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Signal Fact 74

In 1875 the Royal Commission on Railway Safety recommended introduction the the block system on lines where passengers were conveyed and that points and signals be worked from an interlocked lever frame.

Sadly, this was not compulsory until 1889.

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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