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Signal Fact 14
On the 10th April 1845 a game of chess was conducted over the London & South Western Railway telegraph system with players at Nine Elms and Portsmouth.
Check Mate!
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| ELR | BR-NR | Line Description | RailRef |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAB | yes | Waltham Branch (Melton Mowbray) | GN155 |
| WAC | Whitland and Cardigan Branch. Now WCN. | ||
| WAC | yes | Warsop Colliery Branch | MR653 |
| WAD | Wath Junction to Dearne Junction | SK003 | |
| WAE | yes | Wath East Curve | SK002 |
| WAG | yes | Wakefield - Goole | LY341 LY360 NE046 |
| WAH | yes | Worcester & Hereford Railway | GW712 |
| WAI | Wapping Independent Goods Line | NW601 | |
| WAJ | yes | Adwalton - Wrenthorpe or Batley | GN330 |
| WAL | yes | Wallingford Branch | GW092 |
| WAM | yes | Wrexham & Minera Branch | GW863 |
| WAR | yes | Appleby, North - West | MR934 |
| WAT | Watlington Branch. Now PRC. | ||
| WAT | yes | Waterside Branch | GS112 |
| WAV | yes | North Leith Branch | NB122 |
| WAW | yes | Willesden Low Level Goods - Acton Wells Junction | NW100 |
| WAY | yes | Waskerley Branch | NE327 |
| WBA | yes | Woodside Branch at Round Oak | GW789 |
| WBB | yes | Wycombe Branch | GW072 |
| WBC | yes | West Burton Power Station | GC170c |
| WBD | West Brompton Depot | NW085 | |
| WBE | yes | Wycombe Branch. Now part of WBB. | |
| WBG | yes | Workington Bridge Junction | CW005 |
| WBH | yes | Westgate Branch | MR826 |
| WBJ | yes | Whitchurch - Buttington Junction | CM001 |
| WBK | Welbeck Branch | GC113 | |
| WBN | West Benhar Branch | NB272 | |
| WBR | Wath Branch | HB011 | |
| WBS | yes | Windsor Bridge and Southport Line | LY140 LY200 LY201 |
| WBT | yes | Willesden Brent Sidings 1-15 | |
| WBZ | West Bridge Branch | MR162 | |
| WCA | Weston Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway | WC001 | |
| WCB | yes | Welbeck Colliery Branch | MR656 |
| WCC | yes | Wolverhampton & Cannock Chase Light Railway | NW391 |
| WCE | Wilmington Curve | HB039f | |
| WCG | yes | Watford High Street - Croxley Green Junction | NW069 |
| WCH | Whiteinch Branch | NB392 | |
| WCI | yes | Wilton ICI Branch | NE537c |
| WCK | yes | Highland Main Line | HR020 |
| WCL | yes | Willesden Carriage Lines | NW015 |
| WCM | yes | West Coast Main Line | CJ003 CA001 CA030 CA140 CA280 CA410 |
| WCN | yes | Whitland - Cardigan | GW669 |
| WCP | yes | Westcalder Loop | CA062 |
| WCS | yes | Selhurst Junction - Gloucester Road Junction | LB009 |
| wcy | Woodhall Branch | CA274 | |
| WDB | yes | Wrexham - Bidston | GC490 GC483 |
| WDG | SE013 | ||
| WDJ | yes | Walsall Pleck Junction - Darlaston Junction | NW384 |
| WDK | yes | Workington Dock Branch | CW002 |
| WDN | Warping Drain | ||
| WDS | yes | Selsdon Branch | WS001 |
| WDY | Wester Dalry Branch | CA111 | |
| WEB | yes | Werrington Branch | GN090 |
| WEC | yes | Westhorpe Colliery Line | GC100 |
| WED | yes | Windmill End Branch | GW758 |
| WEE | yes | Earlestown East Curve | NW542 |
| WEF1 | yes | Wembley Eurpoean Freight Operating Centre | NW013 |
| WEH | Wells Harbour Branch | GE133 | |
| WEL | yes | West Ealing Loop | GW043 GW045 |
| WEM | Wembly Stadium Loop. Now WSL. | ||
| WEN | Wenford Branch | SW157 | |
| WES | yes | Westbury Avoiding Line | GW186 |
| WET | Rowrah - Moor Row | FN080 FN090 |
|
| WEY | yes | Weymouth Branch | GW190 GW220 |
| WEZ | yes | Wells Branch | SD014 |
