Engineer's Line References
Engineer's Line References
Engineer's Line References are three letter codes for identifying individual routes on the UK rail network. Any bridge, or other structure, can be identified and located by its unique ELREngineer's Line Reference, East Lancashire Railway and distance from the main terminus. Many of the codes remained unchanged from pre grouping, right through nationalisation to the present day.
ELRs relevant to the Severn Valley Railway, including the Loop and the Tenbury Branch are:
| ELREngineer's Line Reference, East Lancashire Railway | Original Severn Valley Railway | Present day SVRSevern Valley Railway | Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWWOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) | Worcester/Hartlebury - Hartlebury Junction Kidderminster Junction - Kidderminster |
Kidderminster Junction – Kidderminster | Mileages |
| SVB (Severn Valley Branch) | Hartlebury Junction - Sutton Bridge Junction | Bewdley South Junction – Bridgnorth Stourport Branch (not used) |
Mileages |
| BYK (Bewdley & Kidderminster) | Kidderminster Junction - Bewdley South Junction | Kidderminster Junction - Bewdley South Junction | Mileages |
| TBY (Tenbury & Bewdley) | Bewdley North Junction – Tenbury junction with WTW | Tenbury Branch siding | Mileages |
| WTW Wooferton and Tenbury Wells Branch | Tenbury Junction with TBY – Woofferton Junction | N/A | Mileages |
| SHL (Shrewsbury and Hereford Line) | Sutton Bridge Junction – Shrewsbury Wooferton Junction - Woofferton |
N/A | Mileages |
| Burlish Branch (Uncoded) | Burlish Branch Junction - Burlish | N/A | Mileages |
References to "Severn Valley Branch"[1], "Tenbury & Bewdley Branch"[2] and "Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton"[3] can all be seen on the 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. BYK was referred to as the "Loop Line"[4]
Gallery
TBY1 on bridge over Northwood Lane
TBY2 on Dowles Bridge
See also
Mile posts on the SVR
TOPS location codes
References
- ↑ SVB on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site
- ↑ TBY on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site
- ↑ OWW on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site
- ↑ Loop Line on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site
