Signal box prefix codes

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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
RJ Radford Junction   MJT1 125m 55ch   19 December 1969 Trent (TT)
MJT2 125m 55ch
RAC 125m 55ch
RA Radley   DCL 58m 35ch c1896 23 May 1965 Reading (R)
RY
VR Radyr "Valleys - Radyr" CAM 5m 28ch 27 January 1997    
DT Down Treforest line automatic signals
YR Ystrad Rhondda area signals
RJ Radyr Junction   CAM 5m 28ch June 1961 May 1998 Radyr (VR)
RQ Radyr Quarry Junction   RAD 4m 2ch 1899 May 1998 Radyr (VR)
UT Up Treforest line automatic signals
RJ Rainford Junction   WKL2 24m 35ch 1933    
EU Rainham   VIR 39m 0ch 26 (or 12?) April 1959    
A Automatic signals
R Rainham (Essex)   TLL 12m 60ch   27 May 1996 Upminster (UR)
RL Rainhill   DSE 9m 4ch   26 March 2007 Huyton (HN)
RF Raiths Farm [Dyce] freight terminal   ANI1   26 November 2007    
HE Ramsgate   ACR 85m 66ch 2 July 1926    
A Automatic signals
  Ranelagh Road Gate box: line controlled by Colchester (CO) (?) IPD 0m 56ch 1927    
  Rangeworthy   BGL2 117m 8ch 25 January 1942 19 October 1969 Bristol (B)
RL Ranskill Gate box: line controlled by Doncaster (D) ECM1 143m 79ch 1875    
R Unclear if code used
RA Code shown on signalling plan
A Ratcliffe Power Station control room Coal line A          
B Coal line B
C Departure line
D Dust line D
E Dust line E
F Dust circle line F/Flyash arrival line
S Shunt signals
RY Rauceby   GRS2 118m 34ch 1880    
R Rawcliffe Gate box WAG1 70m 75ch   14 June 1986 Goole (G)
RM Rawmarsh Station Rawmarsh South to 1935 TJC3 163m 72ch 1902? 1973? Sheffield (S)
WL Raynes Park   BML1 8m 47ch by 1902 1 March 1970? Wimbledon (W)
R Reading   MLN1 36m 1ch 24 April 1965    
DM Down Main line automatic signals
DR Down Relief line automatic signals
DW Down Westbury line automatic signals
DX Down Oxford line automatic signals
DS Down southern line automatic signals
FY "Creep" signals at Theale Foster Yeoman sidings
UG Up Goods line automatic signals
UM Up Main line automatic signals
UR Up Relief line automatic signals
UW Up Westbury line automatic signals
UX Up Oxford line automatic signals
RE Reading Main Line East   MLN1 35m 63ch 1896 24 April 1965 Reading (R)
RJ Rectory Junction Closed c.February 1996; reopened NOG1 123m 76ch 1889    
WBX Redbridge   BML2 81m 79ch by 1900 28 February 1982 Eastleigh (E)
R Redcar Code used from 19 July 1970 DSN3 22m 71ch 14 March 1937    
BSC Redcar British Steel   DSN2 c21m 6ch 9 August 1976    
CA Coal arrival line signals
L Limestone line signals
  Redcar Corus Believed same as Redcar British Steel DSN2        
CA Redcar Mineral Terminal   DSN2        
L
RH Redditch   BEA 56m 21ch?   10 August 1986 Saltley (SY)
A Redfearn National Glass Sidings Unloading signals controlled from Hopper House          
B
C
R Redford Junction   CWH3 33m 28ch 29 January 1956 11 May 1981 Edinburgh (ET)
RH Redhill 'A'   RED2 22m 30ch   10 May 1985 Three Bridges (T)
XC Redhill 'B'   RED2 22m 53ch   10 May 1985 Three Bridges (T)
RJ Reedham Junction   NOL 12m 29ch 1904    
RB Reedham Swing Bridge   NOL 13m 7ch 1904    
  Reepham   NOB3 36m 61ch     Langworth (L)
RG Reigate   RSJ 24m 30ch 1929    
RM Relly Mill   ECM5 c63m 61ch   9 January 1971 Tyne Yard (TY)
RW Repton & Willington   DBP1 6m 0ch 12 June 1892 28 June 1969 Derby (DY)
RD Retford   ECM1 c138m 60ch 26 April 1986   Doncaster (D)
RN Retford North   ECM1 c138m 57ch   24 April 1986 Retford (RD)
T Retford Thrumpton See Thrumpton
RL Rhyl No 1   CNH3 208m 74ch 1900    
  Rhyl No 2   CNH3 209m 8ch 1900   Rhyl No 1 (RL)
RY Ribble Yard   CGJ5 c21m 13ch     Preston (PN)
EBQ Richborough Sidings Burnt out 1988 BME2 82m 70ch 1962 1988 Sandwich (SW)
GB Richmond Code from 1980 when new panel installed (possibly named after "Gunnersbury" branch) SAR2 12m 22ch 28 January 1940    
WBG Code to 1980 when new panel installed
