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ELR to RailRef Correlation - ELR Codes H
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Signal Fact 34
A standard Block Telegraph code was agreed in 1884.
All signalmen now used the same bell codes regardless of which railway they worked for.
Explanation of column content is here.
| ELR | BR-NR | Line Description | RailRef |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAA | Hotwells and Avonmouth Line | CE002 | |
| HAB | Hay Branch | MR213 | |
| HAC | yes | Harworth Colliery Branch | GN273 |
| HAD | Hadleigh Branch | GE241 | |
| HAE | Hallside Branch | CA230 | |
| HAF | Hayfield to Woodley Line | GC411 | |
| HAG | Hamworthy Goods Branch | SW113 | |
| HAH | yes | Haverton Hill Branch | NE561 NE554 |
| HAJ | yes | Hadfield - Ardwick Junction BRB has Manchester - Woodhead |
GC370 |
| HAL | yes | Heathrow Airport Line | |
| HAM | yes | Hampton Court Branch | SW015 SW015a |
| HAN | yes | Hanwell Loop | GW044 |
| HAR | yes | Kings Lynn Harbour | GE112 |
| HAS | yes | Harrogate Goods Siding | NE186 |
| HAT | Harrington Branch | CW014 | |
| HAU | yes | Habrough Junction - Ulceby South Junction | GC161 |
| HAV | Havannah Branch | NW692 | |
| HAW | Hawes Branch | MR930 | |
| HAY | yes | Harrogate - York | NE201 NE183 |
| HAZ | Hatherley Loop/Hatherley Curve | GW377 | |
| HBB | High Barnet Branch | GN020 | |
| HBD | yes | Hindley & Blackrod Branch | LY144 LY146 |
| HBE | yes | Belston & Holehouse Line | GS053 |
| HBH | Helensburgh Branch | NB437 | |
| HBJ | Newton Curve | GS067 | |
| HBL | yes | Hest Bank Junction - Bare Lane Junction | NW894 |
| HBN | Hamilton Branch | NB355 | |
| HPB | Holt Ballast Pit | ||
| HBR | yes | Hull - Barnsley | HB030 HB001HB010 |
| HBS | yes | Hull - Bridlington - Seamer | NE070 |
| HBW | Holyhead Breakwater | NW507 | |
| HBZ | Hay and Brecon Junction Line | GW834 | |
| HCD | yes | Holmes Chord, Rotherham | MR827 |
| HCG | Hallcraig Branch | CA143 | |
| HCH | Hartington Colliery Branch | MR781 | |
| HCL | yes | Honeybourne - Cheltenham Lansdown Junction | GW699 |
| HCM | yes | Silverdale Colliery - Madeley Junction BRBR has Market Drayton - Madeley |
NS061 NS060 NS068 |
| HCN | yes | Hartford Curve | NW533 |
| HCQ | Hulton Sidings to Chequerbent | NW664 | |
| HCS | yes | Heaton Carriage Sidings | NE674 |
| HDB | yes | Hertford Branch | GN010 |
| HDC | yes | Hereford Curve | NW239 |
| HDD | Hyndland Branch | NB373 | |
| HDN | yes | Hoddlesden Branch | LY102 |
| HDR | yes | Hither Green Junction - Rochester Bridge Junction | SE020 SE028 SE034 |
| HDT | yes | Hackney Downs Junction - Cheshunt Junction | GE030 GE033 |
| HDY | yes | Hendy Loop | GW596 |
| HEA | yes | Hexham - Allendale | NE435 |
| HEB | yes | Hertford East Branch | GE027 |
| HED | Heathrow Express Depot | GW011 | |
| HEF | yes | Gellyrhaidd Junction - Hendreforgan | GW553 |
| HEG | yes | Hartford East Goods Curve | CL021 |
| HEL | yes | Helston Branch | GW356 |
| HEM | yes | Hawthorn Colliery - Ryhope | NE360 NE350 |
| HEN | yes | Henly on Thames Branch | GW081 |
| HER | yes | Heanor Branch | GN210 |
| HEX | yes | Halesowen Extension Branch | GW757 |
| HFB | Higham Ferrers Branch | MR086 | |
| HFD | Hendford Goods Branch | GW236 | |
