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Thursday 13 Apr 2006

NEW BOX SIGNALS THE WAY FORWARD

Region & Route:

Passengers travelling in the Knottingley and Ferrybridge areas are set to benefit from a multi million pound resignalling scheme.  Signalling controlling 35 route miles is being renewed to improve performance and reliability of the network. Over the Easter weekend the first phase of the £38 million pound scheme will be commissioned.  To allow the work to take place safely it will be necessary to alter some train services:

• From Saturday 15 until Monday 16 April (inclusive) a replacement bus service will operate between York and Sheffield
• From 8pm on Monday 16 April a replacement bus service will operate between Wakefield and Knottingley.  A replacement bus service will also operate between Castleford and Knottingley.

  Passengers are advised to contact Northern Customer Relations on 0845 000 0125 Dyan Crowther, Route Director, Network Rail said: “The signalling in the Ferrybridge and Knottingley areas is nearing the end of its useful life.  Renewing the equipment will improve the reliability and performance of the route for passengers and our freight customers.  The new signal box will also provide a more modern working environment for our signallers.” Phase one covers 16 route miles controlled by Ferrybridge signal box.  Over the weekend a new signal box will be commissioned at Ferrybridge, along with:

• 25 signals
• 40 track circuits
• 42 location cases

  Phase two includes the signalling currently controlled by Knottingley signal box.  This will be commissioned in August 2006 at which time the operations will be relocated to the new Ferrybridge signal box.