rmHawk765
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Does anyone have a definitive list of areas currently controlled by NX panels? I haven't been able to find anything particularly useful.
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I'm afraid it's like when people ask for areas controlled by semaphore signalling and/or mechanical boxes;
you'll get loads of suggestions, some of which will be out of date, but there is not 'official' list available to
the public.
GraphitProjekt
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You mostly hear about them when they close. Any NX left at Colchester?
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I understand there's no official list - a community list is fine so long as it's not terribly out of date (I can trace down recent closures easily). It's mostly for larger areas I ask, so I do think it's a bit easier than mechanical boxes where they often control small areas.
Islineclear3_1
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Are you looking for your area; e.g., the ECML? You might want to narrow down your search to a specific area
pokemonsuper9
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Oh that's cool (just looked up what it is) I assumed there were levers in there since that's what I think of when I hear signal box, but that's cooler and makes more sense given the lack of semaphores to need levering.
I think Eccles might be too but could be wrong! Like you say quite a lot of these old on the outside boxes were changed over a good while ago, but obviously no clue from the outside I just remembered a really obvious one. Manchester Piccadilly!
MadMac
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Working on the basis that the OP’s intent refers to physical panels, as opposed to VDU-based systems operating NX-based interlockings, here’s the position in Scotland:
Kilmarnock
Fort William Junction (part)
Perth
Dundee
Aberdeen
Stirling Middle (Alloa line)
I believe that Tweedmouth, Alnmouth and Morpeth are still actual panels. Others that come to mind:
Doncaster
Scunthorpe
Colchester?
Upminster?
Three Bridges
North Kent?
Eastleigh
Swindon?
Gloucester
Westbury
Exeter
Plymouth
Bristol
Salisbury
Port Talbot
Manchester Piccadilly
Stoke?
Rugby?
Chester
Crewe?
Warrington, Preston and Carlisle
There will be other smaller ones that don’t immediately spring to mind.
Kilmarnock
Fort William Junction (part)
Perth
Dundee
Aberdeen
Stirling Middle (Alloa line)
I believe that Tweedmouth, Alnmouth and Morpeth are still actual panels. Others that come to mind:
Doncaster
Scunthorpe
Colchester?
Upminster?
Three Bridges
North Kent?
Eastleigh
Swindon?
Gloucester
Westbury
Exeter
Plymouth
Bristol
Salisbury
Port Talbot
Manchester Piccadilly
Stoke?
Rugby?
Chester
Crewe?
Warrington, Preston and Carlisle
There will be other smaller ones that don’t immediately spring to mind.
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Use The British Power Signalling Register: https://bpsr.org.uk/
Open the spreadsheet.
Select 'Interfaces' tab.
Use Autofilter and select for all entries under heading 'Interface Type' containing the text NX, then select for all empty fields under 'Decommissioned'.
The data claims to be correct as at January 2026 so should produce an accurate list though might not catch some of the the very latest closures or control transfers.
Open the spreadsheet.
Select 'Interfaces' tab.
Use Autofilter and select for all entries under heading 'Interface Type' containing the text NX, then select for all empty fields under 'Decommissioned'.
The data claims to be correct as at January 2026 so should produce an accurate list though might not catch some of the the very latest closures or control transfers.
Only part of that left now
That was preserved a decade ago
Swindon Panel Society | Visit us at Didcot Railway Centre
www.swindonpanel.org.uk
I'll add Victoria and Wimbledon to the list.
Don't forget Dumfries.
MarkYT's link is an incredible treasure trove of information!
I pulled this out from the vast amount of data, every NX panel remaining in the country in A to Z order including date commissioned including various versions replaced or updated over the years.
