Horizontal curvature for ELR CDM1 is based on the digitised notional centre-line, calculated in 100 metre sections. The average radius computation is weighted, however this should be treated as indicative only. The computed minimum and maximum radii are shown for completeness, and often report a much tighter radius than the physical railway. Radii calculations are influenced by the digitisation quality, and often produce inaccurate values at the extremities of the ELR, areas of tracks divergence, and locations of very tight curvature.
| Mileage | Schematic | Average Radius | Radius Range | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0M 0476y - 0M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 0M 0550y - 0M 0660y | ⭕-⭕⭕⭕-⭕ | Extremely Tight (117 m) | 102 m → 137 m | |
| 0M 0660y - 0M 0770y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,972 m) | DEANSGATE CASTLEFIELD TS | |
| 0M 0770y - 0M 0880y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (822 m) | ||
| 0M 0880y - 0M 0990y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 | Moderately Tight (571 m) | 319 m → 1,024 m | |
| 0M 0990y - 0M 1100y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 | Moderately Tight (504 m) | 260 m → 978 m | |
| 0M 1100y - 0M 1210y | ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 | Very Tight (313 m) | 194 m → 556 m | |
| 0M 1210y - 0M 1320y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (841 m) | ||
| 0M 1320y - 0M 1430y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 0M 1430y - 0M 1540y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (778 m) | 680 m → 892 m | |
| 0M 1540y - 0M 1650y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Tight (361 m) | 315 m → 405 m | |
| 0M 1650y - 1M 0000y | ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 | Very Tight (304 m) | 157 m → 381 m | |
| 1M 0000y - 1M 0110y | ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-🔵 | Moderately Tight (585 m) | 203 m → 2,011 m | |
| 1M 0110y - 1M 0220y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (953 m) | ||
| 1M 0220y - 1M 0330y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-⚪ | Moderately Tight (668 m) | 267 m → Straight | CORNBROOK TS |
| 1M 0330y - 1M 0440y | 🟠-🟣🟣🟣-🟢 | Moderate (1,418 m) | 635 m → 9,761 m | CORNBROOK TS |
| 1M 0440y - 1M 0550y | ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-🟢 | Tight (423 m) | 208 m → 14,241 m | |
| 1M 0550y - 1M 0660y | ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-🟣 | Very Tight (274 m) | <100 m → 1,296 m | |
| 1M 0660y - 1M 0770y | ⭕-⭕⭕⭕-🔴 | Extremely Tight (170 m) | <100 m → 333 m | |
| 1M 0770y - 1M 0880y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Tight (446 m) | 280 m → 634 m | |
| 1M 0880y - 1M 0990y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Tight (354 m) | 274 m → 446 m | |
| 1M 0990y - 1M 1100y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Tight (363 m) | 362 m → 363 m | |
| 1M 1100y - 1M 1210y | 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 | Tight (474 m) | 322 m → 899 m | |
| 1M 1210y - 1M 1320y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Tight (386 m) | 367 m → 400 m | |
| 1M 1320y - 1M 1430y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (653 m) | ||
| 1M 1430y - 1M 1540y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 1M 1540y - 1M 1650y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (711 m) | TRAFFORD BAR TS | |
| 1M 1650y - 2M 0000y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (815 m) | 770 m → 867 m | |
| 2M 0000y - 2M 0110y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,450 m) | ||
| 2M 0110y - 2M 0220y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (881 m) | ||
| 2M 0220y - 2M 0330y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,023 m) | ||
| 2M 0330y - 2M 0440y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (805 m) | ||
| 2M 0440y - 2M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 2M 0550y - 2M 0660y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (924 m) | OLD TRAFFORD TS | |
| 2M 0660y - 2M 0770y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (975 m) | OLD TRAFFORD TS | |
| 2M 0770y - 2M 0880y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | OLD TRAFFORD TS | |
| 2M 0880y - 2M 0990y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,064 m) | ||
| 2M 0990y - 2M 1100y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,100 m) | ||
| 2M 1100y - 2M 1210y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (945 m) | ||
| 2M 1210y - 2M 1320y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (930 m) | ||
| 2M 1320y - 2M 1430y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,414 m) | ||
| 2M 1430y - 2M 1540y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,486 m) | ||
| 2M 1540y - 2M 1650y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,275 m) | ||
| 2M 1650y - 3M 0000y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,894 m) | ||
| 3M 0000y - 3M 0110y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,266 m) | ||
| 3M 0110y - 3M 0220y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🟣 | Moderate (976 m) | 718 m → 1,417 m | |
| 3M 0220y - 3M 0330y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (698 m) | ||
| 3M 0330y - 3M 0440y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (672 m) | 656 m → 686 m | |
| 3M 0440y - 3M 0550y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (725 m) | ||
| 3M 0550y - 3M 0660y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 | Moderately Tight (646 m) | 424 m → 1,004 m | |
| 3M 0660y - 3M 0770y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,553 m) | STRETFORD TS | |
| 3M 0770y - 3M 0880y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,140 m) | STRETFORD TS | |
| 3M 0880y - 3M 0990y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,003 m) | 918 m → 1,141 m | |
| 3M 0990y - 3M 1100y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (811 m) | ||
