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Introduction A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Lines without codes London Underground system
Phil Deaves, Swindon, Wiltshire
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| Code | Line Name | Mileages | Datum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAC | Radford Junction to Linby Colliery Branch | 125.55 - 137.10 | St Pancras via Corby | |
| RAD | Radyr Branch | 0.19 - 4.45 | Cardiff Central | Originally ex Radyr |
| RAM | Ramp Line (Port Talbot) | 0.00 - 0.74 | Ramp Line (Overbridge) Junction | |
| RAN | Ramsey North Branch | 69.29 - 75.14 | King's Cross | Holme - Ramsey North |
| RAV | Ravenscraig No 1 Branch | 87.68 - 88.39 | Carlisle | To 89.14 ?? |
| RAZ | Rassa Tramroad | 20.27 - 22.72 | Courtybella | |
| RBF | Redheugh Bank Foot Line | see separate portions | ||
| RBF1 | Swalwell Junction to mileage change (Dunston Junction ??) | 3.15 - 3.79 | Newcastle | Part of NEC formation |
| RBF2 | Mileage change (Dunston Junction ??) to West Dunston (Redheugh ??) Headshunt | 0.00 - 0.55 | Dunston Junction | Or to 0.78 ?? |
| RBF3 | Redheugh Branch | 0.00 - 1.67 | Whickham Junction | |
| RBG | Raebog Branch | 0.00 - 0.62 | Raebog Junction | Off Dykehead Branch, north of Commonhead (Airdrie North) NB |
| RBJ | Brownieside Branch | 0.00 - 1.46 | Rawyards | Rawyards - Brownieside Junction on Airdrie - Bathgate Line |
| RBS | Rugby Birmingham and Stafford Line | see separate portions | ||
| RBS1 | Rugby to Birmingham | 83.16 - 112.73 | Euston | |
| RBS2 | Birmingham to Bushbury Junction | 0.00 - 14.43 | Birmingham New Street | Listed from 0.05 |
| RBS3 | Bushbury Junction to Stafford | 15.32 - 28.50 | Birmingham Curzon Street via Bescot | |
| RBY | Reedham Berney Arms and Yarmouth Line | 12.32 - 20.46 | Norwich | |
| RBZ | Riverside Branch (Llanelly) | 224.66 - 225.20 | Paddington via Stroud | |
| RCB | Rutherglen and Coatbridge Branch | -0.04 - 7.04 | Rutherglen East Junction | |
| RCD | Rossington Colliery Branch | 71.58 - 72.63 | Manchester Victoria via Wakefield | Black Carr East junction - Rossington Colliery, constructed by LNER but continued Dearne Valley mileage |
| RCH | Ringwood to Christchurch Line | 103.57 - 113.60 | Waterloo | |
| RCL | Riddochill Branch | 0.00 - 0.23 | Bathgate | |
| RCM | Ramcroft Colliery Branch | 0.00 - 0.45 | Ramcroft Colliery Junction | South of Palterton & Sutton on Midland Railway Seymour Junction - Pleasley West Junction line |
| RDB | Runcorn Dukes Dock Branch | 0.03 - 1.01 + docks | Runcorn Junction | |
| RDG | Reading Line | see separate portions | ||
| RDG1 | Waterloo to Wokingham Junction | 0.00 - 36.34 | Waterloo | |
| RDG2 | Wokingham Junction to Reading | 61.74 - 68.69 | Charing Cross via Redhill | Formerly part GRG2 |
| RDK | Ramsden Dock Branch (Barrow in Furness) | see separate portions | ||
| RDK1 | Salthouse Junction to Ramsden Dock | 27.59 - 29.51 | Carnforth | |
| RDK2 | Buccleuch Junction to Hindfool North | 28.17 - 30.16 | Carnforth | |
| RDL | Renfrew and District Line | 1.57 - 3.66 | Cardonald Junction | |
| RDR | Redcar | 21.00 - 22.16 | Darlington | Bridges only owing to track adjustment |
| RDW | Red Wharf Bay and Benllech Branch | 0.00 - 6.60 | Holland Arms Junction | |
| RDY | Radyr Down Yard | 3.76 - 4.35 | Cardiff Central | |
