Trivia: TOCs with most shared track

[SephenWorceste]

I think FGW are the only operator on the North Cotswold Line. Oxford to just before Worcester Shrub Hill. Best wishes, Stephen.

 

[ASharpe]

The Grand Central trains that don't call at Pontefract Monkhill take a different route to Wakefield via Fitzwilliam.

And I believe that they are the only TOC to use the track between Hare Park Junction and Crofton West Junction.

As far as I know that is the only track used exclusively by GC, they rest they share with either Northern, TPE or East Coast.

 

[bicbasher]

Sydenham line:

Slow: Southern and London Overground.
Fast: Southern and Thameslink (This of course will become one franchise later in the year when Southern becomes part of TSGN.) Southeastern Hastings trains also use the line during engineering works)

 

[Chapeltom]

The Grand Central trains that don't call at Pontefract Monkhill take a different route to Wakefield via Fitzwilliam.

And I believe that they are the only TOC to use the track between Hare Park Junction and Crofton West Junction.

As far as I know that is the only track used exclusively by GC, they rest they share with either Northern, TPE or East Coast.

From PSUL regarding Hare Park Jtn/Crofton West Jtn these services use that bit of tracl...

Mondays to Fridays:
1B52 2327 Manchester Airport - Sheffield
1B59 0325 MX Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly (runs via Chinley on Mondays)
2N46 2315 Sheffield - Leeds
Saturdays:
1B59 0325 Sheffield - Manchester Piccadilly
Sundays:
1E75 1530 Penzance / 1824 Plymouth / 1903 Newton Abbot / 2112 Birmingham New Street - Leeds

 

[Springs Branch]

I think Virgin Trains may be the only company that uses the line that bypasses Newton-Le-Willows between Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western.

In the wee hours, the Caledonian Sleepers also come along here (Golborne Jn / Winwick Jn direct line, that is).

<edit> Oops, I see it's already been mentioned.

 

[MK Tom]

With the exception of West Midlands area branches, London Midland shares the lions share of its routes.

You forgot the Marston Vale and St. Albans lines too.

 

[D6975]

Umm, there's a curve at Hambleton Junction that they use independently to get from the ECML north of Doncaster to the Hull line.

There isn't a South-East chord at Hambleton Jn.
The 2 chords are:
West-South (Leeds-Donny)
and
North-East (York-Selby)
Hull trains run via the old ECML alignment down to Temple Hirst Jn where they join the new alignment.