Last update 26 May 2021
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This list was copied from hand written notes made contemporaneously to the events depicted. The items are listed in date order under each heading, and the headings are in date order by first line. All items are presented as on the original, except that abbreviations are spelt out in full. Any errors or omissions are as the original.
| Stage | Date | Area | ||
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Paddington-Hayes |
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| 1A | 12 April 1953 | Hayes-Hanwell | ||
| 1B | 20 March 1955 | Hanwell-Acton Middle | ||
| 1C | 1 February 1959 | Acton West-Friars Junction | ||
Birmingham |
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| 11 September 1960 | Snow Hill panel box | |||
Plymouth |
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Original scheme |
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| 27 November 1960 | Lipson Junction-Devonport | |||
Extensions |
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| 1A | 11 March 1973 | Keyham area preparations | ||
| 1B | 6 May 1973 | St Germans new box | ||
| 1C | 1 July 1973 | Keyham-St Germans | ||
| 2A | 12 August 1973 | Lipson area preparations | ||
| 2B | 23 September 1973 | Totnes preparations | ||
| 2C | 11 November 1973 | Lipson Junction-Tavistock Junction | ||
| 2D | 9 December 1973 | Tavistock Junction-Totnes | ||
| 3 | 28 April 1974 | Station rationalisation | ||
| 10 June 1979 | HST depot (stage 5, etc.) | |||
Reading-Hayes |
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| 1 | 12 February 1961 | Reading Main Line East-Twyford West | ||
| 2 | 30 July 1961 | Ruscombe-Maidenhead West | ||
| 3 | 22 October 1961 | Twyford (new box) | ||
| 18 November 1962 | Taplow-Slough West | |||
| 6 January 1963 | West Drayton East-Southall West Junction | |||
| 13 October 1963 | Slough (new box) | |||
| 8 December 1963 | Maidenhead West-Taplow | |||
| 9 February 1964 | West Drayton | |||
Newport Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1 | 16 April 1961 | Magor-East Usk (panel room)-Maindee Main (panel room) | ||
| 2 | 20 August 1961 | Llantarnam Junction-Maindee North (exclusive) | ||
| 19 November 1961 | Park Junction area (preliminary stage) | |||
| 3 | 26 November 1961 | Gaer Junction (panel room) | ||
| 4 | 27 May 1961 | Maindee North (panel room) | ||
| 5 | 19 August 1962 | Newport East (running signals) | ||
| 6 | 9 December 1962 | Station area (new box; closure of panel rooms) | ||
| 7 | 19 May 1963 | Ebbw Junction | ||
Old Oak Common (original scheme) |
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| 23 September 1962 | Ladbroke Grove-Portobello Junction (Multiple Aspect Signalling) | |||
| 7 October 1962 | Old Oak Common (new box) | |||
Port Talbot Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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Original scheme |
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| 1 | 22 September 1963 | Margam Middle-Baglan Loop (new box) | ||
| 2A | 6 October 1963 | Port Talbot East remodelling | ||
| 2B | 6 October 1963 | preparation for Margam Middle remodelling | ||
| 3 | 20 October 1963 | Pyle West-Margam Middle | ||
Extension |
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| 1 | 13 December 1964 | Court Sart Junction-Neath East | ||
| 2 | 28 March 1965 | Port Talbot-Neath East/Dyvenor Junction | ||
| 3 | 27 June 1965 | Tremains East-Llantrisant West | ||
| 4 | 12 September 1965 | Pyle West-Pencoed East | ||
Reading Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 5 April 1964 | Tilehurst-Pangbourne | |||
| 10 May 1964 | Southcote Junction-Theale | |||
| 28 June 1964 | Southcote Junction-Bramley | |||
| 27 September 1964 | Steventon-Wantage Road | |||
| 25 October 1964 | Appleford crossing-Radley | |||
| 25 April 1965 | Reading Main Line East-Southcote Junction/Tilehurst (new box) | |||
