Minstral25
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What a work of art - Brilliant
It would be quite useful to have this as reference material in the speculative ideas area to give an idea of what level of service is actually practical on various bits of route and through route nodes - eg to only consider a certain level of uplift without infrastructure development.
how did you make it? what program did you use?
South London (especially Calpham Junction) must have been "fun" to try and fit it all together
It's a handful of services a day and doesn't serve any stations not on the map without it (unlike all the other thin-dashed lines, save the Caledonian Sleeper*). As explained in the original post:Just spotted a small omission - the EMR Doncaster to Lincoln service isn't on there.
Only the standard timetable is shown - one-off daily services, occasional extensions to standard services and services which only run during the peak rush hours, are not shown. Otherwise the map would become far too overcrowded.
Services which run at a limited frequency are only shown if they are the only service to call at a station. For example, the Far North Line in the Scottish Highlands only has a handful of services each day, but that's the only service the stations on that line get. Whereas the daily LNER extension from Edinburgh to Inverness is not shown, as the stations along this route are served by the usual ScotRail service. These limited services are shown as a dashed line on the map.
Long time follower of this forum, even if from behind the scenes.
Over the lockdown period I’ve killed time by mapping out every standard hourly National Rail train service. As you can imagine it’s quite a complex map, but I’m sure some people on this forum would find it interesting.
You can find it here: https://alexhancock.webs.com/Great Britain Train Services - Dec 2019.pdf
Each line is an hourly service, colour coded based on its operator and showing which stations it calls at. There are also thin lines, which represent a bi-hourly service.
Only the standard timetable is shown - one-off daily services, occasional extensions to standard services and services which only run during the peak rush hours, are not shown. Otherwise the map would become far too overcrowded.
Services which run at a limited frequency are only shown if they are the only service to call at a station. For example, the Far North Line in the Scottish Highlands only has a handful of services each day, but that's the only service the stations on that line get. Whereas the daily LNER extension from Edinburgh to Inverness is not shown, as the stations along this route are served by the usual ScotRail service. These limited services are shown as a dashed line on the map.
I have tried to keep the map as geographically accurate as possible, however with so many services, it has not always been possible.
I have used the December 2019 timetable as a guide (so pre-COVID service), and with the complexity of trying to map out the general service pattern across the country, there are bound to be some mistakes. If you spot anything, let me know and I shall update it.
Just spotted a small omission - the EMR Doncaster to Lincoln service isn't on there.
You have both the XC going via Cov which is incorrect, any way of putting the 1tph via Solihull?
There's quite a few similar things where non-stop services are routed via routes they don't take - eg all the SE non-stop trains between Victoria and Bromley South are routed via the Catford loop on your map, when they typically go via Herne Hill.Good shout, I shall see if I can re-jig that area.
You have both the XC going via Cov which is incorrect, any way of putting the 1tph via Solihull?
Ah, I had assumed it was a stylistic/practical decision. I was going to point out the Southeastern via Herne Hill thing but I see I've been beaten to it!Good shout, I shall see if I can re-jig that area.
And how much to get one really good timetable recast that makes the map less spaghetti-like in places like Manchester and therefore more beautiful.Now, how much are you going to pay @The Planner (and others) to not do significant timetable recasts every May and December?
You have both the XC going via Cov which is incorrect, any way of putting the 1tph via Solihull?
There's quite a few similar things where non-stop services are routed via routes they don't take - eg all the SE non-stop trains between Victoria and Bromley South are routed via the Catford loop on your map, when they typically go via Herne Hill.
And XC in Birmingham towards the SE using the line through Moseley Heath as well as the one via the University.
I'm not that sure it matters much to get this right, but some people's proposed usage of this excellent map would be improved by it being the case.