The Dundas Subdivision has as it's orgin four railways:
Double track.
Movements between Hamilton Junction, Bayview, Hamilton West and London governed by rules covering movements of trains or engines in the same direction by signal indication, Rules 251 to 258. That portion between Hamilton Jct. and Hamilton West is single track.
Signals used to give indications are train order signals as displayed at stations; interlocking signals at Hamilton Jct., Bayview, Hamilton West, Brantford and Paris Jct., and fixed signals between London East and London.
Automatic Block Signals between Hamilton West and London Jct. show indications when running with current of traffic.
Emergency telephones Hamilton West Booth, adjacent to home signal. Mileage 2.00 Box on pole, south side Mileage 7.00 Post, adjacent to signal 72. Mileage 10.19 Post, O.H.B. south side, opposite spring switch. Lynden Booth, east of Junction switch. Mileage 14.11 Tool house, Junction switch of Fergus Sub. Mileage 18.54 Shanty, east of bridge. Mileage 21.30 On pole. Mileage 24.20 Opposite S.P.S. signal 242. Mileage 29.15 Consolidated Sand & Gravel Company switch. Mileage 31.80 Box, on pole. Mileage 32.25 Box, at spring switch. Mileage 42.35 Tool house. Eastwood Box, south side, 150 feet west of shelter. Mileage 49.01 On pole, south side, back of bell box at Norwich Ave. Woodstock East spring switch. Mileage 50.50 On pole south side. Beachville Booth, Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Company's track. Booth, cross-over, 900 feet west of Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Company's track. Mileage 58.20 On post on south side at S.P.S. No. 584. Ingersoll Booth, Stone's switch. Mileage 59.75 Box, on post, west cross-over. Mileage 61.52 Tool house. Dorchester Waiting Room. Mileage 71.35 On pole, south side. Mileage 75.00 Opposite S.P.S. Signal 749. Mileage 76.69 Switchtenders' shanty, junction switch. Mileage 77.77 On pole. S.P.S. Signal 777.
Railway crossings at grade Mileage 0.00 Bayview—Crossing Oakville Subdivision; Interlocking. Hamilton Jct.—Crossing Oakville Subdivision; Interlocking. 50.76 Crossing Canadian Pacific Railway; Interlocking. (B.T.C. 70951)
Yard limit signs Hamilton 5,412 feet east of Bayview, Oakville Subdivision. 4,013 feet west of Hamilton West, Dundas Subdivision. 3,495 feet west of Diamond T.H.&B. Crossing, Hagersville Subdivision. 3,150 feet east of Beach Subdivision junction switch, Stoney creek (Grimsby Subdivision). Copetown 3,150 feet east of station. 4,765 feet west of station. Brantford 6,063 feet east of station. 6,105 feet west of station. Paris Jct. 11,886 feet east of train order signal. 8,895 feet west of train order signal. Woodstock 7,907 feet east of station. 6,060 feet west of station. Ingersoll 5,408 feet east of station. 6,100 feet west of station. London 8,942 feet east of London East station, Dundas Subdivision. 6,100 feet east of London Jct., Thorndale Subdivision.
Crossovers Mileage 29.04
Speed restrictions Miles per hour Passenger trains 80 Freight trains 60 Engine with caboose or light engines 40
Permanent slow orders Mileage Miles per hour 0.46 to 0.00 Junction switches and curve 20 0.46 to 0.00 Wye Track Junction switches and curve 20 4.45 to 0.46 Eastward Descending grade Passenger 45 Freight 35 4.60 to 4.45 Eastward Track Highfill 35 9.60 to 4.60 Eastward Descending grade 45 Freight 35 22.25 to 23.45 Westward Track Curves 40 22.77 Westward Track Crossover 25 22.98 to 22.43 Eastward Track Curves and junction switch 25 23.75 to 23.45 Eastward Track Curve 50 30.76 to 30.12 Eastward Track Curves 40 30.90 Paris Jct. Eastward From Drumbo Sub. passing through crossover switches 25 30.90 Paris Jct. O.C.S. Pit Tracks 5 40.00 to 33.00 Eastward Track Passenger 60 Freight 40 50.76 C.P.R. Crossing (B.T.C. 67609) Passenger 50 76.44 London Egerton St. (B.T.C. 70072) 25 76.44 London Race Course Tracks Egerton St. (B.T.C. 55942) 10 76.84 London Back track south of roundhouse Rectory St. (B.T.C. 54026) 10 76.84 to 78.21 London All public crossings at grade Rectory St. to Ridout St. inclusive 35 77.23 London Back tracks south of main tracks Adelaide St. (B.T.C. 57588) Light engine 5 77.36 London Back track William St. (B.T.C. 50741) 10 77.39 London Eastward Maitland St. crossover 20 London Passing through switches to and from station 10 For main track movement against the current of traffic the following speed restrictions apply at public crossing at grade until the engine or leading car has passed over it: 13.93 Main St. Eastward Track 50 Westward Track 60 37.77 Middle Town Line Westward Track 60 49.04 Oxford St. 60 49.26 Wilson St. Eastward 35 54.41 County Rd. 60 68.52 Railway St. 60 75.35 Hale St. Westward Track 60 For further speed restrictions, see page 28.
