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Industrial & Private Lines: Northamptonshire
Signal Fact 60
The Great Central Railway installed a Reliostop system in 1915.
It was designed to stop a train if the driver passed a signal at danger.
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County pages contain details of Industrial and other Private lines that do not form part of any of the principally listed companies on this web site. RailRefs generally remain un-numbered in the county lists.
In the list below the information is set out in tabular form, spread over four columns. The column entries are -
RailRef | The Line Code used in RailRef system. |
Line Detail | The principal locations included within the Line Code. They are arranged in 'down' direction order. Locations shown are primarily stations and junctions to allow easy cross check against published atlases. Signal box names appear in italics where these are 'intermediate' to stations or have been shown to facilitate links from other pages on this web site. The inclusion of a station or junction name does not imply that there was always a signal box of that same name! |
SBR | The section reference used in the relevant Signal Box Register published by the Society. |
ELR | The corresponding Engineer's Line Reference(s). This will be blank for railways that never came within British Railways terms of reference. It will also be blank where British Railways had no surviving responsibility for infrastructure at the time the ELR system came into use. |
RailRef | Line Detail | SBR | ELR |
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ENTRIES BELOW ALL HAD THEIR OWN LOCOMOTIVES |
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Park Gate Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Charwelton |
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Off GC020 |
Connection from Charwelton Goods Yard GC020Charwelton Ironstone Quarries SP 526 568. 1917-1961. |
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War Department |
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Off GC020 |
Connection west side of of GC020Barby Depot SP 518 705. 1943-1955. Northern perimeter now marked by M45. H M Prison may well be on the site now. |
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Richard Thomas & Baldwins Ltd, Blisworth |
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Off MJ001 |
Connection off south side of MJ001 about 0.75 mile west of BlisworthBlisworth Ironstone Quarries SP 713 536. 1942-1967. |
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Byfield Ironstone Co Ltd |
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Off MJ001 |
Connection off north side of MJ001 about half mile west of ByfieldByfield Quarries SP 509 531. 1915-1965. |
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Towcester Mineral & Brick Co Ltd, Easton Neston |
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Off |
Both sides of MJ001Easton Neston Ironstone Quarries & Brickworks SP 706 508. 1873-1882. Later connection to MJ002 1891-1901. |
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Morris Motors Ltd, Wellingborough |
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Off MR080 |
Connection off north side of MR080 about half mile south of WellingboroughNuffield Foundry (Ithlingborough Ironworks) SP 907 676. 1947-1981. Previously United Steel Companies Ltd and Thos Butlin c1869-1947. Also connected to NW150 at Butlin's Siding. |
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Richard Thomas & Baldwins Ltd, Irthlingborough |
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Off MR080 |
Connection from Wellingborough Sidings MR080Finedon Ironstone Quarries connection 1941-1946, track in place until 1966. Also narrow gauge system to Irthlingborough (part underground). |
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Wellingborough Iron Co Ltd |
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Off |
Connection west side of MR080Wellingborough Ironworks SP 903 694. 1883-1962. |
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Railcar Services Ltd, Finedon Road |
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Off MR080 |
Connection off west side of MR080Wellingborough Works, Neilson Road, Finedon Road Industrial Estate SP 903 695. Previously Wagon Repairs Ltd. Closed 1983. |
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Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co Ltd, Finedon |
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Off MR080 |
Connection off east side of MR080Finedon Park Ironstone Quarries SP 908 714 |
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Glendon Iron Co Ltd, Finedon |
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Off MR080 |
On east side of MR080Finedon Furnaces SP 895 724. 1866-1891 |
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Islip Iron Co Ltd, Finedon |
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Off MR080 |
On east side of MR080 south of Finedon stationFinedon Siding Slag Works SP 896 725. 1925-c1960 site used by Francis T Wright Ltd as Finedon Railway Wagon Works. |
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Thos E Gray & Co Ltd, Burton Latimer |
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Off MR080 |
Exchange sidings on east side of MR080Isebrook Quarry SP 887 752. 1925-1982, no connection to main line after c1947. Also narrow gauge internal. |
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Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd |
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Off MR080 |
Quarries about half mile east of Burton Latimer station.Isham Ironstone Quarry SP 890 755. 1900-1910, and again by This E Gray & Co Ltd from 1925. |
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Cunliffe's Kettering Brickworks Ltd, Kettering |
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Off MR080 |
