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Unusual routes noted in the timetable from 11 December 2011 to 13 May 2012

This page covers the scheduled trains in the timetable that use sections of line that either have a very low service level or are difficult to find. Engineering diversions are listed separately here.
All comments and corrections welcome to the list or alternatively
For lines noted as please send reports or confirmation of any trains using the line sections noted by email or to the list if you are a member of it.
Where platform use determines the route, both the NR 'planajourney' and journeyplan sites give platforming information. The live departure boards for some stations also include platforms.
The route taken by individual trains can be checked by looking up the schedule on OpenTrainTimes (referred to as OTT below). The site data feed accounts for any alterations from the planned route, indicated by a timing being VAR or STP not WTT.

Rare track used by regular trains.

Table and days Observation from timetable Suggested implication
1 M-F evenings LTS line trains to/from Liverpool Street
0429 Stanford-le-Hope - London, 1948 & 2046 Grays - London, 2051 Barking - London, 2333 Grays - London, 2035, 2135 London - Grays
Use Forest Gate - Barking line and Barking flyover. Note service changed in supplement to NRT.
See also table 62 entry below
5, 11 None. However the 1706 M-F Southminster - London is overtaken by the 1751 from Shenfield, it is currently planned to use Ilford up flyover avoider Ilford up flyover is used by a small number of fast trains heading to very high number platforms. As usual, no use of the down side loop

There are no booked services via the down avoider
10 First and last trains SAT & SUN are through to/from Colchester Use connection at Marks Tey
11 & 14 From Harwich PQ at 0750 & 2138 M-S, 0830 & 2110 SUN.
From Ipswich at 0659 M-S, 2100 M-S; 0746 & 2035 SUN
Use Manningtree North Curve. 0746 SUN not in timetable
17 & 49 1553 Sun Norwich - Peterborough (to Manchester) not calling Ely. Use Ely West Curve
18 The 5 trains a day with a 30 minute journey are well hidden among the trains that are via Sheffield. Example 1154 Lincoln - Doncaster, obviously out of the hourly service pattern Direct between Gainsborough & Doncaster
19 Trains not calling Grantham
M-S 0955 Nottm - Skegness
1730 & 2102 Skegness - Nottingham
Use Allington W - N line.
21 0531 SAT Liverpool Street - Enfield Town South Tottenham and Seven Sisters curves.
22 Through trains via Stratford to/from Stansted/Hertford
Liverpool St depart 0552 M-F, 0521/0551/0621 SAT
0515 SAT Bishops Stortford - London
2215 M-S Stansted - London
Only these trains will complete the route to Stratford Centre Jn E, all others reverse in P12, good for the # but not the route.
24 Trains from Moorgate not calling Harringey. Currently planned for 1658/1718/1728/1748/1758/1818/1828.
Use of down slow no.2 line Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace.
26 0655 SAT Skipton - London not calling Wakefield
Use of Hambleton South - West Jns
26 Late Doncaster - Leeds trains with delays and missing Wakefield stop
2330 M-F, 2235 SUN London - Leeds and 2322 SAT Sheffield - Leeds (XC 1625 from Plymouth)
Intended to be via Askern - Knottingley - Wakefield Calder Bridge Jn - Altofts
Likely to vary depending on engineering work locations
26 2200 M-F and SUN London - York, delay Doncaster - York.
