Ashbury
Signal Box
The mechanical signal box at Ashbury was taken out of use under Swindon MAS Stage 1, 12 November 1966[1].
Ground Frame
The crossovers remained controlled from Ashbury Ground Frame at the time of Swindon MAS Stage 1, released from Uffington SB.
The up siding was controlled from a new ground frame, Ashbury Up Siding Ground Frame, installed at Swindon MAS Stage 1 and released from Uffington SB.
The protecting signals were semi-automatic, UM.71 and DM.70.
See the pages about the individual GFs linked above for more details.
Level Crossing
The level crossing was temporarily closed at the introduction of Swindon MAS Stage 1, pending conversion to AHB[1].
The AHBs were commissioned...... when?
The crossing was closed with the raising of the line speed at the time of the introduction of HST.