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ely-norwich line signalbox closures 27/11/2011 at 19:50 #23802
ipswich
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247 posts 		the official dates for the signal boxes to close on the ely - norwich line have been announced


23rd June 2012
Shippea Hill,
Lakenheath,
Brandon,
Thetford

30th June
Harling Road,
Eccles Road,
Attleborough,
Poplar Gates,
Spooner Row
Wymondham

23rd - 30th june cambridge psb will fringe with harling road
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 27/11/2011 at 20:18 #23804
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1267 posts 		Thank you for this gen.

Dave
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 27/11/2011 at 20:20 #23805
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247 posts 		just slightly off topic but when i passed kennet station yesterday on 1L75 AND 1E82 the signalbox was still up in place
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 10/04/2012 at 22:03 #31464
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2 posts 		Harling Road - Wymondham South Junction now put back to December 2012.
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 11/04/2012 at 03:27 #31473
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707 posts 		And that explains the mass hiring for numerous vacancies along this line a month or 2 ago. It seems that a collection of the existing staff have escaped before the closures, but putting said closures back needs people to man these boxes!
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 23/06/2012 at 10:34 #33285
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1267 posts 		Sorry to bump this topic but a small update for anyone interested.

Yesterday, on another forum, I had a Private Message from a duty signalman at Brandon who had his last turn on Tuesday. He informed me in his message that, due to problems with and delays in supply of the new equipment, the boxes at Shippea Hill, Brandon, Lakenheath and Thetford are now safe until August / September at the earliest. That gives time to anyone like me who intends to get photos.

All I need to do now is wait for a decent weekend weatherwise.

HTIOI,
Dave
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 24/06/2012 at 15:23 #33330
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20 posts 		Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 24/06/2012 at 15:47 #33331
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1267 posts 		" said:
Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?

The whole lot is being put under the control of Cambridge and the signals will be coded EN.

Dave
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 24/06/2012 at 20:51 #33332
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148 posts 		And when cambridge closes i think romford? correct me if im wrong.
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 25/06/2012 at 09:49 #33340
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3629 posts 		" said:
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Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?

The whole lot is being put under the control of Cambridge and the signals will be coded EN.

Dave
I thought it was colchester taking this line?
"We don't stop camborne wednesdays"
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 25/06/2012 at 10:07 #33341
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1267 posts 		" said:
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Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?

The whole lot is being put under the control of Cambridge and the signals will be coded EN.

Dave
I thought it was colchester taking this line?

Phil Deaves' website says that they are all going to Cambridge. The others are also going that way in October I understand.

Dave
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 25/06/2012 at 15:15 #33353
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20 posts 		" said:
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Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?

The whole lot is being put under the control of Cambridge and the signals will be coded EN.
EN... I guess thats Ely North box getting a look in from the past.
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 25/06/2012 at 22:05 #33371
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674 posts 		Signals in resignalling schemes these days are plated by line of route, not by which box controls them. Just my guess, but for EN read Ely - Norwich.
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ely-norwich line signalbox closures 13/08/2012 at 11:26 #34888
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1267 posts 		Sorry to bump this thread. I got back late on Sunday night from a weekend that was, albeit only in the photographic sense, great. The weather remained superb with plenty of sunshine allowing for some great shots.

I decided to do the Ely - Norwich boxes and managed all of them plus two others so:

Friday: Foxton LC (10 photos).
Saturday: Shippea Hill (20 photos + 1 video), Littleport (14 photos), Lakenheath (21 photos), Brandon (11 photos), Attleborough (27 photos + 1 video).
Sunday: Wymondham (30 photos), Spooner Row (18 photos), Eccles Road (22 photos), Harling Road (12 photos), Thetford (14 photos)

So a total of 199 photos: not a bad selection.

The visit to Attleborough was for some photos with a slightly different flavour: I already had 33 photos + 1 video from a visit there in July 2011 so I went back to Attleborough in the dark and used my camera to obtain a selection of late evening photos as it got dark along with some photos when it was dark. The photos were taken in a combination of monochrome (black & white) and colour and came out very well despite the fact that I didn't use the flash. I qwas there around 9 / 10pm before heading up to Norwich for the night.

As for the new signals and crossing equipment I noted the following:

Shippea Hill: OD equipment, barriers and road & rail signals all in place. Road closure scheduled 2300hrs Thursday 16th August through to 0700hrs Monday 20th August. Video clip also includes audio of one of the bells in the box.

Lakenheath and Brandon: OD equipment rail signals and barriers all in place. Road closure scheduled at Lakenheath over the same weekend, but for less time, than that for Shippea Hill. No road closure notice seen at Brandon IIRC.

Attleborough: Surprisingly the barriers, OD equipment and traffic lights have not been installed here and neither, from what I could see, have the new rail signals. No notice seen for any road closure either for the work to take place so could easily not be ready for the scheduled closure date (18th / 19th August) unless NR get their skates on.

Wymondham SJ: Some new signals in place along with some of the cabling.

Harling Road: No OD equipment in place but work appeared to have been taking place to prepare for the installation of the replacement signalling. Still time for the work to be finished here though as the transfer to Cambridge PSB is not scheduled until later this year.

Eccles Road: New crossing & OD equipment all in place. Had a chat with the duty signalman, a member of this forum, who has been giving the box a coat of paint: it looks splendid. The signalman I spoke to thinks that the date for commissioning of the new signalling may slip again: with the work still to be done at Attleborough this is quite possible.

Spooner Row: Supporting posts for OD equipment have been installed but without the OD equipment itself. It was suggested that one of NR's managers was interested in acquiring Spooner Row SB for his garden once it was decommissioned but the signalman at Eccles Road told me that it is now likely to be moved elsewhere for further use as a gate box. I can't remember which crossing though.

OK that's all for the essay.

HTIOI,
Dave
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 21/11/2012 at 13:35 #37906
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4 posts 		" said:
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Which signalling centre(s) are taking over these boxes?

The whole lot is being put under the control of Cambridge and the signals will be coded EN.
EN... I guess thats Ely North box getting a look in from the past. :)
I very much doubt it, most of the contents of that box are set up in a garden somewhere in Hertfordshire

Incidentally, NR/Signalling Solutions are still telling TOCs management that the remaining section will come into operation on 3rd Dec as planned. Most of us Traincrew are more sceptical as there seems to be a huge amount to still do in the short time left.
Pete Clay
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 21/11/2012 at 22:20 #37944
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117 posts 		Just to clarify a few points. At one stage it liked like the signalboxes between Thetford and Norwich would close next March but the latest information I have is that they will close in two weeks. As far as I,m aware control will pass to Cambridge. The new Signalling centre at Romford? which is planned to control the whole of East Anglia/East London has been delayed as the Ground is contaminated.Whether the signalboxes will close this year remains to be seen!
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Re: ely-norwich line signalbox closures 22/11/2012 at 23:12 #37996
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117 posts 		Latest Info. Two signalboxes are being retained as "supervising" Boxes for the time being.
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