Planned to run Askern - Knottingley - Church Fenton
Likely to vary week-to-week depending on engineering work locations
29, 51 Trains not calling Rotherham Central These normally use the main line via Masborough station site, exceptions are a few XC for route knowledge purposes
29 No delay apparent in the public timetable, but the following trains:
  • 0540 M-S Doncaster - Manchester Airport
  • 0518 M-S Cleethorpes - Manchester Airport
  • 1855 M-F Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes
  • 2047 M-F Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes
  • 0723 M-F, 0725 SAT Newcastle - 0851 Doncaster - Reading/Southampton
  • 1740 M-S Reading - 2049 Sheffield - Newcastle
  • 1747 M-S Southampton - 2144 Sheffield - York
Planned to run via Thrybergh Jn not Swinton
26, 29 Doncaster - Selby and London - Hull trains Use old main line Temple Hirst - Selby. All others are via Goole
30 SAT Trains to Cleethorpes via Kirton Lindsey on Saturdays 3 trains a week using Gainsborough - Barnetby
30 M-S 0703 and 2245 ex Retford and corresponding arrivals. Small extended timing to/from Worksop and use platform 2 Trains run to Retford HL station from Sheffield using connecting line
31 2315 Mon-Thu Sheffield - Leeds not calling Fitzwilliam
GC 0755/0805 SUN Bradford - London
Runs Hare Park - Wakefield Kirkgate
31, 32, 51 2315 FRI Sheffield - Leeds not calling between Moorthorpe & Leeds Runs Hare Park - Wakefield Calder Bridge Jn - Turner Lane Jn and Altofts curve (Altofts Jn - Methley Jn)
32 GC services call Doncaster and Pontefract Monkhill (all except 0755 SUN Bradford - London) Via Askern
32 Knottingley - Goole Limited service, 3 trains total M-S
33, 51 Table 33 local trains, also 1917 SAT Newcastle - Birmingham Limited services using Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Sherburn S Jn
33 York - Selby routeing choice All trains calling Sherburn in Elmet must run via Sherburn Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn
Any not calling Sherburn in Elmet run via Hambleton taking ~ 20 minutes Selby - York.
Any other train with an extended time is awaiting a path at/via Hambleton.
34 Fast services between Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate Altofts curve
36, 94, 97
SUN (dated)
0836 Blackpool - Carlisle and 1741 return. Also from 1 April 1000 Preston - Carlisle and 1535 return Via Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn.
39 Leeds - Hull trains taking ~35 minutes to Selby
2006 SUN Manchester - Hull
Via Castleford - Milford Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn
39 Manchester - Leeds trains taking ~35 minutes Huddersfield - Leeds
2230 Liverpool - York
Via Wakefield Kirkgate and Altofts
40, 51 Leeds - York trains taking ~40 minutes
Various overnight York - Manchester services, 1525 SAT Plymouth - 2115 Leeds - York
Via Castleford - Milford Jn
44 Trains not via Middlesbrough
GC services London - Sunderland
1048 & 1648 SUN Metrocentre - Eaglescliffe
1036 & 1641 SUN Eaglescliffe - Metrocentre
Use Stockton Cut Jn - Hartburn Jn.
Note: Do not run due to engineering works 19 Feb - 25 March
26, 44, 48 Workings from the south/west into Newcastle platform 1:
  • 0625 Carlisle - Newcastle
  • 0708 Glasgow - Newcastle
  • 1322 Newcastle - Glasgow
  • 1622 Newcastle - Whitehaven
  • 1744 Newcastle - Metrocentre

Also further trains to/from Newcastle through platforms either via High level Bridge from the west, or King Edward Bridge from Sunderland.
Examples noted:
  • 1125 Plymouth - Dundee
  • 1917 Newcastle - Birmingham
Trains via Gateshead
Many others use the route to other platforms but any extra time is often hidden by variable recovery time

See PSUL for a full list or check individual trains with OTT
45 Pickering - Whiby trains Use Grosmont connection
49, 53 Nottingham - Peterborough trains calling Melton Mowbray etc not Grantham, or Corby - Derby trains not calling Leicester
0503, 0554/0556 ex Nottingham
2130 M-F ex Peterborough
0930 M-F Corby - Derby, 1634 M-F Derby - Corby - London
Use of Syston N curve
53 0726 M-F Derby - London is overtaken between Kettering & Bedford, delay Wellingborough - Bedford. Runs via Wymington tunnel.
53 0601 M-F Melton Mowbray - St Pancras, 1800 return
0930 Corby - Derby, 1634 Derby - Corby - London
Run over Corby - Manton Jn
Also see diversions
53 Delay Derby - Chesterfield.
0555 SAT Derby - Newcastle, 2320/2330 SAT & 2235 SUN Sheffield - Derby.
Trains via Toton
53, 49, 34 Trains between Nottingham and Alfreton taking ~35 minutes not 25
From Nottingham at 2111 M-F, 2040 SAT, 1006/1512/2130 SUN
0600 Sheffield - Nottingham
Via Attenborough and Toton.