| WFB | yes | West of Fife Branch | NB620 |
| WFD | yes | Winsford Branch | CL023 |
| WFK | Walkinshaw Fork | CA326 | |
| WFL | yes | Willesden Freightliner Depot | |
| WFM | yes | Maldon - Woodham Ferrers | GE216 |
| WFS | yes | Watford Sidings | |
| WGL | yes | Wednesbury Goods Loop | NW382 |
| WGP | yes | Wigston South Junction - Glen Parva Junction | MR152 |
| WGS | yes | Willesden Sidings / Willesden Intercity Depot | |
| WGW | Widnes Gasworks Branch | NW717 | |
| WGZ | Witney Goods Branch | GW107 | |
| WHA | yes | Whitacre - Hampton in Arden | MR237 |
| WHB | yes | Wharncliffe Branch | MR834 |
| WHC | yes | Whitlingham Junction and Cromer Line | MG022 MG020 |
| WHE | yes | Welwyn Garden City - Hertford East | GN034 |
| WHG | West Hartlepool Goods Branch | NE574 | |
| WHI | Whitworth Branch | PT002c | |
| WHJ | yes | Whitchurch - Tattenhall | NW423 |
| WHL | yes | West Highland Line | NB460 |
| WHM | yes | West Hallam Colliery Branch | MR713 |
| WHN | yes | Whithorn Branch | PW002 |
| WHO | Dobbs Brow Junction to Hindley and Blackrod Branch Junction | LY143 | |
| WHR | yes | Whiskerhill Junction to Retford Curve | GC171 |
| WHS | West Ham (ex PS) Sidings | ||
| WHT | yes | Washwood Heath Sidings | |
| WHX | West Highland Line at Fort William | NB460 | |
| WIB | yes | Widnes Branch | CL063 |
| WID | West India Dock Coal Depot | NW041 | |
| WIE | Wishaw Estate Line | ||
| WIG | yes | Wisbech Goods Branch | GE082 GE084 |
| WIH | Wisbech Harbour Branch | GE086 | |
| WIL | Williamthorpe Branches | MR761 |
|
| WIM | yes | Witham - Maldon | GE212 |
| WIN | yes | Windsor Branch | GW069 |
| WIS | yes | Wickford - Southminster | GE202 |
| WIT | Withernsea Branch | NE078 | |
| WIY | Wimberry Branch | SV019 | |
| WJB | yes | Willingdon Junction - Bopeep Junction | LB123 LB120 |
| WJK | yes | Walton Junction - Kirkby | LY160 |
| WJL | yes | Weaver Junction and Liverpool Line | NW590 NW591 NW620 |
| WJM | yes | Welham Junction - Melton Junction | GN150 |
| WJN | yes | Wigan Junction Line | CL002 |
| WJP | yes | Woodley Junction to Partington Branch | CL002 CL001 |
| WJS | Strathaven & Whiteshawgate | CA251 | |
| WKB | West Kensington Goods | MR065 | |
| WKC | yes | Welbeck Colliery Branch | GC113 |
| WKG | yes | Woking Yards | |
| WKL | yes | Wigan and Kirkby Line | LY140 LY160 |
| WKS | yes | Wolverton Works | NW118 |
| WKV | yes | Wansbeck Valley Branch | NB045 |
| WLE | Ministry of Works (Westerleigh East) Loop. Now MYW. | ||
| WLH | Wellhill Branch | ||
| WLL | yes | West London Line & West London Extension Lines | WE003 WL001 NW080 |
| WLN | yes | Dunstable Branch | GN032 |
| WLR | yes | Tayport Loop | NB516 NB517 |
| WLS | yes | Woodhall Junction - Little Steeping | GN101 |
| WLY | West London Yard Line. Now part of WLL9. | ||
| WMB | yes | Willesden High Level Junction - Mitre Bridge Junction | NW064 |
| WMC | yes | Wroxham - County School | GE151 |
| WMD1 | yes | Willesden Traction Maintenance Depot | |
| WME | yes | Woodburn Junction - Mexborough Junction | GC310 |
| WMJ | yes | Weedon - Marton Junction | NW127 |
| WMO | yes | Wavertree & Edge Hill Goods | CL068 |
| WMP | Pilkington Branch | ||
| WMR | yes | Woodmuir Branch | CA063 |
| WMS | yes | Sittingbourne Curve | SE126 |
| WMY | Whitemoor Yard | ||
| WNC | Wincobank Curve | MR831 | |
| WND | yes | Wellington Stafford Junction - Stafford via Donnington | NW220 |
| WNL | Watnall Branch | MR644 | |
| WNS | yes | Wigston North Junction - Nuneaton South Line | NW181 |
| WNT | yes | Walnut Tree Branch | RR024 |
