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Signal Fact 39

In 1899 the London & North Western Railway commissioned the first 'all electric' signalling installation at Gresty Lane, Crewe.

The semaphore signals were power operated, as were the points and detection.

Northern Counties Committee (MR)

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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.

Previously Belfast & Northern Counties Railway.


RailRef Line Detail SBR ELR
NC001 Belfast York Road to Larne Harbour via down line at Whitehead
0m00c Belfast York Road
0m49c York Road North Junction NC004
2m33c Greencastle
2m70c Whitehouse (1st)
3m16c Whitehouse (2nd)
4m16c Whiteabbey
4m62c Bleach Green Junction NC005 NC006
4m73c Bleach Green Halt
5m31c Jordanstown
6m55c Greenisland Junction NC020
6m55c Greenisland (1)
7m68c Trooperslane
8m50c Courtaulds Branch Junction NC007
8m57c Mount (2)
9m10c Harbour Junction NC008
9m22c Clipperstown
9m48c Carrickfergus (2nd)
10m06c Barn Halt
10m34c Downshire (3)
11m03c Eden
11m40c Kilroot
12m26c Saltmines Junction
13m70c Whitehead (1st)   Whitehead (2nd) 14m55c Whitehead (3rd)
16m44c Ballycarry
19m61c Magheramorne (4)
21m52c Glynn
23m20c Larne
23m29c Larne Town
24m05c Larne Harbour
(1) originally Carrickfergus Junction
(2) originally Courtaulds Platform
(3) originally Downshire Park
(4) originally Ballylig
   
NC002 Connection to Belfast Quay
   
NC003 Lagan Junction to Yorkgate
datum Dublin Connolly
113m58c Lagan Junction GD045
114m54c Yorkgate
115m00c mile post NC004
   
NC004 Yorkgate to York Road North Junction
0m00c mile post NC003
0m56c York Road North Junction NC001
   
NC005 Bleach Green down line pre 1934 alignment
Bleach Green Junction NC001
   
NC006 Bleach Green Junction to Monkstown Junction via Viaduct
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse) and Monkstown Junction (reverse)
mileages in brackets have applied since reopening to passenger services in 2001
7m20c (4m56c) Bleach Green Junction NC001
8m53c (6m05c) Monkstown Junction NC020
   
NC007 Courtaulds Branch
Courtaulds Branch Junction NC001
   
NC008 Harbour Junction to Carrickfergus Harbour
Harbour Junction NC001
Carrickfergus (1st)
Carrickfergus Harbour
Carrickfergus West Pier
   
NC009 Whitehead 1929 Up Line
   
NC010 Whitehead Excursion Branch
   
NC011 Magheramorne Sidings
datum
   
NC012 Larne pre 1974 alignment
   
NC020 Greenisland to Coleraine
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
6m55c Greenisland Junction NC001
  Monkstown Halt (1st)
8m53c Monkstown Junction NC006
8m55c Monkstown Halt (2nd)
  Mossley (1st)
9m49c Mossley (2nd)
9m77c Mossley West
10m52c Ballynure Road (1)
11m50c Kingsbog Junction NC021
12m06c Ballyrobert Halt
13m28c Doagh (2)
16m34c Templepatrick
18m35c Dunadry
19m68c Muckamore Halt
  Muckamore Junction NC022
21m52c Antrim Junction GD060
21m62c Antrim
  Antrim Hospital Junction NC023
23m10c Niblock Crossing (3)
24m75c Cookstown Junction station (4)
24m79c Cookstown Junction (4) NC030
29m16c Kellswater
  Andraid
32m63c Ballymena Junction NC024
33m39c Ballymena (2nd)
36m37c Cullybackey
41m16c Glarryford
43m32c Killagan
46m10c Dunloy
53m31c Ballymoney
  Macfin (1st)
57m05c Macfin Junction NC050
57m08c Macfin (2nd)
61m55c Coleraine NC070
(1) later Ballyclare Junction
(2) originally Ballypallady, later Ballyclare & Doagh
(3) later Oriel Lodge
(4) aka Drumsough
   
NC021 Kingsbog Junction to Ballyclare
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
11m60c Kingsbog Junction NC020
  Kings Moss Halt
  Lisnalinchy
  Lisnalinchy Racecourse
  Ballyclare
   
NC022 Muckamore Dye Works Branch
Muckamore Junction NC020
Dye Works
   
NC023 Antrim Hospital Branch
Antrim Hospital Junction NC020
County Mental Hospital
   
NC024 Ballymena Goods Branch
Ballymena Junction NC020
Ballymena Goods(1)
Originally the first passenger station; aka Harryville
   
NC030 Cookstown Junction to Cookstown
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
Cookstown Junction (1) NC020
Randalstown (1st)
Randalstown (2nd)
Randalstown Miltary Platform
Staffordstown (2nd)
Staffordstown (1st)
Toome Bridge (2)
Quay Junction NC031
Castledawson
Magherafelt
Magherafelt Junction NC050
Draperstown Junction NC040
Moneymore
Cookstown Junction GD091 NC033
Cookstown NCC Terminus
(1) aka Drumsough
(2) aka Toome
   