The last Liverpool - Sheffield - Nottingham is also planned via this route but has enough time, and omitted stops, to go via Derby or Radford depending on engineering work.
51, 53 Delays to trains between Sheffield and Chesterfield
  • 0520 M-S Nottingham - Liverpool
  • 0620 M-S Derby - Sheffield
  • 1115 SAT Nottingham - Leeds
  • 2013 SUN Nottingham - Sheffield
  • 2045 M-F Nottingham - Sheffield
  • 0554 SAT Sheffield - Nottingham
  • 0601 M-S Sheffield - Reading
  • 2321 M-F Sheffield - Derby
  • 1808 M-F Edinburgh - 2200 Sheffield - Birmingham
  • 2137 M-F Liverpool - 2337 Sheffield - Nottingham
Trains using the line via Beighton
57 Trains below have increased public times or have been reported as via Whitacre:
  • 0900 SUN Leeds - Plymouth
  • 1746 M-F Southampton - 2030 Birmingham - York
  • 2137 M-S Nottingham - Birmingham
  • 2203 M-F Birmingham - Nottingham
Operation has been unreliable,
Trains requiring to be overtaken between Derby and Birmingham may use this route with late running.
Trains likely to use the line Kingsbury - Whitacre Jns.
57 Trains below have increased public times
  • 0810 SUN Leeds - Bristol
  • 1933 M-F Newcastle - 2202 Derby - Birmingham
  • 1747 SAT Southampton - 2030 Birmingham - York
Trains via Lichfield.
51, 57 Birmingham - Kings Norton routeing.
No time penalty occurs so these are not detectable in public times.
Some XC services in the Manchester to Bristol pattern run via Camp Hill to leave New Street eastwards, plus a small number of other services.
See PSUL for a full list or check individual trains with OTT
59 Trains at Willesden Jn low level (P1 or P2), those apparently to/from Kensal Rise
0600 M-S, 0900 SUN ex Willesden
2315 M-F & 2345 M-S Stratford - Willesden, 2330 SUN Gospel Oak - Willesden
To/From Low Level via Kensal Rise chord
Note: not shown on pdf timetable
62 0759 Woodgrange Park - Hampstead Runs past Gospel Oak onto the North London line. This may be unreliable as it will be the first train to be cancelled if necessary.
62 Start and end of service trains are listed at P7 not P1
Departures at 0632, 0647 M-S, 0853, 0908 & 0923 SUN
Arrivals at 2224/2226 & 0012 M-S and 2214 SUN / 0012 MON
Use of flyover Barking Tilbury Line W Jn - Barking Station Jn.
See also table 1 trains to/from Liverpool St
71, 116, 51 XC services at xx33 from Birmingham, xx41 from Reading do not call at Coventry Via Solihull and use Small Heath Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Grand Jnc route.
51, 57 Trains taking 1 hour Cheltenham - Birmingham or not calling Bromsgrove.
  • 0500 M-S Birmingham - Cardiff
  • 2014 Paignton - 2200 Bristol - Birmingham
  • 2105 M-F Cardiff - Birmingham
  • 2150 M-F Cardiff - Birmingham
  • 2205 SUN Birmingham - Worcester
Reported as via Kidderminster and using Galton - Smethwick Jns but may be unreliable.
51, 57 Trains taking 1 hour Cheltenham - Birmingham.
  • 0542 M-S Birmingham - Cardiff
  • 2105 M-F Cardiff - Birmingham
Non-stop via Worcester and Bromsgrove, not Kidderminster
68, 116 2146 M-F Reading - Birminghamlong time Birmingham Int - New Street Via Stechford - Aston - Soho
68, 70, 75 Route taken Birmingham - Wolverhampton / Walsall.
Certain trains may be noted from timings to be delayed or overtaken, so implying the use of different routes. Birmingham - Wolverhampton times of 25 to 35 minutes as opposed to the normal 17 are indicitive of unusual routes, but may also arise from large recovery allowances.
