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Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 13:11 #27870
Copping
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Would anyone know if there is anywhere I can find old Southern Region signalbox prefix codes? I.E. Hampden Park is CDB, Hastings is EDL. But i'm sure Eastbourne would of been CDC?? And not "E" as it is now.

I'm doing some research in the East Sussex area for a friend and was wondering if anyone knew?

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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 13:13 #27871
Peter Bennet
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Just added this to another thread- I believe there is historical data within.

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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 13:15 #27872
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Try Phil Deave's website.
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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 13:43 #27873
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I've tried that site but it doesn't have the signal boxes I require. Looking for
Polegate East
Polegate West
Stone Cross Junction
Willingdon Junction
Pevensey Bay
Cooden Beach
and Glynde
Hailsham, Horham, Heathfield and Rotherfield would be a bonus

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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 15:07 #27878
Stephen Fulcher
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On another slightly related issue, what is the logic behind how the Southern box prefixes are decided?
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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 15:10 #27879
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It looks like a line code letter plus a box sequence letter.
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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 15:13 #27880
Copping
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Indeed, E was East division, C was Central division and W was West Division.
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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 21/01/2012 at 19:00 #27905
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Copping

Not every signal box would have had a prefix code, specifically any that closed before having colour light signalling installed. You may well find that those in the list you have put down would have closed way before they were allocated a code letter

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Re: Southern Region signalbox prefix codes 22/01/2012 at 00:17 #27925
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I can understand Polegate Crossing, Berwick and Lewes having obvious prefixes as they had thier areas extended. But Hampden Park had colour lights installed but still keeps the CDB prefix.

Southern Railway had thier prefix system from 1932, the signal boxes i'm interested in closed in the late 1960's early 1970's.

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