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Furness Railway
Signal Fact 17
Absolute Block Working was introduced on the South Eastern Railway in 1857.
The Block Section was deemed to be normally clear unless a train was actually present in the section.
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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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FN001 | Carnforth - Ulverston datum Carnforth (original) Junction (=5m69c on main line) 0m19c Carnforth North Junction NW890(1) originally Grange; later (LMS) Grange and (LMS) reverted to Grange-over-Sands (2) originally Cark-in-Cartmel; later (BR) Cark |
CBC1 | |
FN002 MR921 |
Carnforth East Junction - Carnforth Station Junction datum Carnforth Station 0m25c Carnforth East Junction FN003 |
CEC | |
FN003 MR920 |
Furness & Midland Railway Joint datum Carnforth F&M Station 0m02c Carnforth F&M Junction FN001 |
SJC | |
FN004 | Arnside - Hincaster Junction
0m00c Arnside Junction FN001 |
AHR | |
none | Wraysholme Branch datum Shown in National Atlas page 45 but status doubtful; may well have been MoD owned. |
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FN005 | Leven Junction - Greenodd Junction
Leven Junction FN001 |
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FN006 | Lakeside Branch
7m72c Lake Side |
LKD | |
none | Blackbeck Works Branch datum Blackbeck WorksStatus uncertain; probably industrial. |
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none | Plumpton Quarries datum Status uncertain; probably industrial. |
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FN007 | Bardsea Branch (1)
0m00c Plumpton Junction FN001 FN006Shown throughout in 1937 Appendix. Cobb shows section from North Lonsdale to Conishead as closed in 1916. |
GXO | |
FN020 | Ulverston - Barrow Central datum Carnforth 19m28c Ulverston FN001 |
CBC1 | |
FN021 | Stainton Branch
1m56c Stainton Quarry |
SBC | |
FN022 | Dalton Junction - Park South Junction
0m00c Dalton Junction FN020 |
DAP | |
FN023 | Millwood Junction - Goldmire Junction
Millwood Junction FN020 |
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FN024 | Goldmire Junction - Oaklea Junction
Goldmire Junction FN022 |
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none | Roose - Yarlside Mines
Roose North Junction FN020Status uncertain; probably industrial. |
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FN025 | pre-1870 alignment Roose - Barrow
Roose South Junction FN020 |
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FN030 | Piel - Salthouse Junction
2m73c Piel |
PIE | |
FN031 | Parrock Hall Junction - South Side
Parrock Hall Junction |
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none | Roosecote Branch datum Roosecote Power StationStatus uncertain; probably industrial. |
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FN032 | Parrock Hall Junction - Roose
Parrock Hall Junction FN0301846 - 1882 |
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FN033 | Salthouse Junction - Stank Mines
0m00c Salthouse Junction FN020 FN030 |
STK | |
FN040 | Salthouse Junction - Ormsgill Junction v Hindpool
Salthouse Junction FN020 |
RDK1 RDK2 |
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FN041 | St. Lukes Junction - Buccleuch Junction
St.Lukes Junction FN020 |
DLB | |
FN042 | Buccleuch Junction - Ramsden Dock
Buccleuch Junction |
RDK1 | |
FN043 | South - East curve at Buccleuch Junction
1899 - 1901 |
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FN044 | South Side - Buccleuch Bridge Junction
Buccleuch Junction |
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FN045 | Shipyard Junction - Hindpool South v Island Road
Shipyard Junction FN042IAO: Shipyard Junction - Island Road GF |
IAO | |
none | Channel Pier ?
Dockyard Junction FN042Status uncertain; probably industrial. |
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FN050 | Barrow Central - Whitehaven Bransty datum Carnforth 28m76c Barrow-in-Furness FN020(1) Ireleth Gate until 1857, then Ireleth until 1868. CBC1 applies to whole line; MRC is the parallel single line between Mirehouse Junction and Corkickle No.2, operationally part of the line to Moor Row. |
CBC1 MRC |
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FN051 | Haycoat Branch
0m00c Ormsgill Junction FN050 FN051 |
HWT | |
FN052 | Connection between Hidpool and Haycoat Lines datum |
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FN053 | Sandscale Junction - Sandscale Mines
Sandscale Junction FN050 |
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none | Kirkby - Slate Quarries
Kirkby Junction FN050Status uncertain; probably industrial. |
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FN054 | Foxfield - Coniston
0m00c Foxfield South Junction FN050 |
FOX | |
FN055 | Foxfield West Curve datum Foxfield North Junction FN054 |
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FN056 | Millom - Hodbarrow Branch
0m00c Millom Junction FN050 |
HOD | |
FN057 | Preston Street Goods Branch
Corkickle No.2 Junction FN050 |
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FN070 NW910 WH020 |
Sellafield - Moor Row datum Mirehouse Junction 9m44c Sellafield Junction FN050 |
MHS | |
FN071 NW911 WH021 |
Beckermet Branch datum 1m28c Beckermet Mines No.1 Pit |
BEK | |
FN072 NW912 WH022 |
Beckermet Mines Extension datum Beckermet Mines No.1 Pit |
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FN073 NW913 WH023 |
Ullcoates Branch
1m16c Ullcoats Mines No.7 Pit |
ULC | |
FN074 NW914 WH024 |
Gillfoot Branch
0m23c Gillfoot Quarry |
EVA | |
FN075 NW915 WH025 |
Bigrigg Branch datum Mirehouse Junction 3m40c Bigrigg |
BIG | |
FN076 NW916 WH026 |
Pallaflat Branch datum |
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FN080 NW930 WH001 |
Marron - Rowrah datum Mirehouse Junction 15m69c Marron West Junction NW944(1) Wright Green until 1901. RMJ and WET both claim this line |
RMJ WET |
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FN081 NW931 WH002 |
Marron Curve datum Marron East Junction NW944 |
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FN082 NW947 WH003 |
Gillgarran Branch (west) datum Ullock Junction 7m33c Parton Junction NW940Article: Railway Magazine 1951 July. |
GGN | |
FN083 NW932 WH004 |
Gilgarran Branch
Distington Rowrah Branch Junction CW010 CW015Article: Railway Magazine 1951 July. |
GGN | |
FN084 NW933 WH005 |
Distington Iron Works Branch datum There is a possibility this is part of FN083 |
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FN085 NW934 WH006 |
Rowrah East Curve datum |
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FN086 CW016 RK001 |
Kelton Fell Railway See Rowrah & Kelton Fell Railway RK001 for detail. |
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FN090 NW920 WH010 |
Rowrah - Mirehouse Junction
Rowrah FN080WET: Rowrah - Birks Bridge Junction CRO: 2m24c - 3m38c MBE: Birks Bridge Junction - Moor Row No.2 Junction |
WET CRO MBE |
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FN091 NW921 WH011 |
Original Line via Eskett datum Yeathouse Junction FN090 |
ECK | |
FN092 NW922 WH012 |
Mowbray Branch
0m00c Eskett Junction FN090 FN091 |
MOW | |
FN093 NW923 WH013 |
Cleator Moor Deviation datum Birks Bridge Junction FN090(1) Cleator Moor East from 1924. CRB Cleator Moor Junction - Moor Row No.1 Junction |
CRB |
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