T.70 Fast trains Tame Bridge TO Birmingham New Street (18 minutes in, 11 back) are via Aston, and makes sense if they use P1 at New Street) Soho - Perry Barr - Bescot
2218 Shrewsbury - 2255 Wolverhampton - Birmingham (34 and overtaken) MON, WED, FRI Wolverhampton - Bescot - Aston - New St
2003 Euston - Wolverhampton (27 and overtaken)
2218 Shrewsbury - 2255 Wolverhampton - Birmingham (34 and overtaken) TUE & THU
2332 Birmingham - Shrewsbury (30 and overtaken)
2230 Euston - Wolverhampton
Soho - Bescot - Wolverhampton
2330 Euston - Wolverhampton Also via Soho - Bescot - Wolverhampton but very often diverted via normal route, cancelled beyond Birmingham, or via Stafford.
Usually noted in 'WEEKEND'
70 1936 Walsall - Wolverhampton runs direct Use of Pleck - Darlaston Jns, a one-a-day closure avoidance train.
71 0555 M-F Birmingham - Stratford
2136 M-F Stratford - Birmingham
Uses Hatton North curve. Also used by Sunday Steam trains.
78 0922 FRI Stockport to Stalybridge. Only train using Stockport - Guide Bridge.
79 Morning peak trains (0715 - 0915) are Manchester - Hadfield - Glossop - Manchester
Evening peak trains (1630 - 1840) are Manchester - Glossop - Hadfield - Manchester
2327 M-S Manchester - Hadfield
Use of Dinting triangle avoiding Glossop.
81 Some services Chester - Warrington run via the low level lines due to conflicting with Crewe - Warrington main line trains. As this often depends on the timekeeping of both services the use of this line is unpredictable. From Warrington to Chester it can at least be discerned from the signalling, and is currently reported as being the norm.
See PSUL for booked services or check individual trains with OTT, look for line OL.
Use low level line Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Jn
81, 109 Ellesmere Port - Helsby / Warrington trains Ellesmere Port - Helsby is a rare route in its own right with 4 trains each way, but only 3 trains to Warrington or beyond run past Helsby through the junction. eg 1604 Ellesmere Port - Warrington
65, 82 Few trains run to Wigan NW from the Ince line, eg 1810 M-F from Manchester Victoria. Use connections to Wigan NW from Wallgate line
84 Manchester - Crewe trains not calling Stockport or Manchester Airport
2228 Birmingham - Manchester, 0505 Manchester - Bournemouth MON-THU
1940 Euston - Manchester
0828, 0928, 1123 SUN Crewe - Manchester
Heald Green direct line. Late evening trains are unreliable and likely to be diverted. 2228 Birmingham - Manchester will often not run this way, or the 2200 Euston - Manchester may be diverted to this route. Individual trains can be checked for the date of travel at OTT
90 Trains between Wigan and Liverpool calling at Newton le Willows
0647, 1821 M-S Wigan - Liverpool
Use of Golborne Jn - Lowton Jn - Newton le Willows Jn
98 Trains to Heysham as timetabled, 1 per day Use Bare Lane - Morecambe Platform 2 - Heysham
36, 98 Morecambe - Leeds trains not calling Lancaster
0522 Preston - 0546 Lancaster - Windermere
1619 M-F Morecambe - Leeds
1427 SUN Lancaster - 1446 Morecambe - Leeds
Via Hest Bank curve.
101 First/last trains at Wrexham Likely use of connecting line as stock travels to/from Chester
115 Trains to/from Paddington
1044 Gerrards Cross - Paddington, 1136 M-F Paddington - High Wycombe
Use Old Oak Common W Jn - Northolt Jn (South Ruislip) line.
116/123/135 1706 Paddington - Pewsey - Trowbridge - Bristol Uses Hawkeridge curve avoiding Westbury
128 Some Cardiff - Bridgend delayed or overtaken:
  • 2315 M-F Cardiff - Carmarthen
  • 2245 M-F London - Swansea
  • 0357 Swansea - London
These services are planned to use Leckwith connection west of Cardiff. Historically however this has been unreliable and trains may go main line.