| HFL | Hall Farm East Junction to Lea Bridge Junction | GE195 | |
| HGB | yes | Heanor Goods Branch | MR724 |
| HGC | yes | Hazel Grove Chord | MR521 MR522 |
| HGD | Hengoed Loop | RR014 | |
| HGE | yes | Garsdale - Hawes | MR931 |
| HGG | yes | Hurst Green Junction - East Grinstead | CO001 LB107 LB110 |
| HGH | Haughhead Branch | CA281 | |
| HGL | yes | Highland Main Line | CA530 HR001 |
| HGP | yes | Hither Green & Grove Park Sidings | |
| HGS | Hereford Goods Lines | SH001 | |
| HHB | Hereford Hay and Brecon Line. Now HYB. | ||
| HHB | yes | Haghill Branch | NB188 |
| HHH | yes | Holborn Viaduct - Herne Hill South Junction | SE106 |
| HHI | Hayling Island Branch | LB095 | |
| HHJ | yes | Hooton - Helsby Junction | BJ004 |
| HHL | Harthill Branch | CA069 | |
| HHM | Hemel Hempstead Branch | MR072 | |
| HHO | yes | Halifax - Holmefield | GN373 |
| HHT | yes | Herne Hill South Junction - Tulse Hill Junction | SE110 |
| HHW | yes | Hatton, North - West | GW734 |
| HIB | yes | Hitchin - Bedford | MR075 |
| HIG | High Street Branch | GS215 | |
| HIL | yes | Hillhouse Branch | GS085 |
| HIM | yes | High Marnham Branch | GC110 GC110a |
| HIN | Kentish Town - Highgate Road | MR005 | |
| HIS | yes | Highdyke - Stainby Branch | GN131 |
| HIW | yes | Highworth Branch | |
| HIY | Hull Inward Yard | ||
| HJB | yes | Doncaster Avoiding Line | GC197 |
| HJL | yes | Haydock Junction Line | NW647 NW648 |
| HJM | yes | Hepscott Junction - Morpeth Junction | NE717 |
| HJS | yes | Hessle Road Junction - Saltend | NE081 NE079 HB043 |
| HJW | yes | Hounslow Junction - Whitton Junction | SW042 |
| HKB | yes | Heatheryknowe Branch | NB352 |
| HLB | yes | Holwell Branch, near Melton Mowbray | MR106 |
| HLC | Bridgehouses Harvest Lane Coal Drops | ||
| HLD | yes | Hartlepool Docks | NE576 |
| hleHLE | Harburn Limeworks Branch | CA051 | |
| HLF | yes | Hall Lane - Foxlow Curve< | MR783 MR770 |
| HLK | yes | High Level Bridge - King Edward Bridge | NE646 |
| HLL | Heathrow Link Line | GW065 GW066 |
|
| HLM | yes | Haverhill - Long Melford | GE224 |
| HLN | yes | Hayes Lane Branch | GW762 |
| HLO | Hemsworth Loop | ||
| HLP | yes | Henley - Lapworth | GW737 |
| HLS | yes | Willesden High Level Sidings | NW011 |
| HLW | yes | Heaton Lodge - Wortley | NW824 |
| HLY | Holygate Branch | NB202 | |
| HMC | yes | Hatfield Main Colliery Branch | GC194i |
| HMD | Holmwood Branch | MR751 | |
| HMF | yes | Holmfirth - Brockholes | LY313 |
| HMG | yes | Houghton Main Colliery (Barnsley) | GC292 |
| HMH | Hampole to Moorhouse Loop | WR007 | |
| HMN | yes | Hamilton Circle | CA200 CA220 |
| HMO | Moorfields Loop | ||
| HMY | yes | Helmsley - Pickering | NE233 |
| HNB | yes | Hendon Branch | NE611 |
| HNC | yes | Hambleton North Curve | NE006 |
| HND | yes | Halesowen Branch | GW757 GW754 |
| HNE | Haddiscoe North Eastern Curve | GE276 | |
| HNL | yes | Hereford & Newport Line | GW430 GW480 GW833 |
| HNO | yes | Hartford Northwich Oakleigh Sidings | CL021 |
| HNP | Honeybourne North Loop | GW700 | |
| HNR | yes | Hanslope - Northampton - Rugby | NW121 |
| HNS | yes | Heaton Norris - Guide Bridge | NW790 |
| HOB | yes | Haydock Branch Junction - St Helens Central | GC542 NW552 |
| HOB | Holmes Branch | ||
| HOC | Holbrook Colliery Branch | GC069 | |
