Signal box prefix codes

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Last update 26 November 2008

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Phil Deaves, Swindon, Wiltshire

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Code Signal Box Note ELR Mileage Opened Closed Control to
  OA&GB Junction   MVL1 6m 7ch 1965 1996 Ashton Moss North Junction
O Oakenshaw Formerly Oakenshaw North TJC3 182m 35ch 1928 27 December 2007 Wakefield Kirkgate [new] (WK)
OK Unclear if code carried
R Repeater signals
OA Oakham   GSM2 93m 56ch 8 October 1899    
O Unclear whether code used
OP Oakleigh Park   ECM1 c8m 25ch   30 May 1970 New Barnet (NB)
OT Oak Tree   DSN1 c4m 28ch     Darlington (D)
WO Oatlands   BML1 18m 13ch   1970 Surbiton (S)
  Oddingley Gate box: line controlled by Gloucester (G) BAG2 62m 61ch 1908    
OF Offord & Buckden Downgraded to gate box 23 July 1976 ECM1 55m 76ch   ? Peterborough (P)
OY Oldbury Downgraded to shunt frame 8 January 1966: line controlled by Birmingham New Street (NS) RBS2 5m 14ch     Birmingham New Street (NS)
  Old Dalby NNR   GSM4 111m 22ch ?    
OM Oldham Mumps   MPR3 7m 21ch 1967    
OO Old Oak Common   MLN1 2m 64ch 8 October 1962 4 September 1967 Old Oak Common [new panel] (OO)
OO Old Oak Common [new panel]   MLN1 2m 64ch 4 September 1967 30 May 1995 Slough New IECC (SN)
DM Down main line automatic signals
DR Down relief line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
UR Up relief line automatic signals
Z Draw ahead signals at Hayes
OT Old Town   DSN2       Middlesbrough (M)
OM Olive Mount Junction   DSE 2m 50ch 1883 18 May 1998 Liverpool Edge Hill (LE)
OC Ollerton Colliery   HIM 19m 33ch 1926    
OY Onibury   SHL 22m 68ch 1977    
OL Ordsall Lane No 1   COL c190m 20ch     Manchester Piccadilly (MP)
OC Orgreaves Colliery   MAC3 45m 17ch? 1901 8 September 1985  
JE Orpington [panel]   XTD   4 March 1962 22 February 1993 Ashford (AD)
JE Orpington 'A' Code used from 1959 XTD 13m 47ch   4 March 1962 Orpington (JE)
EBV Otford Junction   SBJ     1983 Victoria SC (VS)
OB Oughty Bridge   MAC3 36m 28ch? 1905 January 1984  
OB Oulton Broad North   NOL 22m 1ch 1901    
  Oulton Broad Swing Bridge   ESK 116m 2ch 1907 March 2005 Oulton Broad Swing Bridge [new]
  Oulton Broad Swing Bridge [new]   ESK 116m 0ch March 2005    
OJ Over Junction   SWM2 115m 53ch by 1895 2 June 1969 Gloucester (G)
OE1 Oxenholme No 1 Code used from 29 April 1973 CGJ7 c18m 45ch   12 May 1973 Carlisle (CE)
OE2 Oxenholme No 2 Code used from 29 April 1973 CGJ7 c19m 5ch   12 May 1973 Carlisle (CE)
OX Oxford   DCL 63m 46ch 7 October 1973    
BT Signals protecting Bicester London Road level crossing
DM Down main line automatic signals
DX Down Oxford line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
UX Up Oxford line automatic signals
OR Oxford Road   COL c189m 37ch     Manchester Piccadilly (MP)
OS Oxheys   CGJ6 c1m 30ch   3 February 1973 Preston (PN)
OY Oxley   WSJ2 143m 14ch 30 March 1969    
O Oxmardyke Gate box: line controlled by Gilberdyke Junction (G) HUL1 16m 22ch 1901    
OX Oxmarsh Crossing   BAR 106m 39ch 1959    
OM Code reported but not seen on site
O Oxspring Junction   PED1 0m 20ch?   ?  
CCM Oxted Original code phased out 1985-1987 SCU1 20m 32ch 11 July 1987    
OD New code phased in 1985-1987

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