128 0616 M-S Carmarthen - Cardiff delayed and overtaken. Looped at Pencoed
128 1658 M-F Gloucester - 1812 Cardiff - Maesteg delayed Pencoed - Bridgend and overtaken Looped at Tremains
128 1759 M-F Gloucester - 1912 Cardiff - Maesteg delayed Cardiff - Pontyclun Just sits in Cardiff and departs 'late' by public timings
128 Trains not calling Swansea
  • 1059 M-F Cardiff - Fishguard (D)
  • 1054 SAT Cardiff - Fishguard (L)
  • 1330 M-F Fishguard - Cardiff/Cheltenham (D)
  • 1330 SAT Fishguard - Cardiff(L)
  • 0503 M-S Carmarthen - Manchester (D)
  • 1630 SAT Manchester - 1959 Cardiff - Milford Haven (D)
  • 1205 SUN Cardiff - Milford Haven (D)
Use Swansea District (D) or via Landore (L).
In practice trains may use either route, the weekday Cardiff - Fishguard often using Landore, but these are the planned routes. Individual trains can be checked for the date of travel at OTT
128 Trains not calling Carmarthen:
1054 M-F / 1055 SAT Cardiff - Fishguard
Uses Carmarthen avoiding line
132 1553 M-F Bristol Parkway - Bath Use Dr Days curve avoiding Bristol. Route often used for diverted late night trains in the week.
140 4 trains call Coombe each day Only these, and probably only when passengers are present, run to Coombe platform. Otherwise reverse Coombe Jn
148 XC Trains to/from Guildford and trains from main line platforms at Reading to Guildford
XC services are 0602 M-F, 0609 SAT from Guildford; 2223 M-F, 2215 SAT, 2213 SUN from Reading
M-F local trains are 0434, 0524, 0606 departures and 2032, 2055, 2201, 2301, 0001 arrivals
SAT local trains are 0434, 0534, 0604, 0634 departures
These will have to use the link between GW and SR at Reading.
149, 155 2252 M-S Waterloo - Staines - Woking, 0527 M-S Woking - Staines
SUN service hourly Woking - Staines - Waterloo
Use Addlestone - Byfleet. Also a common weekend diversion.
152
M-F
Shepperton - Richmond services
ex Shepperton: 0523 0700 0730 0800
ex Waterloo: 1743 1813 1843
Strawberry Hill curve
Also used for diversions.
156, 157, 165 Services starting / terminating at Portsmouth & Southsea, approx 2 per hour. Portsmouth & Southsea low level platforms
155, 158 Trains with a delay and/or use Staines side platforms at Clapham but run via Wimbledon
The following trains are planned via this route:
  • 2312 Waterloo - Basingstoke
  • 2254 Basingstoke - Waterloo
  • 0042 M-F Waterloo - Strawberry Hill
  • 0105 Waterloo - Southampton
  • 0454 M-S Basingstoke - London
Apart from the 0454 M-S Basingstoke - London, these are often revised and run main line. To allow the short route without waiting time, the public time is short.
Note the 0400 Guildford - Waterloo has a delay is for a call at Wimbledon depot, but is often diverted via East Putney or other routes, check on Journeyplanners for platform at Clapham Jn or on OTT
Use of Point Pleasant Jn - East Putney LUL - Wimbledon main line
Also sees occasional weekend diversionary use.
176 Routes taken by trains from Clapham Junction to the Willesden area and on to Watford
Southern trains, operator [SN], between East Croydon, Clapham Jn and Watford Use Falcon Jn - Clapham Jn Pl 16/17 (Victoria side) - Latchmere Jn., very likely to use diveunder at West London Jn
Clapham - Willesden Jn HL trains, operator [LO] Run from the Staines lines side of Clapham Junction (Plat 1 & 2).
176
M-F
1002 Kensington Olympia - Wandsworth Road, 1611 Clapham High St - Kensington Olympia Use of Latchmere - Longhedge - Factory Jn line
177
M-F
1556 Streatham Hill - London Bridge Use of Streatham Hill - Tulse Hill line
178 Approach lines to London Bridge high number platforms to/from New Cross Gate.
Most down trains cross to the fast lines, but the up slow line is reversible and there are also the 'spur' lines via South Bermondsey Jn
Routes can be checked with OTT, line codes SPR or REV are of interest, showing up for the 0922 Victoria - Crystal Palace - London Bridge, 1521 Tattenham Corner - London Bridge and 1744 London Bridge - East Grinstead.
Trains using Bricklayers Arms Jn - South Bermondsey Jn
of precise line use by up trains (reversible or spur) and also reliability of down service.