| HOD | Hodbarrow Branch | FN056 | |
| HOK | yes | Horrocksford Branch | LY274 |
| HOL | yes | Harwich Old Line | GE254 |
| HOM | yes | Holwell Branch | MR106 |
| HON | yes | Hopetown Branch | NE254 |
| HON | Honeybourne North Loop. Now HNP. | ||
| HOR | Hornsea Branch | NE254 | |
| HOS | yes | Holgate Junction - Skelton Junction via slow lines | NE190 |
| HOT | Horwich Town Branch | LY112 LY113 |
|
| HOU | yes | Hounslow Loop | SW033 |
| HOW | Horninglow Branch | MR215 | |
| HOY | Holywell Branch | NW461 | |
| HPB | yes | Heap Bridge Branch | LY053 |
| HPC | yes | Hare Park Junction - Crofton West Junction | WR008 |
| HPK | Penicuik Branch | NB069 | |
| HPN | Hamilton Palace Branch | NB322 | |
| HPQ | yes | Harwich Parkeston Quay Goods Yard | GE250 |
| HPW | yes | Harringay Park Junction - Harringay West | GE025 |
| HPY | Hamilton Palace Branch | CA153 | |
| HPZ | Hobbs Point Branch | GW668 | |
| HQU | yes | Queensbury - Holmfield | GN372 |
| HRD | yes | Halls Road Lower Branch | GW518c< GW517 |
| HRL | Huntershill Branch | ||
| HRN | yes | Harborne Branch | NW361 |
| HSA | yes | Hatton - Stratford on Avon | GW733 |
| HSC | yes | Hambleton South Curve | NE005 |
| HSE | yes | Hawkesbury Street Junction - Archcliffe Junction | SE092 |
| HSF | yes | Horwich South Fork | LY111 |
| HSG | Hassockrigg Branch | NB274 | |
| HSJ | yes | Handsworth Junction - Smethwick Junction | GW751 |
| HSL | yes | Hythe - Sandgate | SE049 |
| HSL | Honeybourne South Loop. Now HSP. | ||
| HSP | Honeybourne South Loop | GW696 | |
| HSS | Hatfield to St Albans Branch | GN031 | |
| HST | yes | Glasgow City Union Line | GS198 GS201 GS210 GS212 |
| HSW | Haddiscoe South West Curve | GE275 | |
| HSZ | yes | Halls Siding (Abercarn) | GW515f |
| HTF | yes | Fullerton Junction - Hurstborne | SW121 |
| HTG | yes | Isle of Grain Branch | SE031 |
| HTH | Hammersmith Branch | GW002 | |
| HTJ | yes | Torresholme Junction No 1 - Torresholme Junction No 2 | MR914 |
| HTL | yes | Hamiton Hill Branch | CA475 |
| HTM | yes | North Doncaster Chord | LY368 |
| HTN | Harton Branch | NE616 | |
| HTS | yes | Liverpool Outer Loop | CL084 |
| HTW | yes | Heath Town Junction - Lichfield Road Junction | MR240 |
| HTY | yes | Heaton Yard | NE675 |
| HTZ | Howlerslade Tramway | SV018 | |
| HUE | yes | Hunslet Branch (GNR) | NE022 |
| HUG | Hull Goods Yard | ||
| HUL | yes | Hull - Leeds | NE040 NE050 NE001 NE020 NE021 |
| HUN | yes | Hunterston Branch | GS143 |
| HUS | yes | Huskisson Branch | CL080 |
| HWB | Highbridge Wharf Branch | SD011 | |
| HWD | yes | Hackney Wick Goods Yard | GN013 |
| HWE | Howe Bridge East Curve | NW665 | |
| HWG | Hartford West Goods Curve | CL022 | |
| HWH | Hartlepool to West Hartlepool Branch | NE577 | |
| HWL | Hillhouserigg Branch | NB276 | |
| HWS | yes | Heacham - Wells | GE134 |
| HWT | yes | Hawcoat Branch | FN051 |
| HXH | yes | Halifax High Level | GN374 |
| HXS | yes | Hunts Cross West Junction - Southport | CL073 CL074 LY190 |
| HYB | yes | Hereford - Hay - Brecon | MR390 |
| HYD | yes | Hyndland West Curve | NB393 |
| HYL | yes | Hayle Wharves Branch | GW359 |
| HYM | yes | Healey Mills Yard | LY330 |
| HYT | Hythe Tramway | GE233 | |
| HYZ | Hayes Creosote Depot | GW064c |
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