Great Western Signal Boxes - Exeter Division

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Great Western Signal Boxes

Exeter Division

Highbridge to Kingswear For details on the notes shown in red, see below


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
---	---	Highbridge	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	63	Huntspill	As required for traffic purposes			---	---	Yes
1	4	Pottery Siding	Open for calling Trains only			---	---	Yes
---	78	Dunball	6. 30 a.m.	6. 30 a.m.	10. 30 p.m.	---	---	Yes
2	26	Bridgwater	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	60	Meads Crossing	6. 0 a.m.	---	---	---	6. 0 a.m.	Yes
2	26	Fordgate	Closed					Yes
2	12	Durston	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
1	5	Cogload	6. 0 a.m.	---	---	---	2. 0 p.m.	Yes
2	25	Creech Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
2	7	Taunton (East Junction)	---	Continuously		---	---	YNo
---	38	Taunton (West Station)	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	30	Taunton (West Junction)	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	64	Silk Mill Crossing	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	54	Norton Fitzwarren	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	75	Victory Siding	---	Continuously		---	---	No
2	63˝	Poole Siding	7. 0 a.m.	7. 0 a.m.	3. 0 p.m.	---	---	Yes
1	31˝	Wellington	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
3	61	Whiteball Tunnel	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	61	Burlescombe	6. 0 a.m.	---	---	---	6. 0 a.m.	Yes
2	21	Sampford Peverell	--- ---	--- ---	--- ---	--- 10. 0 p.m.	6. 0 a.m. ---	Yes
1	58	Tiverton Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
2	12˝	Cullompton	--- --- ---	--- --- ---	--- --- ---	--- 9. 15 a.m. 7. 0 p.m.	6. 0 a.m. 12 noon ---	Yes
2	17	Westcott	---	Closed		---	---	Yes
2	1˝	Hele	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	17	Silverton	8. 0 a.m.	8. 0 a.m.	8. 0 p.m.	---	---	Yes
1	78ž	Rewe	---	Closed		---	---	Yes
1	44ź	Stoke Canon Crossing	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	28˝	Stoke Canon Junction	--- ---	--- ---	--- ---	--- 10. 0 p.m.	6. 0 a.m. ---	Yes
2	7˝	Cowley Bridge Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	72ž	Exeter (East)	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	16ž	Exeter (Middle)	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	22˝	Exeter (West)	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	61	St. Thomas	6. 0 a.m.	6. 0 a.m.	10. 0 p.m.	---	---	Yes
---	34	City Basin Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
1	52	Cotfield	---	Closed		---	---	Yes
1	72	Exminster	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
1	74	Powderham	---	Closed		---	---	Yes
1	66	Starcross	--- ---	--- ---	--- ---	--- 10. 0 p.m.	6. 0 a.m. ---	Yes
1	71	Dawlish Warren	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	52	Dawlish	--- ---	--- ---	--- ---	--- 10. 0 p.m.	6. 0 a.m. ---	Yes
1	39	Parsons Tunnel	---	Closed		---	---	Yes
1	32	Teignmouth	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	22	Old Quay	8. 0 a.m.	8. 0 a.m.	4. 0 p.m.	---	---	Yes
1	64	Bishopsteignton	8. 0 a.m.	4. 30 a.m.	10. 0 p.m.	---	---	Yes
2	19˝	Newton Abbot (Hackney)	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	41˝	Newton Abbot (East)	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	31˝	Newton Abbot (West)	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	3	Aller Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	No
1	15	Kingskerswell	7. 30 a.m.	7. 30 a.m.	4. 30 p.m.	---	---	Yes
-2	54	Torre	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	75	Torquay	6. 30 a.m.	6. 30 a.m.	10. 30 p.m.	T	---	Yes
---	68	Gas House Siding	Open as required for Goods Train			---	---	Yes
1	12	Paignton, North	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	19	Paignton, South	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	37	Goodrington	3. 50 a.m.	3. 50 a.m.	A	8. 45 a.m.	A	No
2	13	Churston	4. 0 a.m.	4. 0 a.m.	A	8. 50 a.m.	A	No
3	58	Kingswear	5. 15 a.m.	5. 15 a.m.	A	9. 0 a.m.	A	No