Sidings on east side of MR080 opposite Kettering Ironworks.Northfield Brickworks SP 862 798. Kettering Borough Council plant depot from 1929. |
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Kettering Iron & Coal Co Ltd, Kettering |
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Off MR080 |
Sidings on west side of MR080Kettering Furnaces & Quarries SP 860 800. 1878-1959. Also narrow gauge to quarries |
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Glendon East Ironstone Quarries |
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Off MR080(?) |
East of MR line, north of Glendon South Junction SP 856 824. Previously Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd. |
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MoD Army Department, Yardley Chase |
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Off MR081 |
Off MR081 near Piddington stationRoyal Ordnance Factory No.20 loco shed SP 833 558. 1942-1981. |
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Northampton Electric Light & Power Co Ltd |
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Off MR081 |
Hardingstone Junction Power Station SP 763 597. 1916-1976. Subsequently site used for Northampton Rail & Grain Terminal Ltd, Northampton Warehouse, Hardingstone Road, Far Cotton from 1978 to 1988. |
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Cranford Ironstone Quarries, Cranford St John |
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Off MR088 |
SP 917 768 and SP 934 770. Previously Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd. Closed 1969. |
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Plevins & Co, Twywell |
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Off MR088 |
Twywell Brickworks SP 952 776. Half mile south west of Twywell station. Previously Twywell Iron Ore Co Ltd 1866-1890. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd, Islip |
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Off MR088 |
Connection off north side of MR088Islip Ironworks SP 969 782. 1867-1952. Previously Plevins & Co (to 1875) and Islip Iron Co Ltd (to 1932). Also narrow gauge to Islip Quarries. |
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Raunds Iron & Limestone Quarries Co Ltd, Raunds |
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Off MR088 |
Connection from Raunds stationRaunds Quarry TL 000 728. 1880-1882. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd, Loddington |
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Off MR089 |
Connection off end of MR089 at LoddingtonLoddington Ironstone Quarries SP 811 770. 1893-1963. Previously Loddington Ironstone Co Ltd. Also narrow gauge lines converted to standard gauge 1958. Also White Hill Lodge Quarry branch from MR 1891-1897. |
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George Cohen, Sons & Co Ltd, Cransley |
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Off MR089 |
Cransley Ironworks site, sidings for scrap yard SP 850 775. 1962-1981. Previously Carnsley Iron Co Ltd and in use 1877-1957. |
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Storefield Ironstone Quarries |
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Off MR100 |
SP 863 831. Previously South Durham Steel & Iron Co Ltd. 1940-1971. |
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British Steel, Corby |
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Off MR100c |
BR/BS boundary MR100cPreviously Cardigan Iron Ore Co (until 1885), then Lloyds Ironstone Co (until 1932), then Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd (until 1968). Loco sheds at SP 900 893 and 909 899. |
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James Pain Ltd, Corby |
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Off MR100 |
About quarter mile south east of Weldon & Corby stationCorby Brickworks SP 895 882 & Ironstone Pits SP 897 884. 1886-1912. |
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British Steel Corporation, Tubes Division |
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Off MR100 |
Corby Quarries. Gretton Brook loco shed SP 900 913; Pen Green workshops SP 897 902. Previously Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd. Article: Railway Bylines June 2013. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd, Harringworth |
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Off MR100 |
Exchange sidings off east side of MR100 at Harringworth stationHarringworth Ironstone Quarries SP 913 967. 1923-1952. Previously Bloxham & Whiston Ironstone Co Ltd. From 1952 connected to Corby Quarries system as well. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd, Glendon |
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Off MR150 |
Connection off west side of MR150 at Glendon North JunctionGlenson North Ironstone Quarries SP 852 823. 1873-1957 with gaps. Previously James Pain Ltd. |
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British Gas Purifying Materials Co Ltd |
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Off MR150 |
Connection off MR150 west of Desborough & Rothwell stationDesborough Works SP 797 829; Desborough Ironstone Quarries SP 798 832. 1905-1969. Site previously Cochrane & Co and Desborough Co-op. Also narrow gauge internal. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd, Desborough |
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Off MR150 |
Connection off MR150 north and north east of Desborough stationDesborough Ironstone Quarries SP 806 837. 1882-1966. Previously Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co Ltd, then Staveley Minerals Ltd. |
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Blisworth & Stowe Brick & Tile Co Ltd |
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Off NW110 |
Connection off NW110Gayton Brickworks SP 714 549. 1903-1940. |
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Heyford Iron Co Ltd, Gayton |
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Off NW110 |
