A digest of the main changes on Network Rail, London Underground and Northern Ireland Railways infrastructure during April 2020; compiled by Martyn Brailsford of the Branch Line Society (www.branchline.uk).
April continued to see a reduction in reportable work, with a number of projects deferred.
Between Witham and Braintree (2:5D)
Cousins No 2 (19M 18ch) User Worked Crossing (UWC) has been upgraded with miniature Red/Green lights to become an Overlay Miniature Stop Light (OMSL) crossing.
Kings Lynn (2:12B)
The new stabling siding at Kings Lynn, between Kings Lynn Junction (96M 50ch) and Exton Level Crossing, has had its Overhead Line Equipment energised, however as will be seen later the siding itself has not yet been commissioned.
Manton Junction (4:10B)
Manton Junction ground frame at 0M 14ch and its associated crossover have been abolished.
Matlock (4:14D)
A new ground frame, called Matlock North, has been installed at 145M 25ch, at the northern end of the run round siding, close to the boundary with Peak Rail.
Between Wakefield Kirkgate and Normanton (2:35B)
The pointwork serving Welbeck (Goose Hill) Discharge Bunker has been recovered. At the eastern end of the site (184M 63ch), the crossover between th…
