Working small signal boxes closest to central London

[Bessie]

How many single person operated signal boxes are still in operation in and around London?

 

[The Planner]

Greenford, Acton Wells, Neasden Jn, the Willesden boxes, Dudding Hill. Are Upper Holloway and South Tottenham still going? doubt there are many more.

 

[Supercoss]

Cricklewood depot box

 

[John Webb]

Greenford, Acton Wells, Neasden Jn, the Willesden boxes, Dudding Hill. Are Upper Holloway and South Tottenham still going? doubt there are many more.

Upper Holloway and S. Tottenham were still in use 2 years ago as was Acton Canal Wharf; there is also the 'gate box' at Charlton Lane Crossing SE 7.

 

[Watershed]

Greenford, Acton Wells, Neasden Jn, the Willesden boxes, Dudding Hill. Are Upper Holloway and South Tottenham still going? doubt there are many more.

Not to forget Acton Canal Wharf. Yes, both still in use. The North London Line and its fringes have an incredible array of different signal boxes.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Upper Holloway and S. Tottenham were still in use 2 years ago as was Acton Canal Wharf; there is also the 'gate box' at Charlton Lane Crossing SE 7.

I don’t know about what happened to Charlton Lane but the others are still with us. The closest single crewed box to Charing X is Whitechapel (District Line) I believe (not sure how many people work in the W&C control room at once)

 

[LowLevel]

Wembley carriage shed boxes too.

 

[Harsig]

The closest single crewed box to Charing X is Whitechapel (District Line) I believe (not sure how many people work in the W&C control room at once)

Except that Whitechapel closed last March. In fact as a consequence of the same stage of the 4LM resignalling scheme the Metropolitan Line Signalling Control Centre at Baker Street is now reduced to only having one signaller on duty at any one time.

Other London Underground signal boxes that are permanently single staffed are: Amersham, Rickmansworth and Upminster, while Rayners Lane, Harrow On The Hill and Barking are single staffed on certain shifts.

 

[TSG]

Clapham Junction Yard

 

[Gloster]

Clapham Junction Yard

No such box listed in Network Rail’s Compendium of Signal Box Opening Times, which is believed to date from February this year. The Ground Frame between roads 43 and 44 (?) may still be in use.

 

[TSG]

No such box listed in Network Rail’s Compendium of Signal Box Opening Times, which is believed to date from February this year. The Ground Frame between roads 43 and 44 (?) may still be in use.

Possibly because it’s operated by SWR. It’s an NX panel with routes up to the washer, many slotted routes to both the Main and Windsor sides and a train describer terminal. Can’t remember the road numbers off the top of my head but, whilst it’s not VSC, it’s pretty big for a ground frame.