Reading–Taunton line marketed as the "Kennet Line", follows the River Kennet through the outer suburbs of Reading to Theale. The line passes through Berkshire countryside and local stations at Aldermaston, Midgham and Thatcham. Newbury race course lies alongside the line on the left and has its own station a short distance east of the main Newbury railway station, where the town centre is close by on the right of the line. The station has a bay platform on the right for local terminating trains, and the through platforms are on loop lines that allow fast trains to overtake the local services that
Cleveland Short Line Railway more than half used only that portion of the line west of the former Pennsylvania Railroad's Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad (then Conrail's Cleveland Line). In 1997, Conrail was jointly purchased by CSX and the Norfolk Southern Railway. CSX obtained the Cleveland Short Line. , CSX maintained of double track, and of single track. The Cleveland Short Line east of Short Line Junction is now CSX's Short Line Subdivision. As originally constructed, the Cleveland Short Line had of track and of sidings. The track grade was an extremely light 0.3 percent. The Cleveland Short Line connected with the Lake Shore &