The Signalling Record Society
Diagrams & Sketches Digital Archive
Great Western Railway
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Diagrams are organised by RailRef line number
| RailRef | Issue Date | Description |
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| GW000 All Lines | ||
| GW000 | 1958 11 14 | Standard arrangement of ground floor in signal boxes: BR standard 10"wheel. Drawing MC6591/1A Members' Download |
| GW000 | 1958 11 26 | Standard arrangement of ground floor in signal boxes: WR 10"wheel. Drawing MC6591/1A Members' Download |
| GW000 | 1958 11 26 | Standard arrangement of ground floor in signal boxes: BR standard pedestal and WR 10"wheel. Drawing MC8077/1B Members' Download |
| GW000 Worcester District | ||
| GW000 | Inspector R L Yabsley compiled a book of layout sketches and extracts from signal box local instructions for his own use. Unfortunately he didn't get to all the locations in the Worcester District before he moved on promotion. The book isn't dated but cannot be earlier than 1958 as Worcester District had expanded to include former Midland Railway lines. Members' Download |
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| GW050 Northolt & Ashenden Line | ||
| GW050-120 | 1891 | High Wycombe plan of station area seemingly in preparation for the replacement signal box of 1891 (or 1892). Members' Download |
| GW060 Old Oak Common - Maidenhead | ||
| GW060-000 | 1962-02 | Reading - Hayes: aspect sequence down main. Drawing SP62/505/1. Members' Download |
| GW060-000 | 1962-02 | Reading - Hayes: aspect sequence up main. Drawing SP62/505/2. Members' Download |
| GW060-000 | 1962-02 | Reading - Hayes: aspect sequence down relief. Drawing SP62/505/3. Members' Download |
| GW060-000 | 1962-02 | Reading - Hayes: aspect sequence down relief. Members' Download |
| GW060-410 | 1963-07-02 | Maidenhead: standard timber signal box, well opening detail. Drawing MB9696/13. Members' Download |
| GW083 Basingstoke Branch | ||
| GW083-000 | Date illegible | Proposed alterations to Reading DMU fulelling and inspection depot. Members' Download |
| GW086 Berks & Hants Line | ||
| GW086-140 | 1974 10 | Newbury Racecourse: realignment between 51m70c and 52m30c. Drawing D.1856. Members' Download |
| GW086-170 | 1976 04 | Newbury East & West: permanent way alterations for Reading MAS extension. Drawing R 6307 X. Members' Download |
| GW100 Didcot & Chester Line | ||
| GW100-170 | 1973 1 5 | Oxford MAS - Signal OX25. Drawing No, MD5152A. Drawing of 31 October 1941 updated to show OX25 amongst the semaphore signals on the gantry. Members' Download |
| GW110 Steventon - Thingley | ||
| GW110-080 | Undated | Wantage Road. Right hand end missing. Members' Download |
| GW115 Swindon Works Lines | ||
| GW115 | GWR Works Swindon - Plan of works at unknown date. Members' Download |
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| GW120 South Wales & Bristol Direct | ||
| GW120-080 | 1968 02 23 | Westerleigh West Signal Box Diagram. Drawn 16 February 1942 but endorsed on back 23 February 1968 (and box closed 9 May 1971). Members' Download |
| GW130 Bristol & South Wales Union | ||
| GW130-060 | 1969 07 20 | Ashley Hill Signal Box Diagram. Drawn May 1953 but endorsed on back 20 July 1969 (and box closed 18 October 1970). Members' Download |
| GW140 Bristol & South Wales Union | ||
| GW140-020 | 1965 12 03 | Cattybrook Sidings Signal Box Diagram. Drawn November 1921 but endorsed on back 3 December 1965 (and box closed 21 February 1971). Members' Download |
| GW150 Corsham - Flax Bourton | ||
| GW150-300 | 1964 07 31 | Bristol East Depot Main Line signal box diagram. Drawn December 1950 but endorsed on back 31 July 1964. Members' Download |
| GW150-415 | 1935 12 ? | Bristol Temple Meads station layout and signalling diagram. Undated but appears to be following completion of the resignalling. Scanned from a printed copy that was too small to show all the detail clearly but useful to give a wider view than individual box diagrams. Members' Download |
| GW170 Nailsea - Huntspill | ||
| GW170-060 | 1965 | Yatton West Signal Box Diagram. Drawn September 1947 but amended to remove the branches to Cheddar and Clevedon. Many lever numbers of the removed track and signals can be made out. Members' Download |
| GW180 Berks & Hants | ||
| GW180-180 | 1968 11 29 | Lavington Signal Box Diagram. Drawing number S381/12 Members' Download |
| GW190 Weymouth Line | ||
| GW190-180 | 1949 11 23 | Westbury North Box Diagram, for new 99 lever frame. Members' Download |
| GW190-200 | 1952 04 | Westbury South Box Diagram, for new 99 lever frame. Members' Download |
| GW230 Pawlett Meads - Sampford Peverill | ||
| GW230-140 | 1960 12 01 | Taunton East Junction signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW230-180 | undated | Taunton West Station signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW230-220 | undated | Taunton West Junction signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW234 Castle Cary - Cogload Junction | ||
| GW234-020 | 1961 06 09 | Keinton Mandeville Signal Box Diagram. Drawn June 1961 but may be later. Members' Download |
