Norwood Signal Box Track Diagram

I visited this box on 3 August 1966. It was the only box I went in that day, see my "boxes visited" log

www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51603033999/in/album-...

 

My drawing is correct from 21 April 1963, see below.

 

Some dates:

 

6 January 1963 Bensham Curve SB closed and Gateshead box area extended to be TCB fringe on Norwood Curve. Notice 49A here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/albums/72177720299639110

and the accompanying diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132320520/in/album-...

 

21 April 1963 Low Fell Sidings SB closed and new Tyne (*Yard) box area is fringe on Goods. (*Box always known as Tyne Yard!). Notice 16A here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/albums/72177720299645548

and the accompanying diagrams (not stitched) are here:

www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132042054/in/album-...

www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52131824718/in/album-...

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7 April 1973 Lever frame removed, Dunston East Branch closed, small panel installed but still absolute block to Derwenthaugh. Notice 49 here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/albums/72177720296062917

and the accompanying diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51830056948/in/album-...

 

2 September 1973 Derwenthaugh gets a panel, works TCB to Norwood. Notice 57 here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/albums/72157720251674897

(NB: Notice says 12 August 1973 but work was delayed.)

The accompanying diagram is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51750247531/in/album-...

 

16 December 1973 Norwood and Derwenthaugh recontrolled by Tyne Yard box. No Notice that I know of.

 

12 April 1991 This part of Tyne Yard resignalled/recontrolled by Tyneside IECC, Gateshead Workstation. Notice 154 here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/albums/72177720299639427

and the relevant accompanying diagram showing Norwood Jcn is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132308980/in/album-...

 

27 December 2021 Tyneside IECC Gateshead Workstation recontrolled by Tyneside ROC Gateshead Workstation.

 

My external photo of the box is here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132299835/in/album-...

 

Two other external photos are here:

www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52140543179/in/album-...

www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52140789770/in/album-...

 

There's some great external photos of the box here:

1) www.flickr.com/photos/163521805@N05/50029153067

2) www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/37775451512/in/phot...

3) www.flickr.com/photos/47422047@N07/51805619264/

4) www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/37775450862

 

The Sectional Appendix pages are here:

 

i) Branch Lines to Dunston East (1960 Appendix, as per when I visited) www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132529914/in/photos...

 

ii) Main Lines towards Blaydon (1960 Appendix, as per when I visited. However looking the other way towards Low Fell, at the time of my Norwood box visit the Bensham Curve box had closed.) www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51716346122/in/datepo...

 

iii) Dunston Staiths (1960 Appendix, as per when I visited) www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51828646244/in/photos...

 

iv) Norwood curve towards Gateshead (1969 Appendix, as per when I visited)

1)www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52138153604/in/datepo...

2)www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52138153594/in/photos...

 

v) Goods Lines towards Tyne Yard (1969 Appendix, as per when I visited) www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132288746/in/datepo...

Goods Lines to Low Fell (1960 Appendix, as before my visit) www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/52132529914/in/photos...

 

The quite accurate location of the box was 423414 (Easting) 561707 (Northing), seen here on the NLS maps maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=54....

 

A more detailed 25 inch to the mile map is here maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=54....

Done