Yeovil Pen Mill to Athelney, part 2 (for part 1 see section 3)


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
3	43˝	Montacute	3. 55 p.m.	3. 55 p.m.	5. 45 p.m.	---	---	Yes
2	52	Martock	First train	First train	Last train	1. 20 p.m.	Last train	No
5	12	Langport West	First train	First train	Last train	1. 30 p.m.	Last train	No
3	9˝	Curry Rivel Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
4	6	Athelney	---	Continuously		---	---	No

Castle Cary to Curry Rivel Junction


---	---	Alford	As required for attaching and detaching traffic				---	Yes
4	54	Keinton Mandeville	To open only as required for attaching and detaching traffic or as necessary to prevent delays to trains					Yes
2	13	Charlton Mackrell	8. 30 a.m. 10. 0 p.m.	8. 30 a.m. 10. 0 p.m.	4. 30 p.m. 6. 0 a.m.	--- ---	--- 6. 0 a.m.	Yes
3	38	Somerton	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
2	0˝	Long Sutton and Pitney	To open as necessary for attaching and detaching traffic; for 11. 0 a.m. Penzance to Paddington and to prevent delays					Yes

Taunton Loops


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
---	15	Taunton (East Loop)	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
---	23	Taunton (West Loop)	4. 30 a.m.	---	---	---	4. 0 p.m.	Yes

Exeter Goods Loop


---	68ź	Exeter (Riverside) Q	---	Continuously		---	---	No
---	29˝	Exeter (Goods Yard) via Loop	6. 0 a.m.	---	---	---	10. 0 p.m.	Yes
---	14	Exeter (West) via Loop	---	Continuously		---	---	No

Creech Junction to Chard


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
4	12	Hatch	Opened as required for Train Service			---	---	Yes
4	51	Ilminster	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	67	Chard	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No

Norton Fitzwarren to Minehead


3	7	Bishops Lydeard	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	No
3	72	Crowcombe	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	Yes
1	78	Leigh Bridge	---	Closed		---	---	No
3	76	Williton	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	Yes
2	34	Kentsford	---	Closed		---	---	No
1	52	Washford	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	No
2	29	Blue Anchor	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	No
1	67	Dunster	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	No
1	40	Minehead	First train	First train	Last train	First train	Last train	No

Norton Fitzwarren to Barnstaple


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
4	40	Milverton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
2	73	Wiveliscombe	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
4	65	Venn Cross	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	48	Morebath	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
1	30˝	Morebath Junction	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
1	70˝	Dulverton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	56	East Anstey	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
5	10˝	Molland	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
4	26˝	South Molton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	25	Filleigh	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	26	Swimbridge	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	22	Barnstaple East Junction	---	Closed		---	---	---
---	31	Barnstaple South Junction	---	Closed		---	---	---
---	33	Barnstaple	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No

Tiverton Cut - Off


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
---	---	Morebath Junction	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
1	52	Bampton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
6	72˝	Tiverton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	77˝	Cadeleigh	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
4	7	Thorverton	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No

Exeter St. Thomas to Heathfield


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
---	---	City Basin Junction	---	Continuously		---	---	Yes
4	58	Longdown	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	25	Christow	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
3	41	Trusham	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
4	20	Heathfield	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No

Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead


---	---	Newton Abbot East	---	Continuously		---	---	No
3	45	Heathfield	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
2	18	Bovey	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No
6	14	Moretonhampstead	First train	First train	Last train	---	---	No

Brixham Branch


Distance Box to Box		Name of Box	Times during which boxes are open					Whether provided with Switch
			Week Days			Sundays
			Opened at		Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
Miles	Chains		Mondays	Other Days	Closed at	Opened at	Closed at
---	---	Churston	4. 0 a.m.	4. 0 a.m.	A	8. 50 a.m.	A	No
1	70	Brixham	First train	First train	Last train			No

Dainton Siding


1	52˝	Stoneycombe Siding	Open only for calling trains and for blasting			---	Yes
1	7	Dainton Siding	---	Continuously	---	---	Yes

Notes

	Open as required on Sundays for Train Service
A	Closed after last train has cleared
Q	Yard Box
T	To open as necessary for Fish and Theatrical Traffic

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