Wantage Ground Frame

The ground frame at Wantage Road was just off the east end of the Swindon Panel area, near the 60-1/4 mile post, just east of the crossovers. It controlled an unsignalled trailing siding connection in the Down Main.

It was released by Reading Panel (released number 621), with key configuration D.

It had four levers, of which two were spare. The other two were the points (traps and trailing points in the Down Main) and and FPL on the main line end. There were no signals. (At the time of the diagram from which this information was taken, reversible signalling had already been installed. It is not yet known whether the points in the Down Main were fitted with an FPL before this time.)

1. Spare

2. FPL for 3B

3. Down Main - From Siding

4. Spare

(Names suggested, lever leads not available)

Known to have been present in March 1976.

The ground frame did not survive into the ESIPS / Swindon B era.

The frame was never released by Swindon Panel, but is included here for information.