Simplilicalion of layoul and Signalling Cenlral Wales line

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Private and not for Publication Notice No. W.W.213 BRI TI SH RAILWAYS (WESTERN REGION) (For the use of Employees only) Simplilicalion of layoul and Signalling Cenlral Wales line Between.

1 Private and not for Publication Notice No. W.W.213 BRI TI SH RAILWAYS (WESTERN REGION) (For the use of Employees only) Simplilicalion of layoul and Signalling Cenlral Wales line Between.the hours of SATURDAY, 12th and SUNDAY, 13th MARCH, or until completion of work, the Chief Signal and Telecommunicat ions Engineer and Divisional Civil Engineer will be engaged in carrying out the second stage of this scheme between Llandovery No. I and Pantyffynnon South. At Llandovery Llandovery No.1 signal box will be red uced in status to a ground frame and re-named " Llandovery North Grou nd Frame". The existing Up Main Distant, a lower arm below Llandovery No.2 Up Main Home, will be moved to the top of t he post. The following signals will be recovered: Up Main calling on arm. Up Main Starting. All discs. The Down Main Home signal will be repositioned to a site adjacent to the facing connection with Up Main. The Up Main Home signal will be repositioned to a site adjacent to clearing point between single li ne and down siding. The traili ng main to mai n crossover and facing connection from Up Main line to Up Siding together with the Up Siding on the Llandrindod Wells side of t he signal box will be recovered. The Up Main Line between the trailing main to main crossover (points 26 and 27) o n the Llandilo side of the signal box and Llandovery No.2 signal box will be recovered and the Down Main Line will become an extension of the single line from Llandilo. The Up Main end of this crossover (points 26) will be recovered, and the Down Main end (points 27) will be fitted with a facing point lock and become the single to double line junction. Llandove ry Gro und Frame together with its associated connections, signalling equipment and telephone will be recovered. The connection from Wales Gas Board to Down Siding will remain. A new 2-lever Ground Frame to be known as "Llandovery South Ground Frame" will be brought into use at approximately 28m. 73chs., situated on the Down side of the Down Siding at the existing connection fro m Down Siding to the single line. The new Ground Frame will be released by the key on the Train Staff.

2 All existing track circuits will be recovered. 2 Occupation of the locking frame wi ll be required for the purpose of altering and testing the locking. At Llandovery No.2 The signal box an d all re maining associated sig nalling and connections. with the exception of the connection from Down Siding t o the single line referred to above. will be recovered. At Llanwrda Crossing The level crossing gates will be operated by a Crossing Keeper and the down direction distant signal wi ll be retained. " Sound Whistle" boards will be provided on the Up and Down sides of the crossing. A "Stop" lamp will be provided for Up trains on the Llandilo side of the crossing. The speed of Down trains must be reduced to 10 m.p.h. over the crossing. Lam ps and targets will be retained on the gates. Telephone communication will be available to Llandovery North Ground Frame and Llan dilo Ground Frame. At Llangadog The signal box will be taken out of use as a block post and all signalling The level crossing gates will be operated by a Crossing Kee per. "Sound Whistle" boards and "Stop" lamps will be provided on each side of the crossi ng. Lamps and targets will be retained on the gates. Telephone communication will be available to Llandovery Nort h Ground Frame and Llandilo Ground Frame. At Llangadog No.2 The ground frame will be released by the ke)l on the Train staff. At Glanrhyd The level crossing gates will continue to be operated by a Crossing Keeper and t he signals will be retained. "Sound Whistle" boards will be provided on each side of the crossing. Lamps and targets will be retained on the gates. The speed of trains must be reduced to 25 m.p.h. over the crossing. Telephone communication will be available to Llandovery North Ground Frame and Lland ilo Ground Frame.

