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PURBECK RAILWAY CIRCLE

Explore the railway signalling upgrade at Wareham and Worgret Junction by Network Rail and Swanage Railway, enhancing connectivity between the Swanage Branch Line and the Main Line. Witness the installation of new crossover points, signals, and equipment cabinets, showcasing the collaborative effort between the two entities in modernizing the railway infrastructure. Photo credits to Andrew P.M. Wright and Mike Walshaw.

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PURBECK RAILWAY CIRCLE

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  1. PURBECK RAILWAY CIRCLE

  2. “Signalling the Link” A presentation by Mike Walshaw, Swanage Railway Signal & Telegraph Dept.

  3. “Project Wareham” will see the Swanage Railway linked with the Main Line at Worgret Junction under a Swanage Railway – Network Rail Partnership.

  4. Show No.2 We look at the work being done by Network Rail and its contractor Signalling Solutions Ltd at Wareham and on the Swanage Branch Line.

  5. As part of the Poole to Wool Re-Signalling Project, Network Rail installed new crossover points at Wareham.

  6. These dramatic pictures show the work done on the night of 24/25 October 2012

  7. The track train waits on the Swanage Branch

  8. The new crossover points, pre-assembled off-site

  9. Old track is lifted out. Wareham Signal Box is to the left

  10. More track is lifted

  11. Spent ballast is dug out

  12. The new points are lifted into position

  13. Hordes of workers get busy

  14. More track is lifted

  15. More spent ballast is lifted out

  16. New ballast is shovelled into place

  17. The track lining and tamping machine gets to work

  18. The finished job ready for the next day’s trains. But trains cannot yet cross over!

  19. In December 2012, Network Rail renewed the points at Worgret Junction, where the Swanage Branch leaves the Main Line

  20. Here are the points at Worgret Junction before renewal. The Ground Lever Frame is in the tin shelter!

  21. Engineers’ trains wait on the Main Line

  22. Men at work at the Ground Frame

  23. Heavy machinery at work digging out ballast

  24. Rails are cut and lifted

  25. Confusion reigns!

  26. Spent ballast is dug out

  27. Ballast is spread

  28. Ballast is levelled.

  29. The tamping machine at work

  30. Just testing with a Class 66 loco!

  31. Network Rail have also installed Signals and Equipment Cabinets on the Branch Line for the link with the Swanage Railway

  32. This will be the new Up Distant Signal near the Bridge over the River Frome.

  33. This is where the signal is located. The Bridge over the River Frome is in the background

  34. At Wareham there is a Token Instrument Cabinet on each platform

  35. On the Down Platform

  36. And on the Up Platform

  37. The Token Instrument Cabinet is the larger one

  38. Photo credits: Andrew P.M. Wright, and Mike Walshaw

  39. Show No.3 will highlight the work done by the Staff of the Swanage Railway to introduce the new Token Block Signalling System between Norden and Wareham

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