The Signalling Record Society
RailRef Line Codes NU
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.
North Union Joint Railway (LYR, LNWR)
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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. |
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 NW550First 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 |
LHL | |
| NU003 LY132 NW853 |
Strand Road Branch
21m39c Preston South Junction NU001PSR1 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 |
CGJ6 |