Horizontal curvature for ELR MRB 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.

MileageSchematicAverage RadiusRadius RangeFeatures
29M 0419y - 29M 0440y 🟢-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight5,620 m → StraightMilner Royd Jn
29M 0440y - 29M 0550y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🔵 Moderate (978 m)506 m → 2,135 m
29M 0550y - 29M 0660y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟢 Tight (487 m)286 m → 11,185 m
29M 0660y - 29M 0770y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🟢 Moderate (1,172 m)726 m → 7,816 m
29M 0770y - 29M 0880y 🟢-🟢🟢🟢-🟢 Very Flat (11,271 m)
29M 0880y - 29M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
29M 0990y - 29M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
29M 1100y - 29M 1210y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Flat (3,864 m)
29M 1210y - 29M 1320y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (858 m)
29M 1320y - 29M 1430y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (620 m)487 m → 818 m
29M 1430y - 29M 1540y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (619 m)
29M 1540y - 29M 1650y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (515 m)380 m → 776 mCopley Viaduct
29M 1650y - 30M 0000y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (821 m)Copley Viaduct
30M 0000y - 30M 0110y 🟣-🟣🟣🟣-🟣 Moderate (1,360 m)Copley Viaduct
30M 0110y - 30M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightCopley Viaduct
30M 0220y - 30M 0330y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Moderately Flat (2,544 m)Copley Viaduct
30M 0330y - 30M 0440y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🟣 Moderate (962 m)686 m → 1,354 m
30M 0440y - 30M 0550y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (1,085 m)
30M 0550y - 30M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
30M 0660y - 30M 0770y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
30M 0770y - 30M 0880y ⚫-⚫⚫⚫-⚫ Extremely Flat (20,498 m)
30M 0880y - 30M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
30M 0990y - 30M 1100y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (355 m)343 m → 366 m
30M 1100y - 30M 1210y 🔴-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 Very Tight (305 m)239 m → 405 m
30M 1210y - 30M 1320y ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 Very Tight (308 m)163 m → 393 mBankhouse Tunnel
30M 1320y - 30M 1430y ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 Very Tight (293 m)128 m → 431 mBankhouse Tunnel
30M 1430y - 30M 1540y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (385 m)322 m → 440 mBankhouse Tunnel
30M 1540y - 30M 1650y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (407 m)237 m → 536 m
30M 1650y - 31M 0000y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (923 m)
31M 0000y - 31M 0110y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (638 m)526 m → 733 m
31M 0110y - 31M 0220y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (719 m)
31M 0220y - 31M 0330y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (844 m)
31M 0330y - 31M 0440y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (674 m)253 m → 1,151 m
31M 0440y - 31M 0550y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (682 m)653 m → 714 m
31M 0550y - 31M 0660y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (770 m)
31M 0660y - 31M 0770y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (1,154 m)Dryclough Jn
31M 0770y - 31M 0880y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-🟣 Moderate (1,144 m)657 m → 1,566 m
31M 0880y - 31M 0990y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (926 m)885 m → 959 m
31M 0990y - 31M 1100y 🟢-🟢🟢🟢-🟢 Very Flat (7,738 m)
31M 1100y - 31M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
31M 1210y - 31M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
31M 1320y - 31M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
31M 1430y - 31M 1540y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (1,127 m)
31M 1540y - 31M 1650y ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (369 m)208 m → 465 m
31M 1650y - 32M 0000y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (946 m)
32M 0000y - 32M 0110y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (486 m)390 m → 594 m
32M 0110y - 32M 0220y ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-⚪ Tight (471 m)106 m → Straight
32M 0220y - 32M 0330y 🔴-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ Moderate (844 m)234 m → StraightLilly Lane Viaduct
32M 0330y - 32M 0440y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-⚪ Moderately Tight (525 m)232 m → StraightLilly Lane Viaduct; HALIFAX
32M 0440y - 32M 0550y 🔴-🔴🔴🔴-🟠 Very Tight (349 m)277 m → 500 mHALIFAX
32M 0550y - 32M 0660y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (455 m)344 m → 623 mHALIFAX
32M 0660y - 32M 0770y ⭕-🟠🟠🟠-⚪ Tight (454 m)160 m → StraightBeacon Hill Viaduct
32M 0770y - 32M 0880y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (479 m)360 m → 660 mBeacon Hill Viaduct; Beacon Hill Tunnel
32M 0880y - 32M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 0990y - 32M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1100y - 32M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1210y - 32M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1320y - 32M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1430y - 32M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1540y - 32M 1650y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
32M 1650y - 33M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
33M 0000y - 33M 0110y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
33M 0110y - 33M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBeacon Hill Tunnel
33M 0220y - 33M 0330y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (689 m)649 m → 769 mBeacon Hill Tunnel
33M 0330y - 33M 0440y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (479 m)359 m → 559 m
33M 0440y - 33M 0550y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (456 m)428 m → 482 m
33M 0550y - 33M 0660y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (430 m)314 m → 560 m
33M 0660y - 33M 0770y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (595 m)
33M 0770y - 33M 0880y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (544 m)531 m → 552 m
33M 0880y - 33M 0990y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (536 m)412 m → 697 m
33M 0990y - 33M 1100y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (588 m)434 m → 765 m
33M 1100y - 33M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
33M 1210y - 33M 1320y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (543 m)364 m → 817 m
33M 1320y - 33M 1430y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟣 Moderate (983 m)825 m → 1,594 m
33M 1430y - 33M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
33M 1540y - 33M 1650y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
33M 1650y - 34M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
34M 0000y - 34M 0110y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightHipperholme Tunnel
34M 0110y - 34M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightHipperholme Tunnel
34M 0220y - 34M 0330y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightHipperholme Tunnel
34M 0330y - 34M 0440y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightHipperholme Tunnel
34M 0440y - 34M 0550y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (466 m)333 m → 620 mHipperholme Tunnel
34M 0550y - 34M 0660y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (509 m)
