Most TOCs used/travelled on in one day?

[90sWereBetter]

Yesterday, I believe I beat my previous record for number of train operating companies travelled on in one day. For reference, it goes as such (mixed in with numerous tube journeys, DLR, bus routes and a Tramlink journey as well)

Greater Anglia - Ipswich to Liverpool Street
Chiltern - Marylebone to Harrow-On-The-Hill
First Great Western - Greenford to Ealing Broadway.
South West Trains - Richmond to Waterloo
Southeastern - London Bridge to Kidbrooke
c2c - West Ham to Fenchurch Street
Southern - Victoria to Mitcham Junction
First Capital Connect - East Croydon to Blackfriars
Greater Anglia - Stamford Hill to Cambridge Heath
London Overground - Shoreditch High Street to Shadwell
Greater Anglia - Liverpool Street to Ipswich

So that's 9 TOCs in one day, the only one I missed which I could've caught using Oyster was London Midland (probably Harrow and Wealdstone to Euston). Obviously, it's easier if you live in or nearby the London area...

So, what's your record? If there's a thread like this elsewhere on the forum, please merge this with that.

 

[Jones]

Wow.....not quite the same but in one day I did:

Arriva Trains Wales
Virgin
LU
Southern
South West Trains
Cross Country
First Great Western

And then ATW again.


NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

 

[yorksrob]

For me, probably my (almost) yearly jaunt down to Cornwall:

Northern - Normanton to Wakefield
Grand Central - Wakefield to Kings Cross

stroll across town

South Eastern - Charing Cross to Waterloo
South West Trains - Waterloo to Exeter St Davids
First Great Western - Exeter St Davids to Penzance.

Don't think I've been on more on one day.

 

[Kite159]

One day last year I did.

SWT, Southern, Southeastern, London Midland, London Overground, C2C, Greater Anglia, First Great Western & First Capital Connect

 

[gnolife]

I've managed
TP Manchester Airport - Manchester Picc
VT Manchester Picc - Stockport
AW Stockport - Wilmslow
NT Wilmslow - Crewe
LM Crewe - Kidsgrove
EM Kidsgrove - Stoke
XC Stoke - Leamington Spa, also Banbury - Oxford, Reading - Winchester
CH Leamington Spa - Banbury
GW Oxford - Reading
SW Winchester - Fareham
SN Fareham - Southampton Central

 

[Birdbrain]

I recall a thread on here a while back where someone posted an itinerary showing it is possible to do all tocs in one day. I can't seem to find the post now though :/

 

[hassaanhc]

Highest I've managed is four, but only because of disruption as otherwise it would have been one: SW, GW, GX, SN

I've had several different combinations of three though :P
SW, VT, TP
SW, SN, LM
SW, SN, SE
GA, LO, CC

 

[user15681]

Best I've managed is 7...

Southeastern - Gillingham to London Victoria
Southern - London Victoria to Epsom
South West Trains - Epsom to London Waterloo
LU
First Capital Connect - Blackfriars to St Pancras International
LU
Abellio Greater Anglia - Stratford to London Liverpool Street
LU
C2C - London Fenchurch Street to Barking
London Overground - Barking to Blackhorse Road
LU
Southeastern - London Victoria to Gillingham

If I had the time and motivation, I'd be tempted to use an algorithm (probably Djikstra's) to see if it was possible to do and the quickest way of doing all the TOCs around London (SE, SW, SN, FGW, FCC, GA, C2C, CN, LM, HX, HC, VT, EC, EMT).

 

[hairyhandedfool]

13 - On a trip to, from and around London.