More details in PSUL.
182
M-F
0721 Horsham - Victoria Reported as via Streatham fast spur and also shown at Clapham Jn in P12 (fast lines) not P14 (slow lines).
Use can also be forced by engineering work closing the slow lines
189 Unadvertised 2015 M-F Newhaven Hbr - Lewes
The train is now ECS from Seaford, and shunts in and out of the Marine platform, as station access is not permitted due to the state of buildings.
178, 195, 196, 200, 212 Victoria - Denmark Hill - Peckham Rye route choices
Table 178 trains via Battersea Park (SN operator) will use southernmost lines throughout as they call at the stations.
Other services will use either route to minimise traffic conflicts.
Unusual route is Brixton Jn - Canterbury Road Jn - Cambria Jn (trains normally use Crofton Road J-South London line-Voltaire Road Jn).
Main use are trains that do not stop but are routed via Catford
Details in PSUL
195, 196, 200 Victoria SE approach routes.
Victoria - Factory Jn via Stewarts Lane low level.
This route forms an extra inbound line due to there only being 3 tracks at high level into Victoria.
Used by a small number of peak hour services, see PSUL for more details.
195 Shortlands Junction Stopping trains are normally on the southernmost lines and therefore use the diveunder
The 'old' flat route is now relatively rare and used by T212 trains that are routed via Catford.
Check platform use & line codes at Shortlands on OTT or look up inPSUL
195 Train to/from Orpington platform 1 via Bromley South. 0534 Orpington - City Thameslink, 1940 Victoria - Orpington
Also route knowledge trains via New Beckenham. 0015 Charing Cross - Tonbridge, 0452 Tonbridge - Charing Cross
Likely to use Bickley - Petts Wood fast curve.
200 Many of the services calling at or running through Lewisham to/from Charing Cross that do not call at New Cross, all day use M-S. Use of Lewisham Vale Jn - Tanners Hill Jn.
Also a fairly common diversion.
200
M-F
Trains between Slade Green and Barnehurst.
eg 1154 Cannon St - Barnehurst - Slade Green, 1247 Slade Green - Barnehurst continuing as 1308 to Cannon St
Half hourly MON - SAT, no trains Sunday.
Use of Slade Green curve
Also used for occasional diversions
200
M-F
Trains calling Slade Green and Crayford
eg 1017 Cannon St - Slade Green, 1010 M-F Slade Green - Cannon St
Half hourly MON - SAT, no trains Sunday.
Note that these do not appear correctly in the pdf timetables, which just shows trains starting at Crayford. However the through trains do show a Charlton time out of sequence
Use of curve Crayford A Jn - Crayford B Jn
203
M-F
Hayes - London services not calling Lewisham
Half hourly M-S for virtually all Charing Cross services. eg 1117 Charing Cross - Hayes
Show up as line code RVL and with Tanners Hill Jn times on OTT
Use Ladywell spur (Ladywell Jn - Parks Bridge Jn)
206, 203
M-F
0903 Cannon St - Beckenham Junction
1612 Beckenham Junction - 1615 New Beckenham - Charing Cross
Note that these do not appear correctly in the pdf timetables, which just shows trains starting or terminating at New Beckenham.
Also route knowledge trains via New Beckenham. 0015 Charing Cross - Tonbridge, 0452 Tonbridge - Charing Cross
New Beckenham - Beckenham Junction
Also used for occasional diversions, most often of Hastings services
207
M-F
Trains calling at both Sandwich and Minster
0740, 0805 ex Ramsgate, 1340, 1440 ex London all M-F
Minster south-west curve
Also used for occasional diversions of Dover trains to Minster when there are buses Minster - Ramsgate
212 Chatham etc - Cannon St trains M-F rush hour eg 0625 Broadstairs - London and 1708 Cannon St - Ramsgate Use of Chiselhurst reversible spur.
Also used for the fairly common diversion of T207 Charing Cross - Kent services via Maidstone East.
212 0608 Faversham - Cannon St Planned to use Chiselhurst up spur, not the reversible spur. Shows up as line CL not RVL on OTT
Also used for the fairly common diversion of T207 Charing Cross - Kent services via Maidstone East.