| 3M 1100y - 3M 1210y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (592 m) | 574 m → 610 m | |
| 3M 1210y - 3M 1320y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,175 m) | ||
| 3M 1320y - 3M 1430y | 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 | Flat (3,869 m) | ||
| 3M 1430y - 3M 1540y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 3M 1540y - 3M 1650y | 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 | Flat (4,686 m) | ||
| 3M 1650y - 4M 0000y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 0000y - 4M 0110y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 0110y - 4M 0220y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 0220y - 4M 0330y | 🟢-🟢🟢🟢-🟢 | Very Flat (7,233 m) | ||
| 4M 0330y - 4M 0440y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 0440y - 4M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 0550y - 4M 0660y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (765 m) | ||
| 4M 0660y - 4M 0770y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (998 m) | ||
| 4M 0770y - 4M 0880y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 | Moderately Tight (728 m) | 572 m → 927 m | |
| 4M 0880y - 4M 0990y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (986 m) | ||
| 4M 0990y - 4M 1100y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,216 m) | DANE ROAD TS | |
| 4M 1100y - 4M 1210y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (584 m) | 536 m → 646 m | DANE ROAD TS |
| 4M 1210y - 4M 1320y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,201 m) | ||
| 4M 1320y - 4M 1430y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 1430y - 4M 1540y | 🟡-🟣🟣🟣-🔵 | Moderate (1,526 m) | 1,182 m → 2,017 m | |
| 4M 1540y - 4M 1650y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 4M 1650y - 5M 0000y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,286 m) | ||
| 5M 0000y - 5M 0110y | 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 | Moderate (1,124 m) | ||
| 5M 0110y - 5M 0220y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,270 m) | SALE TS | |
| 5M 0220y - 5M 0330y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,865 m) | SALE TS | |
| 5M 0330y - 5M 0440y | ⚫-⚫⚫⚫-⚫ | Extremely Flat (38,088 m) | ||
| 5M 0440y - 5M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 0550y - 5M 0660y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 0660y - 5M 0770y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 0770y - 5M 0880y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 0880y - 5M 0990y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 0990y - 5M 1100y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 1100y - 5M 1210y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | BROOKLANDS TS | |
| 5M 1210y - 5M 1320y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | BROOKLANDS TS | |
| 5M 1320y - 5M 1430y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 1430y - 5M 1540y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 1540y - 5M 1650y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 5M 1650y - 6M 0000y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0000y - 6M 0110y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0110y - 6M 0220y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0220y - 6M 0330y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0330y - 6M 0440y | ⚫-⚫⚫⚫-⚫ | Extremely Flat (49,821 m) | ||
| 6M 0440y - 6M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0550y - 6M 0660y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0660y - 6M 0770y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0770y - 6M 0880y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0880y - 6M 0990y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 0990y - 6M 1100y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 6M 1100y - 6M 1210y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | TIMPERLEY TS | |
| 6M 1210y - 6M 1320y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | TIMPERLEY TS | |
| 6M 1320y - 6M 1430y | 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 | Flat (3,708 m) | ||
| 6M 1430y - 6M 1540y | 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 | Moderately Tight (648 m) | ||
| 6M 1540y - 6M 1650y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,440 m) | ||
| 6M 1650y - 7M 0000y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ | Moderate (804 m) | 569 m → Straight | |
| 7M 0000y - 7M 0110y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ | Moderate (1,125 m) | 691 m → Straight | Deansgate Jn |
| 7M 0110y - 7M 0220y | 🟠-🔵🔵🔵-⚪ | Flat (3,236 m) | 720 m → Straight | |
| 7M 0220y - 7M 0330y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚫ | Moderate (998 m) | 635 m → 23,849 m | |
| 7M 0330y - 7M 0440y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 7M 0440y - 7M 0550y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | NAVIGATION ROAD | |
| 7M 0550y - 7M 0660y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | NAVIGATION ROAD | |
| 7M 0660y - 7M 0770y | 🔴-🟣🟣🟣-⚪ | Moderate (1,693 m) | 294 m → Straight | |
| 7M 0770y - 7M 0880y | 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 | Moderately Flat (2,167 m) | ||
| 7M 0880y - 7M 0990y | 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 | Moderate (1,463 m) | ||
| 7M 0990y - 7M 1100y | 🟡-🟣🟣🟣-🔵 | Moderate (1,697 m) | 1,204 m → 2,637 m | |
| 7M 1100y - 7M 1210y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 7M 1210y - 7M 1320y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ||
| 7M 1320y - 7M 1430y | 🟠-🟣🟣🟣-⚪ | Moderate (1,564 m) | 570 m → Straight | |
| 7M 1430y - 7M 1540y | 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ | Moderate (1,094 m) | 404 m → Straight | ALTRINCHAM |
| 7M 1540y - 7M 1650y | ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ | Straight | ALTRINCHAM | |
| 7M 1650y - 8M 0000y | ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-⚪ | Tight (387 m) | <100 m → Straight | ALTRINCHAM |
| 8M 0000y - 8M 0013y | 🔴-🟢🟢🟢-🟢 | Very Flat (7,597 m) | 282 m → 13,645 m |