| GW238 Taunton Loop | ||
| GW238-020 | Pre 1948 | Taunton West Loop Signal Box Diagram. Members' Download |
| GW250 Culm Valley - Dainton | ||
| GW250-010 | 1951 06 | Tiverton Junction signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW250-040 | 1969 05 09 | Hele & Bradninch signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW250-080 | 1960 09 19 | Stoke Canon Crossing signal box diagram. Drawing S827/12. Endorsed on back 14 October 1982. Members' Download |
| GW250-090 | 1966 03 22 | Cowley Bridge Junction signal box diagram. Drawing S829/12. Members' Download |
| GW250-090 | 1966 03 22 | Cowley Bridge Junction signal box diagram. Drawing S829/12. Date stamped 3 January 1985. Members' Download |
| GW250-100 | 1943 8 27 | Exeter East signal box diagram. Drawing S830/12 Members' Download |
| GW250-110 | 1958 01 | Exeter Middle signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW250-150 | 1957 08 | Exeter West signal box diagram. Drawing No.S833/12. Date stamped 24 August 1982. Members' Download |
| GW254 Exeter Goods Lines | ||
| GW254-010 | 1972 10 19 | Exeter Riverside signal box diagram. Diagram number S831/12 Members' Download |
| GW254-020 | 1918 06 07 | Exeter Goods Yard signal box diagram. Diagram number S834/12 Members' Download |
| GW270 Ashburton - Plymouth Millbay | ||
| GW270-180 | 1965 04 29 | Tavistock Junction signal box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW304 Bodmin Branch | ||
| GW304-010 | 2011 04 18 | Bodmin General Signal Box Diagram, drawn by D Green. Members' Download |
| GW304-010 | 2012 03 | Bodmin General Signal Box Diagram, drawn by D Green. Members' Download |
| GW304-010 | 2012 11 | Bodmin General Signal Box Diagram, drawn by D Green. Members' Download |
| GW350 Redruth - Penzance | ||
| GW350-260 | 1880 | Penzance signal box diagram from MT6/260/13, drawn by Bruce Bennett. Members' Download |
| GW350-260 | 1954 | Penzance 40' plan for provision and rerouting of discs. Members' Downloads: Plan Locking Electrical Detection |
| GW350-260 | 2007 | Penzance signal box diagram, drawn by Bruce Bennett. Members' Download |
| GW370 Swindon - Gloucester | ||
| GW370-310 | 1974 | Gloucester Central area diagram. Members' Download |
| GW370-310 | Undated | Gloucester Central area diagram denoting changes after closure of Eastgate station. Members' Download |
| GW370-310 | 1987 09 23 | Gloucester PSB, Barnwood and South Interlocking, Locking Sketch. Drawing number S2399/2/2. Members' Download |
| GW370-310 | 1988 10 25 | Gloucester PSB, Gloucester Station Interlocking, Locking Sketch. Drawing number S2399/2/1. Members' Download |
| GW660 Pembrey - Neyland | ||
| GW660-260 | 1975 12 | Clarbeston Road signal box diagram drawn by John Morris (from SRS Drawing Office series) with amendments made by a previous owner. Members' Download |
| GW690 Witney Junction - Wyld's Lane | ||
| GW690-040 | 1971 10 01 | Ascott under Wychewood box diagram. Members' Download |
| GW690-250 | undated | Evesham signal box diagram prior to redoubling between Morton in Marsh and Evesham. Members' Download |
| GW690-320 | 1881 01 21 | Norton Junction plan, presumably for new signal box. [MT6/275/11] Members' Download |
| GW710 Worcester Shrub Hill - Tunnel Junction | ||
| GW710-020 | 1889 06 29 | Worcester Shrub Hill proposed plan for new siding for Midland Railway. [MT6/499/14] Members' Download |
| GW710-020 | 1889 12 06 | Worcester Shrub Hill implemented plan for new siding for Midland Railway. [MT6/499/14] Members' Download: Part 1 Part 2 |
| GW710-030 | 2004 | Worcester Shrub Hill & Tunnel Junction signalling plan. Members' Download |
| GW710-040 | 1889 12 06 | Worcester Shrub Hill implemented plan for new siding for Midland Railway, section of plan showing signal boxes in centre of station. [MT6/499/14] Members' Download: Part 3 |
| GW712 Worcester & Hereford Line | ||
| GW712-020 | 1899 05 05 | Worcester Foregate Street, alterations to crossovers and Butts Branch connections. [MT6/993/4] Members' Download |
| GW712-070 | 1966 10 19 | Newland East Signal Box Diagram. Members' Download |
| GW712-080 | 1901 03 | Gas Works Siding, new signal box and connections. No date on plan but sent to Board of Trade 3 April. Work not completed until end of January 1903. [MT6/1142/6] Members' Download |
| GW712-120 | 1901 05 | Malvern Wells, drawing for move of Worcester end crossover. [MT6/1049/8] Members' Download |
| GW712-170 | 2004 | Ledbury locking sketch. Members' Download |
| GW730 Didcot & Chester Line | ||
| GW730-360 | 1964-04-15 | Warwick Station. Scheme plan for closure of Cape Yard and Down Siding. |
| GW738 North Warwickshire Line | ||
| GW738-040 | 1907 11 27 | Danzey Station signal box diagram, copied by Bruce Bennett. Members' Download |
| GW738-050 | 1907 10 01 | Henley-in-Arden Station signal box diagram, copied by Bruce Bennett. Members' Download |
| GW780 Stourbridge - Priestfield | ||
| GW780-070 | 1896 07 | Brettell Lane signal box diagram in poor condition. |
| GW780-280 | 1958 02 05 | Tipton Five Ways signal box diagram (office copy). Date stamped 5 February 1958, operative date probably 16 or 23 February [K2-won-432]. Members' Download |