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Signal Fact 30
The Norwich & Yarmouth Railway introduced block telegraph working in 1848 using Cooke & Wheatstone 1830s style instruments.
The instruments were used for general messages as well as authorising train movements.
Explanation of column content is here.
| ELR | BR-NR | Line Description | RailRef |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAA | yes | Canal Branch | NB031 |
| CAB | Blairgowrie Branch | CA551 | |
| CAC | Calderbank Branch | NB253 | |
| CAD | Cadzow Branch | CA224 | |
| CAE | Caelliau Branch | MR403 | |
| CAG | yes | Coventry Avoiding Line | NW322 |
| CAH | Cart Harbour Branch | GS235 | |
| CAI | Calderbank Branch | CA187 | |
| CAL | yes | Callington Branch | BA001 |
| CAM | yes | Cardiff & Merthyr Line | TV050 TV040 TV001 TV003 |
| CAN | yes | Carmarthen & Newcastle Emlyn Line | GW661 |
| CAP | yes | Caerphilly - Pontypridd | AD001 |
| CAR | yes | Cardiff & Rhymney Line | RR001 RR010 RR020 RR030 |
| CAS | Castella Branch (Old Glanmyshyd Branch) | GW552c | |
| CAT | yes | Catford Loop Line | SE112 |
| CAW | yes | Cricklewood - Acton Wells Junction | MR060 |
| CAY | Camden Yard | NW026 | |
| CAZ | Crockherbtown Carriage Sidings. Now in CHT. | ||
| CBB | yes | Cambusnethan Branch | CA161 |
| CBC | yes | Carnforth & Barrow Line | FN001 FN020 FN050 NW940 MC001 MC010 |
| CBD | yes | Cumbernauld Line | CA491 CA470 |
| CBE | yes | Cambridge Goods | |
| CBH | Cransley Branch | MR089 | |
| CBL | Camelon Branch | NB162 | |
| CBM | yes | Cannon Street - Borough Market Junction | SE004 |
| CBN | Carbean Branch | GW317 | |
| CBR | yes | Castle Bromwich to Ryecroft Junction | MR241 MR240 MR243 |
| CBS | yes | Carbis Branch | GW319 |
| CBV | (Cardiff) Bute Viaduct Lines | ||
| CBX | yes | Tollcross Branch | CA354 |
| CBY | yes | Canning Town - Blackwall Goods | GE171 |
| CBZ | Clutton Branch | GW202 | |
| CCA | Cornbrook Junction to Castlefield Junction | CL050 | |
| CCB | yes | Cotgrave Colliery Branch | GN162 GN161 |
| CCC | Cardiff Canton Carriage & DMU Depot | GW538 | |
| CCD | Cardiff Canton Locomotive Depot | ||
| CCE | yes | Campbell Road Curve | NW049 |
| CCF | Cotcastle Fork | CA211 | |
| CCG | yes | Croxley Green Branch | NW068 |
| CCH | yes | Cambridge - Haughley Junction | GE060 GE282 |
| CCL | yes | Castle Cary & Langport Line | GW234 |
| CCN | yes | Clipstone Colliery North | GC124 |
| CCO | Camps Exchange Connection | CA093 | |
| CCQ | yes | Chester South Junction - Dee Marsh East Junction | GC480 GC481 |
| CCR | Cromarty Branch | ||
| CCS | yes | Birkenhead Goods Extension Line | BJ010 BJ011 BJ013 BJ014 BJ015 |
| CCT | yes | Chorley - Cherry Tree | LU003 |
| CCV | yes | Clifton Curve | NE273 |
| CCY | Cadeby Colliery Branch | LY397 | |
| CCZ | yes | Liskeard - Caradon | GW303 |
| CDB | Craighead Branch | CA228 | |
