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Those ELRs relevant to the present SVR are; | Those ELRs relevant to the present SVR are; | ||
| − | *SVB (Severn Valley Branch) | + | *SVB (Severn Valley Branch) [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/S/SVB.txt Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk] |
| − | *SOS (Stourport on Severn Branch) | + | *SOS (Stourport on Severn Branch) [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/S/SOS.txt Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk] |
| − | *TBY (Tenbury Branch) | + | *TBY (Tenbury Branch) [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/T/TBY.txt Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk] |
| − | *OWW (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) | + | *OWW (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/O/OWW.txt Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk] |
| − | *BYK (Bewdley to Kidderminster Curve (Kidderminster Loop)) | + | *BYK (Bewdley to Kidderminster Curve (Kidderminster Loop)) [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/B/BYK.txt Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk] |
The name "Severn Valley Branch" can be seen on the 1905 map of the railway<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3984&lon=-2.3311&layers=171 Map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref>. | The name "Severn Valley Branch" can be seen on the 1905 map of the railway<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3984&lon=-2.3311&layers=171 Map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 6 May 2016
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 those codes remaining unchanged from pre grouping, right through nationalisation to the present day.
Those ELRs relevant to the present SVRSevern Valley Railway are;
- SVB (Severn Valley Branch) Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk
- SOS (Stourport on Severn Branch) Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk
- TBY (Tenbury Branch) Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk
- OWWOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk
- BYK (Bewdley to Kidderminster Curve (Kidderminster Loop)) Mileages on www.railwaycodes.org.uk
The name "Severn Valley Branch" can be seen on the 1905 map of the railway[1].
The name "Loop Line" can be seen on the 1905 map of the railway[2].
The name "Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton" can be seen on the 1905 map of the railway[3].
References
- ↑ Map on National Library of Scotland web site
- ↑ Map on National Library of Scotland web site
- ↑ Map on National Library of Scotland web site