Northern (to Newton-le-Willows)
Arriva Trains Wales (to Warrington Bank Quay and also Crewe to Manchester)
Virgin Trains (to Wolverhampton and also Euston to Crewe)
Cross Country (to Banbury)
Chiltern Trains (to Paddington via Marylebone)
First Great Western (to Windsor)
South West Trains (to Clapham via Waterloo)
Southern (to London Bridge via Victoria and East Croydon)
South Eastern Trains (to London Bridge via Charing Cross and Cannon Street)
First Capital Connect (to Highbury and Islington via St Pancras, Finsbury Park and Moorgate)
London Overground (to Stratford and also Barking to Euston via Willesden Junction)
Greater Anglia (Stratford to Upminster via Liverpool Street and Romford)
c2c (to Barking via Fenchurch Street)

 

[Lampshade]

Most I've managed is five:

- Staines - London Waterloo (SWT)
- Waterloo East - London Bridge (Southeastern)
- London Bridge - St Pancras (FCC)
- St Pancras - Sheffield (EMT)
- Sheffield - Preston (via Manchester, TPE)

 

[D6975]

I recall a thread on here a while back where someone posted an itinerary showing it is possible to do all tocs in one day. I can't seem to find the post now though :/

There was a challenge to cover all TOCs for the cheapest total cost of 'normal' walk-up tickets a while ago.

 

[gnolife]

I'm finding it difficult to come up with something that covers all TOCs in a day, because the two OAOs complicate things massively, with the comparatively infrequent timetable. Then again, I've probably not come up with a particularly good route around London, since I've got connections down between Marylebone and Paddington, Paddington and Liverpool Street, Stratford (LE) and West Ham, Tower Hill and Victoria and Brixton and Vauxhall
This is the best I've got, and that's missing East Coast off.

SR		0023	FKG	PRE	0436
TP		0512	PRE	MAN	0600
NT		0616	MAN	HNX	0716
ME		0721	HNX	LPY	0724
EM		0753	LPY	MCO	0838
AW		0843	MCO	MAN	0850
VT		0915	MAN	SOT	0948
XC		1007	SOT	BHM	1104
LM		1120	BMO	SOL	1132
CH		1203	SOL	MYB	1334
LU BL		1347	MYB	PAD	1349
GW		1357	PAD	EAL	1405
HC		1411	EAL	HXX	1435
HX		1448	HXX	PAD	1504
LU HC		1519	PAD	LST	1539
LE		1550	LST	SRA	1557
LU JB		1608	SRA	WEH	1611
CC		1617	WEH	FST	1626
LU DT		1632	TR HL	VIC	1646
SE		1659	VIC	BRX	1706
LU VC		1714	BRX	VXH	1718
SW		1727	VXH	CLJ	1732
LO		1744	CLJ	PMR	1759
SN		1805	PMR	LBG	1814
FC		1846	LBG	STP	1905
GC		1952	KGX	DON	2122
HT		2208	DON	SBY	2222

 

[ASharpe]

I did 8 a few months back mainly on a Bradford to Guildford return ticket.

Northern (Bradford - Leeds)
TPE (Leeds - Manchester Pic)
ATW (Manchester pic - Stockport)
Virgin WC (Stockport - Crewe)
LM (Crewe - Stoke on trent)
XC (Stoke on Trent - Birmingham NS)
Chiltern (between other two birmingham stations on another ticket)
XC again (Birmingham NS to Reading)
FGW (Reading to Guildford)
SWT (Guildford to Worplesdon, after picking up my bike and buying another ticket)

I could have done EMT as well if I had tried.

 

[JamesRowden]

I traveled on 5 different TOCs on the 1st January this year using the £13.20 (with railcard) Battle to Winchester via Edenbridge/Polegate off-peak day Return:

Battle - Tonbridge Southeastern Class 375
Tonbridge - Redhill Southern Class 377
Redhill - Guildford First Great Western Class 165/166
Guildford - Woking South West Trains Class 455
Woking - Winchester South West Trains Class 444

Winchester - Southampton Central Cross Country Class 220/221
Southampton Central - Fratton First Great Western Class 158
Fratton - Havant Southern Class 377
Havant - Brighton Southern Class 377
Brighton - Lewes Southern Class 313
Lewes - Eastbourne Southern Class 377
Eastbourne - St Leonards Warrior Square Southern Class 171

 

[SS4]

I've managed 4 on a Network Daytripper

LM from Sutton Coldfield to New Street
XC from New Street to Wolverhampton
VT from Wolverhampton to Birmingham International
BUS
Chiltern from Solihull to Birmingham Moor Street