Every site and structure in the SCRCA Project Database has been or will be assigned a unique six-digit "Location ID". The first three digits reflect the 'miles' component of the rail mileage. The remaining three digits reflect the APPROXIMATE location of the site or structure within that linear mile (relative to other nearby sites and structures).
Every site and structure in the SCRCA Project Database has been assigned a unique "Location ID". This six-digit number is structured as follows:
- The 'miles' component of the rail mileage. (All Location IDs lie between 231000 and 308000.)
- The remaining three digits reflect the APPROXIMATE[a] location of the site or structure within that linear mile (relative to other nearby sites and structures).
As an example, the 277¼ milepost beside the 'Up' platform at Appleby Station has been allocated a Location ID of 277250, while the waiting room located a few metres further north of has been allocated a Location ID of 277260.
To ensure that additional sites and structures could and can be inserted, the "Location IDs” were initially allocated in steps of ten or more - e.g. 236500, 236510, 236560, 236570, etc.
[a] Please note that the relative order and sub-mile distance implied by the final three digits is only approximate, particularly in areas containing a large number of tightly grouped structures and in locations where the railway boundary broadens-out (e.g. station yards).