Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 14 June 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.

MCJ Marylebone to Claydon L&NE Junction

MCJ3 Great Central Main Line (Annesley to Quainton Road via Calvert Junction)

  69.59	Annesley North Junction with BEI
 ≈69.77	HOLLINWELL & ANNESLEY GOLF
  73.55	HUCKNALL CENTRAL formerly H. TOWN
  74.06	junction with Hucknall colliery lines (0.14 long)
 ≈75.10	BULWELL HALL
  76.10	Bulwell North Junction with BED
  76.15	BULWELL COMMON
  76.31	Bulwell South Junction with link to Basford West Junction (on DEX) (0.42 long)
  77.27	Bagthorpe Junction with link to Basford East Junction (on DEX) (up line 0.67 long; down line 0.54 long)
  77.71	NEW BASFORD
  78.45	CARRINGTON
  79.37	NOTTINGHAM VICTORIA
  79.71	Weekday Cross Junction with NHL (128.25)
  80.28	NOTTINGHAM ARKWRIGHT STREET
  80.40	Nottingham goods depot
  81.03	connection with goods depot line
  83.66	RUDDINGTON
  84.16	Ruddington Station Junction with Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
  86.09	Gotham Branch Junction with GOT (0.00)
  86.14	Gotham Moor
  87.39	RUSHCLIFFE
  88.36	EAST LEAKE
  89.77	Barnstone Lime Company's siding
  91.38	start of Stanford Road viaduct
  91.46	end of Stanford Road viaduct
  92.23	junction with RUD
  92.32	bridge over SPC5 (111.41)
  92.66	SIGNAL BOX HALT
  93.02	LOUGHBOROUGH CENTRAL
  95.06	QUORN & WOODHOUSE
  97.16	Swithland Junction with Mountsorrel quarry lines
  97.72	ROTHLEY
 100.46	BELGRAVE & BIRSTALL
 100.59	LEICESTER NORTH preservation station
 102.73	LEICESTER CENTRAL
	intersection bridge over WNS (≈12.75)
	junction with link to WNS (mileages unknown)
 104.03	intersection bridge under KSL (98.53)
 107.50	WHETSTONE
 112.07	ASHBY MAGNA
 115.78	LUTTERWORTH
 122.61	RUGBY CENTRAL
 127.36	BRAUNSTON & WILLOUGHBY formerly W.
	Staverton viaduct
	Catesby viaduct
 134.39	CHARWELTON
 136.79	WOODFORD HALSE formerly W. & HINTON
 137.11	Woodford North Junction with Woodford West to North Curve (0.35)
≈138.07	start of Willoughby viaduct
≈138.17	end of Willoughby viaduct
 138.60	Culworth Junction with BBG (0.00)
 139.77	CULWORTH
≈143.22	start of Helmdon viaduct
≈143.28	end of Helmdon viaduct
 143.45	HELMDON
 146.64	BRACKLEY CENTRAL
	Brackley viaduct
 151.48	FINMERE
	TWYFORD BRIDGE ? passenger station
 156.72	Calvert Junction with MCJ4 (0.00)
 157.05	Calvert North
 157.39	CALVERT
 157.63	Calvert South
 159.10	Grendon Underwood Junction with GUA
 161.50	Quainton Road Junction with MCJ2 (44.48)

Note that from 2026 156.72 - 161.50 is now 49.26 - 44.48 in MCJ5