| REB | Redmire Branch | see separate portions | ||
| REB1 | Northallerton Low Junction to Castle Hills Inner Junction | 0.00 - 0.48 | Northallerton Low Junction | |
| REB2 | Castle Hills Inner Junction to Redmire | 0.48 - 22.34 | Northallerton Low Junction | |
| REB3 | Redmire to Hawes | 22.34 - 33.48 | Northallerton Low Junction | |
| REB4 | Castle Hill Junction to Castle Hills Inner Junction | -0.04 - 0.28 | Castle Hills Junction | |
| RED | Redhill Line | see separate portions | ||
| RED1 | Stoats Nest Junction to Coulsdon mileage change | 14.24 - 14.70 | London Bridge | |
| RED2 | Coulsdon mileage change to Earlswood Junction | 16.55 - 23.00 | Charing Cross | |
| REN | Renfrew Branch | see separate portions | ||
| REN1 | Waps to Porterfield Road | 0.39 - 2.00 | Green Law Junction | |
| REN2 | Paisley Green Law Junction to Cart Harbour Junction | 0.00 - 0.75 | Green Law Junction | Distances not confirmed |
| RET | Retew Branch | 0.00 - 4.02 | St Dennis Junction | |
| REX | Rexco Sidings (High Marnham) | see separate portions | ||
| REX1 | Ollerton West Junction to mileage change | 0.00 - 0.38 | Ollerton West Junction | |
| REX2 | Mileage change to Rexco Sidings | 4.78 - 5.20 | Farnsfield Junction | Off Mansfield to Rolleston Junction line |
| RFL | Preston Ribble Fork Line | 0.00 - 0.22 | Middleforth Junction | |
| RFW | Renfrew Branch | 2.00 - 3.20 | Green Law Junction | |
| RGH | Rough Castle Branch | 0.00 - 2.40 | Rough Castle Branch Junction | |
| RGW | Romford Gas Works and Lower Yard | 12.00 - 12.27 | Liverpool Street | |
| RGY | Rugby Goods Yards | see separate portions | ||
| RGY1 | South TMD and Carriage Sidings | 81.75 - 82.44 | Euston via Kilsby | |
| RGY2 | North and Stabling Sidings | 82.49 - 83.14 | Euston via Kilsby | |
| RHD | Rosyth Royal Dockyard Branch | see separate portions | ||
| RHD1 | Inverkeithing South Junction to mile post 1 | 0.02 - 1.00 | Inverkeithing South Junction | |
| RHD2 | Mile post 1 to Rosyth Dock | 1.00 - 2.21 | Inverkeithing South Junction | |
| RHE | Ripley and Heanor Railway | see separate portions | ||
| RHE1 | Extension No 1 | 129.71 - 133.37 | St Pancras | Heanor Goods Junction - Ripley Junction |
| RHE2 | Extension No 2 | 133.37 - 135.30 | St Pancras | |
| RHN | Robin Hood - Newmarket Colliery (Bottom Boat) | ?? | ?? | Leeds area |
| RHO | Rhos Branch | 0.00 - 3.19 | Rhos Junction | |
| RHS | Roundhouse Branch | 0.00 - 0.49 | Roundhouse Junction | Near Wigan |
| RHY | Rothesay Dock Lines | see separate portions | ||
| RHY1 | Clydebank Dock Junction to Clydebank Dock West Junction | 0.00 - 0.28 | Clydebank Dock Junction | See also ZZE7 |
| RHY2 | Clydebank Dock West Junction to Rothesay Dock Boundary | 0.28 - 0.51 | Clydebank Dock Junction | See also ZZE7 |
| RHY3 | Clydebank Dock West Junction to Yoker Junction | 0.00 - 0.26 | Clydebank Dock West Junction | See also ZZE7 |
| RIC | Riccarton Branch (Kilmarnock) | see separate portions | ||
| RIC1 | Kay Park Junction to Bellfield Junction | 0.00 - 1.06 | Kay Park Junction | |
| RIC2 | Riccarton to Bellfield Junction | 1.75 - 2.20 | Thirdpart Junction | |
| RID | Richmond Branch | 0.00 - 9.69 | Eryholme Junction | |
| RIG | Renishaw Ironworks Branch (GC) | 0.30 - 0.32 | Renishaw Central Station | |
| RIK | Rickmansworth Branch | see separate portions | ||
