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- Garry Moore
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- N36
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- A monumental achievement, as Jamie solders the final core of the last-remaining 8-core cable to its rightful tag - see the video (plus outtake!) on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2H_ki95faCqOPWOt1OMkww
- With electronics work pushed on, time for a good tidy-up! Peter cleans while Paul tightens the supporting framework post-panel move forward
- With cleaning done, Peter seals the remaining concrete floor space that was under the panel, while Paul reattaches 8-core cables to repaired circuit boards...watch out for that wet floor behind you Paul!
- Just a little bit of sealing remaining at the front of the panel, to be completed the following evening...then a careful panel move backwards remains
- To prove it's not all soldering, cleaning, etc., Tom Lane diligently programmes each TC64 unit (communication unit between each circuit board & the simulator)
- Meanwhile, Peter continues the seemingly-unending task of soldering the 8-core cables to the tag blocks...yet the final tag block is coming into view!
- Paul adds in new power jumper cables between the circuit boards, having crimped the ends
- General exterior view
- The long view - Nov 2017
- General view of front of panel
- Rear of the panel
- Rear of the panel
- General view of panel room
- General exterior view from rear
- General exterior view from rear
- General view of building - front
- Outside, plenty of progress has been made restoring the air-raid shelter (the panel being behind the wall to the right)
- The restoration, aided by Network Rail volunteers, has greatly improved the appearance of the site & the access to the signalling building...
- ...with the front doors now in place & operational...if only we could change our habit & not keep walking to the back door!
- Inside the panel room, more electrics have been installed, which will control panel power.
- Peter gets to grips with tidying the various power distribution cables...
- ...whilst Jack continues wiring in PCBs that have had their cables soldered to the tag blocks & tested
- Testing continues at the front of the panel, with many illuminated lamps in evidence...
- ...and swiftly moves further eastwards, with suitably-enscribed magnet to chart progress!
- Jamie turns his hand to fault-finding, including crimping & reconnecting power jumper leads
- More works outside give definition to the entrance path; note the completed front window
- Contrary to popular belief, yes, we're still making PCBs! Reinforcements of components arrive...
- ...and are quickly put to good use, with several more input & output boards assembled, cleaned & tested
- With more PCBs made, a quick view shows that we're 50% of the way to filling the final two racks
- More tag block soldering is called for; Jamie does the honours while Tom helps test around the front
- Meanwhile, Peter continues to terminate the cables at the PCB end, in readiness for more testing
- Testing reaches Uffington loop...worthy of such a cake-based celebration! The look westwards shows just how far we've come
- More parts arrive, allowing the telephone concentrator keyboards to have complete button sets again - can you spot the new ones?
- Paul tackles the shelving move, cleaning & tidying our stocks; this will help allow the panel to be moved backwards to its final position in due course
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- Taking 361 points out of use.
- Control Room
- Removing Swindon West Gantry
- New Banner Repeated on the Down Main at Swindon
- Removing SN20, SN620 Bourton
- Uffington
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- roof
- 1L01
- Second train
- The first train
- Busy Swindon area at 05:25 this morning.
- New West Gantry
- Old West Gantry in car park
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- Swindon Panel - Remote Control Failure Indication Boundaries (3)
- Swindon Panel - Remote Control Failure Indication Boundaries (2)
- Swindon Panel - Remote Control Failure Indication Boundaries (1)
- M1 (later MX1)
- Instruments
- Intercity Swallow on running in board
- Power off at South Marston
- Telephone concentrator
- Telephone concentrator
- Parellel moves at Swindon West
- Parellel moves at Swindon West
- The panel
- The panel
- Signalman Smallbone
- The East End
- Highworth Loop Lengths
- Down Refuge Lengths
- Down Goods Lengths
- Up Reception Lengths
- Up Reception Lengths
- UP Kemble into platform 3 - the last train to use 361 points.
- UP Kemble into platform 3 - the last train to use 361 points.
- Facing Points lamp in 357 points.
- The Panel
- The Panel - The Last Photos
- The Panel - The Last Photos
- Facing Points lamp in 304 points.
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Flashing Remote Control Failure Lamps
- Highworth Power Disconnected
- New TD
- New TD
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Highworth Power Disconnected
- Highworth Power Disconnected
- Highworth Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Swindon Power Disconnected
- Highworth Power Disconnected
- GFs Failed
- GFs Failed
- Being Decommissioned
- The East End
- Decommissioning Staff
- The Panel
- Decommissioning Time
- The Last departure from Swindon Station 1C36
- The Last departure from Swindon Station 1C36
- The Last departure from Swindon Station 1C36
- The Last departure from Swindon Station 1C36
- Tom Clears SN93
- The Last Departure from Platform 2
- The Last Departure from Platform 2
- The Last Departure from Platform 2
- Kemble Line Closed
- Kemble Line Closed
- Old TD
- Panel tiles being removed.
- Facing Points Lights at Swindon East
- Covering the panel diagram.
- Facing Points Lights at Swindon West
- Covering the panel diagram.
- Facing Points Lights at Swindon East
- Covering the panel diagram.
- Facing Points Lights at Swindon East
- Covering the panel diagram.
- The last train into platform 2
- Removing the panel tiles.