I pulled this out from the vast amount of data, every NX panel remaining in the country in A to Z order including date commissioned including various versions replaced or updated over the years.
| Aberdeen (1) | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 21/06/1981 |
| Aberdeen (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 29/04/2019 |
| Aberdeen (3) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 11/08/2019 |
| Aberdeen (4) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 06/01/2020 |
| Allington Jcn | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 03/10/2005 |
| Alnmouth (4) | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-Alsthom | 11/12/1990 |
| Altofts Jcn LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 20/09/1997 |
| Arundel | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 22/11/1979 |
| Ascott Under Wychwood (2) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 06/06/2011 |
| Aspley Guise LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Aston | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 12/10/1992 |
| Ayr LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 01/06/1986 |
| Barassie LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Swissinco | 25/05/1986 |
| Barnham SC | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 10/11/2008 |
| Barnsley | NX(TP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 14/04/1998 |
| Barrow Hill LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 12/11/1981 |
| Basingstoke ASC (Dorset Coast Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 16/04/2007 |
| Basingstoke ASC (Poole Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 19/05/2014 |
| Basingstoke ASC (West of England Line Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 27/02/2012 |
| Beckingham (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 02/05/2021 |
| Bedford Cauldwell Depot Shunters Panel | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 08/08/2004 |
| Bedford St Johns LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Bickley LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 20/06/1982 |
| Biggleswade LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 16/01/1977 |
| Bo'ness LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 12/03/1979 |
| Borough Green LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 18/12/1983 |
| Bow Brickhill LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Brancliffe East Jcn LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 29/11/1997 |
| Bridlington (3) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 31/10/2021 |
| Brighton LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 17/03/1985 |
| Brightside Jcn LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 27/12/2006 |
| Bristol (1) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 08/03/1970 |
| Britannia Crossing (Dart Valley Railway) (5) | NX(DB)[+] | DVR | 14/03/2010 |
| Brockenhurst | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 19/10/1978 |
| Canterbury Wye ACC | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 15/12/2003 |
| Carlisle (1) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 18/02/1973 |
| Carlisle (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 07/01/2026 |
| Carlton (3) | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 01/02/1998 |
| Castleford (2) | NX(TP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 31/10/2022 |
| Charing Cross LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 16/04/1976 |
| Charlestown Jcn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 07/12/1980 |
| Chessington South LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 30/01/1972 |
| Chester PSB (1) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 04/05/1984 |
| Chester PSB (Hooton Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 11/11/2013 |
| Chichester (2) | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 09/12/1991 |
| Clapham Jcn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 28/05/1990 |
| Clapham Yard Shunters Panel | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 28/05/1990 |
| Claypole (2) | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 17/08/1997 |
| Cleghorn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Unipart Rail (BR(ER)) | 05/12/2006 |
| Cliffe LCP | NX(DB)[+] | NRS | 09/11/1997 |
| Clipstone Jcn (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 20/12/1997 |
| Colchester (3) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 05/12/1983 |
| Conisbrough LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 31/08/1980 |
| Cove Crossing LCP | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 04/01/2004 |
| Crewe (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 23/08/2015 |
| Croes Newydd North Fork (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Unipart Rail (NRS) | 19/10/2009 |
| Cromer LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
| Crowle LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M2 | 15/10/1972 |
| Crystal Palace LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 28/12/2008 |
| Dalmeny LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 13/05/1979 |
| Daventry IRFC Control Cabin | NX | not known | 20/04/1997 |
| Deansgate Jcn | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 22/07/1991 |
| Decoy LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 09/09/1979 |