| RIK1 | Rickmansworth Branch | 0.28 - 3.04 | Watford High St Junction | |
| RIK2 | Croxley Mills Branch | 0.00 - 0.37 | Croxley Mills Ground Frame | |
| RIM | Renishaw Ironworks Branch (Mid) | 0.31 - 0.38 + private portion | Renishaw Iron Co's Siding Junction | |
| RIP | Ripponden Branch | 28.64 - 32.36 | Manchester Victoria | |
| RJB | Romiley Junction to Bredbury Junction Line (Romiley Curve) | 178.30 - 179.59 | St Pancras | |
| RJS | Roudham Junction to Swaffham Line | 0.00 - 18.15 | Roudham Junction | |
| RKN | Rankinston Colliery Branch | 0.00 - 0.42 | Rankinston Branch Junction | |
| RLB | Riddings Junction to Langholm Branch | 0.00 - 7.08 | Riddings Junction | |
| RLL | Reading Low Level Goods Lines | see separate portions | ||
| RLL1 | Kings Meadow to Reading Coal Yard | 35.08 - 36.10 | Paddington | |
| RLL2 | Connecting line from RDG2 to RLL1, passing under MLN1 | 35.30 - 35.48/68.24 - 68.42 | Paddington/Charing Cross | |
| RLY | Ripple Lane Yards | 8.60 - 10.37 | Fenchurch Street | |
| RMB | Roddymoor Branch | ?? | ?? | Near Durham |
| RMJ | Rowrah - Marron Junction line | ?? | ?? | Cumbria. Possibly links ROW/BBR to GGN and DER |
| RML | Rotherham Maltby and Laughton Railway | see separate portions | ||
| RML1 | Thurcroft Colliery Siding to Braithwell Junction | 6.32 - 8.48 | Brancliffe East Junction | Continuation of THC |
| RML2 | Braithwell Junction to Silverwood Colliery | 8.48 - 10.39 | Brancliffe East Junction | Continues as SIC |
| RMS | Ramsgate to Margate Sands Line | 0.00 - 5.08 | Ramsgate Town | |
| RMY | Roath Marshalling Yard | 3.77 - 4.43 | Roath Branch Junction | |
| RNC | Rutherglen West Curve | 0.00 - 0.29 | Rutherglen West Junction | Rutherglen West Junction to Rutherglen North Junction. Possibly also known as North Curve |
| RNH | Rosehall North Branch | 0.00 - 0.48 | Rosehall North Box | Serves Rosehall Collieries Nos 3, 12 and 14, NB near Whifflet |
| RNJ | Reading New Junction | 67.72 - 68.35 | Charing Cross via Redhill | = 42.32 - 45.75 ex Waterloo |
| RNR | Romney Junction to New Romney Line | 72.41 - 75.46 | Charing Cross via Chelsfield | |
| RNW | Runton to North Walsham Line | see separate portions | ||
| RNW1 | Newstead Lane Junction to Runton West Junction | 13.12 - 13.63 | North Walsham via Mundesley Loop | GE and M&GN Joint, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint |
| RNW2 | North Walsham to Roughton Road Junction | 0.00 - 11.54 | North Walsham via Mundesley Loop | GE and M&GN Joint, Norfolk & Suffolk Joint |
| ROA | Roath Branch (Cardiff) | 0.00 - 6.29 | Roath Branch Junction | |
| ROA9 | Roath Branch (Cardiff) | 3.77 - 4.43 | Roath Branch Junction | Now part of ROA |
| ROB | Rothes to Orton Branch | 0.00 - 3.15 | Rothes | Opened 23.08.1858, closed 01.08.1866, track removed 1907 |
| ROC | Roath Dock Branch (Cardiff) | 0.00 - ~1.00/168.20 - 168.60 | Pengam Junction/Paddington via Stroud | Formerly ROD |
| ROD | Roath Dock Branch (Cardiff) | now ROC | ||
| ROD | Rothesay Dock Branch | 0.00 - 1.16 | Scotstoun West Junction | |
| ROJ | Reading Old Junction | 35.36 - 35.63/0.00 - 0.28 | Paddington/Reading Old Junction | |
| ROK | Rock Sidings | 0.00 - 1.17 | Llanymynech Old Junction | Rock Siding or Old Llanfyllin Branch |
| ROL | Rolle Quay Branch (Barnstaple) | 0.00 - 0.27 | Barnstaple | |
