Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

Mileages

Last update 17 July 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.

SPC St Pancras to Chesterfield Line

SPC5 Leicester to Ratcliffe Junction

  98.74	London Road Junction with SPC4
  99.07	LEICESTER formerly L.; L. LONDON ROAD
  99.28	Leicester goods depot
  99.29	Leicester engine sheds
  99.44	Taylor & Hubbard's siding
  99.59	Bell Lane
  99.67	HUMBERSTONE ROAD
  99.79	Leicester Co-operative Society's flour mill siding
 100.25	Richards' foundry siding
 103.63	SYSTON
 103.72	Syston South Junction with GSM3
 104.25	Syston North Junction with SEN (0.00)
 106.47	SILEBY [1]
 106.50	SILEBY [2]
 106.70	Hewitts siding
 107.64	John Ellis & Sons lime sidings
 107.79	Barrow lime works
 108.11	Mount Sorrell Branch Junction with Mountsorrell quarry branch
 108.52	BARROW-UPON-SOAR [2]
 108.71	BARROW-ON-SOAR & QUORN formerly B.; B.-ON-S.
 109.00	Down Side Siding viaduct
 111.22	Loughborough South Junction with RUD (92.49)
 111.38	Hermitage Brook Flood Openings viaduct
 111.41	intersection bridge under MCJ3 (92.32)
 111.44	Falcon works
 111.46	LOUGHBOROUGH formerly L.; L. TOWN; L. MIDLAND
 112.58	Flood Openings viaduct
 114.32	HATHERN
 116.28	KEGWORTH
 116.39	junction with Lord Belper's sidings
 118.20	EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY
 118.60	Ratcliffe Junction with SPC6

Note that some systems put the transition between SPC4 and SPC5 at 98.60