June 2007
to
2015

East Midlands Resignalling.

Construction of the new East Midlands Signalling Centre has begun at Derby, on the former St Andrews goods yard.

Stage 1 has seen the abolition of the Midland Railway boxes at Pinxton and Sleights Sidings East and transfer of control of part of the Erewash valley from Trent PSB. Both boxes closed on 9th June 2007 – happily both have been preserved.

Stage 2A commenced on 9th October 2009 with resignalling from Trowell junction through to Trent Junction – this rsulted in the closure of Stapleford & Sandiacre Shunting Frame. Stage 2B will be completed over Christmas with the abloition of Lock Lane Crossing Frame.

Subsequent stages will result in the closure of the PSBs at Trent, Leicester, West Hampstead and Derby and abolition of all mechanical boxes on the Syston – Peterborough, Derby – Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham – Newark and Nottingham – Grantham lines.

2015

Rochester to Sittingbourne

Signal boxes at Rochester, Gillingham, Rainham and Sittingbourne to be abolished, area to be controlled from North Kent Regional Operations Centre at Gillingham.

2015

Strood-Maidstone (Medway Valley line)

Cuxton, Aylesford, Maidstone West, East Farleigh and Wateringbury signal boxes to be abolished, area to be controlled from North Kent Regional Operations Centre at Gillingham.

2015

Stockton-Hartlepool

Norton South, Norton West, Norton East, Norton-on-Tees, Billingham, Belasis Lane and Greatham to be abolished, area to be controlled by LNE Regional Operations Centre at York.

2015

Ryhope Grange

Ryhope Grange box to be abolished, area to be controlled by LNE Regional Operations Centre at York.

2015

Finningley-Gainsborough-Barnetby

Beckingham, Gainsborough Trent Junctions, Gainsborough Central, Northorpe, Kirton Lime Sidings and Brigg signal boxes to be abolished, area to be controlled from Lincoln Signalling Control Centre.

Plan not progressed with, boxes remain in operation for the time being.

2015

Aston-Lichfield

Aston SCC and Lichfield Trent Valley Junction to close.

**Work not progressed with, no firm date for abolition**

2015

Crewe-Chester

Crewe Steel Works and Beeston Castle & Tarporley boxes to be abolished, area controlled from Crewe Signalling Centre.

Plan not pursued, boxes remain open.

2015

Lewes-Newhaven

Lewes, Newhaven Town and Newhaven Harbour boxes to close, area to be controlled from Sussex Regional Operations Centre at Three Bridges.

2015

Norwich-Lowestoft and Yarmouth

Brundall Junction, Acle, Yarmouth Vauxhall, Cantley, Reedham JunctionOulton Broad North Junction and Lowestoft boxes to be abolished. Area to be controlled from Anglia Regional Operations Centre at Romford.

The Swing Bridge boxes at Reedham and Somerleyton are to be retained.

2015

Oxford

Oxford PSB to close, area to be controlled from Thames Valley Regional Operations Centre at Didcot.

2015

Willesden Carriage Sidings

Willesden Carriage Shed South and Willesden Carriage Shed North boxes to close, area to be controlled from West Coast South Regional Operations Centre at Rugby.

Plan not carried out, boxes remain open for the forseeable future.

2015

St Fagans

St Fagans gate box to close, area to be controlled from South Wales Regional Operations Centre at Cardiff.

May 2015

Wolverhampton PSB

Wolverhampton PSB abolished, area controlled from West Midlands Regional Operations Centre at Saltley.

July 2015

Romiley Junction

Romiley Junction box closed, area to be recontrolled from Manchester ROC.

August 2015

Stafford

Stafford No4 and Stafford No5 signal boxes abolished, area controlled from West Coast South Regional Operations Centre at Rugby.

November 2015

Gresty lane No.1

Gresty Lane box abolished, area controlled from new NX Panel located in Crewe SCC.

28 November 2015

Nottingham-Grantham

Bingham and Bottesford West Junction boxes abolished, area controlled from East Midlands Control Centre at Derby.