Chris Butler
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Living far away, I’m interested (in a general sense) in the three lines that avoid Doncaster in a general E-W direction (see map). They are shown in green, blue and yellow.
Is the following about right ? I’d be grateful for corrections and further (general) info on the traffic over these routes.
Is the following about right ? I’d be grateful for corrections and further (general) info on the traffic over these routes.
- None of them carry any regular scheduled passenger services ?
- Eastbound the freight traffic is pretty much all heading for North or South Humberside (Immingham, Lindsey, Humber Refinery, Scunthorpe) with a tiny amount to Selby and Goole ?
- The yellow route (Worksop direction) has very little traffic. I’m not sure if the traffic on this line is through traffic or originating somewhere on the line.
- Both the blue (Mexborough) and Yellow (ECML, Pontefract & Wakefield) have a very significant amount of freight traffic.
- Traffic heading west then north on the ECML takes the yellow route direct onto the ECML (or does any go the longer trek via Pontefract & Church Fenton).
- Pretty much all the freight that can use these lines does to reduce congestion through Doncaster itself. Consequently, the freight flows through Doncaster are only heading to, from south on the ECML or via Lincoln. (I know that there are two lines through Doncaster that avoid the platforms).
- Traffic from Decoy, Belmont and Doncaster Railport also use the blue and yellow routes, but I assume that Decoy and Doncaster Railport rarely use the blue route to avoid crossing the ECML.