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Table of Contents
Signalling linksSimSig
Other Forums
Reference Sites
Rail Maps
Timetable creation
Signalling Photo Galleries
Railway Acronyms and Abbreviations
Other publications
Video links
Signalling links
(When adding new links, please maintain entries in alphabetical order, if possible.)
SimSig
SimSig - The main SimSig website, containing all the official information
SimSig Forum - Our forum is the best place to ask any questions or find add-ons for SimSig
also
GenSheet's SimSig page - Bill Wilson is a forum member and UK rail enthusiast. Although his site specializes in trains using rare routes,
his SimSig page includes additional SimSig timetables as well as a guide to creating them.
SimSig in Wikipedia - A basic overview of SimSig and its history.
Other Forums
UKTrainSim : Forums - The Signalling section of the UKTrainSim forum is not as used as the SimSig one but still has some good information none the less.
Reference Sites
British Single Line Electric Train Tokens - electric train staffs, tablets, and key tokens
Evolution of Signalling Control (therailengineer.com, 2013) - discusses NX, IECC, MCS, SSI, CBI, etc.
See this forum page .
John's Signal Box Diagrams - A nice collection here, also DIY electronic absolute block simulator
Joyce's World of Transport Eclectica (DEAD LINK) - Joyce Whitchurch's site, a goldmine of links to hard-to-find documents, well worth perusing
Limit Of Shunt - signalling and route history, particularly in the North East of England.
Operational Rules - contains Timetable Planning Rules, including a comprehensive glossary of abbreviations used in SimSig. A real gem, worth downloading (95 Mb, PDF)
Current public timetables - Downloadable as PDF files
Sectional Appendix - Downloadable as PDF files
Working Timetable (WTT) - excellent area reference maps, tube map style
Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) - Rule Book - Official Rule Books in downloadable modules
Railway Codes and other data - Phil Deaves' site, including TIPLOC codes , railway tunnel lengths, etc. TIPLOC codes are used by SimSig software when compiling a timetable using Convdata .
OpenTrainTimes - UK train timetables, maps and statistics using Open Data, by Peter Hicks
Part I - Railway Connectors and Cable Assemblies – Safety & Reliability
Part II - Railway Connectors and Cable Assemblies – Reliability & The Internet of Trains (IoT)
Railway Signalling - Clive Feather's site
British Railway Signalling - How it works
Making a timetable (SimSig tutorial)
SimSig WTT and WTR file format
ConvData - SimSig timetable data converter
Railway Signs and Signals of Great Britain - Excellent general reference site
Railway Technical Web Pages - Signalling Index - Contains short, well-illustrated tutorials:
British Signalling - What the Driver Sees (PDF) - Types of signals seen on British railways, including semaphore and colour light signals
Single Line Operation - Compares practices in UK and USA, describes various token systems
Sam Hallas Telecoms site - Useful information on railway telephony including level crossings
Signalling Notices - A resource for enthusiasts and researchers of railway signalling information and history, with particular emphasis on signalling notices.
Signalling Record Society - A large archive of old documents (payware) and good links page
Tubeprune - Site covering LU signalling as well as a lot of general LU information
The Signal Box - John Hinson's excellent general reference site
Rail Maps
Network Rail Working Timetable (WTT) Maps - excellent resource, see here for explanation, also Timetable Creation below
Maps of the National Rail network - particularly this zoomable map which you can download (PDF).
Geographical map of London Underground
London Underground Live train running
OpenTrainTimes, Maps section - see Reference Sites above for main link
RAIL MAP Online An overlay of Past and Present railways on mapping/photography; includes industrial and miniature railways.
Sabre Maps - A variety of current and historic road maps but also useful for finding current and obsolete railway lines.
Trackmaps - Quail track-level schematics, including depots etc; payware
Timetable creation
See (elsewhere on this page):
Clive Feather's site for tutorials and using CONVDATA
GenSheet's SimSig page for tutorial and additional timetables
Phil Deaves' site for TIPLOC codes
Network Rail Working timetable maps
Network Rail Working timetables May 2012 to December 2012
Network Rail Working timetables December 2012 to May 2013
Network Rail Working timetables May 2013 to December 2013
Network Rail Working timetables December 2013 to May 2014
Network Rail Working timetables May 2014 to December 2014
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Wikipedia pages
Application of railway signals
Level junctions (diamond junctions)
Signalling Photo Galleries
Anorakheaven (DEAD LINK) - LU signal boxes
Blockback's photostream (Flickr) (DEAD LINK) - includes Yeovil Pen Mill Signal Box (LOGIN REQUIRED) and Westbury PSB (LOGIN REQUIRED)
Bowroaduk's LU signalling photographs (DEAD LINK)
Cambridge Power Box panel - Clive Feather explains the components of a panel
Danny Scroggins' Signalling Photographs (DEAD LINK)
Dave Harries (daveharries) Box Quiz - as used in Guess The Location (SimSig Forum Quiz)
Doncaster PSB (Power Signal Box) 111 photos of a large panel signal box with excellent close-up detail, by Rob Daniels
Llangollen Signalman's Railway Signalling
Ronrail (DEAD LINK) - Rail photos by Ron Jessop including Cowlairs recontrol (DEAD LINK) and Edinburgh IECC (DEAD LINK)
Signalling Record Society Gallery (DEAD LINK) - see Signalling Record Society in Reference Sites, above
The John Whitaker Collection (DEAD LINK) - signal boxes
The Signal Box - Gallery - see also The Signal Box in Reference Sites, above
More galleries:
See the Web Photo Galleries section of Signalling Record Society's Links page
Facebook groups - full list here
Signal boxes and signalling group
British Railways: Lost Manual Signal-Boxes
British Railways: Manual Signal-Boxes Under Threat
British Railways: Power-Boxes Under Threat
Blogs
Railworks Mess Room (DEAD LINK)
Railway Acronyms and Abbreviations
(See also our own Glossary of railway signalling terms )
Railway Technical Web Pages - Acronyms and Abbreviations for Railways (DEAD LINK) - see also RTWP Glossary (UPDATED LINK) (Old link: http:www.railway-technical.com/newglos.shtml)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations for Railways (LAAR) (UPDATED LINK) - Railway Research Centre, University of Birmingham (downloadable PDF file) (Old link: http:www.railway-technical.com/LAAR-Mk24.pdf)
UK Railway Lexicon (UPDATED LINK) - Railway Research Centre, University of Birmingham (downloadable PDF file) (Old link: http:www.railway-technical.com/Rail-Lexicon-Mk24.pdf)
Reference.com
Glossary of UK railway terminology (DEAD LINK)
Rail terminology (trackside objects) (DEAD LINK)
Topical Railway Acronym Converter (TRAC) (DEAD LINK) - Roger Ford's site (Alycidon Rail ) (DEAD LINK)
Other publications
Video links
British Pathé newsreels 1896-1976 - see this forum link
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