| CDC | yes | Perth to Ladybank Line | NB515 NB580 |
| CDK | yes | Cardiff Docks | TV060 |
| CDL | yes | Codsall Branch | GW788 |
| CDM | yes | Deansgate and Dee Marsh | MA002 CL010 CL020 CL030 |
| CDN | yes | Clevedon - Yatton | |
| CDO | Chatham Dockyard Branch. Now CYD | ||
| CDS | yes | Chesterford - Six Mile Bottom | GE053 |
| CDT | Whitechapel & Bow | WB001 | |
| CDV | yes | Cheadle Deviation | NS014 |
| CDY | yes | Chelmsford Lower Yard | GE210c |
| CDZ | Common Branch Loop Line | TV046 | |
| CEB | Cardiff East Branch | TV062 | |
| CEC | yes | Carnforth East Curve | FN002 |
| CEH | yes | Castleton East Junction - Heywood | LY051 |
| CEJ | yes | Cardiff East Junction | GW532 |
| CEM | Clipstone to Mansfield Colliery Branch | GC120 | |
| CEN | Camelon Branch | CA494 | |
| CER | yes | Colchester Goods | GE218 |
| CET | Castleford East Branch | NE159 | |
| CEZ | Cardiff East Branch. Now SWR. | ||
| CFB | Cargo Fleet White House Branch | ||
| CFG | yes | Coleford Branch | GW386 |
| CFH | yes | Church Fenton - Harrogate | NE183 |
| CFJ | Coalfields Farm Colliery | AN004 | |
| CFL | yes | Charnwood Forest Line | NW194 |
| CFM | yes | Church Fenton and Micklefield Line | NE028 |
| CFN | Carfin Branch | CA164 | |
| CFP | yes | Canonbury to Finsbury Park Curve | GN008 |
| CFR | Cardiff Riverside Branch | GW535 | |
| CFS | Coleford Branch | SV014 | |
| CFY | Ballachulish Branch | CA523 | |
| CFZ | | GW501 |
GW502 | |
| CGB | Cockett Goods Branch | GW602 | |
| CGJ | yes | Crewe - Carlisle Grand Junction Line | NW530 NW550 NU001 NU004 NW860 NW890 CJ001 |
| CGL | Collyhurst Connection Line No 3 | LY061 | |
| CGS | Cartside Goods | GS180 | |
| CGV | yes | Congreaves Branch | GW760 |
| CGW | yes | Carlisle Gas Works Branch | |
| CGZ | Cwmbargoed Branch | NW274 | |
| CHA | Chapel Street Branch | ||
| CHB | yes | Chesterton Branch | NS082 NS083 |
| CHC | Chapelhall Branch | CA186 | |
| CHD | yes | Chard Branch | GW237 GW237c |
| CHE | yes | Cheadle - Cresswell Junction | NS013 |
| CHE | Cheltenham Branch | GW378 MR270 |
|
| CHF | Coppermill Junction to Hall Farm Junction | GE022 | |
| CHH | Chickenley Heath Branch | GN332 | |
| CHJ | Widnes Deviation Line | NW735 | |
| CHL | yes | Cheltenham Loop Line | GW373 |
| CHM | yes | High Meads Curve | |
| CHN | Crockherbtown Loop. Now CHT | ||
| CHN | Castle Hills Curve | WR002 | |
| CHP | yes | Cromford & High Peak | NW772 NW777 NW780 |
| CHQ | Cronton Colliery Branch | NW632 | |
| CHR | yes | Chesterfield - Rotherham Line | MR770 MR800 |
| CHS | yes | Crigglestone and Horbury Link Line | LY334 |
| CHW | yes | Chester - Warrington | BJ020 BJ023 NW534 |
| CHY | Cinder Hill Branch | MR642 | |
| CHZ | Coal Pit Heath Branch | MR343 | |
| CIB | yes | Cinderford Branch | GW393 |
| CIL | yes | Chester Independent Lines | NW210 |
| CIR | yes | Cirencester Branch | GW371 |
| CIW | Clyde Ironworks Branch | CA355 | |
