Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 28 May 2026

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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

ECM7 Newcastle Station to Scottish border

   0.00	NEWCASTLE often referred to as N. CENTRAL and junction with ECM6 (80.16)
   0.11	start of Dean Street viaduct
   0.14	Newcastle East Junction with LEN3 (101.59)
   0.17	Quick Fit Arches
   0.21	Castle Keep viaduct
   0.33	Viaduct
   0.40	end of Dean Street viaduct
   0.41	Viaduct
   0.42	Manors Junction with BTN (0.00)
   0.46	MANORS formerly M.; M. EAST
   0.48	junction with … (quay side line)
   0.56	Trafalgar goods depot
   1.04	start of Ouseburn viaduct
   1.18	end of Ouseburn viaduct
   1.26	Riverside Junction with RVE1 (0.00)
   1.52	HEATON
   1.69	Heaton South Junction with TMB (0.00)
   2.00	Heaton South Junction with HCS (0.00)
   2.18	Chillingham Road
   2.35	Heaton Junction with HTY
   2.55	Pile Siding Junction with HTY
   2.70	Heaton North Junction with HCS (0.69) and HTY (2.70)
   4.20	Benton South Junction with ICI1 (0.00)
   4.24	Benton North Junction with BNE (0.00)
   5.01	FOREST HALL
   5.72	KILLINGWORTH
   7.57	ANNITSFORD [2]
   7.73	ANNITSFORD [1] formerly DUDLEY; DUDLEY COLLIERY
   9.74	CRAMLINGTON
  11.41	PLESSEY
  12.17	start of Plessey viaduct
  12.23	end of Plessey viaduct
  13.72	STANNINGTON formerly NETHERTON
  16.32	Wansbeck Branch Junction convergence from WKV (0.32)
  16.50	MORPETH
  16.56	Morpeth Junction with HJM (20.47)
  16.65	Morpeth Junction with WKV (0.00)
  17.36	Morpeth North Junction with EJM (20.46)
  17.48	start of Bothal viaduct
  17.57	end of Bothal viaduct
  18.44	PEGSWOOD
  20.14	LONGHIRST
  20.63	Butterwell Junction with BWO2 (0.00)
 ≈22.20	ULGHAM
  23.20	WIDDRINGTON
  24.64	Widdrington opencast disposal point
  25.49	CHEVINGTON
  26.37	Amble Junction with AME (0.00)
  28.43	ACKLINGTON
  29.72	start of River Coquet viaduct
  30.01	end of River Coquet viaduct
  30.55	Southside
  31.76	WARKWORTH
  32.63	Shortridge siding/Deuchar's siding
  34.61	Alnmouth South Junction with ACK (0.00)
 ≈34.63	LESBURY
  34.69	ALNMOUTH FOR ALNWICK formerly BILTON; BILTON JUNCTION; BILTON; A.
  35.40	start of Aln River viaduct
  35.50	end of Aln River viaduct
  37.39	LONGHOUGHTON
  39.37	LITTLE MILL
  43.03	CHRISTON BANK
  43.50	FALLODON
  46.01	CHATHILL
  46.06	Chathill Junction with NSU (0.05)
  47.10	NEWHAM
  49.20	LUCKER
 ≈51.00	MOUSEN
  51.52	BELFORD
  52.41	CRAGG MILL later goods depot
  55.02	SMEAFIELD
  58.50	BEAL
  60.67	GOSWICK formerly WINDMILL HILL
  63.49	SCREMERSTON
  65.01	Spittal
  65.57	Tweedmouth sidings
  65.65	TWEEDMOUTH
  65.71	Tweedmouth Junction with KLO (0.00)
  66.30	A698 viaduct
  66.41	start of Royal Border Bridge
  66.74	end of Royal Border Bridge
  67.00	BERWICK-UPON-TWEED formerly B.
  68.01	Marshall Meadows
  69.67	junction with ECM8 (54.50)

Note that 67.00-69.67 was originally a continuation of ECM8