| Healey
Mills PSB - Commissioning of Healey Mills
Signal Box
The commissioning of Healey Mills signal box,
which began on the 14th May, was completed over the Bank
Holiday weekend. The commissioning went extremely well with
the new interlocking and control panel signed into operation
at 05.20 on Monday 26th May. This was achieved by the culmination
of a great deal of hard work from both Network Rail and
our Framework Partner Balfour Beatty Rail Projects.
The scheme comprises: -
a.. New panel and relay interlocking at Healey Mills
b.. New interlocking at Thornhill
c.. Moving of the TDM system within Healey Mills building
to new relay room location and associated testing / commissioning.
(The TDM transmits control information to / from Healey
Mills to the two remote interlockings at Heaton Lodge /
Thornhill LNW)
d.. New telephone concentrator system & complete refurbishment
of the cable route works along the routes controlled from
Healey Mills
e.. Refurbishment of the building itself at Healey Mills
The commissioning started on Wednesday 14 May two remote
interlockings at Heaton Lodge and Thornhill LNW were switched
to local control. A series of 5 hour 30 minute night time
possession were planned to test and commission the two remote
interlockings into the new panel at Healey Mills. The full
signalling system was commissioned over the Bank Holiday
weekend between 00.15 Saturday and 05.30 Monday
First impressions from the signal operating staff are that
they really like the new panel and feel it is a transformation
from the previous. The scheme required significant input
from various departments within Network Rail LNE including
Investment, Operations & Safety, Commercial, and General
Managers etc.
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