Trivia: Most Universities served by a train service

[Buttsy]

I reckon the Southampton - Edinburgh service by XC serves the most as there are 39 universities in Oxford...

 

[Trainfan344]

Is Keele Univesity to Staffordshire University a significant flow?

It is part of the Keele university to Hanley flow, using First potteries X25/25A/25

What about UEA, thats a fair distance from Norwich station surely?

 

[Deerfold]

I reckon the Southampton - Edinburgh service by XC serves the most as there are 39 universities in Oxford...

There are? I only know of 2.

 

[northwichcat]

I reckon the Southampton - Edinburgh service by XC serves the most as there are 39 universities in Oxford...

You must be counting places like Christ Church Oxford which is part of the University of Oxford, so if you are then you're counting the same Universities multiple times.

 

[Buttsy]

You must be counting places like Christ Church Oxford which is part of the University of Oxford, so if you are then you're counting the same Universities multiple times.

Each college is a separate university, so therefore as there are 38 colleges and one university, it makes 39.

If they are not separate, how come most of the Prime Ministers who were at college in Oxford will say they were educated at Balliol rather than at Oxford. Also, how come each separate college appears on University Challange when somewhere like Durham has only one entrant?

I consider the same thinking valid for Cambridge also.

 

[dcsprior]

What's the furthest university campus from a train station then? Keele is about 5 miles from Stoke station, and the University of Cumbria campus in Ambleside is similar from Windermere station - but there must be some which are further?

The Lerwick Campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands would take some beating!

 

[Deerfold]

Each college is a separate university, so therefore as there are 38 colleges and one university, it makes 39.

If they are not separate, how come most of the Prime Ministers who were at college in Oxford will say they were educated at Balliol rather than at Oxford. Also, how come each separate college appears on University Challange when somewhere like Durham has only one entrant?

I consider the same thinking valid for Cambridge also.

University Challenge does give something of an advantage to Cambridge and Oxford Colleges but I've never seen anything to suggest that each college is a separate University. If you can link to something that says they are, do feel free.

 

[Buttsy]

University Challenge does give something of an advantage to Cambridge and Oxford Colleges but I've never seen anything to suggest that each college is a separate University. If you can link to something that says they are, do feel free.

You're taking a tongue in cheek comment a bit seriously if I may say so...
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13:46 Southampton - Edinburgh has the following:

Southampton
Winchester
Winchester (Basingstoke campus)
Reading
Oxford
Oxford Brookes
Birmingham
Birmingham City
Derby
Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam
Leeds
Leeds Met
York
York St John
Teeside (Darlington campus)
Durham
Newcastle
Northumbria
Edinburgh
Heriot Watt
Queen Margaret
Napier

that's without counting the Oxford colleges as separate universities

 

[Deerfold]

You're taking a tongue in cheek comment a bit seriously if I may say so...

that's without counting the Oxford colleges as separate universities

I read it as being serious and was somewhat surprised.

 

[BurtonM]

For any train passing through Manchester, don't forget Royal Northern College of Music - that just about counts as one.

 

[JamesRowden]

13:46 Southampton - Edinburgh has the following:

Southampton
Winchester
Winchester (Basingstoke campus)
Reading
Oxford
Oxford Brookes
Birmingham
Birmingham City
Derby
Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam
Leeds
Leeds Met
York
York St John
Teeside (Darlington campus)
Durham
Newcastle
Northumbria
Edinburgh
Heriot Watt
Queen Margaret
Napier

that's without counting the Oxford colleges as separate universities

There is also Southampton Solent University

 

[merlodlliw]

Wrexham has a UNI Glyndwr,served by trains from Chester and Bidston,ATW actually run a Sundays only 2204 ex Chester to Wrexham only due to good student flows. It may not be the biggest Uni in North Wales,but its in the biggest town to warrant the train.

 

[quarella]

Wrexham has a UNI Glyndwr,served by trains from Chester and Bidston,ATW actually run a Sundays only 2204 ex Chester to Wrexham only due to good student flows. It may not be the biggest Uni in North Wales,but its in the biggest town to warrant the train.

What's this? Something that could almost be construed as praise for ATW from merlodlliw. Is it April 1st?

 

[northwichcat]

Each college is a separate university, so therefore as there are 38 colleges and one university, it makes 39.

The example I gave of Christ College Oxford describes itself as a college belonging to the University of Oxford on their homepage of their website which is on the ox.ac.uk domain i.e. the University of Oxford's domain.

 

[FQ]

Suspect he means both Keele and Staffordshire Universities liked to Stoke on Trent or Manchester no?

Yes, that is what I mean.

 

[MK Tom]

What's the furthest university campus from a train station then? Keele is about 5 miles from Stoke station, and the University of Cumbria campus in Ambleside is similar from Windermere station - but there must be some which are further?

Must be Cranfield surely? Oh wait I forgot the Marston Vale Line.

Or maybe Buckingham.

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Must be Cranfield surely? Oh wait I forgot the Marston Vale Line.

Or maybe Buckingham.

Probably Lampeter.

 

[Deerfold]

Probably Lampeter.

Probably.

Leuchars is 6 miles from St Andrews.

 

[MK Tom]

Buckingham is 9.10 miles from Wolverton, its closest.

 

[AndyNLondon]

On the furthest campus from a station question, we've already had

The Lerwick Campus of the University of the Highlands and Islands would take some beating!

That's 137 miles from Thurso.
Stretching definitions a bit, I note that the British Antarctic Survey has a .ac.uk domain name...

 

[Deerfold]

Stretching definitions a bit, I note that the British Antarctic Survey has a .ac.uk domain name...

There's a number of stations in the area...

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/our_history/stations_and_refuges/anvers_island.php

 

[John07]

If we're excluding London services, then the Aberdeen-Leeds East Coast services serves:

* Aberdeen
* RGU
* Dundee
* Abertay
* (St Andrews, via Leuchars)
* Edinburgh
* Heriot-Watt
* Napier
* Northumbria
* Newcastle
* Durham
* Teeside (Darlington campus)
* York
* York St John
* Leeds
* Leeds Met

Which is 15 or 16, if you count St Andrews. Or even 17 if you allow the Kirkcaldy Campus of Dundee to be included in its own right.

But as an extension to the Edinburgh-Plymouth posted above, there's a daily Aberdeen-Penzance, which will take in all of the above and more.

Why include Heriot-Watt which is six miles away from Waverley Station (or anywhere else on the East Coast line) and exclude Queen Margarets University which is very close to Musselburgh Station on the East Coast Main Line.

You could also add the Open University in Scotland which is situated in central Edinburgh.

 

[Morgsie]

I attend Keele University and there is also the D&G 85 which goes from Hanley to Crewe

 

[Muzer]

You're taking a tongue in cheek comment a bit seriously if I may say so...
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13:46 Southampton - Edinburgh has the following:

Southampton
Winchester
Winchester (Basingstoke campus)
Reading
Oxford
Oxford Brookes
Birmingham
Birmingham City
Derby
Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam
Leeds
Leeds Met
York
York St John
Teeside (Darlington campus)
Durham
Newcastle
Northumbria
Edinburgh
Heriot Watt
Queen Margaret
Napier

that's without counting the Oxford colleges as separate universities

Don't forget Southampton (Winchester Campus) and Southampton Solent, to name two.