

Courtesy of ianvisits

[Deleted]

Hope they put air con in the room as it gets very hot in there and the relay room next to it is like a sauna

[programmes1]

Sept 5, 2016 18:30:54 GMT rincew1nd said:

Looks like we will have the chance to have a mooch around it..


www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2016/09/05/london-underground-to-open-historic-signal-box-to-the-public/

Courtesy of ianvisits

I think Ian has taken that from the Press Release

[Deleted]

Sept 5, 2016 19:35:49 GMT @aetearlscourt said:

Hope they put air con in the room as it gets very hot in there and the relay room next to it is like a sauna

And it is in desperate need of a deep clean!