KeithMacdonald Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Prompted by a comment by @Oldddudders on the Mid Cornwalls topic re Longhedge Junction Longhedge Junction? I couldn't remember where that is, so looked it up. Gosh (I thought), that location could be the "Holy Grael of Rule #1 Model Railways". It looks like almost every railway company (in England) has got a line in there. (Somerset & Dorset excepted). Has anyone found anywhere else that had so many railway companies in such a (relatively) small space? 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippel Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Carlisle must have been pretty similar too? Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 If we are talking pre-grouping, the modest station at Kew Gardens must take a biscuit: LSWR; NLR; GWR; District; and Met. passenger services. Which ones were operating, and to/from where, varied over time, but there were periods when all five companies served this two-platform wayside station. The suburbs south and south west of London were rich territory if you include goods and coal, because of the number of through trains from the MR, GNR, etc., some by agreement, some by running powers. LNWR and GER passenger trains to Croydon are interesting too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Hippel said: Carlisle must have been pretty similar too? Paul. Like this? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Nearholmer said: If we are talking pre-grouping, the modest station at Kew Gardens must take a biscuit: LSWR; NLR; GWR; District; and Met. passenger services. Which ones were operating, and to/from where, varied over time, but there were periods when all five companies served this two-platform wayside station. The suburbs south and south west of London were rich territory if you include goods and coal, because of the number of through trains from the MR, GNR, etc., some by agreement, some by running powers. LNWR and GER passenger trains to Croydon are interesting too. Good call. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 The thing about RCH diagrams is that, although they show very neatly who owned what, they don't show who ran where, so Kew Gardens was on an entirely L&SWR owned line, yet had all those different trains running through it. BTW, I missed the Midland from the list, although their service to Richmond was very short-lived, and I can't recall without checking which of the others it overlapped in time with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted January 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2021 In terms of complexity the area south of Glasgow Central/ St Enoch around Shields Junction was complicated but it was only three railways Caledonian, G&SWR and I think the City of Glasgow Union which was G&SWR / NBR . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Nearholmer said: The thing about RCH diagrams is that, although they show very neatly who owned what, they don't show who ran where, so Kew Gardens was on an entirely L&SWR owned line, yet had all those different trains running through it. Err, I get your point, but is there something better than the RCH diagrams we should look at? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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