| 9 May 1965 | Pangbourne-Moreton cutting | |||
| 16 May 1965 | Moreton Cutting-Steventon/Appleford crossing | |||
| 23 May 1965 | Radley-Kennington Junction | |||
| 30 May 1965 | Wantage Road-Uffington | |||
| 5 September 1965 | Reading General-Earley | |||
| Note: track circuit block previously introduced between Reading Main Line East and Twyford with temporary panel (12 February 1961) | ||||
| Note: Uffington signal box abolished under Swindon stage 5 (3 March 1968) | ||||
Original Barry amalgamation |
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| 10 May 1964 | Barry Junction-Barry Dock | |||
Cornwall |
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| 24 May 1964 | Largin (St Pinnock viaduct singling) | |||
| 7 November 1971 | Truro area | |||
| 23 June 1974 | Penzance (Long Rock-Penzance singling) | |||
| 17 May 1981 | Coombe Junction | |||
Cardiff Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1 | 14 November 1965 | St Fagans-Leckwith Junction | ||
| 2 | 12 December 1965 | Penarth Curve North-Radyr Quarry Junction | ||
| 3 | 27 March 1966 | Long Dyke Junction-eckwith Junction/Grangetown Curve North/Penarth (new box) | ||
| 4 | 24 April 1966 | St Fagans-Llantrisant West | ||
| 5 | 5 June 1966 | Marshfield-Long Dyke Junction | ||
| 6 | 26 June 1966 | Bute Road-Queen Street/Heath Junction/Llandaff Loop Junction | ||
| 7 | 12 February 1967 | Grangetown-Cadoxton South/Penarth | ||
Central Wales |
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| 12 December 1965 | Craven Arms-Llandrindod Wells | |||
| 13 March 1966 | Llandovery-Pantyfynnon | |||
Gloucester Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1A | 20 November 1966 | Lansdown Junction-Churchdown | ||
| 1B | 26 February 1967 | Churchdown-Engine Shed Junction | ||
| 2 | 26 May 1968 | Engine Shed Junction (new box)-Tuffley Junction/California Crossing/Over Juncton | ||
| 3A | 11 August 1968 | California Crossing-Tuffley Junction-Naas Crossing | ||
| 3B | 15 September 1968 | Tuffley Junction-Standish Junction | ||
| 3C | 13 October 1968 | Standish Junction-Charfield/Stonehouse | ||
| 4 | 24 November 1968 | Lansdown Junction-Cleve/Malvern Road East | ||
| 5 | 16 February 1969 | Cleve-Pirton Sidings | ||
| 6 | 9 March 1969 | Pirton Sidings-Bromsgrove South/Norton Junction | ||
| 7 | 20 April 1969 | Bromsgrove South-Barnt Green | ||
| 8 | 1 June 1969 | Over Junction-Awre Junction | ||
| 9 | 4 October 1970 | Kemble-Standish | ||
| 30 November 1975 | Closure of Eastgate | |||
Swindon Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1 | 13 November 1966 | Uffington-Highworth Junction | ||
| 2 | 4 December 1966 | Wootton Bassett West-Thingley Junction | ||
| 3 | 26 February 1967 | Thingley Junction-Bathampton/Bradford Junction | ||
| 4 | 26 June 1967 | Wootton Bassett West-Badminton | ||
| 5 | 3 March 1968 | Uffington-Hay Lane/Loco Yard (new box) | ||
| 6 | 24 March 1968 | Hay Lane-Badminton/Bathampton/Bradford Junction | ||
| 7 | 30 June 1968 | Loco Yard-Kemble | ||
Bristol Division (miscellaneous schemes) |
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Salisbury-Exeter (singling) |
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| 1 | 2 April 1967 | Wilton South-Templecombe | ||
| 2 | 7 May 1967 | Templecombe-Chard Junction | ||
| 3 | 11 June 1967 | Chard Junction-Pinhoe | ||
| 1 October 1967 | Sherborne-Yeovil Junction (redoubling) | |||
Castle Cary-Dorchester (singling) |
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| 1 | 12 May 1968 | Castle Cary-Yeovil | ||
| 2 | 26 May 1968 | Yeovil-Maiden Newton | ||
| 3 | 9 June 1968 | Maiden Newton-Dorchester | ||
Worcester resignalling |
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| 1 | 16 September 1973 | Shrub Hill station | ||
| 2 | 18 November 1973 | Rainbow Hill Junction | ||
Westbury area |
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| 8 October 1978 | Westbury South (remodelling) | |||
