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Bakerloo Line Opened on March 10th 1906
as the Total current route mileage
= 14 miles. |
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Bakerloo Line Opened on March 10th 1906
as the Total current route mileage
= 14 miles. |
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Offices at Baker Street, NW1. |
Signal Boxes / Cabins
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Baker Street 1972 | Seven
lever frame that controlled the north and south junctions between the Queens Park and
Stanmore branches of the then Bakerloo Line. This was before the Jubilee Line was built. Signalman Ray Watts about to clear platform 8 starting signal (BM7). |
Colour 22kb |
| Baker Street 1972 | Was
situated in circulating area between platforms 7 & 8 at bottom of escalators. Signalman Pat D'Vaz on duty. |
Colour 25kb |
| Baker Street 1972 | Diagram
including electronic describers left and right showing destination of trains approaching from all directions. |
Colour 19kb |
| Baker Street 1972 | Close
up of diagram. Elephant & Castle to right, Queens Park to left and Stanmore to top left. Platforms 7, 8 & 9 reading top to bottom. |
Colour 42kb |
| Baker Street 1972 | Signalman
Bill Davison on duty (me at 20 yrs old). Great uniform but where is my tie? (Tut tut). |
Colour 22kb |
| Elephant & Castle 1990 | Via a
passage off of the southbound platform. Push-Pull lever frame controlled southern terminus. Unlike other push-pull areas, no slave levers were used. Routes were electrically locked by relays. No.1 lever was a "free lever" so leaving it reversed allowed Outer Home signal BS1 to work automatically. Signalman Billy Fox on duty. |
Colour 69kb |
| Elephant & Castle 1990 | Close
up of diagram showing scissors crossover north of station feeding 2 platforms and single trailing crossover south of station feeding 2 sidings. |
Colour 94kb |
| Lambeth North 1987 | Controlled
emergency crossover north of station and the reception road to London Road train depot. |
Colour 34kb |
| Paddington 1987 | Small
lever frame controlled emergency crossover north of station. Shows lever frame and diagram edge on. |
Colour 38kb |
| Paddington 1987 | Was
situated on northbound platform. Shows lever frame and diagram face on. |
Colour 37kb |
| Paddington 1987 | Close up of diagram. | Colour 29kb |
| Paddington 1981 | Earlier photo of frame edge on. | Colour 44kb |
| Paddington 1981 | Earlier
photo of frame and diagram face on. Old dial telephone in place of modern push button. |
Colour 53kb |
| Paddington 1981 | Close up of lever plates. | Colour 34kb |
| Piccadilly Circus 1970's |
Controlled
emergency crossover north of station. Also controlled Piccadilly line eastbound and westbound starting signals BPZ14 & BPZ15 for connecting last trains at night. ( Picc. diagram visible at bottom of main diagram ) |
Colour 36kb |
| Piccadilly Circus 1980 |
Square
yellow push buttons and key switches visable in centre of frame together with VDU enabled remote control of Baker Street (Bloo) area after closure of cabin. |
Colour 41kb |
| Piccadilly Circus 1980 |
Close up of Baker Street (Bloo) VDU and top end of frame. | Colour 38kb |
| Piccadilly Circus 1986 |
Picc.
line levers 14 and 15 taken out of commision and painted "spare lever" colour (white). Signalman Dick Carrick on duty. |
Colour 70kb |
| Queens Park 1981 | Situated
at north end of northbound platform. Controlled northern terminus and peak hour extensions to and from Watford or Harrow and Wealdstone. |
Colour 56kb |
| Queens Park 1981 | Close
up of diagram showing south sheds to left, north sheds centre right and links with British Rail top and bottom far right. |
Colour 196kb |
Control Rooms
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Baker
Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Controls
the whole Bakerloo Line from Queens Park to Elephant & Castle. Monitors Bakerloo trains on British Rail tracks Queens Park to Harrow & Wealdstone. Information Assistant seated left on desk 1, Line Controller seated right on desk 1. |
Colour 42kb |
| Baker
Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Trainee
Line Controller Charlie Apostole on desk 1 right. |
Colour 39kb |
| Baker Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Signalling
Control Centre Assistant on desk 2. The person that operates the computer that controls the signalling. |
Colour 49kb |
| Baker Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Fixed
Line Diagram showing Queens Park controlled area. |
Colour 31kb |
| Baker Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Fixed
Line Diagram showing Paddington controlled area. |
Colour 35kb |
| Baker Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Fixed
Line Diagram showing Baker Street and Piccadilly Circus controlled areas. |
Colour 37kb |
| Baker Street Signalling Control Centre 1995 |
Fixed
Line Diagram showing Lambeth North and Elephant & Castle controlled areas. Note the reception road at Lambeth North leading to and from London Road Depot. |
Colour 35kb |
Other Images
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Stonebridge
Park Control Tower 1995 |
Thumbswitch
points setting panel and speaker system enables control of all train movements in Stonebridge Park train depot. |
Colour 47kb |
| Stonebridge
Park Control Tower 1995 |
Close up of control panel. | Colour 54kb |
| Stonebridge
Park Control Tower 1995 |
Close up of control panel. | Colour 51kb |
| Stonebridge
Park Control Tower 1995 |
Track
level entrance to train depot from Stonebridge Park down platform. Bakerloo train in distance departing depot. |
Colour 55kb |
| Stonebridge
Park Control Tower 1995 |
View of
train depot from Stonebridge Park Control Tower north window. London Midland main line tracks visible in distance beyond train depot. |
Colour 56kb |
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