Signal box prefix codes

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'Boxes beginning K

Last update 6 November 2009

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Phil Deaves, Swindon, Wiltshire

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Code Signal Box Note ELR Mileage Opened Closed Control to
KC Keadby Canal Downgraded to gate box 29 October 1972: line controlled by Scunthorpe (S) DOW 18m 14ch 1926    
K Unclear if code carried or even allocated
KJ Kearsley Junction   MVE1       Manchester Piccadilly (MP)
K Keighley Station Junction   TJC3 212m 18ch 1884 22 October 1994 Leeds (L)
U Up line automatic signals
KJ Keith Junction Code used from 2002 ANI2 30m 34ch 9 October 1905    
B Kellingley Colliery Bunker line shunt signals.  (Also had draw-ahead signals in colliery sidings lettered A to H, with no number) WAG1        
K Kelvinhaugh Code used from 1935 ARG2 2m 21ch 29 December 1935 20 May 1979 Hyndland (H)
KR Kempston Road Junction   SPC1 49m 16ch   1 November 1980 West Hampstead (WH)
  Kemsing   SBJ 26m 79ch   30 September 1964 Otford Jct (EBV) and Borough Green (BG)
K Kendall Green Mileage accuracy unknown PED2 5m 66ch   ?  
K Kennethmont Code used 2002-2003 ANI1 32m 71ch 30 July 1888    
KN Code from 4 January 2003
K Kennett   CCH 18m 69ch 1880    
K Kennington Junction   DCL 61m 3ch 1901 15 December 1973 Oxford (OX)
KJ
DX Down Oxford line automatic signals
UX Up Oxford line automatic signals
KG Kensal Green   CWJ 4m 34ch   10 December 1988 Willesden Suburban (WS)
KG Kensal Green Junction   KGC c0m 10ch     Willesden High Level Junction (HL)
KN Kensington   WLL     2001? Victoria SC (VC)
KS Kensington South Main   WLL c3m 40ch     Victoria SC (VC)
KT Kenton   CWJ 10m 15ch   10 December 1988 Willesden Suburban (WS)
RKT Repeater signals
K Ketton   PMJ 6m 59ch 14 January 1900    
KE Kew East Junction   BOK5 3m 32ch 1900    
K Keyham   MLN2 249m 30ch   2 July 1973? Plymouth (P)
CG Keymer Crossing   VTB3 41m 6ch 1958 1983 Three Bridges (T)
KE Keynsham & Somerdale East   MLN1 113m 19ch 15 July 1966 18 July 1970 Bristol (B)
DM Down main line automatic signals
KW Keynsham & Somerdale West   MLN1 113m 53ch 24 July 1933 18 July 1970 Bristol (B)
KJ Kidderminster Junction   OWW 135m 17ch 1953    
KC Kidsgrove Central   CMD1 13m 66ch 1965 18 May 2002 Stoke on Trent (SOT)
KCR Repeater signals
K Kidwelly   SWM2 234m 24ch c1950    
KB Kilburn   CWJ 2m 67ch   10 December 1988 Willesden Suburban (WS)
K Kildwick   TJC3 216m 52ch 1895 22 October 1994 Leeds (L)
D Down line automatic signals
KK Kilkerran Code used from 2002 STR1 53m 75ch 29 April 1895    
K Killingworth Code used from June 1962.  Downgraded to gate box 15? January 1978 ECM7 5m 76ch   29? January 1978 Benton (B)
D Down line automatic signals
U Up line automatic signals
K Kilmarnock Code used from 1976 GBK 23m 42ch 12 April 1976    
BAK 0m 3ch
K Kilnhurst South Also called Kilnhurst West South, and Kilnhurst.  Code used from 1965 TJC3 165m 58ch   23 November 1980 Sheffield (S)
PK Kilwinning Local Signalling Panel See Paisley Kilwinning interlocking AYR4 25m 65ch 1887 5 April 1986 Paisley (PK) (local control still possible)
KS Kimberley Sidings Ground Frame   MLN1     10 September 1966 Old Oak Common (OO)
KR Kingmoor   WCM1 1m 76ch 18 February 1963 16 June 1973 Carlisle (CE)
KY Kingsbury Shunt Frame   DBP1 28m 26ch 1969    
KC Kings Cross Presence of code not confirmed ECM1 c0m 15ch   1971 Kings Cross (K)
K Kings Cross   ECM1 0m 20ch 26 September 1971    
KC Code in use in 1976
KX  
K Kings Dyke   EMP 96m 73ch 1899    
KD
- Kingsferry Bridge Bridge box: line controlled by Sittingbourne (EV) SEJ2 47m 34ch 1960    
KH Kings Heath   SKN 44m 21ch   6 September 1969 Saltley (SY)
K Kingsknowe   ECA2 c98m 44ch c1875 6 February 1983 Edinburgh (ES)
KL Kings Lynn Junction   BGK 96m 50ch 1881    
KN Kings Norton   BAG2 46m 75ch by 1925 6 September 1969 Saltley (SY)
KJ Kingswinford Junction South Destroyed by fire, replacement building supplied KWD 144m 33ch 8 February 1916 14 November 2001 Kingswinford Junction South (KJ)
KJ Kingswinford Junction South Replacement to original building destroyed by fire KWD 144m 33ch after 14 November 2001    
KG Kingussie Formerly Kingussie North.  Code used from 2002 HGL2 71m 48ch ?    
K Kintbury   BHL 58m 43ch by 1883 15 April 1978 Reading (R)
RK Kintbury Reduced to gate box 15 July 1978: line controlled from Reading (R) BHL 58m 43ch 16 April 1978    
K Original, temporary, code
K Kirby Cross   TWN 67m 50ch   ? Thorpe-le-Soken (T)
KS Kirkby Stephen   SAC 266m 40ch 1974    
KS Kirkby Summit A 'box closed 18 November 1994; unclear whether same PBS1 138m 79ch 11 September 1995    
KT Kirkby Thore   SAC 282m 2ch 25 September 1994    
K Kirkcaldy Code used from 1979 ECN2 c26m 1ch 6 December 1903 3 February 1980 Kirkcaldy [temporary panel] (K)
EK Kirkcaldy Temporary panel ECN2 c26m 1ch 3 February 1980 8 June 1980 Edinburgh (EK)
K Unclear if code carried or used
KC Kirkconnel Code used from 2002 GSW 62m 16ch 1911    
KE Kirkdale East   SJO1       James Street (JS)
K Kirkham Abbey   YMS 15m 2ch 1873    
KM Kirkham North Junction   PBN 8m 29ch 1903    
KN Kirksanton Gate Box: line controlled by Silecroft (ST) CBC1 47m 8ch      
K Kirkstall Junction   TJC3 197m 78ch 1910 4 July 1994 Leeds (L)
RK Repeater signals
K Kirton Lane Crossing Unclear if code carried DOW 8m 47ch   29 June 1980 Doncaster (D)
K Kirton Lime Sidings   MAC3 86m 20ch 1886    
KL At least one shunt signal
KLS At least one signal
KS Kiveton Park Station   MAC3 51m 54ch ?    
K Knaresborough   HAY1 16m 55ch 1873    
LE Knockholt   XTD 16m 41ch   1973 Ashford (AD)
K Knottingley Renamed from Knottingley Depot East 8 January 1967 WAG1 59m 27ch   29 August 2006 Ferrybridge (FE)
  Knutsford   CDM2 14m 36ch 1886 27 October 1996 Mobberley (MY)

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