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Signal Fact 78

Berkeley D Wise, engineer of the Belfast & Northern Counties Railway, patented a train staff in which the metal tickets were contained in the staff itself when not required for use.

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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.

Generally speaking, milepost mileages were from Aberdeen (Delburn Junction) and trains ran Down from Aberdeen.

RailRef	Line Detail	SBR	ELR
GO001 Opened (A)	Aberdeen - Keith 0m00c Aberdeen (Denburn Junction) (1) CA580 0m17c Aberdeen Joint Union East SB 0m30c Schoolhill 0m32c Schoolhill SB 0m75c Hutcheon Street station & SB 1m28c Kittybrewster South SB 1m30c Kittybrewster Kittybrewster Junction (1st) GO002 1m52c Kittybrewster North SB 1m59c Kittybrewster Junction (2nd) GO002 2m20c Don Street SB 2m27c Don Street 2m48c Woodside SB 2m57c Woodside 3m36c Persley Halt 3m75c Bucksburn SB 4m04c Bucksburn 4m40c Bankhead 5m02c Stoneywood 6m00c Dyce station (1st) 6m11c Dyce South SB 6m20c Dyce (2nd) Dyce Junction GO010 6m25c Dyce North SB 6m61c Raith's Farm Shunters Cabin 8m20c Pitmedden LC 8m20c Pitmedden GB Pitmedden station 10m36 Kinaldi SB 10m43c Kinaldie 11m29c Kikton of Kinellar LC 12m78c Boat of Kintore LC 12m78c Boat of Kintore GB 13m29c Kintore 13m53c Kintore Junction GO003 14m22c Cairnhall LC 14m46c Fullerton LC 15m16c Port Elphinstone SB 16m06c Inverurie Station SB 16m32c Inverurie (1st) (2) 16m72c Inverurie station (2nd) 16m79c Inverurie New Station SB 17m19c Inverurie Loco Siding SB Inverurie Junction GO004 20m13c Inveramsay South SB Inveramsay Inveramsay Junction GO005 20m30c Inveramsay North SB 21m27c Pitcaple SB 21m29c Pitcaple station Oyne 24m51c Oyne SB 24m51c Oyne LC Buchanstone 25m37c Buchanstone LC 25m57c Lamington Farm LC 26m55c Drakewell Farm LC Insch South SB 27m42c Insch station 27m46c Insch North SB 27m47c Insch LC 28m65c Shevock (Dunndeer) LC 31m05c Wardhouse SB LC Wardhouse station 32m58c Kennethmont East SB 32m61c Kennethmont LC 32m63c Kennethmont 32m71c Kennethmont West SB 33m11c Leith Hall LC 34m40c Candy Farm LC 34m74c Toll of Cults LC 35m63c Gartley South SB 35m65c Gartly 35m67c Gartly LC 35m76c Gartley North SB 40m43c Huntly South SB 40m55c Huntly SB 40m67c Huntly station 40m71c Huntly North SB 44m08c Avochie SB 45m23c Rothiemay South SB 45m24c Rothiemay 45m27c Rothiemay North SB 46m41c Little Mill LC Cairnie Junction station 48m22c Cairnie Junction SB Cairnie Junction GO020 48m34c Grange South SB Grange Junction GO021 48m77c Grange Junction SB Grange station 49m62c Burnmouth LC 51m40c Mill O'Wood Siding SB 52m78c Newmill SB 53m04c Keith South SB (1st-2nd) 53m05c Keith South SB (3rd) 53m05c Keith Junction GO030 HR010 (1) Denburn Junction is mid point within the joint station (2) originally Inverury. (A) Opened: Aberdeen - Kittybrewster 1867, Kittbrewster - Huntly 1854, Huntly - Keith 1856.	W1	ANI1
GO002 Opened 1855	Waterloo Branch 0m00c Waterloo Aberdeen Harbour 1m53c Kittybrewster Junction (1st) GO001 Article: Steam Days 2017 February.	W2	WRO
GO003 Opened 1859 Closed 1966	Alford Branch datum Aberdeen 13m53c Kintore Junction GO001 18m18c Kemnay Monymusk 24m23c Tillyfourie East GF Tillyfourie station 24m35c Tillfourie West SB Whitehouse 29m17c Alford SB Alford station Alford station is now the terminus of the Alford Valley Railway. However, their line does not follow the GNoS route towards Kintore.	W3	KAB