Connection off NW110 north of BlisworthGayton Wood Ironstone Quarries SP 710 540. 1855-1900. |
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Castle Dykes Iron Ore Co Ltd, Stowe |
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Off NW110 |
Lodge Plantation Ironstone Quarry SP 630 565. 1869- |
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Nine Churches Iron Ore Co, Stowe |
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Off NW110 |
Off NW110, about a mile south west of Stowe Hill tunnelStowe Ironstone Quarries SP 647 578. 1875-1877. |
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Henry Martin Ltd, Nether Heyford |
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Off NW110 |
Off west side of NW110Nether Heyford Brickworks SP 652 578. Closed 1940 when site requisitioned for ammunition storage. Site previously Steel & Iron Co Ltd 1866-1892; then King & Smith 1890-1906; Blisworth & Stowe Siding Brick & Tile Co Ltd 1906-1920. |
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MoD Army Department, Weedon |
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Off NW110 |
Off west side of NW110 south of WeedonWeedon Technical Stores Depot SP 632 594. Previously No.99 OSD Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 1912-1965. Narrow gauge internal as well. |
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Northampton Corporation Highways Department |
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Off NW121 |
West Bridge Depot SP 745 602. 1906-1970. |
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Byfield Ironstone Co Ltd, Pitsford |
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Off NW124 |
Pitsford Ironstone Sidings NW124SP 738 661. 1923-1965. |
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Lamport Ironstone Quarries, Lamport |
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Off NW124 |
Lamport Ironstone Sidings NW124Hanging Houghton SP 752 730; Scaldwell SP 767 722; Lamport SP 742 731. Previously Staveley Coal & Iron Co Ltd, Stewarts & Lloyds. 1942-1962. |
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Glendon Iron Co Ltd, Lamport |
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Off NW124 |
From Lamport Goods Yard NW124Finedon Furnaces SP 895 724. 1866-1891 |
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Exors of P Phipps, Hunsbury |
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Off NW150 |
Hunsbury Hill Iron Works SP 732 592. 1873-1921. |
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Duston Iron Ore Co Ltd, Duston |
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Off NW150 |
Duston Quarries SP 738 606. 1855-1908. |
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F Cohen, Cogenhoe |
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Off NW150 |
Cogenhoe Ironstone Mines SP 838 609. 1858-1888. |
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Whiston Ironstone Co Ltd, Castle Ashby |
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Off NW150 |
From Whiston Sidings NW150Whiston Ironstone Quarries SP 846 606. 1914-1921. |
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Irchester Ironstone Quarries |
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Off NW150 |
Loco shed SP 905 661; Workshops SP 909 660. Previously Thos Butlin & Co Ltd. See Railway Bylines, November 2011. |
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United Steel Companies Ltd, Wellingborough |
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Off NW150 |
Irthlingborough Iron Works SP 910 675. |
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British Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd, Irthlingborough |
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Off NW150 |
Connection off NW150Irthlingborough Cement Works SP 938 699. 1895-1928. Also narrow gauge in quarries. Previously Dunmore Ltd. |
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Richard Thomas & Baldwins Ltd, Irthlingborough |
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Off NW150 |
Exchange sidings off NW150 1 mile south west of IrthlingboroughIrthlingborough Ironstone Mines SP 940 697. Closed 1965. Also narrow gauge in mines. |
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Hatton Shaw & Co (Irthlingborough) Ltd, Irthlingborough |
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Off NW150 |
Three Chimneys Tannery SP 946 697. 1890-1898. Branch subsequently used by Irthlingborough Brick & Tile Co Ltd until 1900. Site taken over by Hatton Shaw & Co 1913. Finally closed 1924. |
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Great Addington Ironstone Quarries |
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Off NW150 |
SP 959 747. 1884-1899. |
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Thomas Walters |
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Off |
Exchange sidings 0.25 mile north of Ringstead & Addington stationAddington Ironstone Quarries SP 972 753. by 1871-1885. |
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Northampton Gaslight Co |
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Off NW151 |
Northampton Gas Works SP 750 599. 1871-1969. |
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Nassington Barrowden Mining Co Ltd |
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Off NW160 |
About 1 mile west of Nassington station, north side of NW160Nassington Ironstone Quarries TL 054 973. 1939-1970. |
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Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd, Wellingborough |
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Wellingborough Ironstone Quarries SP 905 695. 1883-1966. Metre gauge not connected to main line but passed beneath MR080 in tunnel north of Wellingborough station. Originally Rixon & Co. Pictures in Railway Bylines for March 2012. |
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