| 3 June 1979 | Warminster-Codford | |||
Miscellaneous |
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| various | Frome/Witham and quarries | |||
| 1 and 2 | 23 March 1980 | Burngullow-St Austell | ||
Old Oak Common (new panel) |
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| 21 May 1967 | control of Middle Junction transferred Acton-Acton Yard | |||
| 1 | 3 September 1967 | Old Oak Common-Acton (new panel) | ||
| 2 | 17 September 1967 | Old Oak Common-Subway Junction | ||
| 3 | 29 October 1967 | Paddington-Subway Junction (main lines, platforms 1-6) | ||
| 12 November 1967 | Paddington platform 7/8 into use and Hammersmith & City line segregated | |||
| 4 | 19 November 1967 | Paddington-Subway Junction (relief lines, platforms 9-14) | ||
| 5 | 25 February 1968 | Acton-Ealing Broadway | ||
| 6 | 17 March 1968 | West Ealing | ||
| 7 | 12 May 1968 | Southall | ||
| 8 | 9 June 1968 | Hayes | ||
Western Valleys |
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| 1 | 10 December 1967 | Aberbeeg Junction | ||
| 2 | 28 January 1968 | Lime Kiln-Abercarn | ||
| 3 | 7 July 1968 | Aberbeeg Junction-Ebbw Vale | ||
| 4 | 13 October 1968 | Aberbeeg Junction-Lime Kiln | ||
| 2 May 1971 | Aberbeeg Junction-Rose Heyworth | |||
| 5 November 1978 | Park Junction-Lime Kiln | |||
| 1 November 1981 | Lime Kiln-Gaer Junction | |||
London Division (miscellaneous schemes) |
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Princes Risborough-Aynho (singling) |
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| 1 | 22 September 1968 | Princes Risborough (remodelling) | ||
| 2 | 3 November 1968 | Princes Risborough-Aynho | ||
Oxford-Worcester (singling) |
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| 1 | 19 September 1971 | Moreton in Marsh-Evesham | ||
| 2 | 24 October 1971 | Evesham-Norton Junction | ||
| 3 | 28 November 1971 | Ascott under Wychwood-Wolvercot Junction | ||
Oxford Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1A | 15 September 1968 | Wolvercot Junction-Aynho Junction | ||
| 1B | 28 October 1973 | Oxford-Wolvercot Junction | ||
| 2 | 16 December 1973 | Oxford (new box)-Kennington Junction | ||
Cardiff Valleys |
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| Aberdare stage 2 | 20 October 1968 | Penrhiwceiber-Cwmbach | ||
| Taff Vale stage 1 | 14 June 1970 | Pontypridd area | ||
| 8 November 1970 | Rhymney-Bargoed (singling) | |||
| 24 January 1971 | Abercynon-Black Lion (singling) | |||
| 7 February 1971 | Black Lion-Merthyr (singling) | |||
| 26 November 1972 | Cwmpare-Treherbert | |||
| 29 March 1981 | Porth-Cwmpare | |||
Newport Extension |
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| 1 | 1 December 1968 | Magor-Caldicot Junction/Severn Tunnel West | ||
| 2 | 23 February 1969 | Caldicot Junction-Awre Junction | ||
| 3 | 6 July 1969 | Severn Tunnel West-Pilning | ||
| 7 October 1979 | Llantarnam Junction-Little Mill Junction | |||
Barry centralisation |
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| 1 | 8 June 1969 | Barry-Barry Island | ||
| 2 | 27 July 1969 | Barry-Cadoxton | ||
Slough/Reading (developments) |
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| 20 July 1969 | Langley oil terminal | |||
| 15 March 1970 | Scours lane Junction | |||
| 13 September 1970 | West Drayton (box abolition) | |||
| 20 June 1971 | Reading, abolition of high level ground frame | |||
| 22 August 1971 | Bourne End | |||
| 19 March 1972 | Twyford-Henley absorbed | |||
| 4 February 1973 | Ruscombe 70mph junction | |||
| 29 April 1973 | Twyford West | |||
| 18 August 1973 | Dolphin Junction | |||
| 20 October 1974 | Maidenhead (box abolition) | |||
| 27 October 1974 | Didcot East 70mph junction | |||
| 4 May 1975 | Reading platform 4B | |||
| 5 October 1975 | Slough (branch connection) | |||
| 23 May 1976 | Slough (up main-up relief route) | |||
| 25 June 1978 | Didcot-Wantage Road (reversible signalling) | |||