3 At Lland ilo 3 The sig nal box will be reduced in status to a ground frame and re-named "Llandilo Ground Frame". New Signals Form Descri ption Position Distance from Ground Frame A, Up Main Starting Up sid e of Up Main line 44 yards The height of the ne w signal will be 12ft. 6in. 8 1 Down Main Home Down sid e of Down Mai n line 114 yards The height of the ne w signal will be 14ft. 6in. C, - Down Main Distant Down side of Down Main line 1,020 yards The height of the ne w signal wi II be 18ft. Oin. The following existing signals will be recovered : Up Main Inner Distant. Up Main Starting. Up Main Advanced Starting. Down Main Distant. Down Main Home (together with its associated telephone). Down Main Inner Home Bracket. Down Main Advanced starting with lower distant arm. All discs and Calling On Signals. A new con nection and catchpoint will be brought into use as shewn below. L LANOILO GJ;

4 The following connections will be taken o ut of use: Trailing connection from Down Siding South to Down Main. Trailing connection from Down Sidi ng North to Down Main.

4 4 The following connections will be taken o ut of use: Trailing connection from Down Siding South to Down Main. Trailing connection from Down Sidi ng North to Down Main. Single compou nd in Up Main fo r ming the Main to Main Crossover. Trailing connection from Up Sidi ng North to Up Main (Points No. 21). Facing connection from Down Main to Down Siding North. Facing connection from Single Line to Up Main and Down Main, together with its associated tele phone. The existing connection Up Sidings to Up Main (Points 23) will remain, to be hand operated, and the present Up Main line will be terminated by a stop block short of t he present single to double connection. All existing track circuits will be recovered. Occupation of the locki ng frame wi ll be required for the purpose of altering and testing the locking. At Ffai rfach The signal box will be taken out of use as a block post and all signalling The level crossi ng gates will be operated by a Crossi ng Keeper. "Sound Whistle" boards and "Stop" lamps will be provided on each side of the crossing. Lamps and targets will be provided on the gates. Telephone com munication will be available to Llandilo Ground Frame and At Derwydd Road The signal box together with all t he associated signalling equipment will be recovered. At Cilyrychen Crossing The signal box will be taken out of use as a block post, but t he Signals protecting t he level crossing will remain. The level crossi ng gates will be operated by a Crossing Keeper. "Sound W histle" boards will be provided on each side of the crossing. Lam ps and targets will be provided on the gates. The speed of trains must be reduced to 25 m. p. h. over the crossing. Telephone communication will be available to Llandilo Ground Frame and Pantyffyn non signal box. At Limestone Branch Ground Frame The Ground Frame will be released by t he key o n the train staff. The siding alongside the single li ne w ill be taken out of use and the connection in the Single li ne will serve the Limestone Branch o nly. At Llandebie The Signal box will be taken out of use as a block post and all signalling The level crossing gates will be o perated by a Crossing Keeper... Sound Whistle" ~oards and" Stop" lamps will be provided o n each side ofthe crossing. Lamps and targets will be provided on the gates.

5 Telephone communication will be available to Lland ilo Ground Frame and At Brynmarlais Crossing The level crossing gates wi ll contin ue to be operated by a Crossing Keeper.

5 5 Telephone communication will be available to Lland ilo Ground Frame and At Brynmarlais Crossing The level crossing gates wi ll contin ue to be operated by a Crossing Keeper. " Sou nd Whistle" boards will be provided on each side of the crossing. Lamps and targets will be provided on the gates. The speed of t rains must be reduced to 25 m.p.h. over the crossing. Telephone communication will be available to Llandilo Ground Frame and At Tirydail The sig nal box will be taken out of use as a block post and all signall ing The level crossing gates will be operated by a Crossing Keeper. "Sound Whistle" boards and "Stop" lamps will be provided on each side of the crossi ng. Lamps and targets will be provided on the gates. Telephone communication will be available to Llandilo Ground Frame and At Pantyffynnon North The signal box, together with all its associated signalling eq uipment will be recovered. All points at present worked fro m the signal box wil l be clipped, spiked and pad locked in the normal position, and the single line from Llandilo will be extended along the present Down Main line to Pantyffynnon South. At Pantyffynnon South The signal box will be re-named "Pantyffynnon". A "limit of Shunt" board will be brought into use as follows:, Form Description Position Distance from Signal Box limit of Shunt Up Side of 340 yards A Board fo r shunting Up Main line movements Down Up Main New discs will be brought into use in accordance with Sketch below. ~ [ UP SIDING UP MAIN TO rco,,, '" ""N' ~~--~~ ~UP.~SID~IN~G~ r-ll~1 ~_B~F1~~~C~-~ PA~TYFFYNI-JCN 56. I :,0 UAIJOILO I -OJ. MI\II<J UP 9 [IJ U ~ w--l AIIIJT YFFYIJIoJOIJ C IIQSSI>JG G F