| Dinnington LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 29/11/1997 |
| Doncaster (1) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 07/07/1979 |
| Dorchester (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams | 11/02/2018 |
| Drem LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 21/11/1977 |
| Dunbar LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 11/12/1977 |
| Dundee SC | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M4 | 17/03/1985 |
| Earlswood LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 02/07/1983 |
| East Croydon LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 07/04/1984 |
| Eastleigh (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 14/09/1981 |
| Eastleigh (4) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 27/11/1995 |
| Eccles | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 21/06/1998 |
| Ecclesfield West LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 14/04/1998 |
| Elmers End LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 27/09/1975 |
| Epsom LCP | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 29/07/1990 |
| Evesham (2) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 22/08/2011 |
| Exeter (2) | NX(PP)[-] | Unipart Rail (Westinghouse M5) | ??/12/2006 - 2007 |
| Fareham LCP | NX(KS)[+] | ML Engineering | 20/06/1982 |
| Fenny Stratford LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Ferrybridge (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 18/04/2006 |
| Ferrybridge (4) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 27/05/2014 |
| Ferrybridge (5) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 09/09/2024 |
| Folkestone East (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 13/04/1998 |
| Ford LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 09/12/1979 |
| Forders Sidings LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Forest Hill LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 20/07/1975 |
| Fort William Jcn (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster TEW SM48 | 25/03/2024 |
| Gascoigne Wood (3) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 27/06/1982 |
| Gloucester (1) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 25/05/1968 |
| Goole | NX(PP)[+] | BR(ER) | 19/01/1975 |
| Goonbarrow Jcn (1) | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams | 17/11/2025 |
| Gordon Hill LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS [R] | 04/07/1976 |
| Grangetown (Teesside) (7) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 19/11/2023 |
| Greenbank (2) | NX(PP)[+] | BR(LMR) | 27/01/1980 |
| Gresty Lane SCC | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 07/12/2015 |
| Guildford ASC | NX(PP)[-] | TEW SM48 | 02/11/1998 |
| Gunhouse Jcn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M2 | 01/04/1973 |
| Gunnersbury LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 05/08/2007 |
| Hams Hall Control Cabin | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | ca 2025 |
| Hatfield LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS [R] | 03/03/1974 |
| Hayes LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 27/09/1975 |
| Haywards Heath LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 25/06/1983 |
| Heighington (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 10/11/2014 |
| Herne Hill LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 06/12/1981 |
| Hessle Road (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM40 | 12/01/2026 |
| Holme LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS [R] | 03/05/1998 |
| Hornsey Depot | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 31/05/2016 |
| Hove LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 17/03/1985 |
| Howden LCP | NX(PP)[+] | NRS | 09/11/1997 |
| Hull Paragon (3) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 02/03/2025 |
| Hunterston LCP | NX(PP)[+] | BR(ScR) | 09/11/1986 |
| Huntingdon LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 12/03/1977 |
| Hunts Cross (2) | NX(PP)[+] | NRS | 22/05/2006 |
| Ilford Depot Control Room | NX(TP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 08/05/2017 |
| Immingham Reception Sidings (3) | NX(PP)[+] | BR(ER) | 18/09/1977 |
| Inverkeithing LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 29/07/1979 |
| Kempston Hardwick LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Kemsley LCP (2) | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 29/03/2005 |
| Kilmarnock | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 12/04/1976 |
| Kilnhurst LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 03/08/1980 |
| Kilwinning LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 05/04/1986 |
| Kirk Sandall LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 17/02/1980 |
| Kirkcaldy LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 08/06/1980 |
| Ladybank LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 12/10/1980 |
| Lancing (3) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 14/05/1988 |
| Leatherhead LCP | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 05/08/1990 |
| Lenham LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 28/04/1984 |
| Letchworth LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS [R] | 05/02/1977 |
