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"D7666" wrote:

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 was under the impression that Basingstoke was one of the 13, hence the
elimination of the Southampton boxes about 1980.

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