GO004 Opened 1856 Closed 1966	Oldmeldrum Branch datum Aberdeen 17m51c Inverurie Junction GO001 Lethenty Fingask Halt 21m63c Oldmeldrum SB 21m73c Oldmeldrum station	W4	IRM
GO005 Opened (A) Closed (B)	Macduff Branch datum Aberdeen 20m13c Inveramsay Junction GO001 Wartle 27m45c Rothie-Norman (1) 30m59c Fyvie 34m03c Auchterless South SB Auchterless 34m21c Auchterless North SB 36m77c Turriff Plaidy 39m55c King Edward Macduff (Banff) (2) Banff Bridge 44m71c Macduff SB 49m45c Macduff (1) originally Rothie (2) originally Banff & Macduff. (A) Opened: Inveramsay - Turriff 1857, Turriff - Macduff (Banff) 1860, Macduff (Banff) - Macduff 1872. (B) Closed: Inveramsay - Turriff 1966, Turriff - Macduff 1961.	W5	IMD
GO010 Opened (A) Closed (B)	Dyce to Peterhead (Formartine & Buchan Railway) datum Aberdeen Dyce Junction GO001 6m25c Dyce Buchan SB 7m27c Parkhill 8m67c Elrick SB 11m25c Newmanchar South SB Newmachar 11m34c Newmanchar North SB 14m05c Udny SB Udny 14m13c Udney North GF 16m22c Logierieve station & SB(1) 17m38c Esslemont 19m03c Ellon (South) Junction GO011 Ellon station 19m15c Ellon North GF 22m76c Arnage South SB Arnage 23m10c Arnage North GF Auchnagatt 30m57c Maud South SB 30m63c Maud Junction GO015 Maud Junction station (2) 33m45c Abbey of Deer Platform 34m76c Mintlaw South SB Mintlaw (3) 35m05c Mintlaw North GF 38m17c Longside West GF (4) Longside Lenabo RFC 38m26c Longside East SB (5) Lenabo Branch Junction GO013 Newseat Halt 42m02c Inverugie Harbour Branch Junction GO014 42m70c Peterhead SB 44m22c Peterhead station (1) Newburgh Road until 1862. (2) Brucklay until 1865, then New Maud Junction until 1866; Maud from 1925. (3) originally Old Deer & Mintlaw. (4) previously Longside South. (5) previously Longside North. (A) Opened Dyce - Mintlaw 1861; Mintlaw - Peterhead 1862. (B) Closed Dyce - Maud Junction 1979; Maud Junction - Peterhead 1970. Much of the route is now the Formartine & Buchan Way.	W6	DPH
GO011 Opened 1897 Closed 1945	Boddam Branch datum Aberdeen 19m03c Ellon Junction GO010 Ellon station Auchmacoy 24m40c Pitlurg Hatton 29m15c Cruden Bay Bullers O'Buchan Halt Longhaven 34m02c Boddam SB 34m22c Boddam	W7	EBD
GO012 Opened 1897 Closed 1940	Cruden Bay Tramway 0m00c Cruden Bay Station Forecourt 0m40c Palace Hotel Hotel Yard	W8
GO013 Opened 1918 Closed 1923	Lenabo Branch Lenabo Branch Junction GO010 Lenabo RNAS	W9
GO014 Opened 1865 Closed 1946	Peterhead Harbour Branch Harbour Branch Junction GO010 Peterhead Harbour	W10
GO015 Opened 1865 Closed 1979	Fraserburgh Branch datum Aberdeen 30m63c Maud Junction GO010 Maud Junction station (1) 30m72c Maud North SB 32m68c Brucklay 36m61c Strichen Mormond Halt 41m61c Lonmay 44m07c Rathen SB 45m09c Philorth Halt Pneumatic Toolworks Siding Fraserburgh Junction GO016 46m69c Fraserburgh SB (2nd) Fraserburgh SB (1st) Fraserburgh station (1) New Maud Junction until 1866; Maud from 1925.	W11	MFB
GO016 Opened 1903 Closed 1965	St Combs Light Railway datum Fraserburgh Fraserburgh Junction GO015 Kirkton Bridge Halt Philorth Bridge Halt Cairbulg 5m08c St Combs Runs parallel with GO015 for first 66 chains.	W12	FSC
