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Signallers move in
Signaller Neil
Poxton at work in
the East Midlands
Control Centre.
UPM
AIN
The first signallers have moved into the East Midlands Control and the new signalling centre also controls the area between
Centre at Derby. Re-signalling the East Midlands commenced in Dronfield/Barrow Hill and Ambergate/Alfreton, known as 1b.
August 2007, when the manual boxes at Pinxton and Sleights The plan is to replace the signal boxes at Leicester, Derby and
were abolished and control transferred to a Westcad work station West Hampstead - in that order - along with numerous manual
in Trent signal box. This, known as 1a, has now moved to the EMCC signal boxes across the East Midlands.
Warren Street
work out
QinetiQ has won a contract to meet London Underground's
assist Metronet Rail's re-vamp of stringent requirements for fire
Warren Street underground safety.
station. Work includes recladding Clive Richardson, Chief Operating
walls and ceilings using panels Officer of QinetiQ's EMEA business
made from a fibre-reinforced said, 'We are delighted to be
polymer (FRP). Unlike the metallic working with Metronet Rail to
panels that are traditionally used ensure they meet the demanding
on the tube network, the FRP timetable set for station
panels fitted by QinetiQ are more refurbishment. For us, working
adaptable to architectural features flexibly alongside the customer to
and inherently resistant to meet their needs is just as
corrosion. Importantly they are important as providing an
also the only composite panels to innovative technical solution.'
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