212 Route Code 97
M-F
0500 Gillingham - Sheerness
2132 Sheerness - Gillingham
Sittingbourne west curve
225, 226 Hourly Lanark via Hamilton service eg xx53 Lanark - Milngavie.
1719 M-F, 1718 SAT Edinburgh - Motherwell
Use of Mossend S to E jns
Also some main line trains.
225, 226 Hourly Lanark via Hamilton service eg xx53 Lanark - Milngavie.
Also some main line trains.
Use Holytown - Wishaw.
51, 65, 225 Main line trains between Carlisle or Edinburgh and Glasgow may use alternative routes around Motherwell for either pathing or route knowledge reasons. These are not readily noted from the timetable and Planned routes can be determined via OTT
Trains via Cathcart and Uddingston show a delay Glasgow - Motherwell but still use P1/P2 Motherwell if they call.
0426 SAT Glasgow - London
Via Kings Park and use Newton connection
Trains via Bellshill & Motherwell.
0828 Penzance - Glasgow, 1223 Plymouth - Glasgow
These use the normal suburban T226 service route
Trains via Bellshill and Wishaw, avoiding Motherwell. Often used in peak hours to reduce congestion around Motherwell, and for route knowledge purposes.
0426 SAT Glasgow - London, 0943 Euston - Glasgow
Use of Holytown - Wishaw
Cross Country trains Glasgow - Edinburgh via Shotts.
2102 SAT Glasgow - Edinburgh
Trains via Shotts, may continue direct or also use Mossend E - S and Hamilton.
227, 404 Fort William sleeper service Uses Cowlairs N - E jns going south and Sighthill W - Cowlairs W jn going north.
242 M-F 0713 Kirkcaldy - Glasgow & 1733 return
Not shown in pdf timetables, use 'Journeyplanner' to get timings.
Use Winchburgh jn - Dalmeny
229 M-F 0843 & 1448 Inverness - Glasgow, delay Stirling - Glasgow Via Cumbernauld. Although an unusual route, all the track is used by other regular services
239 M-F 1715 Kyle - Inverness - Elgin, unusually long time into Inverness Use Inverness Rose Street curve travelling between Beauly and Inverness
229, 242 0616, 2238 Perth - Edinburgh, 0555 M-F, 0624 M-S Markinch - Newcraighall via Dunfermline.
1125 M-F Plymouth - 2013 Edinburgh - Dundee, 2133 Newcraighall 2149 Edinburgh - Perth via Dunfermline.
Not shown well in pdf timetables, use 'Journeyplanner' to get timings.
Use Thornton N to W jn
LUL Several services at the start or end of the day.
See PSUL
Use of Rickmansworth curve
Sheffield Tram Several services at the start or end of the day.
See PSUL
Use of curve to avoid city centre

As can be seen a number of AXC trains cover standard diversionary routes as well as rare track for 'route knowledge' purposes. Trains shown as 'Planned via' are those often re-diverted due to weeknight engineering work.
1125 M-F Plymouth - DundeeNewcastle High level bridge, Dunfermline and Thornton W - N
2105 M-F Glasgow - EdinburghShotts
0500 MON THU Manchester - BournemouthStyal
2228 M-F Birmingham - Stoke - ManchesterPlanned via Crewe - Styal
1525 SAT Plymouth - 1903 Birmingham - YorkLeeds - Castleford - Milford
0609 SAT York - Leeds - PlymouthLeeds - Castleford - Milford
1823 SUN Plymouth - 2322 Sheffield - Leeds Planned via Hare Park - Altofts
1741 Reading - 2050 Sheffield - NewcastleThrybergh and Rotherham Central
1746 M-F Southampton - 2148 Sheffield - YorkTinsley and Thrybergh
0725 M-F Newcastle - SouthamptonThrybergh
1652 M-F Glasgow - 2200 Sheffield - BirminghamBeighton
0601 M-S Sheffield - ReadingBeighton
1935 SAT Newcastle - BirminghamNewcastle High level Bridge and Lichfield
0555 SAT Derby - NewcastleToton
1747 SAT Southampton - YorkLichfield
2146 M-F Reading - BirminghamStechford - Aston & Soho
2014 M-F Paignton - BirminghamWorcester & Kidderminster

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