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− | + | __TOC__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 ELR and distance from the main terminus. Many of the codes remained unchanged from pre grouping, right through nationalisation to the present day.<br> | |
− | + | ELRs relevant to the Severn Valley Railway, including the Loop and the Tenbury Branch are: | |
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− | + | ! ELR !! Original Severn Valley Railway !! Present day SVR !! Mileages on www.railwaycodes.og.uk | |
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+ | | OWW (Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton) || Worcester/[[Hartlebury]] - Hartlebury Junction <br> [[Kidderminster Junction signal box | Kidderminster Junction]] - [[Kidderminster]] || Kidderminster Junction – Kidderminster ||[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/O/OWW.txt Mileages] | ||
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+ | |SVB (Severn Valley Branch) || Hartlebury Junction - [[Sutton Bridge Junction]] || Bewdley South Junction – [[Bridgnorth]]<br>[[Stourport Branch]] (not used) ||[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/S/SVB.txt Mileages] | ||
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+ | |BYK (Bewdley & Kidderminster) || Kidderminster Junction - Bewdley South Junction || Kidderminster Junction - Bewdley South Junction ||[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/B/BYK.txt Mileages] | ||
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+ | |TBY (Tenbury & Bewdley) || Bewdley North Junction – Tenbury junction with WTW || [[Tenbury Branch]] siding ||[http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/T/TBY.txt Mileages] | ||
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+ | | WTW Wooferton and Tenbury Wells Branch || Tenbury Junction with TBY – Woofferton Junction || N/A || [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/W/WTW.txt Mileages] | ||
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+ | |SHL (Shrewsbury and Hereford Line) || Sutton Bridge Junction – Shrewsbury<br>Wooferton Junction - Woofferton || N/A || [http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/S/SHL.txt Mileages] | ||
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References to "Severn Valley Branch"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3984&lon=-2.3311&layers=171 SVB on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref>, "Tenbury & Bewdley Branch"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3845&lon=-2.3710&layers=171 TBY on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> and "Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3649&lon=-2.2399&layers=171 OWW on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> can all be seen on the 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. BYK was referred to as the "Loop Line"<ref> [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3695&lon=-2.2827&layers=171 Loop Line on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> | References to "Severn Valley Branch"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3984&lon=-2.3311&layers=171 SVB on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref>, "Tenbury & Bewdley Branch"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3845&lon=-2.3710&layers=171 TBY on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> and "Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton"<ref>[http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3649&lon=-2.2399&layers=171 OWW on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> can all be seen on the 1905 Ordnance Survey maps. BYK was referred to as the "Loop Line"<ref> [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.3695&lon=-2.2827&layers=171 Loop Line on OS map on National Library of Scotland web site]</ref> |
Revision as of 15:59, 15 May 2016
Contents
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.og.uk |
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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 |
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
See also
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