Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 6 August 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.

EKR East Kent Light Railway (Shepherdswell to Tilmanstone)

  71.04	junction with FDM
  71.72	Golgotha Junction with link to Shepherdswell (East Kent) station
  73.19	junction with Guilford line (0.00)
  73.24	EYTHORNE
  73.27	junction with Tilmanstone Colliery line
  73.60	start of Tilmanstone colliery lines
  73.79	ELVINGTON formerly TILMANSTONE COLLIERY; TILMANSTONE
	TILMANSTONE COLLIERY YARD on colliery line loop
  74.38	junction with Tilmanstone Colliery line
  75.11	KNOWLTON
  76.59	EASTRY SOUTH
  77.19	EASTRY
  77.23	Eastry Junction with Richborough line
  77.62	junction with brick works line
  78.15	WOODNESBOROUGH formerly W. & HAMMILL; W. & HAMMILL COLLIERY
  79.17	Moat Farm siding
  79.43	ASH TOWN
  79.64	Poulton Farm siding
  80.24	STAPLE
  81.70	WINGHAM COLLIERY formerly W.
  82.23	WINGHAM TOWN
  82.57	WINGHAM CANTERBURY ROAD
 (86.30)	Stodmarsh

Note that although EKR only applied to 73.60, for completeness the whole line is shown.  Note too that the line north of Canterbury Road was never completed

  71.57	start of line
  71.61	SHEPHERDSWELL
  71.72	Golgotha Junction with main line

  77.23	Eastry Junction with main line
  77.54	POISON CROSS
  78.68	ROMAN ROAD WOODNESBOROUGH
  79.52	SANDWICH ROAD
  80.31	Richborough Castle sidings
  81.17	port sidings
  81.33	RICHBOROUGH PORT
  81.39	end of line

Note that it is questionable whether Richborough Port halt, whilst completed, ever carried passenger traffic

  77.62	junction with main line
  78.18	Hammill brick works and junction with internal lines

Guilford line
   0.00	junction with main line (73.19)
   0.05	War Department siding
   0.31	start of Guilford colliery lines
   2.26	end of Guilford colliery lines