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Last update 14 January 2019

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Code Signal Box Note ELR Mileage Opened Closed Control to
U Uddingston Junction   WCM2 93m 44ch 27 June 1937 18 September 1973 Motherwell (M)
UN Uffington   PMJ 12m 74ch 26 June 1909    
U Uffington   MLN1 66m 42ch 1897 3 March 1968 Swindon (SN)
UF
DM Down main line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
UC Ufton Crossing   BHL 43m 39ch 14 February 1943 3 December 1977 Reading (R)
UJ Ulceby Junction Formerly named Ulceby South Junction BRI1 100m 32ch 1910 30 December 2015 York Rail Operating Centre (CB/MB)
UY Code used with semaphore signals
D Down line automatic signals
U Up line automatic signals
  Ulceby South Junction See Ulceby Junction
UN Ulverston Code used from 2008 CBC1 19m 47ch 16 December 1900    
UC United Colliery   WSJ2 203m 56ch 9 August 1970 1 October 1974 (ultimately) Chester PSB (CR)
UCR Distant signals
UC Unstone Colliery Sidings   TJC1 149m 68ch   15 January 1972 Dore (D)
  Uphill Junction   MLN1 138m 6ch 1884 29 January 1972 Bristol (B)
UM Upminster   FSS2 15m 38ch   17 April 1995 Upminster [new] (UR)
D Down line automatic signals
U Up line automatic signals
UR Upminster [new]   FSS2 15m 38ch 11 September 1994    
NL North London Line signals.  Code used from 4 January 2011
UGF Ground frame controlled signals
UE Upminster East   FSS2 15m 44ch ? c1995 Upminster [new] (UR)
UPG 0m 5ch
UW Upminster West   FSS2 15m 15ch ? 6 February 1961 Upminster (UM)
UY Upney   FSS2 8m 9ch   27 March 1961 Barking (BK)
M Upper Abbey Mills Junction   FSS1 3m 61ch   1 May 1961 Fenchurch Street (F)
UH Upper Holloway   TAH1 2m 76ch 10 November 1985    
CCH Upper Warlingham   SCU1 15m 30ch 10 March 1884 2 November 1985 Three Bridges [new] (T) and Oxted (OD)
U Upton Park   FSS1 5m 37ch   1 May 1961 Barking (BK)
UN Urlay Nook Downgraded to gate box 25 November 2013: line controlled by Bowesfield (B) DSN1 7m 38ch 1896 11 March 2019 York Rail Operating Centre (B)
R Distant signals
US Usan Code used from 2002 ECN4 28m 48ch 6 May 1906 2 February 2010
(delayed from 28 January 2008)		 Montrose North (MN)
UH Usworth Code used from 24 April 1982 FEP 17m 45ch 1898 1991  
U Uttoxeter Two signals only.  Last all-new mechanical 'box NSS 16m 0ch 28 January 1981    
UR Code used from 2 January 2008

 

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