Signal box prefix codes

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Last update 6 January 2009

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Phil Deaves, Swindon, Wiltshire

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Code Signal Box Note ELR Mileage Opened Closed Control to
EB Factory Junction Later code ATL 6m 64ch 25 January 1953 17 May 1980 Victoria SC (VS)
G Believed to be earlier code
A Automatic signals VIR 1m 61ch
FJ Fairwood Junction   WEY 111m 16ch 1 January 1933 11 May 1984 Westbury (W)
- Falmer   BTL 3m 37ch 1930 ? Three Bridges (T)
F Falsgrave   YMS 41m 63ch 1908 early 2009 (planned) Seamer (SR) (planned)
FH Fareham   SDP2 84m 10ch by 1910 1982 Eastleigh (E)
FJ Farington Junction   CGJ5 c19m 2ch     Preston (PN)
MW Farlington Junction   WPH2 40m 38ch by 1910 5 May 1968 Portsmouth (PW)
TW Farnborough   BML1 33m 23ch 25 September 1904 20 November 1966 Basingstoke (YW)
WA Automatic signals
WZ Farncombe   WPH1 33m 45ch 1897    
WA Automatic signals
FN Farnham   PAA2 40m 40ch 1901    
FD Farnham Depot Shunt Panel   PAA2   ?    
EM Farningham Road   VIR c20m 36ch c1876 12 June 1983 Victoria SC (VS)
FJ Farnley Junction           Leeds (L)
EY Faversham   VIR 52m 7ch 12 April 1959    
A Automatic signals
  Fawley   TTF 91m 42ch 20 July 1925    
- Faygate   TBH1 34m 28ch 1877 1986 Three Bridges (T)
F Featherstone Downgraded to gate box 17 May 1969 WAG1 53m 72ch     Oakenshaw (O)
FF Felin Fran Ground Frame   SDI2 2m 23ch 1913    
F Felixstowe Beach   FED 84m 69ch 1971 14 March 1999 Colchester (CO)
NQ Felixstowe North Quay Freightliner Depot   FED 86m 0ch 1987    
FL Felling Unclear whether one or both codes used.  Closed 1965 or 1966 LEN3       Gateshead (G)
F
F Feltham   RDG1 14m 59ch 8 September 1974    
FX Proposed: code shown on plans of Staines-Heathrow "Airtrack" extension
WBK Feltham West Downgraded to gate box 8 September 1974 RDG1 14m 74ch   ? Feltham (F)
  Fencehouses Also known as Fence Houses FEP 12m 43ch 1914 18 May 1991  
F Fenchurch Street   FSS1 0m 20ch 14 April 1935 11 September (or 22 July) 1994 Upminster (UR)
D Down line automatic signals
U Up line automatic signals
  Fencote Still standing 2007 BYB ? 1897 1952  
F Feniton Gate box: line controlled by Honiton (HN) (?) BAE2 159m 26ch 1974    
FC Fenny Compton   SJT 22m 41ch 1960 4 May 2004 Leamington Spa (OL)
FS Fenny Stratford   BBM 1m 13ch 1883 6 September 2004 Marston Vale (MV)
FE Ferme Park   ECM1 3m 55ch 1976    
FP Ferme Park North Down   ECM1     14 December 1974 Wood Green (WG)
F Ferrybridge   SMJ2 2m 10ch 1956 18 April 2006 Ferrybridge (FE)
R Distant signals
FE Ferrybridge   SMJ2 2m 33ch 18 April 2006    
FPS Ferrybridge Power Station   ?   ?    
E Position light and flashing red light signals
T Unloading control signals
F Ferryhill Originally named Ferryhill No 2 ECM5 56m 70ch December 1953    
D Down line automatic signals (from 1971)
RU Banner repeaters for up line automatic signals (from 1971)
U Up line automatic signals (from 1971)
F Ferryhill No 3 Code used from February 1966 ECM5 c56m 35ch   1971 Ferryhill (F)
D Down line automatic signals (from February 1966)
RU Banner repeaters for up line automatic signals (from February 1966)
U Up line automatic signals (from February 1966; some doubt over existance)
FS Ferryside   SWM2 238m 47ch c1880    
F
  Fiddlers Ferry Power Station   SDJ2 14m 46ch 1967    
FE Filey   HBS 44m 36ch 1911 25 June 2000 Seamer (SR)
  Filton Incline   BSW 4m 14ch 8 July 1917 17 October 1970 Bristol (B)
FJ Filton Junction Code used from 19 October 1970 BSW 4m 54ch 7 April 1903 20 February 1971 Bristol (B)
F Unclear if code used
DFR Down Filton relief line automatic signals.  Code used from 19 October 1970
UFM Up Filton main line automatic signals.  Code used from 19 October 1970
