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Signal Fact 29
The first structures which became known as signal boxes were opened by the South Eastern Railway on the approaches to London Bridge in the very early 1860s.
Built by Saxby & Farmer on legs and spanning the tracks, they featured semaphore signals on posts elevated above the signal box structure.
Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway (CR, GSWR, LNWR, MR)
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In the list below the information is set out in tabular form, spread over four columns. The column entries are -
| RailRef | The Line Code used in RailRef system. |
| Line Detail | The principal locations included within the Line Code. They are arranged in 'down' direction order. Locations shown are primarily stations and junctions to allow easy cross check against published atlases. Signal box names appear in italics where these are 'intermediate' to stations or have been shown to facilitate links from other pages on this web site. The inclusion of a station or junction name does not imply that there was always a signal box of that same name! |
| SBR | The section reference used in the relevant Signal Box Register published by the Society. |
| ELR | The corresponding Engineer's Line Reference(s). This will be blank for railways that never came within British Railways terms of reference. It will also be blank where British Railways had no surviving responsibility for infrastructure at the time the ELR system came into use. |
Article: Railway Magazine 1927 January.
| RailRef | Line Detail | SBR | ELR |
|---|---|---|---|
| PW001 CA023 GS010 NW MR950 Opened (A) Part Closed (B) |
Castle Douglas - Portpatrick
0m00c Castle Douglas No.2 Junction GS006(1) originally Dromore, then Gatehouse, then Dromore, then Gatehouse, then Dromore until 1912. (2) originally Stranraer (A) Opened: Castle Douglas - Stranraer 1861, Stranraer - Portpatrick 1862. (B) Closed: Castle Douglas - Challoch Junction 1965, Stranraer Harbour Junction - Stranraer Town 1995, Stranraer Town - Colfin 1959, Colfin - Portpatrick 1950. CJD Castle Douglas - Challoch Junction STR3 Challoch Junction - Stranraer Junction STN Stranraer Junction - Stranraer Town PPK Stranraer Town - Portpatrick Article: Railway Magazine 2020 July. |
CJD STR3 STN PPK |
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| PW002 CA024 GS011 NW MR951 Opened (A) Closed 1964 |
Wigtown & Whithorn Branch
0m00c Newton Stewart Junction PW001(A) Opened: Newton Stewart - Millisle 1875, Millisle - Whithorn 1877. |
WHN | |
| PW003 CA025 GS012 NW MR952 Opened 1876 Closed 1964 |
Garlieston Branch
15m11 Millisle Junction PW002 |
GLN | |
| PW004 CA026 GS014 NW MR953 Opened 1861 |
Stranraer Harbour Branch datum Castle Douglas No.2 SB 53m05c Stranraer Junction PW001(1) now Stranraer |
STR4 | |
| PW005 CA027 GS015 NW MR954 Opened 1862 Closed 1875 |
Portpatrick Harbour Branch
0m00c Portpatrick |