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Signalling Notices issued by Birmingham Division

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Birmingham Division Series

Notice & Year	Extent of Cover Included and Implementation Date	RailRef(s)
235 1897	Hatton new curve, new Hatton Branch, Hatton North SBs, Hatton Station North renamed Hatton Middle, Hatton Station South renamed Hatton South. Wednesday 30 June.	GW734
135 1899	Wolverhampton, new Wolverhampton North, Wolverhampton South SBs. Sunday-Monday 9-10 April.	GW750
112 1907	Stratford Branch Doubling & Alcester Branch Diversion. Sunday 2 June.	GW733 GW738
513 1907	North Warwickshire Railway Instructions - opening and closing of SBs, maximum loads of passenger trains. Monday 9 December.	GW738
717 1909	Handsworth Junction - Soho, new relief lines, new Handsworth South, Queen's Head SBs. (pages 1-2 only) Sunday 19 December.	GW750
317 1910	Slip Carriage Arrangements, Leamington. Friday 1 July. Marked up as draft for notice 329.	GW730
393 1910	Small Heath, replacement Small Heath North SB; closure of Small Heath Middle SB. Sunday 24 July. Members' Download: Notice	GW730
902 1914	Bletchington. Friday 20 November.	GW730
	Dudley Tunnel, General Instructions. issued 5 November 1917.	GW780
613 1918	Bordesley; Long Marston; Tyseley Down Goods Loop. December 1918 - January 1919. notice number may be wrong - original damaged.	GW697 GW730
805 1928	Introduction of yellow lights and arms on distant signals, Sydenham Sidings to Kingham Station East and West Loops. Monday 6 February. Members' Download: Notice	GW691 GW732
1931	Daisy Bank North - Daisy Bank South, new SBs Sunday 19 April.	GW780
489 1931	Lapworth. Friday-Sunday 16-18 October.	GW730
70 1932	Solihull. Sunday 13 March.	GW730
115 1932	Olton - Solihull. Sunday 17 April.	GW730
240 1932	Lapworth, replacement SB. Sunday 10 July.	GW730
389 1932	Lapworth; also Acocks Green and South Yardley. Sunday 25 September.	GW730
448 1932	Lapworth. Sunday 13 November.	GW730
458 1932	Widney Manor. Sunday 13 November.	GW730
480 1932	Widney Manor - Olton. Sunday 4 December.	GW730
8 1933	Knowle & Dorridge: Instructions for working ground frame. 7 January.	GW730
28 1933	Knowle & Dorridge - Lapworth. Sunday 29 January.	GW730
36 1933	Lapworth - Widney Manor. Sunday 5 February.	GW730
46 1933	Knowle & Dorridge. Sunday 12 February.	GW730
83 1933	Knowle & Dorridge - Solihull. Sunday 12 March.	GW730
115 1933	Knowle & Dorridge - Solihull. Sunday 2 April.	GW730
141 1933	Lapworth. Sunday 23 April.	GW730
156 1933	Stratford-on-Avon new Racecourse Platform. Saturday 6 May.	GW697
180 1933	Solihull - Olton, completion of quadrupling Olton - Lapworth. Sunday 28 May.	GW730
74 1934	Goods Loops and Refuge Sidings, amendment to Appendix No.13. issued 5 March.
498 1934	King Class Engines, amendment to Appendix No.13. issued 13 October.	GW750
212 1935	The Lakes Halt opening. Monday 3 June.	GW738
NW 5 1936	Dudley South. Wednesday 29 January.	GW780
NW 33 1936	Birmingham North; Dudley - Blowers Green; Windmill End Branch; Leamington Spa. Sunday 5 April.	GW750 GW780 GW758 GW730
NW 93 1936	Birmingham Snow Hill. issued 20 August.	GW750
NW 135 1937	Hatton South - Hatton Middle, replacement Hatton South SB, closure of Hatton Middle SB. Sunday 3 January.	GW730
NW 234 1937	Tyseley South; Bordesley South; Bordesley Junction. Tuesday 17 August.	GW730
NW 246 1937	Horse Traffic for Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse Platform. issued 27 September.
NW 301 1938	Bearley - Claverdon. issued 21 April.	GW733
NW 323 1938	Bearley - Claverdon. issued 18 June.	GW733
NW 333 1938	Cox's Lane Crossing; Wolverhampton South. Sundays 7 and 14 August.	GW758 GW750
NW 377 1938	Birmingham Snow Hill Shunting Horns. Thursday 22 December.	GW750
NW 4xx 1939	Bilston West Midland. Wednesday 26 April.	GW780
NW 440 1939	Wolverhampton; Tipton; Re-railing Ramps. issued 15 May.	GW750 GW780
NW 453 1939	Bilston Great Western. Monday 26 June.	GW750
NW 454 1939	Hatton - Bearley, new Claverdon SB, doubling of line. Sunday 2 July.	GW733
NW 536 1940	Bordesley Junction; Handsworth Junction. Friday 12 July & Tuesday 16 July.	GW730 GW750
NW 721 1942	Alcester Branch. Monday 18 May.	GW739
NW 739 1942	Stratford-on-Avon West and East. Sunday-Monday 19-20 July.	GW733
NW 778 1942	Small Heath South. Tuesday 10 November.	GW730
NW 782 1942	Halesowen Station; Bearley East Junction. Sunday 22 November.	GW754 GW733
NW 806 1943	Banbury Junction & Banbury Hump Yard. (page 2 missing) Sunday-Friday 24-29 January.	GW730
NW 865 1943	Warwick Station - Budbrook Sunday 4 July.	GW730
NW 901 1943	Leamington Spa North Sunday 24 October.	GW730
NW 933 1944	Banbury Appendix Instructions; Bordesley Junction; Austerity Locomotives. Issued 23 February.	GW730
1944	Letter re Moor Lane Mileage Yard, Kingswinford Junction. dated 11 May.	GW780
NW 971 1944	Engines Coupled Together: London - Wolverhampton - Chester; Hinksey SB renamed Hinksey North, Oxford South SB renamed Hinksey North, Oxford Goods Shed SB renamed Oxford Station South, Oxford Engine Shed SB renamed Oxford Station North, Oxford North SB renamed Oxford North Junction. Issued 9 June.
NW 9xx 1944	Austerity 2-8-0 Locomotives; Swan Village Basin; Staff Canteen, Stourbridge. Issued 23 September.	GW750
NW 1059 1945	King Class Locomotives. Issued 16 February.
NW 1068 1945	Working of engines in steam coupled together. Issued 13 March.
NW 1087 1945	LNER Engine and Tail Lamps. Issued 14 May.
K.412 1945	Letter enquiring about Instanter couplings in Parcels Trains. Dated 4 July.
NW 1132 1945	Hockley North. Issued 14 September.	GW750
NW 1424 1947	Birmingham Moor Street. Issued 22 February.	GW730