| CJA | yes | Ardingly Branch | LB70a LB109 LB109 |
| CJB | Chard Junction Branch | SW142 | |
| CJC | yes | Clapton Junction - Chingford | GE021 |
| CJD | Challoch Junction - Dumfries BRR quotes Dumfries - Stranraer |
PW001 GS |
|
| CJL | yes | Clapham Junction - Latchmere No 2 Junction | WE004 |
| CJM | CA091 | ||
| CJN | yes | Camps - Uphall | NB203 |
| CJS | yes | Carcroft Junction - Stainforth Junction | WR004 WR005 |
| CKC | yes | Cannock Chase Line | NW395 NW396 |
| CKL | yes | Clapham Junction - Latchmere No 1 Junction | WE001 |
| CKN | yes | Cleckheaton - Mirfield 60 | LY321 |
| CKP | yes | Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith | CK001 |
| CKS | Cricklewood Sidings | ||
| CKT | yes | Craiglockhart Loop | NB099 |
| CLA | yes | Chart Leacon Depot | |
| CLB | yes | Crainlarich Loop. | CA521 |
| CLC | Warrington Avoiding Line | CL061 | |
| CLD | yes | Cauldon Low Branch | NS028 |
| CLE | yes | Clee Hill Branch | SH003 |
| CLF | Clifton and Kearsley Branch | ||
| CLH | Cliff House Branch | NE572 | |
| CLJ | yes | Clapham Junction Sidings | SW007 |
| CLK | yes | Carluke Branch | NB229 |
| CLL | yes | Cardiff Leckwith Loop Line | GW539 |
| CLN | yes | Chesterfield to Lincoln Line | GC090 GC110 |
| CLO | yes | Chesterfield Loop | GC080 |
| CLP | yes | Clarkston West Loop | CA256 |
| CLS | yes | Llanberis Branch | NW515 |
| CLU | yes | Congleton Lower - Upper Junction | NS040 |
| CLV | Liverpool Central High Level Station | CL073 | |
| CLW | Clay Lane Works Branch | NE535 | |
| CLY | yes | Clydesdale Line. | CA411 |
| CLZ | Clandown Branch | SD002 | |
| CMB | Cwmbran Branch | GW481 | |
| CMC | Cwmcarn Branch | GW518 | |
| CMD | yes | Colwich Junction - Macclesfield | NS080 NS081 NS001 NS050 NS082 |
| CME | yes | Campsie Branch | NB165 |
| CMF | yes | Cwmffrwdoer Branch | GW505 |
| CMG | Cwmgorse Branch | GW645 | |
| CMH | yes | Canons Marsh Branch | GW159 |
| CMI | yes | Cleland & Morningside Branch | CA171 |
| CMJ | yes | West Croydon - Mitcham South Junction | LB064 |
| CML | yes | Cambridge - Mildenhall | GE064 GE065 |
| CMM | yes | Cwmmawr Branch | BP001 |
| CMN | yes | Cwmnantddu Branch | GW504 |
| CMO | yes | Chester to Mold Line | NW480 |
| CMP | yes | Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly | NW740 |
| CMR | Cymmer Junction Loop. Now CYM. | ||
| CMR | yes | Clifton Mill - Rugby Loop | NW161 |
| CMS | yes | Carmuirs Loop | CA495 |
| CMT | Cwmtillery Branch | GW512 | |
| CMY | Clifton May Bank Branch | GW221 | |
| CMZ | yes | Camerton Branch | GW194 GW204 |
| CNB | yes | Chinley North Junction and Buxton Branch | MR450 MR446 MR445 MR447 |
| CNC | yes | Cathcart North Loop. | CA287 CA288 |
| CND | yes | Cardonald and Deanside Branch | GP009 GP009 |
| CNE | yes | Calne Branch | GW117 |
| CNG | Gatewen Branch | GW863 GW864 |
|