GO020 Opened (A) Closed 1968	Cairnie Junction - Elgin East via Coast Line datum Aberdeen 48m50c Cairnie Junction GO001 48m79c Grange Junction North SB Grange North Junction GO021 Milligan (1) 51m69c Knock 53m07c Glenbarry (2) Cornhill Tillynaught Junction GO022 58m36c Tillynaught South SB Tillynaught station 58m42c Tillynaught North SB Portsoy Junction GO023 61m04c Portsoy South SB Portsoy (2nd) 61m13c Portsoy North SB 63m23c Glassaugh 65m23c Tochieneal South SB Tochieneal 65m29c Tochieneal North SB 66m38c Cullen 68m47c Portknockie East SB Portknockie 68m55c Portknockie West SB 69m71c Findochty SB 70m00c Findochty station 71m23c Portessie Junction SB Portessie Junction (3) HR016 Portessie station (GNSR-Joint) 72m34c Buckie East SB Buckie 72m48c Buckie SB 72m53c Buckie West SB 73m58c Buckpool SB 75m01c Portgordon 77m34c Spey Bay East SB (3) Spey Bay (3) 77m43c Spey Bay West SB (3) 78m57c Garmouth East SB Garmouth 78m62c Garmouth West SB 82m04c Urquart 84m28c Calcots East SB Calcots 84m34c Calcots West SB Lossie Junction GO024 86m10c Lossie Junction SB 86m78c Elgin East Junction GO030 (1) aka Millagan, Millegan. (2) Barry until 1872. (3) aka Findochty Junction. (3) Fochabers-on-Spey until 1893, then Fochabers until 1916, then Fochabers & Spey Bay until 1918. (A) Opened Cairnie Junction - Grange North Junction 1886, Grange North Junction - Portsoy 1859, Portsoy - Tochieneal 1884, Tochieneal - Garmouth 1886, Garmouth - Lossie Junction 1884, Lossie Junction - Elgin East 1852. OS maps from 1860s show mile posts dual marked Banff (6) and Grange (10) just south of Tillynaught. Article: Railway Magazine 1962 January.	W13	ELC
GO021 Opened 1859 Closed 1960	Grange North Spur 0m00c Grange Junction GO001 0m36c Grange North Junction GO020	Y58
GO022 Opened 1859 Closed 1968	Tillynaught - Banff datum Aberdeen 58m50c Tillynaught Junction GO020 Tillynaught station Ordens Halt 61m72c Ladysbridge Bridgefoot Halt Golf Club House Halt 64m50c Banff SB Banff station (1) (1) originally Banff Harbour OS maps from 1860s show mile posts dual marked Banff and Grange. Mileages also quoted as 58m18c - 64m34c Article: Railway Magazine 1962 January.	W14	TBB
GO023 Opened 1859 Closed 1910	Portsoy Harbour Branch Portsoy Junction GO020 Portsoy (1st) Portsoy Harbour	W15	PHR
GO024 Opened 1852 Closed 1966	Lossiemouth Branch precise datum to be confirmed 0m00c Lossie Junction GO020 Linksfield Platform Linksfield LC Greens of Drainie Platform Greens of Drainie LC 5m39c Lossiemouth Datum uncertain. Quoted mileage at Lossiemouth seems to be to HR-GNoS boundary 2c HR side of GNoS Elgin station. 1911 Working Timetable shows the line as down from Lossiemouth to Lossie Junction. Article: Railway Magazine 1962 January.	W16	ELB
GO030 Opened (A) Closed (B)	Main Line: Keith - Elgin datum Aberdeen Keith & Dufftown Railway 53m05c Keith South Junction GO001 HR010 53m19c Keith station 53m36c NR / K&DRA boundary 53m66c Keith Town station (2) 54m38c Stratisla Mills GF 56m38c Auchindachy South SB 56m54c Auchindachy station (3) 56m64c Auchindachy North SB 57m67c Towiemore Halt 58m00c Botriphnie Siding SB 59m38c Drummuir East SB 59m46c Drummuir station 59m51c Drummuir West SB 63m25c Parkmore Junction GO031 63m59c Dufftown South SB 64m00c Dufftown station Strathspey Railway 64m01c Dufftown North SB 64m08c end of line (for Keith & Dufftown Railway Association) 64m13c Dufftown Distillery Siding 67m66c Craigellachie South SB Craigellachie (4) Morayshire Railway 67m69c Strathspey Junction GO033 67m74c Craigellachie North SB 68m24c Dandaleith (5) 70m14c Rothes South SB Rothes station Rothes Junction GO032 