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Notice & Year Extent of Cover Included & Implementation Date RailRef(s)
20 1932 Alterations to track and signals between West Kensington and Hammersmith.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD010
LE020
22 1932 District railway and Piccadilly line. Alterations to tracks and signals between Turnham Green and West Kensington.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD010
LE020
26 1932 Extension of Piccadilly line trains to South Harrow.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD020
MD030
SW035
SW036
LE020
28 1932 Alterations to tracks and signals between West Kensington and Barons Court.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD010
LE020
36 1932 Extension of Piccadilly line trains to Arnos Grove.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
42 1932 Resignalling of South Harrow line.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD030
43 1932 Bringing into use of new eastbound line between South Ealing and Acton Town.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD024
50 1932 Bringing into use of new lines between Acton Town and Boston Manor.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD024
01 1933 District railway and Piccadilly line. Re-alignment of eastbound roads west of Turnham Green.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD020
SW035
SW036
09 1933 District railway and Piccadilly line. Bringing into use of new lines between Arnos Grove and Enfield West.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
MD024
21 1933 District railway and Piccadilly line. Bringing into use of new “Down Street” siding between Dover Street and Hyde Park Corner.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
29 1933 District and Piccadilly lines. Bringing into use of new lines between Enfield West and Cockfosters and additional instructions for the lines west of Enfield West.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
18 1934 District and Piccadilly lines. Altered signalling arrangements for shunting trains from washing shed, Enfield West.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
36 1934 All lines. Rebuilding of Northolt Road bridge South Harrow.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD030
48 1938 Metropolitan and District & Piccadilly lines. Opening of new station and signal box and re-arrangement of signalling, Uxbridge.
Available on Research Note 42.
MT034
07 1940 District & Piccadilly lines. Operation of Wood Green signal box.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
13 1941 District and Piccadilly lines. Provision of additional crossover, Finsbury Park.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
26 1946 Regulations for working single line between Holborn and Aldwych.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE022
15 1949 Piccadilly line. Introduction of speed control signalling.  
20 1949 District & Piccadilly lines. Standardisation of signalling aspects, Boston Manor - South Ealing.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD024
31 1949 Piccadilly line. Speed control signalling, Green Park - Finsbury Park.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
34 1949 District & Piccadilly lines. Standardisation of signal aspects - Acton Town.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD020
MD024
22 1950 District & Piccadilly lines. Provision of temporary additional signalling, Caledonian Road - Kings Cross, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
30 1950 Piccadilly line. Alterations to temporary additional signalling, Caledonian Road - Kings Cross, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
34 1950 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling between Covent Garden and Holborn eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
41 1950 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Holborn - Covent Garden, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
43 1950 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Hyde Park Corner - Green Park, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
45 1950 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Turnpike Lane westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
49 1950 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Piccadilly Circus - Leicester Square eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
03 1951 District & Piccadilly lines. Alterations to tracks and signals, Ealing Common depot.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD020
06 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Holborn - Covent Garden, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
13 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Holborn - Russell Square eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
32 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Down Street - Hyde Park Corner, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
40 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, South Kensington - Gloucester Road, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
43 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Earl's Court - Gloucester Road, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
44 1951 District & Piccadilly lines. Conversion of semaphore to colour light signal, Acton Town to Turnham Green.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD020
SW035
SW036
49 1951 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Earl's Court-Gloucester Road, eastbound road (Third stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
02 1952 02 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Earl's Court-Gloucester Road, eastbound road (fifth stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
14 1952 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Gloucester Road-Earl's Court westbound road. (First stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
22 1952 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Gloucester Road-Earl's Court westbound road. (second stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
31 1952 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Russell Square Kings Cross, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
46 1952 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, South Kensington - Knightsbridge, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
01 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Arsenal-Finsbury Park, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
05 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Russell Square-Holborn, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
11 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Arsenal-Holloway Road, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
22 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Caledonian Road-Kings Cross, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
30 1953 Piccadilly line. Standardisation of signalling aspects, Wood Green, Arnos Grove, Oakwood and Cockfosters.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
30 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Finsbury Park-Arsenal, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
32 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Barons Court-Earl's Court, eastbound road (first stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
37 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Barons Court-Earl's Court, (second Stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
44 1953 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Barons Court-Earl's Court , eastbound road (third Stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
24 1954 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, York Road - Kings Cross, westbound road (First stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
26 1954 Piccadilly line Temporary alterations to signalling, Holborn-Russell Square, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
27 1954 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, York Road-Kings Cross , westbound road (Second stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
33 1954 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, York Road-Kings Cross, westbound road (Third stage).
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
39 1954 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Hyde Park Corner-Knightsbridge, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
47 1954 Piccadilly line. Provision of trap switch, Holborn.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
02 1955 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Russell Square - Kings Cross, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
20 1955 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Piccadilly Circus-Leicester Square, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
35 1955 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Leicester Square-Piccadilly Circus, westbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
46 1955 Piccadilly line. Temporary alterations to signalling, Covent Garden - Holborn, eastbound road.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020
16 1956 Piccadilly line. Introduction of thumb-switch control of siding points, and provision of “Talk back” Loudspeakers, South Harrow.
Available on Research Note 42.
MD030
12 1957 Piccadilly line. Remote control of signalling at Wood Green from Arnos Grove signal box.
Available on Research Note 42.
LE020