NC031 Toome Bridge to Toome Bridge Quay
Quay Junction NC030
Toome Quays
   
NC032 Cluntoe Branch
   
NC033 Cookstown Market Yard Branch
Cookstown Junction NC030
Market Yard
   
NC040 Magherafelt to Draperstown
datum Magherafelt station
Draperstown Junction NC030
Desertmartin
Draperstown
   
NC050 Magherafelt to Macfin
Magherafelt Junction NC030
Knockloughrim
Maghera
Upperlands
Tamlaght Halt
Kilrea
Garvagh
Moneycarrie Halt
Aghadowey
Curragh Bridge Halt
Macfin Junction NC020
   
NC051 Upperlands to Upperlands Works
   
NC060 Coleraine to Portrush
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
61m55c Coleraine NC020
61m67c Coleraine Junction NC070
62m69c University
64m77c Portstewart (1) NC061
67m04c Dhu Varren
67m53c Portrush (2nd)
67m60c Portrush (1st)
(1) later Cromore
   
NC061 Portstewart Tramway
started from station yard at Portstewart (Cromore)
0m00c Portstewart Yard (1) NC060
  Millbank
  Golf Links Halt
  Victoria Terrace
  Promenade (2)
1m62c Portstewart Town
(1) later Cromore
(2) originally Parade
   
NC062
GA002
Portrush Harbour Branch
See Giants Causeway GA002 for detail.
   
NC070 Coleraine to Londonderry Waterside
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
61m67c Coleraine Junction NC060 NC071
62m32c Waterside Branch Junction NC073
  Bann Bridge Junction NC071
66m30c Barmouth
67m42c Castlerock
68m75c Downhill
  Umbra
71m77c Magilligan
74m77c Bellarena
79m55c Limavady Junction NC075
79m56c Limavady Junction station (1)
  Drennan's Farm
81m51c Ballykelly
82m51c Carrichue
84m76c Faughanvale
  Longfield
87m57c Eglinton (2)
90m32c Culmore
90m68c Lisahally
  divergence point NC077
95m20c Londonderry Waterside
(1) originally Junction, then Newtown Junction
(2) previously Muff, Willsborough

Article: Railway World, February 1970 (Ballykelly).
   
NC071 Coleraine to Banbridge West (pre 1924 alignment)
Coleraine Junction NC060
Harbour Junction NC072
Bann Bridge Junction NC070
   
NC072 Coleraine Harbour Branch
Harbour Junction NC071
Coleraine Harbour
   
NC073 Waterside Branch
Waterside
Waterside Branch Junction NC070
   
NC074 Magilligan to Magilligan Point
Magilligan
Drummond
Magilligan Point
   
NC075 Limavady Junction to Dungiven
datum Limavady Junction
Limavady Junction (1) NC070
Broighter
Limavady (2)
Ardmore
Drumsurn
Derryork
Dungiven
(1) originally Junction, then Newtown Junction
(2) originally Newtownlimavady
   
NC076 Limavady Sandpits Branch
   
NC077 Londonderry Waterside new station
datum Belfast York Road via Greenisland (reverse)
  divergence point NC070
95m32c Londonderry Waterside
   
NC078 Londonderry Exchange Branch
Crosses Carlisle Bridge on lower (railway) level
   
NC090
DL001
IN120
Londonderry to Strabane
See County Donegal Joint Railway DL001 for detail.
   
NC091
DL010
IN121
Strabane to Killybegs
See County Donegal Joint Railway DL010 for detail.
   
NC092
DL011
IN122
Stranolar to Glenties
See County Donegal Joint Railway DL011 for detail.
   
NC093
DL012
IN123
Donegal to Ballyshannon
See County Donegal Joint Railway DL012 for detail.
   
NC094
DL020
IN124
Strabane to Letterkenny
See County Donegal Joint Railway DL020 for detail.
   
NC100 Larne Harbour to Ballymena
0m00c Larne Harbour
  Larne
  Kilwaughter Halt
  Headwood
  Ballyboley Junction (1) NC101
  Ballyeaston Halt
  Ballynashee
  Collin Halt
  Moorfields
  Kells
  Ballymena Harryville
  Ballymena NC102
(1) originally Ballyclare Junction
   
NC101 Ballyboley to Doagh
Ballyboley Junction (1) NC100
Ballynure
Ballyclare
Doagh
(1) originally Ballyclare Junction
   
NC102 Ballymena to Retreat
Ballymena NC100
Ballygarvey
Ballycloughan
Rathkenny
Clough Road
Martinstown
Cross Roads (1)
Cargan
Parkmore
Retreat
(1) originally Carrowcowan
   
NC110 Ballymoney to Ballycastle
0m00c Ballymoney
  Dervock
  Stranocum
  Gracehill
  Armoy
  Capecastle
  Ballycastle
   

 





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