| CNH | yes | Crewe North and Holyhead Line | NW420 BJ002 NW460 NW500 |
| CNL | Cornwall Loop. Now MLN. | ||
| CNL | yes | Paisley Canal Line. | GS190 GS197 |
| CNN | yes | Coventry - Nuneaton | NW323 |
| CNP | Cornwall Loop. Now MLN. | ||
| CNS | yes | Carpenters Road Curve | GE184 |
| CNT | Consett Branch | NE401 | |
| CNV | Caernarvonshire Line | NW512 | |
| CNW | yes | Carmarthen West Loop | GW662 |
| CNX | yes | Clifton Extension Line | GW131 CE001 |
| CNZ | Coegnant Branch | GW559 | |
| COA | yes | Coalport Branch | NW222 |
| COB | yes | Cardiff - Ogmore | GW555 |
| COC | yes | Colchester - Clacton | GE230 |
| COD | Corton Wood Colliery Branch | GC275 | |
| COE | Coxhoe Branch | NE371 | |
| COG | College Goods | GS214 | |
| COH | Corkerhill (Wilsons) Branch | ||
| COI | Auchtertool Branch | NB496 | |
| COJ | Cowdenbeath Old Branch | NB640 | |
| COL | Coleford Branch. Now CFG | ||
| COL | yes | Manchester Piccadilly - Ordsall Lane | MA001 NW621 |
| COM | Comedie Branch | CA471c | |
| CON | yes | Container Base Branch | GS175 GS174 GS170 |
| COR | yes | Corris Railway | CR001 CR002 |
| COS | yes | Coltness Branch | CA170 |
| COT | Cottam CEGB Branch. Now TYB | ||
| COU | Couston Branch | NB213 | |
| COV | yes | Colne Valley Branch | CV001 |
| COW | Cowdenhill Branch | NB377 | |
| COY | Coley Branch | GW085 | |
| COZ | yes | Common Branch | TV044 |
| CPB | Cameron Bridge to Pirnie Branch | NB541 | |
| CPC | yes | Codnor Park Curve | MR424 |
| CPH | yes | Powderhall Branch. | NB110 |
| CPI | yes | Castleton and Bolton Line | LY050 LY055 |
| CPL | yes | Cardiff Penarth Loop | TV052 |
| CPM | yes | Castleford and Pontefract Monkhill Line | LY350 NE156 |
| CPP | Crystal Palace Loop | GW007c | |
| CPR | Collins Paper Mills Branch | ||
| CPS | yes | Cottam Power Station | GC182 |
| CPY | yes | Caerphilly - Machen | BM032 |
| CPZ | yes | Caerphilly - Machen Down Loop Line | BM033 |
| CQR | Cheetham Hill Junction and Queens Road Junction Curve | LY062 | |
| CQS | Cardiff Queen St North Junction. Part of CAR. | ||
| CR | yes | Various Sidings in West Midlands | |
| CRA | yes | Crayford Loop | SE030 |
| CRB | yes | Cowbridge Road Junction - Coity Junction | |
| CRB | Cleator Moor & Moor Row | FN093 | |
| CRC | yes | Camden Road Junction - Camden Road | NW020 NW027 NW028 |
| CRD | Boundary with Talbot to St James Junction | ||
| CRE | yes | Westfield Branch. | NB646 NB650 |
| CRF | yes | Camden Road Freight Terminal + Kings Cross Yard North London Incline |
NW024 GN003 |
| CRG | Commercial Road Goods Depot | MR037 | |
| CRH | Cromer High Branch | GE150 | |
| CRI | yes | Criggion Branch | SM008 |
| CRL | yes | Clarbeston Road & Letterston Line | |
| CRN | yes | Charlestown Branch | NB595 |
| CRO | Crossfields Branch | FN093 | |
| CRP | Corstorphine Branch | NB131 | |
| CRR | yes | Chester - Rock Ferry | BJ001 BJ010 |
| CRS | Cardiff Riverside Branch. Now CFR. | ||