34M 0660y - 34M 0770y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (434 m)317 m → 598 m
34M 0770y - 34M 0880y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (500 m)466 m → 543 m
34M 0880y - 34M 0990y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (490 m)419 m → 577 m
34M 0990y - 34M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
34M 1100y - 34M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
34M 1210y - 34M 1320y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (606 m)
34M 1320y - 34M 1430y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (633 m)
34M 1430y - 34M 1540y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (622 m)460 m → 764 mLightcliffe Tunnel
34M 1540y - 34M 1650y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (450 m)Lightcliffe Tunnel
34M 1650y - 35M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0000y - 35M 0110y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0110y - 35M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0220y - 35M 0330y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBottom Hall Viaduct
35M 0330y - 35M 0440y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBottom Hall Viaduct
35M 0440y - 35M 0550y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBottom Hall Viaduct
35M 0550y - 35M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0660y - 35M 0770y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0770y - 35M 0880y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0880y - 35M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 0990y - 35M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1100y - 35M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1210y - 35M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1320y - 35M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1430y - 35M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1540y - 35M 1650y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
35M 1650y - 36M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
36M 0000y - 36M 0110y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
36M 0110y - 36M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
36M 0220y - 36M 0330y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0330y - 36M 0440y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0440y - 36M 0550y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0550y - 36M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0660y - 36M 0770y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0770y - 36M 0880y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0880y - 36M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 0990y - 36M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 1100y - 36M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 1210y - 36M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 1320y - 36M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 1430y - 36M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightWyke Tunnel
36M 1540y - 36M 1650y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Flat (4,017 m)Wyke Tunnel
36M 1650y - 37M 0000y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (763 m)
37M 0000y - 37M 0110y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟡 Moderately Tight (616 m)469 m → 753 m
37M 0110y - 37M 0220y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (670 m)New Furnace Tunnel
37M 0220y - 37M 0330y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (559 m)515 m → 603 m
37M 0330y - 37M 0440y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (1,157 m)
37M 0440y - 37M 0550y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Moderately Flat (2,735 m)
37M 0550y - 37M 0660y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (509 m)466 m → 553 mLOW MOOR
37M 0660y - 37M 0770y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (578 m)501 m → 655 mLOW MOOR
37M 0770y - 37M 0880y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (614 m)
37M 0880y - 37M 0990y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (486 m)361 m → 623 m
37M 0990y - 37M 1100y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (510 m)
37M 1100y - 37M 1210y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (517 m)468 m → 564 m
37M 1210y - 37M 1320y 🔴-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (459 m)334 m → 590 m
37M 1320y - 37M 1430y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (552 m)
37M 1430y - 37M 1540y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (584 m)442 m → 703 m
37M 1540y - 37M 1650y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (651 m)589 m → 719 m
37M 1650y - 38M 0000y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (554 m)505 m → 607 m
38M 0000y - 38M 0110y 🟡-🟡🟡🟡-🟡 Moderate (750 m)
38M 0110y - 38M 0220y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Moderately Flat (2,214 m)
38M 0220y - 38M 0330y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Tight (470 m)378 m → 615 m
38M 0330y - 38M 0440y 🟠-🟠🟠🟠-🟠 Moderately Tight (674 m)Bowling Tunnel
38M 0440y - 38M 0550y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 0550y - 38M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 0660y - 38M 0770y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 0770y - 38M 0880y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 0880y - 38M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 0990y - 38M 1100y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1100y - 38M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1210y - 38M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1320y - 38M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1430y - 38M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1540y - 38M 1650y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
38M 1650y - 39M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
39M 0000y - 39M 0110y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
39M 0110y - 39M 0220y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
39M 0220y - 39M 0330y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBowling Tunnel
39M 0330y - 39M 0440y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 0440y - 39M 0550y 🔵-🔵🔵🔵-🔵 Flat (4,330 m)
39M 0550y - 39M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 0660y - 39M 0770y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 0770y - 39M 0880y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 0880y - 39M 0990y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 0990y - 39M 1100y 🟢-🟢🟢🟢-🟢 Very Flat (11,151 m)
39M 1100y - 39M 1210y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 1210y - 39M 1320y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 1320y - 39M 1430y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 1430y - 39M 1540y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 1540y - 39M 1650y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight
39M 1650y - 40M 0000y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightMill Lane Jn
40M 0000y - 40M 0110y ⭕-🔴🔴🔴-⚪ Very Tight (254 m)<100 m → Straight
40M 0110y - 40M 0220y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ Moderate (1,096 m)352 m → Straight
40M 0220y - 40M 0330y 🟠-🟡🟡🟡-⚪ Moderate (944 m)357 m → Straight
40M 0330y - 40M 0440y 🟡-🔵🔵🔵-⚪ Moderately Flat (2,103 m)810 m → StraightBRADFORD INTERCHANGE
40M 0440y - 40M 0550y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBRADFORD INTERCHANGE
40M 0550y - 40M 0660y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ StraightBRADFORD INTERCHANGE
40M 0660y - 40M 0672y ⚪-⚪⚪⚪-⚪ Straight