WA Automatic signals
RT Ridgmont Thought that code not carried on signals BBM 6m 60ch 1934 6 September 2004 Marston Vale (MV)
RN Rigton   LEH1 12m 14ch c1873    
R Unclear if code carried
R Rillington   YMS 25m 42ch     Malton (M)
RL Ripple Lane   RLY 9m 7ch   27 May 1996 Upminster (UR)
DG Down goods line automatic signals
DM Down main line automatic signals
RLP Position light shunt signals
UG Up goods line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
HC Ripple Lane Hump Cabin   RLY       Upminster (UR)
RY Ripple Lane Yard   RLY   1957? 24 October 1971 Ripple Lane (RL)
RS Rippleside Level Crossing   TLL c8m 40ch     Barking (BK)
RB Robertsbridge   TTH 49m 54ch 1894    
RE Rochdale Code used from 2008 MVN2 10m 53ch 1889    
MET Stop boards on former Oldham line (from Metrolink)
ER Rochester   VIR 33m 42ch 10 May 1959    
A Automatic signals
RH Rockcliffe Hall   CNH3 188m 74ch 26 February 1995    
RF Rock Ferry   MIR2 3m 35ch 1957 18 September 1994 Merseyrail (ML)
R Romford   LTN1 12m 11ch 1931 29 March 1997 Liverpool St (L)
DE Down electric line automatic signals
DM Down main line automatic signals
RUM Repeater to up main line automatic signals
UE Up electric line automatic signals
UM Up main line automatic signals
RJ Romiley Junction   TTA1 178m 31ch 1899    
RY Unclear whether code carried
WBW Romsey   RTJ 7m 4ch c1871 17 October 1982 Eastleigh (E)
R Roskear Junction   MLN4 313m 19ch 1895    
R Rossington   ECM1     c1978 Decoy No 1 (DY)
R Ross Junction   HMN1?     26 August 1973 Motherwell (M)
  Rosyth Dockyard 'Box closed 1 February 1923-15 June 1941 RHD2 1m 21ch 11 February 1917 6 July 2008  
RR Rotherham Road Demolished 30 January 1988 WME 5m 40ch   10 May 1987
(originally planned 12 April 1987)		 Sheffield (S)
RC Rothersthorpe Crossing   BPH     1969?  
R Rotherwood   MAC3 45m 64ch     Sheffield (S)
R Roundwood   TJC3 c164m 60ch   7 March 1965 Aldwarke Junction (A)
RG Rounton Gate   LEN3 c50m 12ch   6 August 1967 Low Gates (LG)
D Down line automatic signals
U Up line automatic signals
RS Roxton Siding   MAC3 102m 54ch 1884    
R Code reported but unclear if used
RN Roydon   BGK 20m 10ch 1876 27 May 2003 Liverpool St (L)
D Down line automatic signals
R Repeater signals (unspecified)
RRN Repeater to controlled signals
U Up line automatic signals
R Royston   SBR c44m 66ch     Kings Cross (K)
RJ Royston Junction   TJC3 178m 28ch 1901   Oakenshaw (O)
RD Rufford   FCO 17m 53ch 1988    
RY Rugby Code introduced 1964 LEC1 82m 26ch 14 September 1964 In stages from 5 September 2004 Rugby Signalling Centre (KR/HN)
RYR Distant signals
CN Rugby Signalling Centre Coventry-Nuneaton section (from 8 September 2008) LEC1 82m 60ch c2002    
KR Milton Keynes-Rugby section
HN Hanslope-Northampton section
LS Lichfield-Stafford section (from 29 May 2008)
NL Nuneaton-Lichfield section (from 29 May 2008)
NR Northampton-Rugby section (from 24 November 2008)
NW Nuneaton-Whitacre section (from 25 March 2008)
RC Rugby-Coventry section (from 27 May 2008)
RN Rugby-Nuneaton section (from 27 May 2008)
TK Tring-Milton Keynes section
WN Wigston-Nuneaton section (from 25 March 2008)
WT Watford-Tring section
RY1 Rugeley No 1   LEC2 124m 0ch   12 June 2005? Colwich (CH)
RY2 Rugeley No 2   LEC2 124m 23ch   12 June 2005? Colwich (CH)
S Rugeley Power Station            
RN Runcorn   WJL1 180m 33ch 1944    
RS Ruscombe   MLN1 29m 38ch by 1909 23 October 1961 Reading (R)
RL Rushall   BJW3 8m 8ch   19 March 1984 Walsall (WL)
RJ Rutherglen Junction   WCM2 98m 67ch 19 August 1906 8 April 1973 Glasgow Central (G)
WFP Ryde St Johns Road   IOW 1m 22ch 1928    
WA Automatic signals
RY Rye   ATH 71m 34ch 1894    
RJ Ryecroft Junction   BJW2?     4 June 1967 Walsall (WL)
RG Ryhope Grange   LEN3 87m 63ch 1905    
R Code not confirmed
U Up main line automatic signals

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