| RON | Royton Branch | 8.32 - 9.47 | Manchester Victoria | |
| ROS | Ross to Little Mill Junction (Pontypool) | 0.00 - 29.77 | Ross-on-Wye | |
| ROT | Redcar Ore Terminal Branch | 20.03 - 20.25 | Darlington | |
| ROU | Romford and Upminster Branch | 0.00 - 3.30 | Romford | |
| ROW | Rowrah Branch | 0.00 - 6.75 | Rowrah Branch Junction, Distington | |
| ROY | Royston Branch | 178.26 - 186.35 | St Pancras via Cudworth | West Riding Line, Royston Junction to Thornhill Midland Junction |
| ROZ | Roath Goods Branch | 2.53 - 3.16 | Roath Branch Junction | |
| RPD | Radyr Pre-assembly Depot | 4.04 - 4.33 | Cardiff Central | |
| RPE | Raynes Park to Epsom Line | 8.34 - 14.28 | Waterloo | |
| RRC | Rathbone Road Coal Yard | 0.00 - 0.22 | Engine Shed Junction, Edge Hill | |
| RRN | Rugeley to Ryecroft (Walsall) Line | see separate portions | ||
| RRN1 | Ryecroft Junction to Cannock | 0.00 - 7.20 | Ryecroft Junction | |
| RRN2 | Cannock to Rugeley North Junction | 7.20 - 14.70 | Original Ryecroft Junction | |
| RRY | Robroyston Branch | 0.00 - 1.37 | Robroyston Branch Junction | Serves Robroyston Quarry and Brick Works |
| RRZ | Rhymney and Nantybwch Line | 23.66 - 26.63 | Cardiff East Dock | 23.66 - 23.77 now in CAR. 25.26 - 26.63 = 13.74 - 15.31 ex Abergavenny Junction in MTA |
| RSB | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Line | 0.00 - 24.38 | R&SB Junction (Treherbert Junction) | |
| RSB1 | Rhondda and Swansea Bay Line abandoned 1935 in connection with Briton Ferry alterations | 17.20 - 18.28 | R&SB Junction (Treherbert Junction) | |
| RSC | Roundwood Chord Junction to Silverwood Colliery Line | 7.24 - 7.60 | Woodburn Junction | |
| RSD | Rugby to Stamford Line | 0.00 - 35.28 | Rugby | |
| RSH | Rosehall South Branch | 0.00 - 0.27 | Rosehall South Box | Serves Rosehall Collieries Nos 4, 7 and 13, NB near Whifflet |
| RSJ | Redhill to Shalford Junction Line | 22.46 - 41.63 | Charing Cross | |
| RSK | Roskear Branch | 313.17 - 314.10/0.00 - 0.73 | Paddington via Box, Plymouth Millbay (reverse) and Roskear Junction (reverse)/Roskear Junction | |
| RSL | Rosehall and Langloan Curve | see separate portions | ||
| RSL1 | Langloan Junction to Rosehall Junction | 6.34 - 6.60 | Rutherglen East Junction | |
| RSL2 | Whifflet North Junction to Rosehall Junction | 0.00 - 0.34 | Whifflet North Junction | |
| RST | Regent Street Branch | 0.00 - 0.09 | Greenock Central | |
| RSW | Rose Street Curve (Inverness) | 117.56 - 118.01 | Perth | |
| RSY | Rothesay Dock Branch (also Yoker Depot) | 0.00 - 0.74 + dock | Clydebank Dock Junction | Now ZZE7 ?? |
| RSZ | Swansea Riverside Branch/Swansea Harbour Branch | 24.28 - 24.34 | R&SB Junction | |
| RTB | Radcliffe South Junction to Bradley Fold Junction Line | 7.19 - 8.58 | Manchester Victoria via Cheetham Hill Junction | |
| RTJ | Redbridge to Tunnel Junction (Salisbury) Line | see separate portions | ||
| RTJ1 | Romsey to Redbridge Junction | 18.13 - 23.32 | Andover Junction via Stockbridge | |
| RTJ2 | Romsey to Tunnel Junction | 80.34 - 96.06 | Waterloo via Eastleigh (reverse) | |
| RTR | Reading Triangle Sidings | see separate portions | ||
| RTR1 | Reading Triangle DMU Sidings | 36.36 - 36.64 | Paddington | |
| RTR2 | Reading Triangle Loco Sidings | 36.27 - 36.71 | Paddington | |
| RTS | Rugby and Leamington Line | -0.09 - 14.46 | Leamington Branch Junction | |