| WOA | yes | Walton Old Junction to Arpley Junction Curve | NW535 NW536 NW537 NW538 |
| WOD | yes | Woolsthorpe Branch (Denton - Bottesford) | GN143 |
| WOF | Wolfhall Loop | MW021 | |
| WOG | Worcester Goods Loop | GW711 | |
| WOL | Wolvercot Loop | NW134 | |
| WOM | Wombwell Main Colliery Branch | GC322 | |
| WOO | yes | Woodend Branch | NB243 |
| WOP | yes | Water Orton West Junction - Park Lane Junction Curve | MR240 |
| WOR | Worcester Goods Loop. Now WOG. | ||
| WOR | Worsbrough Branch | GC330 | |
| WOT | Waterloo Independent Lines | NW603 | |
| WOW | yes | Wolverton Works | NW120 |
| WOZ | Woodstock Branch | GW108 | |
| WPG | yes | Doncaster Wheatley Park Branch | GC194l |
| WPH | yes | Woking to Portsmouth Harbour | SW020 LB090 LB140 |
| WPK | yes | Wimbledon Park Depot & Sidings | SW008 |
| WPM | Westfield Branch | NB214 | |
| WPS | yes | Wyre Dock - Poulton le Fylde | PY015 |
| WRB | yes | Wicker Branch | MR824 MR825 |
| WRG | yes | Whitehall Road Goods, Leeds | NW842 |
| WRI | Wrington Vale Light Railway | GW214 | |
| WRM | Willesden Royal Mail Terminal | NW011 | |
| WRO | yes | Aberdeen Waterloo Branch | GO002 |
| WRS | Whittington Road Junction to Wagon Repairs Siding | ||
| WRZ | Wernplumis Branch | MR406 | |
| WSA | yes | St Albans Abbey Branch | NW018 |
| WSB | Weston-Super-Mare Old Branch. Now WSO. | ||
| WSB | yes | West Sleekburn and Blyth Branch | NE708 |
| WSC | Wentworth Silkstone Colliery Branch | GC332 | |
| WSD | yes | Wansford - Stamford | GN122 |
| WSE | Mottram Junction to Waterside Branch | GC374 | |
| WSH | yes | Wheatsheaf Branch | GW871 |
| WSJ | yes | Wolverhampton to Saltney Junction | GW769 GW800 SJ001 GW841 GW861 |
| WSL | yes | Wembley Stadium Loop | GC007 |
| WSM | yes | Weston super Mare Loop | GW172 |
| WSN | Wilsontown Branch | CA044 | |
| WSO | Weston-Super-Mare Old Branch | GW174 | |
| WSP | Wilsontown North Curve | CA048 | |
| WST | yes | Wednesbury Town - Wednesbury Central | GW764c NW381 |
| WTA | Wright Andersons Branch | ||
| WTB | yes | West Blyth Staithes Branch | |
| WTD | yes | Waterside Loop | NB342 |
| WTE | Weymouth to Easton Branch | WP001 EC001 |
|
| WTG | Whitrigg Branch | NB221 | |
| WTH | yes | West Norwood Spur | LB024 |
| WTL | Warriston - Trinity Loop | NB123 | |
| WTN | yes | Wanton Walls to Niddrie Line | NB093 NB013 NB095 |
| WTP | yes | Weston, Clevedon & Portishead | WC003 |
| WTQ | yes | Weymouth Quay Branch | WP002 |
| WTR | yes | Ryecroft - North Walsall Junction | MR245 |
| WTS | yes | Willesden Through Sidings, Harlesden - Brent | NW009 |
| WTT | West Street Goods Branch | CA415 | |
| WTW | yes | Wofferton - Tenbury Wells | SH004 |
| WTZ | Taunton West Loop | GW238 | |
| WUT | Wisbech and Upwell Tramway | GE085 | |
| WVL | yes | Western Valleys Line | GW511 GW511c |
| WVO | Woodville Goods | MR182 | |
| WWB | Whitwood Branch | NE155 | |
| WWC | Waleswood Curve | GC068 | |
| WWD | yes | Wishaw Deviation Line | CA160 |
| WWH | yes | Walsall Wood Branch | MR242 |
| WWK | yes | Wakefield Westgate Curve | GN321 |
| WWS | yes | Wortley West to South Curve | GN325 |
| WXB | Whitecross Street Branch | MR015 | |
| WYD | yes | Wednesbury - Darlaston | NW347 |
| WYE | yes | Wye Valley Line | GW385 |
| WYK | yes | Wyken Branch | NW325 |
| WYL | yes | Westbury East Loop | GW187 |
| WYM | yes | Wymington Slow Line (Sharnbrook) | MR085 |
| WYS | yes | Wemyss Bay Branch | CA455 |
| WZS | yes | Willesden TMD Sidings |
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