| CRS | yes | Cromer - Sheringham | MG020 |
| CRT | Coursington Branch | CA147 | |
| CRY | yes | Cardiff Railway | CF001 |
| CRZ | Cawdor Branch | GW646 | |
| CSB | yes | Crowhurst - Bexhill West | SE042 |
| CSC | Cable Street Coal Depot | ||
| CSD | yes | Castleton Depot | LY052 |
| CSF | Croesnewydd South Fork | GW862 | |
| CSG | yes | Crewe Salop Goods Loop | NW205 |
| CSJ | yes | Clifton South Curve (Cumbria) | NE273 |
| CSM | yes | Chislehurst Loops | SE011 SE011a |
| CSN | yes | Cowlairs East Curve. | NB168 |
| CSP | yes | Carstairs Loop. | CA040 |
| CSQ | yes | Calstock Quay Branch | BA002 |
| CSS | Cannon Street Goods | CF016 | |
| CST | yes | Carpenters Road North Junction - Stratford Central Junction West | GE183 |
| CSW | Coleford Branch. Now CFS. | ||
| CSW | yes | Metropolitan Junction - Cannon Street South Junction | SE003 |
| CSY | Selsey Branch | SI001 | |
| CTA | yes | Clifton Junction - Accrington CTA1 Clifton - Radcliffe CTA2 Bury - Accrington |
LY084 LY060 LY070 |
| CTB | Elgin Tramway | NB612 | |
| CTC | yes | Cathcart Circle. | CA300 |
| CTD | yes | Cadoxton Junction - Trehafod Junction | BY001 |
| CTH | yes | Coln Junction - Hythe Junction | GE232 |
| CTL | Cadoxton and Trehafod Line. Now CTD | ||
| CTL | yes | Calder Bridge Junction - Turners Lane Junction | LY342 |
| CTM | Cheltenham Branch | ||
| CTP | yes | Connington Tip Siding | GN044c |
| CTR | yes | Catrine Branch | GS062 |
| CTS | Coltness Branch | NB231 | |
| CTY | Cowlairs Chord | NB181 | |
| CUL | yes | Culm Valley Branch | GW251 |
| CUS | Cudworth Station Branch | HB004 | |
| CUZ | Cwmcapel Branch | BP014 | |
| CVB | yes | Cheddar Valley Line | GW213 |
| CVL | yes | Churnet Valley Line | NS020 |
| CVR | yes | Cairn Valley Branch | GS021 |
| CVS | yes | Chester, South - North | BJ003 |
| CVZ | Carnarvon Branch | GW649 | |
| CWB | Cook and Co Works Branch | GC341c | |
| CWD | yes | Crewe Works Deviation | NW421 |
| CWH | yes | Cowdenbeath Branch | NB580 NB583 NB640 |
| CWJ | yes | DC Electric Lines | NW066 |
| CWK | yes | Hamilton Square and West Kirby Line | MY005 WI001 WI010 |
| CWL | yes | Central Wales Line | SH001 NW290 |
| CWN | Cockermouth and Workington Line | NW944 | |
| CWO | yes | Cleator - Workington | CW001 CW010 |
| CWP | yes | Camden Washing Plant | NW006 |
| CWR | yes | Cattewater Branch | SW172 |
| CWS | yes | Clipstone West - South Curve | GC125 |
| CWT | yes | Caerwent Branch | GW474 |
| CWZ | yes | Cwmbach Branch. | TV012 |
| CXL | Caldercruix Lower Branch | NB248 | |
| CYA | yes | Cylla Branch | RR015 |
| CYC | yes | Chinley Chord | MR451 |
| CYD | yes | Chatham Dockyard Branch | SE125 |
| CYL | Crimea Yard Branch | ||
| CYM | Cymmer Junction Loop | GW570 | |
| CYW | Canterbury & Whitstable | SE061 | |
| CYY | Scarborough Goods Lines | NE191 |
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