| Lidlington LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Llandudno Jcn (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Elmside Engineering | 10/02/1985 |
| Longsight LCP | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 01/01/2004 |
| Low Row | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 06/04/2009 |
| Maidstone East (1) | NX(PP)[-] | ML Engineering | 18/12/1983 |
| Maidstone East (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 08/10/2001 |
| Manchester Piccadilly (2) | NX(PP)[-] | TEW SM40 | ca 2007 |
| Manton Jcn (Manton Panel) (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 07/09/2013 |
| Marston LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Masborough LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 29/07/1979 |
| Methley Jcn LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 22/09/1997 |
| Midcalder LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 23/11/1981 |
| Milford (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 08/09/2019 |
| Millbrook (Bedfordshire) LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Monktonhall LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 01/08/1977 |
| Moreton (Dorset) LCP | NX(KS)[+] | Westinghouse | 01/06/1985 |
| Morpeth (2) | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-Alsthom | 23/02/1991 |
| Motspur Park LCP | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 21/07/1990 |
| New Beckenham LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 27/09/1975 |
| New Malden LCP | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 08/07/1990 |
| Newark LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 02/02/1980 |
| Newbridge LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 01/05/1978 |
| North Walsham LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
| Norton (South Yorkshire) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 26/10/1980 |
| Norwich LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 15/03/1987 |
| Norwood Jcn LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 27/04/1984 |
| Oxted (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M4 | 11/07/1987 |
| Oxwellmains LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 11/12/1977 |
| Parkeston | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 02/12/1985 |
| Parks Bridge LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 06/02/1976 |
| Penistone LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 14/04/1998 |
| Perth (2) | NX(TP)[+] | Unipart Rail | 02/06/2013 |
| Plymouth (1) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 28/11/1960 |
| Plymouth (2) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 12/11/1973 |
| Plymouth (3) | NX(TP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 26/04/1998 |
| Polmont LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 25/11/2012 |
| Potters Bar LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 02/06/2001 |
| Preston Park LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 17/03/1985 |
| Preston (1) | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 05/11/1972 |
| Prestonpans LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 11/09/1977 |
| Purley LCP | NX(KS)[-] | Westinghouse | 14/01/1984 |
| Queenborough LCP (2) | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 29/03/2005 |
| Ranskill (3) | NX(PP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 07/09/1997 |
| Raynes Park LCP | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 06/05/1990 |
| Redford LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 11/05/1981 |
| Redhill LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 10/05/1985 |
| Retford LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 13/01/1980 |
| Richmond | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 24/02/1980 |
| Ridgmont LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Ridham Sidings LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 29/03/2005 |
| Rochdale West | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 29/08/2011 |
| Romsey LCP | NX(KS)[+] | ML Engineering | 17/10/1982 |
| Royston LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 05/02/1977 |
| Ryde St Johns Road (2) | NX(PP)[+] | OSL Global | 08/07/2021 |
| St Andrews Jcn (Freight Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 28/06/1994 |
| St Neots LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 15/10/2001 |
| Salisbury | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 17/08/1981 |
| Sandy LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 10/12/1977 |
| Scunthorpe | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 01/04/1973 |
| Seamer | NX(DB)[+] | TEW SM48 | 10/04/2000 |
| Selby (2) | NX(PP)[+] | BR(ER) [R] | 29/04/1973 |
| Selby (3) | NX(DB)[+] | NRS | 09/11/1997 |
| Selby (4) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM40 | 07/10/2013 |
| Selhurst LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 17/04/1984 |
| Shaftholme LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM40 | 18/05/2014 |
| Sheerness LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 29/03/2005 |
| Shireoaks East Jcn LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 06/12/1997 |
| Shortlands Jcn LCP (2) | NX(KS)[-] | na | 13/02/1983 |
| Shortlands Jcn LCP (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 07/04/2003 |
| Slade Green Depot Control Room (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | ca April 2015 |
