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DM.70 was the protecting signal for Ashbury Level Crossing and Ground Frame on the Down Main.
==Origin==
 
DM.70 was a semi-automatic signal commissioned at [[Swindon MAS Stage 1]] on 14 November 1966<ref name="S.2498">Signalling Notice [[S.2498]]</ref>. At that stage it was supervised by [[Uffington]] SB.
 
It was the protecting signal for Ashbury Level Crossing and Ground Frame on the Down Main.
 
Controlled passed to Swindon Panel under [[Swindon MAS Stage 5]] on 3rd March 1968.
 
==Conversion to Controlled==


This signal was planned to be converted to a controlled signal ([[SN.18]]) (from a semi-automatic) on 2 August 1970:
This signal was planned to be converted to a controlled signal ([[SN.18]]) (from a semi-automatic) on 2 August 1970:
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and the signal was actually converted to [[SN.18]] on 6 September of that year.
and the signal was actually converted to [[SN.18]] on 6 September of that year.
==Conversion to Automatic==


Latterly the signal was converted back to an automatic.
Latterly the signal was converted back to an automatic.
==References==
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Revision as of 17:17, 5 August 2014

Link back to Control Functions.

Origin

DM.70 was a semi-automatic signal commissioned at Swindon MAS Stage 1 on 14 November 1966[1]. At that stage it was supervised by Uffington SB.

It was the protecting signal for Ashbury Level Crossing and Ground Frame on the Down Main.

Controlled passed to Swindon Panel under Swindon MAS Stage 5 on 3rd March 1968.

Conversion to Controlled

This signal was planned to be converted to a controlled signal (SN.18) (from a semi-automatic) on 2 August 1970:

SN Won AKOverton-1.jpg

But the work did not take place as planned:

SN Won AKOverton-2.jpg

and the signal was actually converted to SN.18 on 6 September of that year.

Conversion to Automatic

Latterly the signal was converted back to an automatic.


References

  1. Signalling Notice S.2498