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Trivia: Strike-Induced Timetable Trivia

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In a lighter mood, I was wondering if there were any strike-induced trivia that might be created over the next few days, in terms of unusual routings or service patterns, unusual accolades etc?

I reckon that St Pancras has 283 servcies, which must make it comfortably the busiest station in the country tomorrow (21st June, including late finishers from the 20th). I had wondered where the IoW stations would rank: Ryde St Johns has 53 services which compares to 100 at York, so they're substantially higher up the list but still not at the same level as the busiest stations.

Any other trivia or tidbits coming from the strike timetables?
 
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I haven’t counted services, but Liverpool Street (including Crossrail) could well be at the top of the list of most services operating.
 

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I reckon that St Pancras has 283 servcies, which must make it comfortably the busiest station in the country tomorrow (21st June, including late finishers from the 20th). I had wondered where the IoW stations would rank: Ryde St Johns has 53 services which compares to 100 at York, so they're substantially higher up the list but still not at the same level as the busiest stations.
Maybe by number of passengers, but Belfast Lanyon Place is still meant to have around two hundred departures a day by my count on the strike days.
 

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How about which line that is open will have the fewest services running over it?
 

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Any dubious routes that become valid on strike days?
 

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How about stations which have a better service on strike days than during a normal weekday?
 

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Examples of "lavish" provision. Anyone travelling from Edinburgh to Berwick-upon-Tweed or Newcastle had the choice of 0930 LNER departure or (with more stops) 0933 TPE departure.
Examples of journeys still being cancelled because of shortage of traincrew - 12:08 Cleethorpes to Sheffield due 14:06
 
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Liverpool to Euston services are going via Warrington and Huyton today and I notice Manchester Avanti / XC appear to be using the Styal line. Presumably to keep signalling needs to a minimum.
 

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Is Avoncliff in the running for the smallest (quietest?) station still served today? In the sense of “normally quiet” (for those that don’t know, Avoncliff is local door only and only accessible from the outside world via a canal towpath). By dint of its location it has been served today while such insignificant places as Swansea and Aberdeen have not!
 
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Langley Mill. One departure only today, the 0816 service for Nottingham only. No other services either way.

Similarly, South Bank, as mentioned by @ainsworth74, one service for stations to Saltburn at 0831 and no other services.
 

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Aylesbury Vale Parkway is getting direct services to Marylebone via the "mainline" - not an absolute first as they've run the odd early morning service during tube strikes but I believe the first all day service. Operated as 7 cars which I would say is a first at AVP, max via the Met is 6 cars I believe.
 

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Is any data being collected on passenger numbers over the strike days? If so, it would be trivia in itself to find comparisons between those and usual daily figures.
 

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Greatest secondary disruption to affect a strike timetable. York-Birmingham XC service currently up in the air. Line blockage near Tamworth due to a points failure. Presumably finding the requisite guys with spanners might be a challenge?
 

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First up service from Swindon on the days immediately following a strike day is a Class 387 that gives passengers from Swindon a through train to Cholsey, Goring, Pangbourne and Tilehurst. Normally a change at Didcot is required.

 

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Liverpool central, surely.
TOC with the most cancelled trains despite not being on strike…

I was told that the reason Network Rail have managed to resource the Cross-City, Airedale and Wharfedale lines but not Merseyrail is the number of CCTV operated level crossings.
Liverpool to Euston services are going via Warrington and Huyton today and I notice Manchester Avanti / XC appear to be using the Styal line. Presumably to keep signalling needs to a minimum.
I noticed this Earlestown/Styal routing on the initial map. Annoyingly the Liverpool services don’t call at Warrington Bank Quay. Stockport is of course Absolute Block.
 

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Is any data being collected on passenger numbers over the strike days? If so, it would be trivia in itself to find comparisons between those and usual daily figures.
Ticket sales will be used. Data should be available in a few days' time on the usual DfT page although figures will still be approximate until all sales settle in a few weeks' time.

I would expect less than 10% of normal passenger numbers.
 

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I was told that the reason Network Rail have managed to resource the Cross-City, Airedale and Wharfedale lines but not Merseyrail is the number of CCTV operated level crossings.

you were told wrong.
 
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