Birmingham District Series

Notice & Year	Extent of Cover Included and Implementation Date	RailRef(s)
NW 1629 1948	Blowers Green: Metalisation Ltd Private Siding. Issued 16 September.
NW 1735 1949	Soho and Winson Green; Birmingham North. Sundays 24 April and 1 May.
NW 1858 1949	Revised Rule 146; Working during fog and falling snow. issued 19 December.
W 483 1951	Cradley Heath - Lye, engineering occupation. Saturday 12 May.
NW 2180 1951	Cradley West - Lye, reintroduction of double line. Sunday 13 May.
NW 2381 1952	Tackley Level Crossing. Sunday 18 May.
NW 2914 1954	Birmingham North - Hockley South. Sunday 21 November.
NW 2980 1955	Birmingham North - Hockley South. Sunday 27 February.
NW 3095 1955	King Class and Gas Turbine Locomotives. issued 23 August.
NW 3116 1955	List of Speed Restrictions. issued 15 September.
NW 3275 1956	Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham South. Sunday 20 May.
NW 3416 1956	Lapworth. Sunday 6 January 1957.
NW 3469 1957	Souldern, closure of SB. Sunday 17 March.
NW 3484 1957	Birmingham South. Sunday 14 April.
NW 3739 1958	Stratford-on-Avon West. Sunday 4 May.
NW 3759 1958	Fenny Compton. Sunday 24 May.
NW 3969 1959	Fenny Compton. Sunday 19 April.
NW 4073 1959	Bletchington. Sunday 13 September.
NW 4077 1959	Hall Green. Sunday 27 September.
NW 4109 1959	Aynho Junction. Sunday 1 November.
NW 4122 1959	Hatton South. Sunday 22 November.
NW 4178 1960	Kineton - Burton Dassett - Fenny Compton. Sunday 28 February.
NW 4243 1960	Bletchington. Sunday 19 June.
NW 4245 1960	Tipton (Five Ways). Sunday 26 June.
NW 4295 1960	Bearley North Junction. Sunday 28 August.
NW 4296 1960	Birmingham (Snow Hill). Saturday-Sunday 10-11 September.
NW 4311 1960	Shifnal. Sunday-Tuesday 18-20 September.
BR 30583 1960	Birmingham (Snow Hill) Description and method of Operation of the Signalling Control Panel.