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Signalling Record Society - 50 Years

RailRef Line Codes PL

Port of London Authority Railway

West India Dock opened 1802; East India Dock opened 1806. East & West India Dock Co 1802-1889; then London & West India Docks Joint Committee until 1901; then London & India Docks Co until 1909 when all transferred to Port of London Authority (PLA).

Millwall Docks opened 1868. Millwall Freehold Land & Docks Co until 1870; then Millwall Dock Co until 1909 when all transferred to Port of London Authority (PLA). Millwall Dock Co owned GE165 which was worked by the GER.

Railway connections from GER (London & Blackwall from 1840; LNWR (NLR) from 1851.

Alterations took place to the entrance to the South Dock 1927-1928. Was this when GE164 was severed?

Explanation of column content is here.

RailRef Line Detail SBR ELR
PL001 North London Railway Connection
West India Dock PLA/NLR boundary NW041
West India Docks Junction GE164
   
PL010 West India Export Dock
Blackwall Basin Junction GE164
West India Export Dock (north side)
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram		    
PL011 West India Dock Import Junction - South Dock East Side
West India Dock Import Junction
(along north side Import Dock)
Import Dock South Side Junction PL013
Export Dock North Side Junction PL014
Export Dock South Side Junction PL015
South Dock South Side Junction PL016
Millwall Dock West Side Junction PL017
Millwall Dock East Side Junction PL018
Loco Shed Junction
South Dock East Side
From 1938 plan		    
PL012 Blackwall Basin Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL013 West India Import Dock South Side Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL014 West India Export Dock North Side Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL015 West India Export Dock South Side Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL016 West India South Dock South Side Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL017 Millwall Dock West Side Lines
From 1938 plan
Article Railway Bylines 2014 January.		    
PL018 Millwall Dock East Side Lines
From 1938 plan		    
PL019 Manchester Road Branch
From 1938 plan		    
PL030 West India South Dock North Side
South Dock Junction GE164
South Dock (north side)
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram		    
PL040 West India South Dock South Side
West India Dock Southside GE164
South Dock (south side)
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram		    
PL041 West - South curve at north end of Millwall Inner Dock linking PL040 and GE164, including line to granary etc to west of Millwall Inner Dock
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram		    
PL042 Millwall Outer Dock
Graving Dock Junction GE164
Millwall Outer Dock end of line
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram		    
PL050 East India Docks
East India Dock Goods GE165
East India Docks Basin
As at 1906 RCH Junction Diagram