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| Alert:South Humberside (Grimsby / Scunthorpe area) resignalling 06/01/2015 at 20:32 #67459 | |
DaveHarries
1285 posts |
Hi all, I thought I would take this opportunity to pass on some information given to me by a signalman who works some of the boxes in the Grimsby / Scunthorpe area. The information was given to me in an email from a signalman who works the area: he gave me permission to make it public when I checked with him that it was OK to do so. An engineering blockade, due to last 17 days from Christmas Eve 2015, will see resignalling of the line between Appleby (Lincs) and Cleethorpes. This will, in turn, see the abolition of the boxes at Appleby (Lincs), Barnetby East, Brocklesby Junction, Elsham, Marsh Junction, Pasture Street, Roxton Sidings, Stallingborough and Wrawby Junction. I guess the gate cabin at Thornton Abbey - which controls semaphores - will also fall to this as will its crossing gates. The box at Ulceby Junction will also close during these works. York ROC will take over the resignalled area and will control to the fringes with Scunthorpe, Brigg, Holton-le-Moor, Immingham Reception, Goxhill and Great Coates no. 1 boxes. It will be a pity to see the semaphores at Barnetby, Wrawby and Thornton Abbey lost. I understand that the work is currently on target as of yesterday. There is some suggestion, aon another forum, that Northorpe and Brigg are scheduled to go this year but my contact did not mention whether or not that is the case. HTIOI, Dave Log in to reply |
| Alert:South Humberside (Grimsby / Scunthorpe area) resignalling 06/01/2015 at 20:39 #67460 | |
onlydjw
456 posts |
There was a preparatory possession over Christmas just gone for the re-signalling work. At least 17 days is better than the original rumors of 10 weeks!
God bless, Daniel Wilson Log in to reply |