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Signalling Record Society

Some Items in Modern Railways

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Issue	Items
2009 December volume 66 Issue 735	Photos: Signal NK329BR at Bexley (SER), Brno SB (Czech), Faversham SB (LCDR), Signal K275 at Kings Cross (GNR).
2009 November volume 66 Issue 734	Photos: Blue Anchor up starter (GWR), Leamington Spa LN123 signal (GWR), PE424 signal Tunbridge Wells (SER).
2009 October volume 66 Issue 733	Photo: signals WK158 & WK360 at Byfleet (LSWR). Photo: four aspect signal in Edinburgh Waverley control area. Article: "The Lessons Learned from Ladbroke Grove" including photos: Signal gantry with SN36, SN34, SN32 etc outside Paddington and SN109. Article: "Signalling Emerges from the Decade of Delusion" including photos: signal MS4069 at Goostrey, signal MS4049 at Sandbach, signal WJ767 at Watford Junction. Photo: Stafford No.5 SB part hidden behind a Wrexham & Shropshire train.
2009 September Issue 732	Photo: Signal at Ballyhale Loop (GSW). Photo: Banner signals on gantry at East Croydon (LBSCR). Photo: Semaphore signals at Limerick Photo: Signal on Liverpool Curve at Earlestown (LNWR). Photo: St.Albans South SB resplendent in 'blood & custard' to match the page title (MR).
2009 August Issue 731	Article "Britain's Strategic Artery" about WCML modernisation including layout diagrams of Milton Keynes and Rugby. Article Manchester "Metrolink Modernisation" including layout diagrams at various locations, some on former MSJ&A. Photo: new UQ semaphore signals at Yeovil Pen Mill (GWR).
2009 July Issue 730	Article on new loop at Penryn. Includes pictures of Penryn and a new semaphore signal (T26) at Truro. Pictures including Eastleigh PSB and signals at Bermondsey.
2009 June Issue 729	Colour photos of Eastgate Junction (Essex), and Sirling North; F4 signal @ Frinton.
2009 May	Article "DLR's Stratford International" including new flyover layout at Canning Town. Atkins advert showing bank of VDUs at Rugby plus much of panel display. Photos: signal MS4069 near Goostrey (LNWR), signal at High Wycombe (GWR), signal near Oxford (GWR), disc & cross bar signal on West Cornwall Railway during the mixed gauge period (road crossing, location unnamed).
2009 April	Photos: Folkestone Harbour SB (SER), Garsdale SB (MR), Lincoln High Street SB, Pembrey & Burry Port SB (GWR 2000).
Issue	Items
2008 January volume 65 Issue 712	Article: "WCRM: One Year Left". Part of infrastructure news, includes plans of present and future layouts at Milton Keynes and Rugby. Picture of SB: Falsgrave.
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2007 April	Article "Back to basics at Basingstoke": Alan Williams, the well known (and sometimes controversial) columnist of this magazine’ reviews the Basingstoke renewal scheme in which is more or less ‘reassuringly conventional’ style and compares it with the disgraceful attempts at Havant (appropriately named). Updating of the ‘NX’ system with layout changes to give more flexibility,bi-directional working and better headways appear to be the answer.
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2006 December	Details of the Havant to Portsmouth scheme with some useful diagrams and photographs. Resignalling at Newport and Cardiff: An outline of what might happen and a reminder of just how inappropriate the present layouts at Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction are for current traffic flows.
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2003 March volume 60 Issue 654	Article: "Government endorses ERTMS Programme". Photo SBs: Bargoed (RR), Cheadle Hulme (LNWR), Swindon PSB (GWR). Photo of signals: Redhill (LBSCR-SER).
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2002 December	Photo SBs: Banbury South (GWR), Carrickfergus (NCC), Oakham (MR). Photo signals: St Pancras (MR), Solihull (GWR).