Engineer's Line References (ELRs)

A (hopefully) comprehensive listing

Codes beginning I

Last update 22 October 2022

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ELR Line name Mileages Datum Notes
IAO Island Road Loop 0.00 - 1.36 Barrow Station Barrow Station to Shipyard Junction
IBB Inkerman Brickworks Branch 0.00 - 0.35 Inkerman Branch Junction
ICI Callerton ICI Branch (shared with Tyne and Wear Metro) see separate portions
ICI1 Benton South Junction to Benton Metro Boundary 0.00 - 0.10 Benton South Junction
ICI2 Benton Metro Boundary to Kenton Bank Foot Metro Boundary 0.10 - 5.00 Benton South Junction
ICI3 Kenton Bank Foot Metro Boundary to Callerton ICI 5.00 - 7.71 Benton South Junction
ICI4 Callerton ICI to Ponteland 7.71 - 8.61 Benton South Junction
ICS Ilford Carriage Sidings 7.63 - 8.30 Liverpool Street
IDH Ilford Hostel n/a n/a Bridge and buildings only
IGD Ince Moss to Red Rock Goods Branch 12.19 - 17.59 Huyton Junction
IGE Inverkeithing Curve 0.00 - 0.33 Inverkeithing East Junction
IGL Ingliston Branch 0.00 - 1.47 Ingliston Junction
IGN Invergordon Harbour Branch Junction to Invergordon Harbour 0.00 - 0.57 Invergordon Harbour Branch Junction
IHB Irvine Harbour Branch 0.00 - 0.66 Irvine
IKT Ilkeston Town Branch 126.42 - 127.17 St Pancras
ILF Ilfracombe Branch 211.32 - 226.19 Waterloo
ILK Ilkley Branch see separate portions
ILK1 Apperley Junction to Burley 201.79 - 207.68 St Pancras via Cudworth
ILK2 Burley to Ilkley 207.68 - 211.20 St Pancras via Cudworth
IMB Inverness to Muirtown Basin (Caledonian Canal) Branch 0.00 - 0.57 Canal Junction
IMD Inveramsay to Macduff Branch 20.10 - 50.19 Aberdeen
IMG Ince Moss Goods Lines 0.00 - 0.79/ 0.00 - 0.61 Bamfurlong Junction
IMG1 "Example for the manual" n/a n/a
IMS Immingham Storage Co Branch 106.43 - 107.35 Manchester London Road via Woodhead
INC Ilkeston North Curve 0.00 - 0.60 Ilkeston West Junction
ING Ingliston Branch 0.00 - 0.76 Ingliston Branch Junction
INL Ingleton Branch 0.00 - 18.72 Low Gill
INM Inglebys Mill Branch 0.00 - 0.40 Junction near Tadcaster
INN Ingleton Branch 242.04 - 246.21 St Pancras
INS Inverness Harbour Branch 117.58 - 118.14 Perth
INW Immingham Dock North West Entrance Branch 104.74 - 105.74 Manchester London Road via Woodhead
IOW Isle of Wight Line (Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin) 0.00 - 8.31 Ryde Pier Head
IPD Ipswich Docks Branch 0.23 - 2.63 East Suffolk Junction
IRE Irvine Freight Depot 0.00 - 0.66 Irvine Junction Also listed as 5.20 - 5.51 from Kilmarnock via Dreghorn
IRM Inverurie to Old Meldrum Branch 16.11 - 22.21 Aberdeen
IRR Ipswich Ranleigh Road Depot 68.47 - 68.74 Liverpool Street
ISC Isabella Colliery Branch 0.00 - 2.30 Newsham North Junction
ISL Certain lines near St Pancras see separate portions
ISL1 probably North London Line connection 0.000km - 0.705km York Way South Junction
ISL2 probably Silo Curve 0.000km - 0.305km 0.901km from St Pancras
ITB Imperial Tube Works Branch (Coatbridge/Sheepford) 0.00 - 0.52 Coatdyke Goods
ITW Rosehall Junction to BSC Imperial Works Branch 6.59 - 8.52 Rutherglen East Junction
IUP Ipswich Upper Yard 68.72 - 69.50 Liverpool Street
IVB Inchture Village Branch 0.00 - 1.32 Inchture main line
IVW See IWV; shown on St Lawrence Shute bridge in error see this image
IWB Isle of Wight Brading to Bembridge Branch 0.03 - 2.65 Brading
IWC Isle of Wight Newport to Cowes Branch 9.74 - 14.25 Ryde Pier Head
IWF Isle of Wight Newport to Freshwater Branch 0.00 - 11.70 Newport Junction
IWM Isle of Wight Merstone to Sandown Branch 0.00 - 5.28 Sandown Junction
IWR Isle of Wight Newport to Ryde Smallbrook Junction Branch 2.10 - 9.74 Ryde Pier Head
IWS Isle of Wight Shanklin to Ventnor Branch 8.31 - 12.44 Ryde Pier Head
IWV Isle of Wight Newport to Ventnor West Branch 0.00 - 10.54 Newport Junction