70m29c Rothes North SB Birchfield Platform (6) 75m06c Coleburn SB Coleburn-Glenlivet Distillery Sidings, also gravel pit Coleburn's Platform (7) 77m34c Longmorn Elgin East Junction GO020 80m16c Elgin East SB Elgin (GNSR) 80m35c Elgin Centre HR010 (2) originally Earlsmill (3) originally Boltriphnie (4) originally Strathspey Junction (5) originally Craigellachie (6) OS map c1903 labels as Birchfield Siding. Birchfield Halt from 1939. (7) originally Coleburn (A) Opened: Keith - Dufftown 1862, Dufftown - Dandaleith 1863, Danaleith - Rothes 1858, Rothes - Elgin 1862. (B) Closed: Keith - Dufftown 1985, Dufftown - Craigellachie 1971, Craigellachie - Elgin 1968. DFN Keith Junction to Dufftown Distillery Siding DTE Dufftown Distillery Siding - Elgin Centre Morayshire Railway section originally miled from Elgin. Keith - Dufftown now Keith and Dufftown Railway Association.	W17	DFN DTE
GO031	Dufftown Goods Branch Parkmore Junction GO030 Parkbeg Quarry Glendullan Distillery Mortlach Distillery		DTD
GO032 Opened 1858 Closed (B)	Rothes to Orton 0m00c Rothes Junction GO030 1m32c Sourden (1) 3m04c Orton Junction HR010 (1) aka Souden, Sowden. (B) Closed: Rothes - Sourden 1880, Sourden - Orton Junction 1866.	W18	ROB
GO033 Opened (A) Closed (B)	Strathspey Line datum Aberdeen 67m69c Strathspey Junction GO030 67m73c Craiellachie West GF (1) 70m16c Aberlour Dailuaine Halt Dailuaine Junction GO034 73m45c Carron Imperial Cottages Halt Gilbey's Cottages Halt 76m10c Knockando (2) Blacksboat 80m12c Ballindalloch Advie (1st) Advie (2nd) Dalvey Dalvey Farm Halt 89m04c Cromdale 91m77c Grantown-on-Spey (3) Ballifurth Farm Halt 96m23c Nethy Bridge (4) 101m25c Boat of Garten HR003 (1) aka Craigellachie Strathspey. SB (2) Dalbeattie until 1905; later Tamdhu by owning distllery company. (3) Grantown until 1912; Grantown-on-Spey East from 1950. (4) originally Abernethy; aka Nethybridge. (A) Opened: Craigellachie - Nethybridge 1863, Nethybridge - Boat of Garten 1866. (B) Closed: Craigellachie - Aberlour 1971, Aberlour - Boat of Garten 1968.	W19	BGC
GO034	Dailuaine Distillery Branch Dailuaine Junction GO033 Distillery Article: Railway Magazine 1966 October.
GO040 Opened (A) Closed (B)	Deeside line datum Aberdeen Station Deeside Railway 0m54c Ferryhill Junction CA580 1m30c Holburn Street 1m64c Ruthreiston 3m04c Pittodels 3m42c Cults East SB (1st) 3m49c Cults East SB (2nd) Cults 3m56c Cults West SB 4m10c West Cults 4m63c Bieldside 5m33c Murtle 6m34c Milltimber 7m51c Culter Culter Paper Mill Branch Junction 9m74c Drum 10m54c Park East SB Park 10m65c Park West SB Mills of Drum 14m29c Crathes 17m00c Banchory East SB Banchory (1st) Aboyne & Braemar Railway Banchory (2nd) 17m34c Banchory West SB Dee Street Halt 21m30c Glassel 23m68c Torphins East SB Torphins 24m08c Torphins west SB 26m08c Lumphanan Dess 31m42c Aboyne East SB Aboyne 31m53c Aboyne West SB 36m58c Dinnet East SB Dinnet 36m64c Dinnet West SB Cambus O'May Halt 42m43c Ballater SB Ballater station 43m33c end of line (A) Opened: Farryhill - Banchory 1853, Banchory - Aboyne 1859, Aboyne - Ballater 1866. (B) Closed: Ferryhill - Culter 1967, Culter - Ballater 1966. West of Crathes towards Banchory now Royal Deeside Railway. Much of the remainder is now the Deeside Way long distance path.	W20	FHB
GO041	Deeside Goods Branch Denburn South Junction CA Deeside Goods

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