Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 28 November 2023

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Mileages are given in the form miles.chains unless stated otherwise. Figures prefixed with ≈ are approximate, those in parentheses are not on this route but are given for reference. Reference to 'start'/'end' of an asset are as read down the page.

ECM East Coast Main Line

ECM1 Kings Cross to Shaftholme Junction

   0.00	LONDON KINGS CROSS
   0.18	junction with YRC up line (2.05)
   0.20	KINGS CROSS (YORK ROAD)
   0.22	junction with YRC down line (2.13)
  ≈0.51	KING'S CROSS FUNERAL STATION
   0.57	Belle Isle Junction with CBI (0.53)
   0.60	Maiden Lane
   0.64	Copenhagen Junction with CRF1/NLI (0.00)
   1.23	Holloway cattle sidings
   1.39	Islington Vestry Electric siding
   1.42	junction with sidings
   1.51	HOLLOWAY & CALEDONIAN ROAD formerly H.
   2.02	Clarence yard
   2.15	junction with yard lines
   2.33	Finsbury Park South Junction with CFP (4.33) and MEB1 (3.37)
   2.41	FINSBURY PARK formerly SEVEN SISTERS ROAD
   2.48	junction with HBB
   3.20	junction with Hornsey depot
   3.32	HARRINGAY formerly H.; H. WEST and Harringay Junction with HPW (0.00)
   3.45	Hornsey Depot Sidings Inlet 2 Junction with HDS (opposite sides of formation)
   4.04	HORNSEY
   4.24	Metropolitan Water Board's siding
   4.61	Hornsey Depot Siding Reception Line 1 & 2 Junction with HDS
   4.68	junction with HDB down line
   4.78	ALEXANDRA PALACE formerly WOOD GREEN
   5.07	Wood Green North Junction with HDB up line
   6.35	NEW SOUTHGATE formerly COLNET HATCH & S.
   8.30	OAKLEIGH PARK
  ≈9.07	NEW BARNET [1] formerly B.
   9.12	NEW BARNET [2]
  10.46	HADLEY WOOD
  12.57	POTTERS BAR formerly P. B. & SOUTH MIMMS; P. B.; P. B. & SOUTH MIMMS
  14.14	Hawkshead siding
  14.37	BROOKMANS PARK
  15.50	WELHAM GREEN
  15.54	Marshmoor siding
  17.54	HATFIELD
  17.59	Hatfield Junction with HSS/SAH and WHE
  20.25	WELWYN GARDEN CITY [2]
  20.38	divergence with WLN
  20.40	WELWYN GARDEN CITY [1] possibly only on WLN
  20.43	divergence with WHE
  21.20	Digswell
  22.00	WELWYN NORTH formerly W.
  23.69	Woolmer Green siding
  25.03	KNEBWORTH
  26.45	Langley Junction with HDB (28.01) up line
  26.59	Langley Junction with HDB (28.15) down line
  27.01	Langley siding
  27.45	STEVENAGE [2]
  28.46	STEVENAGE [1]
  29.70	Wymondley siding
  31.74	HITCHIN
  32.11	Cambridge Junction with SBR
  32.17	Midland Junction with HIB (16.00)
  32.21	Ransom's Lime Works sidings
  32.53	Hitchin North Junction with DCF
  33.69	Cadwell siding
  35.36	Associated Portland Cement Manufacturer's siding
  35.56	THREE COUNTIES formerly ARLESEY ASYLUM SIDING
  35.61	junction with asylum line
  36.70	ARLESEY & HENLOW formerly ARLSEY & SHEFFORD ROAD; A.; A. & S. R.
  37.03	ARLESEY
  37.13	London & Arlesley Brick siding
  38.53	Langford goods depot
  40.77	Smart's siding
  41.13	BIGGLESWADE
  43.76	junction with BCA (24.62)
  44.10	SANDY
  44.15	Sandy North Junction with link to BCA
  44.41	Love's Brick siding
  47.41	TEMPSFORD
  49.69	Little Barford CEGB siding
  51.58	ST NEOTS
  55.76	OFFORD & BUCKDEN formerly O.
  56.12	Superior International siding
  58.56	Huntingdon South Junction with SIB2 (75.66)
  58.70	HUNTINGDON formerly H.; H. NORTH
  61.06	Stukeley
  63.42	ABBOTS RIPTON formerly ABBOTTS R.
