|
District Line Opened on December 24th
1868 as the Total current route mileage
= 40 miles. |
|
District Line Opened on December 24th
1868 as the Total current route mileage
= 40 miles. |
Signal Boxes / Cabins
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Barking 1986 | Dagenham
Heathway to Bow Road. Two push button consoles allow control of Dagenham East, Upney, Barking, East Ham Plaistow and Bromley-by-Bow controlled areas. |
Colour 40kb |
| Ealing Broadway 1970 | Push
button console controlled the terminus for the Central line (top) and the District line (bottom). Hanger Lane Junction to left showing the Piccadilly line to bottom of the diagram. Nick Whelan, then signalman, went on to become Performance Manager ( Trains ) on the Central line. He has now retired from London Underground. |
Colour 21kb |
| Whitechapel 1995 | Lever
frame controls Whitechapel and St. Mary's Junction on District line, push buttons control Shoreditch, Whitechapel & Whitechapel Junction on East London Line. |
Colour 41kb |
| Whitechapel 1995 | Diagram
showing District line on bottom and East London Line on top. St. Mary's curve can be seen linking the two. |
Colour 35kb |
Control Rooms
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Earls Court 1982 | Heathrow
/ Northfields desk. Note before Terminal 4 loop at Heathrow. |
Colour 45kb |
| Earls Court 1982 | Acton
Town desk. Acton Town area visable below clock. |
Colour 44kb |
| Earls Court 1982 | Hammersmith
/ Earls Court desk. Senior Signalman Pete McTernan in shot. |
Colour 44kb |
| Earls Court 1982 | Kings
Cross desk. Strictly speaking is a Piccadilly Line desk controlling Hyde Park Corner, Holborn, Kings Cross and Finsbury Park (Piccadilly / Victoria) controlled areas. |
Colour 39kb |
| Earls Court 1982 | Tower
Hill desk. Controls Embankment, Mansion House and Tower Hill controlled areas. Note: Aldgate Signal Cabin takes control east of Tower Hill. |
Colour 36kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Desks 1
& 2 in view control the Piccadilly line from South Harrow and Heathrow through to Barons Court plus the District line from Ealing Broadway and Putney Bridge through to South Kensington. Desk far right also controls the single line to Kensington (Olympia). Note: Railtrack controls East Putney to Wimbledon and Gunnersbury to Richmond. |
Colour 38kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Image
above (ect_cr06) taken from a different angle. |
Colour 39kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Desks 2
& 3 in view. Desk 3 is a single operator desk which controls the Piccadilly line from Hyde Park Corner to Finsbury Park. Senior Signalman bottom right is sitting at Desk 4 just out of sight. |
Colour 34kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Desks
2, 3 & 4 in view. Desk 4 far right controls the Piccadilly line from Wood Green to Cockfosters. |
Colour 38kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Desk 4
controls Wood Green, Arnos Grove, Oakwood and Cockfosters controlled areas. Computers at each site control the routes and the Senior Signalman adjusts the timetable by means of the keyboard and VDU's. Wood Green visable on left VDU, Arnos Grove on centre VDU and Cockfosters on right VDU. |
Colour 35kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Close
up of the Visual Display Units (V.D.U.'s) showing Wood Green on left, Arnos Grove centre and Oakwood on right. |
Colour 34kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing South Harrow (WV), Heathrow Airport loop (WY), Hatton Cross (WW), Hounslow Central (WT) and Ealing Broadway (WP). |
Colour 31kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Ealing Broadway (WP), Ealing Common (WM), Hounslow Central (WT), Boston Manor (WS) and Northfields (WR). |
Colour 37kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Ealing Common (WM), Boston Manor (WS), Northfields (WR) and Acton Town (WL). |
Colour 35kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Acton Town (WL) [with entry at bottom to Acton Works] Turnham Green (WK) [Richmond branch] and Putney Bridge (WG) [Wimbledon branch]. |
Colour 32kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Putney Bridge (WG), Parsons Green (WF), Hammersmith (WD), Barons Court (WC), West Kensington (WB) and Kensington (Olympia) (WB) including entry roads to Lillie Bridge depot (WB). |
Colour 37kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Earls Court (EC), High Street Kensington (ED) [including Triangle Sidings] Gloucester Road (EE), South Kensington (EF) and Hyde Park Corner (PB) [including Down Street siding]. |
Colour 40kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Down Street siding (PB), Holborn (PD) [including Aldwych single line], Kings Cross (L), [stock transfer connection to Northern line top] South Kensington (EF) and Embankment (EH). |
Colour 31kb |
| Earls Court 1986 | Diagram
showing Kings Cross (L), Finsbury Park (VK), [stock transfer connection to Victoria line] Mansion House (EG) and Tower Hill (EJ). Note: Aldgate station and junctions (OB) were controlled by Aldgate signal cabin. |
Colour 34kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Panoramic view of Earl's Court Control Room | Colour 15kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
View of Northfields / Acton Town
desk from Line Controller's position |
Colour 48kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
View of Hammersmith / Earl's
Court desk from Line Controller's position |
Colour 46kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
View of east end of Piccadilly
line from Line Controller's position with old disused signalling desk visible |
Colour 48kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Higher resolution photo of Hammersmith / Earl's Court desk | Colour 840kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
View of Hammersmith / Earl's
Court desk with SSO John Floodgate visible |
Colour 245kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Heathrow / South Harrow diagram | Colour 230kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Ealing Broadway / Boston Manor diagram | Colour 241kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Northfields / Ealing Common diagram | Colour 246kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Acton Town diagram | Colour 212kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
Close up of Hammersmith /
Parson's Green / Putney Bridge diagram |
Colour 222kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of West Kensington / Olympia diagram |
Colour 245kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Earl's Court diagram | Colour 236kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
Close up of High Street
Kensington / South Kensington / Hyde Park Corner diagram |
Colour 228kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Holborn / Aldwych diagram | Colour 215kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Kings Cross / Embankment diagram | Colour 209kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Mansion House / Finsbury Park diagram | Colour 218kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Tower Hill / Aldgate diagram | Colour 205kb |
| Earls Court 2005 |
Close up of Northfields / Acton
Town desk with SSO Syfox and SSO Jibogu |
Colour 907kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Earl's Court desk | Colour 925kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Close up of Kings Cross / Embankment desk | Colour 836kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | Piccadilly line computer desk prior to being relocated outside the control room with SDM Mark Cherrie visible | Colour 241kb |
| Earls Court 2005 | East Signalling Suite (Room 39 Earl's Court) |
Colour 54kb |
Other Images
| Image | Comments | Details |
| Ealing Broadway | View into District line platforms 8 & 9. | Colour 42kb |
| Ealing Broadway | View
from shunt signal WP6 on Central line showing stock move path between Central line and District line. British Rail platforms 1, 2, 3 & 4 to left, Central line platforms 5 & 6 straight ahead, District line platforms 7, 8 & 9 to right. |
Colour 37kb |
| Ealing Broadway | View
from shunt signal WP28 into stops left, platforms 7, 8 & 9 right. |
Colour 41kb |
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