| RTT | Redhill To Tonbridge Line | 22.51 - 42.16 | Charing Cross | |
| RUA | Ruabon and Barmouth Line | 0.00 - 52.33 | Llangollen Line Junction | = Ruabon and Dolgelly Line 0.00 - 44.65 and Dolgelly Branch 44.65 - 52.33 |
| RUB | Rufford Junction to Bilsthorpe Colliery Branch (Mansfield) | see separate portions | ||
| RUB1 | Rufford Junction to Bilsthorpe Colliery Junction | -0.01 - 1.09 | Clipstone Colliery Junction | |
| RUB2 | Bilsthorpe Colliery Junction to Bilsthorpe Colliery | 1.09 - 4.20 | Clipstone Colliery Junction | |
| RUC | Rufford Colliery Branch (Mansfield) | see separate portions | ||
| RUC1 | Rufford Colliery Junction to Rufford Colliery Headshunt | 0.00 - 2.15 | Rufford Colliery Junction | LNER route |
| RUC2 | Rufford Colliery to Junction for Rufford Colliery | 1.50 - 1.70 | Rufford Colliery Junction | LNER route |
| RUC3 | Clipstone Colliery Branch No 1 | 144.19 - 147.35 | St Pancras | LMS continuation from Rufford Colliery to Clipstone Colliery Loaded Wagon Sidings |
| RUC4 | Clipstone Colliery Branch No 2 | 146.55 - 147.33 | St Pancras | From Junction with Branch No 1 to Clipstone Colliery Empty Wagon Sidings |
| RUC5 | Rufford Colliery Branch | 143.55 - 144.19 | St Pancras | |
| RUD | Ruddington Chord (Loughborough) | 92.30 - 92.49 | Manchester via Penistone | |
| RUM | Ruchill Branch | 0.00 - 0.59 | Possil Junction | LMS route. Serves Saracen Foundry and Ruchill Hospital |
| RUN | Ruchill Branch | 0.00 - 0.67 | Possilpark | LNER route. To Ruchill Goods |
| RUS | Rushey Platt Curve | 32.30 - 32.61 | Red Post Junction | |
| RUZ | Ruthern Bridge Branch | 2.59 - 3.73 | Wadebridge | |
| RVC | Ravensbourne Chord | 0.00 - 0.48 | Ravensbourne Junction | |
| RVE | Riverside Branch | see separate portions | ||
| RVE1 | Riverside Junction to Carville | 0.00 - 4.27 | Riverside Junction | |
| RVE2 | Carville to Willington | 4.27 - 6.43 | Riverside Junction | |
| RVS | Old Kilpatrick Branch (Clydebank) | see separate portions | ||
| RVS1 | Clydebank Junction to mileage change | 0.00 - 0.04 | Clydebank Junction | |
| RVS2 | Mileage change to Old Kilpatrick | 109.05 - 111.49 | Carlisle via Rutherglen and Glasgow Central Low Level | |
| RWB | Radiator Works Branch (Ella Street Loop) | 3.12 - 4.03 | Alexandra Dock | |
| RWC | Reading West Curve | 0.00 - 0.44 | Reading West Junction | |
| RWD | River Witham (South Delph) Branch | 1.00 - 2.00 | ?? | Bridge only |
| RWF | Radcliffe West Fork (Radcliffe West Junction to Radcliffe North Junction) | 0.00 - 0.32 | Radcliffe West Junction | |
| RWJ | Rugby to Leicester Line | 0.00 - 16.61 | Wigston North Junction | |
| RWR | Ravenswood Junction to Reston (Berwickshire) Branch | 0.00 - 29.26 | Reston | |
| RWS | Sunderland South Dock Branch (River Wear Commisioners) | 1.29 - 1.55 | Ryhope Grange Junction | Branch may extend to 2.44 privately |
| RWT | Rolleston West Curve | 0.00 - 1.05 | Fiskerton Junction | Rolleston Junction and Southwell |
| RYE | Rye Harbour Branch | 73.07 - 75.01 | Charing Cross via Chelsfield | |
| RYH | Romiley and Hyde Branch | see separate portions | ||
| RYH1 | Romiley to Woodley Junction | 178.33 - 179.44 | St Pancras | |
| RYH2 | Hyde Junction to Woodley Junction | 6.16 - 8.74 | Manchester Piccadilly via Guide Bridge | |
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