| Slade Lane Jcn LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 25/12/2004 |
| Slateford LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 17/08/1981 |
| South Croydon LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 01/04/1984 |
| South Tottenham Station Jcn (2) | NX(PP)[+] | Contelec Engravings SACO | 02/11/2009 |
| Stainforth Jcn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 29/06/1980 |
| Stewartby Brickworks LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Stewartby Green Lane LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Stewarts Lane LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 17/05/1980 |
| Stirling Middle (1) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 25/03/2008 |
| Stoats Nest Jcn LCP | NX(KS)[-] | Westinghouse | 14/01/1984 |
| Stoke LCP | NX(PP)[+] | GEC-GS | 06/07/1975 |
| Stourton LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M5 | 28/07/2002 |
| Swale LCP (2) | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 29/03/2005 |
| Swanley LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 19/06/1983 |
| Swinton Jcn LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 23/11/1980 |
| Tallington LCP (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 27/08/2001 |
| Tees Yard | NX(PP)[-] | Westinghouse MCD [R] | 12/08/1962 |
| Thorne Jcn LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M2 [R] | 29/06/1980 |
| Thornton LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 16/06/1980 |
| Three Bridges Depot | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM40 | 13/07/2015 |
| Three Bridges SC (1) | NX(PP)[-] | Westinghouse M3 | 25/06/1983 |
| Three Bridges SC (2) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 30/08/2005 |
| Three Bridges SC (4) | NX(PP)[-] | TEW SM40 | 12/12/2009 |
| Three Bridges SC (5) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 17/03/2014 |
| Tisbury LCP | NX(KS)[+] | BR(SR) | 23/03/1986 |
| Tonbridge | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM40 | 25/10/2009 |
| Townhill LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 30/03/1981 |
| Treeton Jcn LCP | NX(KS)[-] | na | 03/10/1982 |
| Tweedmouth (4) | NX(PP)[+] | Unipart Rail (GEC-Alsthom) | 22/10/2007 |
| Upper Holloway | NX(PP)[+] | ML Engineering | 10/11/1985 |
| Victoria SC (South Eastern Panel) | NX(PP)[-] | Henry Williams Integra Domino | 17/05/1980 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 27/12/2007 |
| Walpole LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
| Warrington | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse M3 | 02/09/1972 |
| Waterloo LCP | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 02/04/1991 |
| Welbeck LCP | NX(PP)[+] | NRS | 20/12/1997 |
| Wembley Main Line SCC (1) | NX(PP)[-] | TEW SM48 | 10/07/2000 |
| Westbury (3) | NX(PP)[-] | Westinghouse M5 / Unipart Rail (Westinghouse) M5 | ca ??/12/2007 |
| Whitlingham Jcn LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
| Whitwood Jcn LCP | NX(TP)[+] | NRS | 15/09/1997 |
| Wigan Wallgate (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 11/10/2004 |
| Wimbledon SC (1) | NX(PP)[-] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 12/04/1990 |
| Wimbledon SC (Barnes Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | Adtranz (ML Engineering) | 30/12/1996 |
| Wimbledon SC LCP | NX(PP)[+] | EB Signal Ltd (ML Engineering) | 12/04/1990 |
| Winsford (3) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM48 | 14/09/1997 |
| Woburn Sands LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Woking ASC (1) | NX(PP)[-] | TEW SM48 | 24/02/1997 |
| Woking ASC (Farnham Panel) | NX(PP)[+] | TEW SM40 | 27/08/2013 |
| Woolley Coal Siding (2) | NX(PP)[+] | LB Foster (TEW) SM48 | 12/03/2018 |
| Wootton Broadmead LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 06/09/2004 |
| Worksop | NX(TP)[+] | NRS (BR(ER)) | 29/11/1997 |
| Worstead LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
| Worthing LCP | NX(PP)[+] | Westinghouse | 04/06/1988 |
| Wroxham LCP | NX(KS)[+] | GETS VHLC | 26/06/2000 |
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GraphitProjekt
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Is this somewhat inflated by the Local Control Panels though? I caught Cromer, North Walsham, Worsted and Whitlingham Jnc LCPs which I presume correspond to the Interlockings/ relay rooms under control of the single panel Trowse Swing Bridge box which definitely is not an NX panel.
And also, what is Three Bridges panel 5 doing commissioning new NX in 2014? Like for like renewal or is this list suggesting something different like the interlocking technology
And also, what is Three Bridges panel 5 doing commissioning new NX in 2014? Like for like renewal or is this list suggesting something different like the interlocking technology
From what I could work out rather than panel number it was showing an NX replaced by another NX? Carlisle for example just took over Kingmoor with a larger panel which I assume replaced version 1 which is why it shows twice. As for LCP I cannot say but they must be showing for a reason
GraphitProjekt
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My understanding of an LCP is that it allows each individual interlocking area to be manually controlled on-site if something cataclysmic happens to the normal signal box. I wonder how often they're actually used.