Car Capacity Points Face Mileage Highway Track 41 E. 29.31 Consolidated Sand & Gravel Co. 48 E. & W. 29.33 Consolidated Sand & Gravel Co., West Pit 148 W. 31.77 Eastwood 10 W. 45.05 Wood Mosaic 26 W. 50.49 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Co. 165 E. 55.46 American Cyanamind Co. 132 E. 56.24 Chemical Lime Ltd. 47 E. 56.67 Wm. Stone & Sons 24 E. 58.04
Engine and car restrictions Heaviest auxiliary crane permitted 240 tons.
Train order offices Station Hours of Service Days of Service Hamilton Continuous Continuous Dundas Continuous Continuous Copetown Continuous Continuous Brantford Continuous Continuous Paris Jct. Continuous Continuous Princeton 8.00 a.m. to 5.40 p.m. Mon. to Fri. incl. Woodstock Continuous Continuous Beachville 7.35 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Mon. to Sat. incl. Ingersoll Continuous Continuous Dorchester 7.15 a.m. to 5.15 p.m. Mon. to Fri. incl. London East Continuous Continuous London Continuous Continuous
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1853-12-13 | G.W.Ry. operates non-revenue train from Hamilton to London[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, December 19, 1853, p. 2, c. x]. |
| 1853-12-15 | G.W.Ry. formally opens from Hamilton to London[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, December 19, 1853, p. 2, c. x]. |
| 1853-12-17 | G.W.Ry. operates first through train from Niagara Falls via Hamilton to London[Stevens-1960, p. 106]. |
| 1853-12-21 | G.W.Ry. opens Hamilton to London[Churcher]. |
| 1854-03-06 | BB&GR establishes regular service between Brantford and Paris [Stevens-1960, p. 471]. |
| 1854-11-01 | BB&GR opens between Fort Erie and Paris[Trout-1970, p. 35]. |
| 1856-05-16 | BB&GR becomes the B&LHR[Stevens-1960, p. 473]. |
| 1858-06-28 | G.T.Ry. leases B&LHR[Stevens-1960, p. 475]. |
| 1871c | H&BR proposes to construct a line from the G.W.Ry. east of Harrisburg to Brantford by way of Alford[Trout-1970, p. 166]. |
| 1871-11-23 | G.W.Ry. formally opens branch from Harrisburg to Brantford[The Globe (Toronto), November 24, 1871]. |
| 1882-08-12 | G.W.Ry. and G.T.Ry. amalgamate[Bowers-1983, pp. 19 & 162, Cooper-2001, p. 394]. |
| 1905-09-30 | G.T.Ry. officially opens new "cut-off" between Lynden and Alford and opens mainline via Brantford[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, October 2, 1905, pp. 1 & 3]. |
| 1923-01-31 | G.T.Ry. becomes part of C.N.Ry.[Bowers-1983, p. 162, Cooper-2001, p. 394]. |
| 1928-03-03 | Railway Age announces that Union Switch & Signal will supply materials for installation of Automatic Block Signalling using colour light signals between London and Ingersoll[Railway Age, 84(9) 1928-03-03, p. 550]. |