6 The following existing signals will be recove red: Down Main Inner Distant. Up Main to Up Sidings. Disc reading from Down Mai n to Up Sidings. Disc reading from Up Main to Down Main. Disc reading from Up Sidings to Spur or Down Main. Disc reading from Up Sidings to Up Main. 6 The double disc at the Down Main end of the trailing connection from Down Main to Branch will be re-positioned approximately 18 yards furt her away fro m the points. The Up Main Home signal will be re-routed via the facing crossover to the new single line to Llandilo (former Down Main Line) and the former Up Main Li ne towards Pantyffynn on North will become a siding. A new catchpoint will be brought into use in accordance with t he Sketch shewn on page 5. The following connections will be recovered: Trailing connectio n from Down Main to Up Mai n with slip to Up Sidings. The facing end of the fac ing connection from Up Main to Sidings will be clipped. spiked and padlocked set for the sidings; the trailing ends will be converted to hand points. "Stop" boards (B. & C.) will be provided. in accordance with the Sketch shewn on page 5. on each side of Pantyffynn o n Crossing. A telephone will be provided to the signal box. Occupation of the locking frame will be required for the purpose of altering and testing the locking. Block Sections w ill be amended as follows :- Existing Llandovery No. I-Llan dovery No.2 Llan dovery No. 2-Llangadog Llangadog-Llandilo Lland ilo-ffai rfach Ffairfach-Derwydd Road Derwydd Road-Cilyrychen Crossing Cilyrychen C rossi ng-llandebie L1andebie Tirydai I Tirydail-Pantyffyn non North Pantyffyn non North_-Pa~ 9'ffLn noilsouth----- New Llandovery North-Llandilo L1and i Io--Pantyffyn non - - All existing Electric Train Tokens. Train staffs and auxiliary instruments will be taken out of use and the new sections will be worked under modified train staff and ticket regulations as shewn in the Sectional Appendix.

Telephones for T rain Signalling and Emergency Arrangements 7 The signalli ng of trains on the new train staff and ticket sections w ill be by means of train messages over G.P.O.

7 Telephones for T rain Signalling and Emergency Arrangements 7 The signalli ng of trains on the new train staff and ticket sections w ill be by means of train messages over G.P.O. telephones (ex Directory). which will be installed as follows: Station or Signal Telephone For Train Signalling. For Emergency Box No. etc. Purposes Llandovery Llandovery 555 North Signal Box with party line in Parcels Office Llangadog Llangadog 454 Up platform Llandilo Llandilo 2394 Booking Office Up Platform Llandebie Llandebie 218 On platform Pantyffynnon Ammanford 2450 In Pantyffynnon Signal Box District Inspector Evans to make all arrangements for safe working. in cluding the appointment of the necessary handsignalmen. in accordance with Rule 77. ACKNOWLEDGE REC;:EIPT 1st March Cardiff (Extn. 2470). R. C. HILTON Divisional Manager. QP J SIMPLIFICATION OF LAYOUT AND SIGNALLlNG CENTRAL WALES LINE I have received copy/copies of Notice No. W.W.213 dated 1st March Date... Stat ion Dept Signature R. C. Hilton. Esq. Room 351. Marland House. Cardiff.

Bacchus Marsh BACCHUS MARSH WORKS SIDING (31 M) BACCHUS MARSH (31 MILES 61 CHAINS 15 LINKS)

Bacchus Marsh BACCHUS MARSH WORKS SIDING (31 M) (31.05.1920) Opened. Points secured by two staff locks one rodded to catch, other rodded to safety points (WN 22/20 extracts, Staff lock register II) (06.09.1921)