Or a failure of the communications medium between them. Useful for comprehensive testing of a new remote interlocking prior to hooking it up to the panel, for maintaining control during major signalling work such as renewing a TDM or panel processor system, and transferring control of an interlocking to a larger operating centre. I assume included LCPs use the NX route setting method. Some local panels use a more basic method than the main signal box panel. Those using OCS (one control switch (per route)), for example, or SFS (single function switch) would be excluded. The Cromer line has US style remote electronic interlockings in equipment buildings distributed at junction complexes along the route. While the usual control uses VDUs at Trowse, the individual areas have small local panels at each site.
Here's a very typical N. American installation with a local panel. I recall the Cromer line being very similar.
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MadMac
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I wondered about it, but it’s an OCS (One Control Switch) as opposed to an NX.
rmHawk765
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Yes, that is exactly what I mean.
Thanks so much - I will have a look. Will post soon about the project I'm planning, for which I asked about this.
matchmaker
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And Inverness.
MadMac
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I thought Inverness had gone all-VDU fairly recently, but I’ll check. (Edit) Panel decommissioned end of 2024.
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To my eternal shame, I had completely forgotten about BPSR. That’s the work of retired Doncaster signalman Andy Overton, and unquestionably the most comprehensive listing of the various signalling systems/interfaces out there.
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Ipswich and Norwich panels are still NX.
Annetts key
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All the NX panels between Bristol and London Paddington have been decommissioned and replaced by TVSC.
That includes Swindon.
Bristol has lost the B, C and D positions (Temple Meads area, Bath area and Stoke Gifford / Patchway / Filton / Westerleigh / Charfield / Chipping Sodbury area) leaving just the A position (Bridgwater / Weston-super-Mare / Yatton area).
Newport, Cardiff and Port Talbot have been replaced by the South Wales Signalling Centre.
Both Exeter PSB and Westbury PSB are 1980s designs. Both are push-push NX types. As per normal practice at the time, they opened in stages. I can't remember the actual dates, but both were at least partly opened by 1989
They are supposed to be operated by signallers on a schedule so that the signallers can maintain their competence and to check that they still actually work. However, it's not unknown for this not to happen.
Actually emergency use is rare.
Gloster
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Westbury was complete at the beginning of February 1985, except for the bit at Bradford Junction that was added in 1990. The end of 1987 for Exeter, except for Paignton North in March 1988 and South in August 1989 when it was moved into the station building.
Annetts key
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Thank you Gloster.
This is 3 Bridges Signalling Centre (SC), not the nearby ROC, to which eventually the SC coverage will be moved, I understand.
GraphitProjekt
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I saw Whitlingham Jnc interlocking room out the side of the window today, on such a hot day I wouldn't want to be scheduled to work in that glorified shipping container.
Good to know, is that going to change anytime soon?
Annetts key
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Well, the more recent REBs (Relocatable Equipment Building) are supposed to be provided with air conditioning. But either it works well, so if dressed for summer you may feel too cold, but if it can't cope with the heat, or its failed, the room becomes an oven... On a day like today, you wouldn't be able to stay inside for any length of time...
Older installations on the area where I worked just had a single extractor fan or nothing at all...
The brick relay rooms were just as bad.
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If my dates are correct, that’s when panel 7 extended its control down the Arun Valley line to fringe with Arundel Signalbox. Although in recent history panel 5 has had it’s FDM equipment replaced between Keymer Junction and Preston Park and new Bi-directional signalling between Copyhold Junction and Balcombe tunnel junction, although I forget the exact dates now.
High Dyke
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Based of locations I formerly worked the scope of the LCP was limited. Whilst in 'normal' operating mode they had control of signals protecting level crossings, the routes could be overridden by the respective controlling PSB.
However, when 'local control' was taken, it gave the signaller at that location control of loops and crossovers, without any intervention by the controlling PSB, though you then signalled trains at their direction. The usual instruction, when switched-in, was to work straight up and down unless advised. Each location was eexpected to take 'local control' for an hour or so each Saturday, for knowledge retention. You could be asked to switch-in at other times too.