  Filton West Junction   AFR 112m 73ch 24 April 1910 20 February 1971 Bristol (B)
F Finningley Gate box: line controlled by Doncaster (D).  Unclear if code carried SPD4 112m 7ch 1877    
FP Finsbury Park   ECM1 c2m 45ch 27 April 1975   Kings Cross (K)
F2 Finsbury Park No 2   ECM1 c2m 35ch 10 June 1974 (reopened)   Finsbury Park (FP)?
F3 Finsbury Park No 3   ECM1 c2m 53ch   27 April 1975 Finsbury Park (FP)
F4 Finsbury Park No 4 Code presumed ECM1       Finsbury Park (FP)
F5 Finsbury Park No 5   ECM1       Finsbury Park (FP)
F6 Finsbury Park No 6   ECM1       Finsbury Park (FP)?
FK Firbeck A Unclear if code carried BKS c11m 0ch     Maltby Colliery (M)
  Fishbourne Crossing   TBH2 29m 28ch by 1910 ? Chichester (CC)
FS Fiskerton Gate box: line controlled by Fiskerton Junction NOB1 12m 42ch 6 July 1902    
FJ Fiskerton Junction   NOB1 12m 4ch 7 April 1929    
  Flax Bourton   MLN1 124m 28ch January 1957 4 December 1971 Bristol (B)
  Flaxton   YMS 9m 21ch   ? Strensall (S)
UW Fleet   BML1 36m 34ch 25 September 1904 21 February 1960 Basingstoke (YW)
WA Automatic signals
FL Fletton   ECM1 c75m 0ch   28 April 1973 Peterborough (P)
FY Foley Crossing   NSS 1m 56ch 1889    
YE Folkestone East   XTD 70m 79ch 18 February 1962    
EBB Folkestone Harbour Mileage may be 71m 75ch FFH2 72m 2ch 1933    
ZE Folkestone Junction Code used from 1960 XTD     18 February 1962 Folkestone East (YE)
FR Forders Sidings Thought that code not carried on signals BBM 11m 74ch 1930 6 September 2004 Marston Vale (MV)
CBW Ford Junction   TBH2 19m 31ch 10 March 1912 8 December 1979 Arundel (AR)
F Forest Gate Later code LTN1 5m 63ch 1893 24 August 1996 Liverpool St (L)
FG Earlier code
DE Down electric line automatic signals
DM Down main line automatic signals
RF Repeater signals
UE Up electric line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
FH Forest Hall Downgraded to gate box 1940 ECM7 c4m 77ch   c1964 Benton (B)
LC Forest Hill   LBW 5m 75ch 8 October 1950 15 June 1969 Norwood Junction (JC)
CA Automatic signals
JC Temporary code for 14 June 1969 only, during transfer of control
FJ Fork Junction Location not certain LLS2 0m 10ch     Stratford (S)
F Forres Code used 2002-2003 ANI2 0m 17ch 20 October 1896    
FS Code from 11 January 2002
F Forth Code probably used from 12 April 1959 NEN 0m 55ch   6 February 1966 Newcastle (N)
FW Fort William Junction Code used from 1988 WHL 98m 65ch 6 August 1894    
MLG1 0m 5ch
FD Fouldubs Junction   GMH 1m 51ch 12 January 1908    
FO Four Oaks   ALC1 6m 21ch   12 October 1992 Aston (AN)
- Foxfield   CBC1 40m 40ch 1879    
F Foxton Reduced to gate box 26 February 1983: line controlled by Cambridge (CA).  Not certain if code actually carried SBR 50m 71ch 1878    
FR Fratton A Stop boards WPH2 43m 70ch 1968    
GF Ground frame controlled signals
F Freemans Code used possibly from 1982 (panel replaced lever frame) WSB 1m 31ch 1956    
FE Freightliner Depot East End Ground Switch Panel   TLL c10m 0ch 27 May 1996    
FW Freightliner Depot West End Ground Switch Panel   TLL 9m 50ch 27 May 1996    
FT Freight Terminal [Kings Cross]   CRF3       Kings Cross (K)
FD Freshfield   HXS3 17m 78ch 1878 1 May 1994 Merseyrail (ML)
  Friargate   MAC3 109m 3ch 1884 September 1993 (burnt out 12 April 1990) Pasture Street (P)
FJ Friars Junction   MLN1 3m 53ch ? 8 October 1962 Old Oak Common (OO)
UW Frimley Junction   AAV 9m 61ch by 1900 25 March 1973 Ash Vale Junction (HW)
F Frinton Gate box: line controlled by Thorpe-le-Soken (T).  To close: control to pass to Colchester (CO) TWN 68m 76ch c1924    
FY Frisby   GSM3 110m 17ch 23 February 1941    
FJ Frodsham Junction   FJH 1m 49ch 1912    
F Fulbourne   CCH 4m 33ch 1875 7 May 1983 Cambridge (CA)
  Furness Vale   BEJ 8m 57ch 1887    

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