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Are these lines used by passenger trains?

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I don't know if this is covered anywhere else but feels like a good topic.

It's for those sections of track, long or short, that are hard to figure out if used by timetabled passenger trains in the UK.

If they are used by passenger trains then timings would be most appreciated.

I hope others can add to this list but mine to start with are:

  • Streatham S to N junc. The single up lead (on the west side).
  • Petts Wood junc. to Bickley junc.(west lines). Think this was used on the original Eurostar route.
  • The down slow Stafford to Crewe from the 'newish' Searchlight Lane junc.

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Woolly said:
  • The down slow Stafford to Crewe from the 'newish' Searchlight Lane junc.

Thanks.
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That bit is used by quite a few Liverpool services now. Although what's booked can run Fast line and what's not can run slow line on occasions. The easy way to see what's booked over the slow is to do a detailed search on realtimetrains and search for Searchlight lane Junction. Anything not going via Stoke will be using the 'new' slow line.
 
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Streatham S-N occasionally gets used during weekend engineering works, if the Slow Lines through Balham are blocked.
 
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The Up 1Zxx Gatwick - Victoria via Horsham services this Sunday are using the Streatham S - N line!
 
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sd0733 said:
That bit is used by quite a few Liverpool services now. Although what's booked can run Fast line and what's not can run slow line on occasions. The easy way to see what's booked over the slow is to do a detailed search on realtimetrains and search for Searchlight lane Junction. Anything not going via Stoke will be using the 'new' slow line.
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Ianno87 said:
Streatham S-N occasionally gets used during weekend engineering works, if the Slow Lines through Balham are blocked.
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SlimJim1694 said:
The 700 that leaves Orpington platform 1 about half five in the morning goes that way.
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I13 said:
The Up 1Zxx Gatwick - Victoria via Horsham services this Sunday are using the Streatham S - N line
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Thanks all of you!
 
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Woolly said:
  • Petts Wood junc. to Bickley junc.(west lines). Think this was used on the original Eurostar route.
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Additionally, on 18 April the diverted 2Rxx and 2Wxx Victoria - Ramsgate/Dover services will be using these lines all day.
 
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Woolly said:
  • Petts Wood junc. to Bickley junc.(west lines). Think this was used on the original Eurostar route.
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I13 said:
Additionally, on 18 April the diverted 2Rxx and 2Wxx Victoria - Ramsgate/Dover services will be using these lines all day.
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Also used for Hastings services diverted via the Mid-Kent (often 1Yxx). This happens regularly when the mainline is closed north of Chislehurst - indeed it happened last Sunday: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/83513/2020-01-26/detailed
 
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