Railway Signalling Systems (Hansard, 26 April 1995)

§ Mr. Watts

Railtrack has supplied me with the following information:

a. Winchester/Weston The start date was April 1994. The implementation phase started in June 1994. The project is due to be completed in early 1996.

b. Dorking—Arundel AHB Level Crossings Crossings are renewed when their life has expired. No indication that remedial action is required at present.

c. Kingmoor Area The programme for this project is currently under review.

d. East Kent AHB Level Crossings No specific programme. Crossings are renewed when their life has expired. No indication that remedial action is required at present.

e. Holmwood This signal box has not been used for over 10 years. Plans are being drawn up for decommissioning, but no date fixed.

f Central Scotland Installation work has been completed at Hilton and largely completed at Grangemouth junction. At Carmuirs East and Dunblane work has been completed.

g. Medway Valley Most boxes have had their interlocking refurbished over the last two years. There is no immediate plan to renew.

h. Olive Mount No scheme is in progress at this moment in time.

i. Great Eastern The project started in 1988 and is due to finish commissioning at Easter 1998.

j. Manchester North The design contracts for this project are about to be let. Site surveys are beginning now but implementation is likely to start in early 1996 and to end towards the close of 1997.

k. Manchester South (Stockport) Signalling work will be started this year and finished during 1996.

l. Manchester South No work currently under way except that on the Stockport section.

m. Hither Green No plans at present for this location.

n. Willesden The Willesden work is due to start during 1995 and finish during 1996.

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o. Barnes The implementation phase of this project is planned to start during 1995 and the project completed during 1997.

p. Dartford Repairs were undertaken in November 1994 which removed immediate problems. Various options are currently under consideration, but at this stage, no fixed date for start of works.

q. Guildford The start date was July 1994. The implementation phase is planned to start in April 1996. The project is due to be completed in July 1998.