Our list of signalmen is shown below, highlighted in green are those with whom we have contact (or the families of in the case of those who have unfortunately since passed away).
Resident Signalmen
Ron | Astridge | |
Colin | Baldwin | GPR? |
Anthony | Callaghan | by 2008 to closure (2016) |
Jack | Conduit | |
Dennis | Cotterell | |
Terry | Cremin | |
Ernie | Cutcliffe | |
Rob | Dare | 1998-2000 |
Bill | Dearing | |
Nick | Debaene | Left by 1999 |
George | Dicker | Retired w/e 9 July 2011 |
Chris | Dodge | |
Gordon | Edwards | Left by 1981 |
Wilf | Edwards | Left by 1978 |
Ian | Ellis | Aug 2010 to closure (2016) |
Ken | Farmer | |
Steve | Finning | Left by 1999 |
Derek | Fry | |
Richard | Fudge | |
Owen | Gibbs | (d. 18/08/2024) |
Des | Goddard | |
Luke | Goldup | May 2008 to closure (2016) |
Arturo (“Rino”) | Gorla | Here by 1995. Retired 15 January 2011 (d) |
Colin | Gough | 1995 – retired Jan 2009 |
Fred | Griffin | 1968 onwards (d) |
Geoff | Haines | |
Jason | Haines | Left by 2004 |
Dave | Hamer | Left by 1999 |
Iain | Hampton | October 2008 to closure (2016) |
Michael | Heary | |
Phil | Ing | |
Eric | Jefferies | 1968 onwards |
Carl | Jerram | July 2010 to closure (2016) |
Andy | Jones | Left by 1999 |
Ron | Kemp | Left by 2004 |
David | Lloyd | |
Brian | Lockier | (d) 1968+ |
Derek | Main | |
Frank | Mead | (d) 1968-1970 |
Bert | Moody | |
Gary | Moore | 1970s/80s (d.1988) [Derek Main’s son-in-law] |
Alan | Morris | |
Pat (“Sid”?) | Morris | |
Raph | Navarro | Left by 2004 |
Mike | O’Neil | Left after 1999 |
Stan | Paddon | GPR? |
Terry | Parkes | Started 2006ish, retired w/e 31 July 2009 |
Gary | Parrott | by 2003 until 2009 ish |
Bill | Payne | |
? | Perkins | |
Bernie | Porter | |
Chris | Prince | |
John | Rawle | 1968 onwards |
Robert (“Bob”) | Rayner | 1981 onwards |
Tony | Rayner | by 2007 |
Vern | Reeves | |
Steve | Rickett | |
Phil | Salisbury | |
Danny | Scroggins | 2004-2007 |
Sue | Simmons | |
Rob | Smallbone | by 2003 to closure (2016) |
Roy | Smith | |
Liz | Sprules | by 2003 to closure (2016). |
Dave | Stevens | 1992-1995 |
Phil | Stevens | Left by 2004 |
Adam | Sutton | Left by 2004 |
Keith | Sutton | By 2003, retired w/e 7 August 2010 (d. 2024) |
Jack | Sweet | |
Duncan | Thom | May 1999 to closure (2016) |
Glyn | Thomas | (d) |
John | Turton | |
James | Walker | Nov 2011 to closure (2016) |
Ian | Wannell | 1988-89 |
Bernard | Westlake | (d) After 1979 to late 1980s? |
Les | Wheeler | |
Ron | White | |
Darryl | Williams | Finished by 2004 |
Dave | Withers | 1981-1985 |
Phil | Wood(s?) | Here by 1984 |
Ray | Woodward | Retired early 1990s |
Richard | Woolford | 1996-2007 |
Godfrey | Zireva | 2011 ish to closure (2016) |
Non-Resident Signalmen
Paul | Gardner | Worked panel when SM | May 2000 – Sep 2002 |
Phil | Gomersall | (Cover) | 2010ish Covered from Swindon B |
Stan | Thompson | ? | |
Les | Tubbs | Train Announcer | |
George | Vickery | S&T |
Signalling Managers
related to Swindon Panel.
Jack | Pictor | Area Manager | 1966-1973 |
John | Crowe | Area Manager | 1973-1978 |
Peter | George | Area Manager | 1978-1984 |
Stuart | Palmer | Area Manager (Gloucester) | 1984-1987 |
Lawrie | Hall | Area Manager (Gloucester) | 1987-1992 |
Alan | Robson | Area Manager (Gloucester) | 1992 – privatisation |
Lawrie | Hall | Railtrack Production Manager | 1992-1999 |
Andy | Coston | Railtrack Production Manager Area Operations Manager General Manager |
1999-? |
Dave | Stevens | 1995-1998 | |
Steve | Rickett | ? | |
Paul | Gardner | May 2000 – Feb 2001 | |
Darren | Robinson | July/Aug 2000ish | |
Pat | Crowther | Signalling Manager Gloucester & Swindon | 2001-2003 |
Martin | Malin | Signalling Manager Wiltshire | 2003-2005 |
Craig | Simmonds | LOM Wiltshire | 2006 – Jan 2007 |
Phil | Ing | LOM Swindon & Swindon B | 2007 |
Bob | Whittle | LOM Swindon & Swindon B | Until 2010 |
Geoff | Jackson-Haines | LOM Swindon, Swindon B & Westbury | |
Lorien | Clarke | LOM Swindon, Swindon B & Westbury | |
Geoff | Jackson-Haines | LOM Swindon, Swindon B & Westbury |
Inspectors
John | Forrester | Chief SI | 1979 – 1987 |
Jim | Barnes | Until 1992 | |
Lawrence | Hunt | 1992 – 1996 | |
Colin | Stanaway | 1996 – ? | |
Heinz | Winters | ? | |
Lawrence | Hunt | 2006-2011 | |
Ted | Beausire | ? |
We are in the process of listing known members of S&T staff.
Hi , previosly before the panel box was built ,I was one of the last remaining Telegraphists to work in highworh junction and Swindon west alongside Ron astride and Bill did to. Is loo worked on the other shifts with Eric jeffries and Ken farmer also Dennis cottrell and Arthur watts relief signalman Stan paddon, Les wheeler ,and others .i hope you will maybe get in contact with me .other Telegraphists were Martin lies, Micky ringam ,Dennis holborow(relief) pega.rds Peter goodhew
I can advise that Bernard Westlake died some years ago (probably late 1980s or during 1990s but unsure of exact year). Prior to working in Swindon Panel he was a relief booking office clerk in the Bath/Westbury area and I remember him being on duty at Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge and Westbury stations in the period 1975-1978.