Sheffield to Doncaster via Kilnhurst.

[Mugby]

I was on the 12.24 Northern service from Sheffield to Bridlington today and it went via the old Kilnhurst route. On the approach to Mexborough, we had to wait for one clearing the single line going in the opposite direction.

Looking on RTT, it was timed via Kilnhurst so are certain services routed that way now?

It made a nice change, I havn't travelled on that line for many years!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Quite a lengthy list of services go that way, according to the superb PSUL * you have:

From 20 May 2018:
Mondays to Fridays:
1W43 1024, 1W45 1224, 1W48 1524 Sheffield - Bridlington
1W49 1624 Sheffield - Scarborough
1E64 1745 Reading / 1525 Plymouth - Newcastle
1B92 1953 Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes
1E68 1745 Southampton Central / 1625 Plymouth - York
1B96 2153 Manchester Airport - Doncaster
1B63 0538 Doncaster - Manchester Airport
1B65 0507 Cleethorpes - Manchester Airport
1O84/1V50 0725 Newcastle - Southampton Central / Plymouth
1J45 1000 Scarborough - Sheffield
Saturdays:
1W43 1024, 1W45 1224, 1W48 1524 Sheffield - Bridlington
1W49 1624 Sheffield - Scarborough
1E64 1745 Reading / 1525 Plymouth - Newcastle
1B92 1956, 1B96 2156 Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes
1B63 0538 Doncaster - Manchester Airport
1B65 0507 Cleethorpes - Manchester Airport
1J45 1000 Scarborough - Sheffield

I suspect particularly the XC and TPE ones are there for route retention purposes. Northern's may be too unless they go that way to avoid some conflict at Swinton?

[* - Passenger Services over Unusual Line, http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/2018.htm]

 

[Class 170101]

There is quite few over the Thrybergh route now. When I wanted that route the only train I could find was the 17:45 Southampton to York service.

 

[Mugby]

Thank you.

There was a late running XC service behind and I wondered if it was to get out of it's way but it seems to be a slower crossover than the junction at Swinton.

There had been some problems in the Brightside area in the early afternoon with several services losing up to ten minutes between Sheffield and Meadowhall.