How many trains go through Newark?

On Sep 7, 2:49 pm, Michael Bell <mich...@beaverbell.co.uk> wrote:
> The Doncaster - London part of the ECML is said to be one of the
> "racing grounds" of british railways. But how many fast trains use it?
> My guess is about 8/hr.
>
> And local trains?
>
> And goods trains?
>
> Michael Bell
>
> --

Passenger train info is, of course, in the GBTT. Typical off-peak
usage is four NXEC per hour in each direction (one calling at Newark),
plus one HT or Grand Central most hours. No local service. Freight is
irregular but about once an hour or two hours, depending on the time
of day. Peaks are busier; a typical evening peak hour sees six NXEC
departures from KX, as follows:

xx.00/30 Newcastle or beyond
xx.03/33 Leeds
xx.20/50 additional (1720 NXEC to Hull, 1750 NXEC to Skipton, 1820
NXEC to Newcastle, 1850 HT to Hull).

In the up direction, between 0729 and 0939 (both inclusive), there are
three stopping trains and 11 non-stopping trains at Newark, ie
corresponding to about 6-7 tph.

The service on the Midland line over the crossing is typically one
passenger per hour and one freight every hour/two hours in each
direction.

The flat crossing does, of course, significantly restrict the
availability of paths on the ECML.

<billetelic_ferroequinologist@m> wrote
>
>Passenger train info is, of course, in the GBTT. Typical off-peak
>usage is four NXEC per hour in each direction (one calling at Newark),
>plus one HT or Grand Central most hours. No local service. Freight is
>irregular but about once an hour or two hours, depending on the time
>of day. Peaks are busier; a typical evening peak hour sees six NXEC
>departures from KX,
>
>The service on the Midland line over the crossing is typically one
>passenger per hour and one freight every hour/two hours in each
>direction.
>
>The flat crossing does, of course, significantly restrict the
>availability of paths on the ECML.

There's also a Newark North Gate to Lincoln train most hours. Does this have
a separate track to the spur by the crossing, or does it take up paths on
the ECML?

The ECML RUS envisages 5NXEC tph each way (7 or 8 in the peak), plus 1 open
access path. Plans exist for eliminating the flat crossing, but there is no
immediate prospect of the work being funded.

Peter

On Sep 7, 3:28 pm, "Peter Masson" <peter.mass...@> wrote:
> <billetelic_ferroequinolog...@m> wrote
>
>
>
> >Passenger train info is, of course, in the GBTT. Typical off-peak
> >usage is four NXEC per hour in each direction (one calling at Newark),
> >plus one HT or Grand Central most hours. No local service. Freight is
> >irregular but about once an hour or two hours, depending on the time
> >of day. Peaks are busier; a typical evening peak hour sees six NXEC
> >departures from KX,
>
> >The service on the Midland line over the crossing is typically one
> >passenger per hour and one freight every hour/two hours in each
> >direction.
>
> >The flat crossing does, of course, significantly restrict the
> >availability of paths on the ECML.
>
> There's also a Newark North Gate to Lincoln train most hours. Does this have
> a separate track to the spur by the crossing, or does it take up paths on
> the ECML?
>
> The ECML RUS envisages 5NXEC tph each way (7 or 8 in the peak), plus 1 open
> access path. Plans exist for eliminating the flat crossing, but there is no
> immediate prospect of the work being funded.
>
> Peter

There is a third line from North Gate to the crossing, known as the
Down and Up Platform (according to Quail), so Lincon trains do not
need to use the main line at all.

"Marcus Fox" <please-reply-via-newsgroup-th@-i-posted-to.com> wrote
>
> There is a separate track. On the approach from the north/east into Newark
> Northgate there is one up and one down line on the ECML into platforms 1
> and 2 and a third track on the crossover from Nottingham and Lincoln into
> platform 3 that is separate from the two ECML tracks.
>
Thanks. Can Up ECML trains use platform 3, to allow a following non-stopping
ECML train to overtake?

Peter