"D7666" wrote in message
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On Apr 3, 2:11 am, "MaxB" wrote:

wrote in message
ups.com...I know the
SR had a plan in the 70's to have 13 PSB's for the whole
region can anyone shed some light, plan did not happen as such.


I don't know if it was ever finished, but London Bridge, Victoria
(Clapham
Jn) and Ashford were all part of it.


I agree it certainly started but was not finished.

The Central Division (mainly) boxes LB, VA, Three Bridges were
certainly three of them - but I think that was it.

I am not so sure Ashford was one - maybe if so it would have been much
extended. ISTR Ashford was older, resignalled under Kent Coast Phase
II, and like Eastleigh and Basingstoke and other 1960s boxes pre-dated
the 13 box scheme, and replaced by a new one/s or the equipment/s
supplanted. Then what went into Ashford was - by the time it was done
- was no longer part of the 13 box scheme.

I'm wondering if Dartford was one of them, not sure. OTH, I'm pretty
sure Feltham was not. Or again, both of these might have been
locations for extension or upgrade into the 13 box plan.

Waterloo would also have been one of them - but was deferred delayed
and generally procrastinated over by which time the idea had moved on,
and SR as in the region had more or less gone by the time it was under
way.



I'd be interested if anyone can dig out some detailed plans of the 13
box scheme to see how it compares with todays railway.

--
Nick

'Waterloo' eventually became 'Wimbledon'. Dartford was resignalled, but
instead of the part-completed (built, but not kitted-out) box at Gillingham
being used, it went into some of the under-used acres of Ashford IECC. In
terms of passenger-miles, the majority of the former Southern Region is
probably controlled by about a dozen or so control centres.
Brian