Bristol Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 1 | 24 August 1969 | Bathampton-Bradford | ||
| 2 | 19 October 1969 | Yate-Charfield | ||
| 3A | 22 February 1970 | Temple Meads | ||
| 3B | 8 March 1970 | Temple Meads (new box) | ||
| 3C | 22 March 1970 | Temple Meads | ||
| 3D | 5 April 1970 | Temple Meads | ||
| 3E | 19 April 1970 | Temple Meads | ||
| 4 | 19 July 1970 | North Somerset Junction-Keynsham | ||
| 5 | 16 August 1970 | Bath Goods-Bathampton | ||
| 6 | 18 October 1970 | Stapleton Road-Filton | ||
| 7A | 7 July 1970 | Westerleigh-Stoke Gifford | ||
| 7B | 21 February 1971 | Filton-Westerleigh/Pilning | ||
| 7C | 14 March 1971 | Pilning-Severn Tunnel East | ||
| 8A | 9 May 1971 | Westerleigh-Yate/Badminton | ||
| 8B | 16 May 1971 | Charfield | ||
| 9 | 5 December 1971 | Parson Street-Yatton West | ||
| 10 | 30 January 1972 | Yatton-Highbridge | ||
| 11 | 19 March 1972 | Highbridge-Cogload | ||
| Note: Keynsham-Bath Goods covered by earlier autos scheme | ||||
Port Talbot Multiple Aspect Signalling (extensions and developments) |
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West Wales Multiple Aspect Signalling |
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| 20 September 1970 | Llanharan (new layout) | |||
| 1 | 26 February 1973 | Dyvenor Junction-Felin Fran | ||
| 2 | 17 June 1973 | Felin Fran-Grovesend | ||
| 3 | 8 July 1973 | Grovesend-Llandeilo Junction | ||
| 4A | 30 September 1973 | Neath East-Landore-Llandeilo Junction | ||
| 4B | 14 October 1973 | Swansea | ||
| 5 | 9 December 1973 | Llandeilo Junction-Pembrey | ||
| 11 June 1978 | Landore Viaduct stage 1 | |||
| 31 December 1978 | Landore Viaduct stage 2 | |||
| 13 January 1980 | Cowbridge Road (Ford siding) | |||
Miscellaneous |
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| 9 May 1971 | Caeru-Maested | |||
| 16 May 1971 | Clarbeston Road-Letterston Junction | |||
| 8 August 1971 | Port Tennant-Burrows | |||
| 17 December 1971 | Aberthaw CEGB (Friday) | |||
| 4 May 1975 | Waunllyd BSC | |||
Old Oak Common (rationalisation) |
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| 13 June 1971 | East Junction | |||
| 12 December 1971 | Field Sidings | |||
| 16 April 1972 | Wycombe Line Junction | |||
| 7 May 1972 | Friars Junction | |||
| 18 December 1977 | Engine Shed signal box abolished | |||
| 15 July 1979 | Park Royal signal box abolished | |||
| 27 April 1980 | Kensal Green washer (stage) | |||
| 15 June 1980 | Kensal Green washer (completion) | |||
Centralisation schemes |
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| 23 April 1972 | Carmarthen | |||
| 3 September 1972 | Whitland | |||
| 10 June 1972 | Hereford | |||
Bristol (developments) |
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| 2 July 1972 | Yate-Tytherington (reopening) | |||
Devon |
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| 12 November 1972 | Paignton South (new layout) | |||
| 18 November 1973 | Exeter East (abolition of signal box) | |||
| 21 September1980 | Salmon Pool level crossing (Crediton) | |||
Didcot/Swindon/Bristol reversible working |
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| 5 October 1975 | Wootton Bassett-Westerleigh Junction (conversion to 3 aspect) | |||
Reading West extension |
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| 1A | 18 September 1977 | Theale | ||
| 1B | 4 December 1977 | Ufton-Colthrop | ||
| 2A | 15 January 1978 | Colthrop-Newbury East | ||
| 2B | 29 January 1978 | Newbury Racecourse (layout) | ||
| 2C | 19 March 1978 | Newbury East/Middle | ||
| 2D | 16 April 1978 | Newbury West-Kintbury | ||
| 3 | 16 July 1978 | Kintbury-Bedwyn | ||
| 4 | 10 September 1978 | Bedwyn-Woodborough | ||
| 5 | 21 January 1979 | Woodborough-Heywood Road | ||
Carmarthen-Whitland |
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| 17 December 1978 | Sarnau-Whitland | |||
| 25 March 1979 | Carmarthen Junction-Sarnau | |||