The Signalling Record Society

RailRef Line Codes WP

British Railways developed its automatic warning system (AWS) in the 1950s.

General introduction started towards the end of the decade.

This page should be regarded as “Work in Progress”. The webmaster will welcome additional information for this page.

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.

Incorporated 30 June 1862 and worked by GWR & LSWR from opening.

RailRef	Line Detail	ELR
WP001 GW225 SW180	Weymouth & Portland Line 168m34c Portland Junction GW220 168m61c Melcombe Regis 169m03c Westham Halt 169m50c Rodwell 170m07c Sandsfoot Castle Halt 170m65c Wyke Regis 172m38c Goods Junction WP003 172m57c Portland (2nd) 172m74c Castleton Junction EC001	WTE
WP002 GW226 SW181	Weymouth Tramway 168m46c Tramway Junction GW220 168m52c Melcome Regis LC 169m64c Weymouth Quay	WTQ
WP003 GW227 SW182	Portland Goods Branch 172m38c Goods Junction WP001 172m63c Portland Goods (1) (1) Portland 1st station