  65.43	Woodwalton
  67.20	Connington South Junction with CTP
  69.29	junction with RAN (69.29/0.00)
  69.32	HOLME
  70.78	Stilton Fen
  72.49	YAXLEY & FARCET formerly Y.
  72.58	Norman Cross brick siding
  73.05	Beeby's brick siding
  73.26	Fletton Crown & Crowhurst Brick Company's siding
  73.71	New Peterborough Brick Company's siding
  74.20	Plowman's siding
  74.71	Fletton Junction with FAS (0.00)
  75.00	Fletton goods depot
  75.02	Fletton Junction with FOM (0.00)
  75.08	Farrow & Company's siding
  76.19	junction with EMP (100.60)
  76.29	PETERBOROUGH formerly P.; P. NORTH
  76.45	Spital Junction with PMJ (22.02)
  76.57	junction with PHS
  77.00	Westwood
  77.36	Beeby's siding
  77.41	New England siding
  77.77	junction with PHS
  78.17	New England North Junction with PMJ (20.31)
  79.40	Werrington Junction with WEB
  79.51	Jacked Portal crossing over WDU (0.67)
  81.56	Helpston Junction with PMJ (16.71)
  84.67	TALLINGTON
  88.33	junction with EST (0.19)
  88.47	junction with EBO (0.05)
  88.52	ESSENDINE
  90.20	commemorative Mallard 126mph sign
  92.16	LITTLE BYTHAM
  93.20	Adamantine clinker works siding
 ≈95.67	SWAYFIELD
  97.07	CORBY GLEN formerly C.; C. LINCS
  99.60	Stoke
 101.31	Waltham Branch Junction/Stainby Branch Junction/Highdyke Junction with HIS (0.00)
 101.46	Highdyke
 102.03	GREAT PONTON
 104.10	Saltersford siding
 105.38	GRANTHAM
 105.64	junction with GMS
 106.08	Nottingham Branch Junction with NOG1
 109.06	Peascliffe
 109.54	BARKSTON formerly BARKSTONE
 109.56	Barkston South Junction with GRS1
 110.11	Barkston North Junction with link to Honington (0.00)
 111.43	HOUGHAM
 115.30	CLAYPOLE
 116.70	Balderton
 119.03	Barnby
 119.73	Newark South Junction with BON (9.15)
 120.08	NEWARK NORTHGATE formerly N.
 120.45	Newark Joint Curve Junction with NCM (17.65/0.44)
 120.51	Newark Crossing South Junction with NSE (0.00)
 120.63	flat crossing with NOB1 (17.67)
 122.65	Muskham goods depot
 126.28	CARLTON ON TRENT
 127.31	CROW PARK
 131.21	DUKERIES JUNCTION
 131.59	junction with Tuxford Chord (0.57)
 131.73	TUXFORD NORTH formerly T.
 138.44	Retford South Curve Junction with Retford Branch (0.00)
 138.49	RETFORD
 138.55	Retford Western Junction with WHR (64.29)
 138.73	Retford goods depot
 139.13	Babworth
 141.59	BARNBY MOOR & SUTTON
 143.76	RANSKILL
≈145.11	junction with HAC (≈18.05)
 145.65	SCROOBY
 147.56	BAWTRY
 147.67	Bawtry Junction with MSS (147.67/7.61)
 151.25	ROSSINGTON
 152.00	Loversall Carr Junction with LCR
 152.19	Loversall Carr Junction with DVR1 (72.51)
 152.36	Loversall Junction with LCJ
 153.18	Black Carr Junction with BCB (116.44)
 153.69	junction with DUY
 154.13	Decoy North Junction with DDY (154.13) and SPD5 (117.46)
 155.28	junction with DDY
 155.34	junction with DUY
 155.38	Bridge Junction with SJB (22.54)
 155.58	South Yorkshire Junction with PED5 (22.56)
 155.77	DONCASTER formerly D.; D. CENTRAL
 156.26	Marshgate Junction with DOW (0.00)
 156.28	Marshgate Junction with DOL1
 158.05	ARKSEY formerly STOCKBRIDGE
 158.45	Bentley Colliery Junction South with BCO (0.00)
 158.68	Bentley Colliery Junction North with BNJ (0.00)
 160.16	Shaftholme Junction with ECM2 (160.16) and KWS (68.75)

Note that, owing to formation widening in the Sandy area, part of the BCA formation (formerly running beside and parallel to ECM1) is subsumed into ECM1