The Signalling Record Society
British Railways Southern Region
Weekly & Periodical Notices Digital Archive
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Districts / Divisions
Initially the Southern Region continued the Southern Railway practice of issuing signalling alteration information as a single weekly publication covering the entire region. From 19 March 1949, signalling alterations were incorporated into section C of the weekly operating notices. Initially the weekly notices were sequentially numbered in each year and 'two week' issues meant that the range of numbers allocated each year was less than the number of weeks in the year. A table cross referencing the notice numbers with dates is included on Research Note CD number 38.
From 1968 the numbering system changed to week numbers with some notices each year given double numbers. Until 1984 year sets aligned with the calendar year, January to December. In 1985 the 'year' ran from January 1985 until March 1986. From 1986 year sets aligned with the financial year, April to March.
| P/EW LED | Weekly Operating Notice, London East District (1952-1958) |
| P/EW SED | Weekly Operating Notice, South Eastern Division (1958-1976) |
| E | Weekly Operating Notice, South Eastern Division (1989-1991) |
| P/EW LCD | Weekly Operating Notice, London Central District (1952-1961) |
| P/EW CD | Weekly Operating Notice, Central Division (1961-19nn) |
| CD | Weekly Operating Notice, Central Division (1983) |
| C | Weekly Operating Notice, Central Division (1988-1990) |
| P/EW LWD | Weekly Operating Notice, London West District (1948-1949) |
| P/EW SD | Weekly Operating Notice, Southern District (1948-1949) |
| P/EW WD | Weekly Operating Notice, Western District (1948-1949) |
| P/EW WS | Weekly Operating Notice, London West, Southern, Western Districts (1949-1963) |
| P/EW SWD | Weekly Operating Notice, London West, South Western Division (1964-1977) |
| W | Weekly Operating Notice, London West, South Western Division (1985-1990) |
| SOI | Supplementary Operating Instructions (1960) |
| Section D | General Instructions and Notices (1965) |
| D | General Instructions and Notices (1969-1980) |
| Periodical Operating Notice (1981-1994) |
Central Division
| Notice | Period & Extent of Cover Included |
|---|---|
| LCD 1952 | Weeks 7 and 32 complete. |
| 1967 | Week 43 only complete. |
| CD 1983 | Week 2 complete. |
| C 1988-1989 | Weeks 45-46 complete. |
| C 1989-1990 | Weeks 19-21 complete. |
| C 1990-1991 | Weeks 29, 35, and 38-41 complete. |
| C 1993-1994 | Week 21 complete. |
South Eastern Division
| Notice | Period & Extent of Cover Included |
|---|---|
| LED 1953 | Week 14 complete. |
| P/EW SED 1973 | Week 41 complete. |
| P/EW SED 1976 | Week 15 complete. |
| E 1988-1989 | Week 45 complete. |
| E 1989-1990 | Week 21 complete. |
| E 1990-1991 | Weeks 20-21 complete. |
| E 1993-1994 | Weeks 21, 41-45, and 52 complete. |
South Western Division
| Notice | Period & Extent of Cover Included |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Section C for the period 23 April to 30 December only. SD information for 19 March to 10 June, 23 July to 16 September and 1 to 14 October is missing but some is included in the working over section of the LWD from 23 April. WD is missing for the entire year but, again, some is included in the working over section of LWD. |
| P/EW 6-7 WS 1953 | Stencilled notice, 12 February. |
| P/EW WS 1959 | Week 14 complete. |
| P/EW WS 1961 | Week 48 complete. |
| P/EW SWD 1964 | Weeks 34 & 35, complete copies. |
| P/EW SWD 1967 | Week 11 complete. |
| P/EW SWD 1977 | Week 12 (pages 49-50 incomplete); week 14 complete. |
| W 1985 | Week 11 complete. |
| W 1988-1989 | Weeks 45-46 complete. |
| Form hereon notices were issued under Network SouthEast branding and lacked the "W" prefix to the notice number. | |
| 1991-1992 | Weeks 36 and 47 complete. |
| 1992-1993 | Weeks 8-10 and 12 complete. |
All Divisions Combined
series continues with Railtrack South Zone
Somerset & Dorset Line
| Notice | Period & Extent of Cover Included |
|---|---|
| P/EW S&D 1956 | Week 40 only complete. |