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Signalling Record Society - 50 Years

RailRef Line Codes NU

North Union Joint Railway (LYR, LNWR)

Explanation of column content is here.

Only the lines that remained joint after 1889 are included here.

RailRef	Line Detail	SBR	ELR
NU001 LY130 NW850	Euxton Junction - Preston Station datum Newton-le-Willows Junction 16m22c Euxton Junction LY110 NW550 16m59c Euxton Coal Siding 17m54c Leyland 18m12c Bashall's Siding 18m76c Farington Junction NU002 19m01c Farington Goods 19m21c Farington 20m08c Farington Curve Junction LY220 LY227 20m41c Skew Bridge Junction 20m44c Skew Bridge 21m07c Ribble Sidings 21m13c Ribble Junction 21m39c Preston South Junction NU003 21m41c Preston No.1 (up) 21m42c Preston No.1A (down) 21m53c Preston No.3 Junction LY222 21m54c Preston No.2A 21m56c Preston No.2 21m57c Preston NU004 First edition OS 1:10,560 maps show mileposts incrementing southward with a datum of Preston. The 1894 edition shows mile posts from Newton-le-Willows - the present day mileages.		CGJ5
NU002 LY131 NW851	Farington Old Curve 0m00c Farington Junction NU001 0m18c Farington East Junction (NU/LYR boundary) LY223		LHL
NU003 LY132 NW853	Strand Road Branch 21m39c Preston South Junction NU001 21m47c Preston No.1A junction change of datum 0m00c Preston No.1A junction 0m08c Preston No.2A 0m40c present NR/RSR boundary 0m42c Strand Road LC 0m44c BR/PCD boundary Strand Road 1m56c Maritime Way LC 1m70c Lockside Road LC Preston Council Depot PSR1 Preston South Junction - Preston 1A Junction PSR2 Preston 1A Junction - Preston Docks 1937 Appendix regards the branch as commencing at Preston No.1A		PSR
NU004 LY133 NW854	Preston Station - Dock Street Junction 0m00c Preston NU001 0m16c Dock Street Junction NW860		CGJ6