TRIVIA : Where haven’t Sprinters been?

[TXMISTA]

From what I can tell Sprinters have traversed almost all of Britain’s rail network, including on rail tours and ECS etc. Now I’m thinking, where specifically have Sprinters never been? Kent and the southern portion of the MML spring to mind but I could be completely wrong...

 

[RichJF]

Oxted lines for sure.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Most of Merseyrail I'd think.

 

[TXMISTA]

Oxted lines for sure.

Good point. In fact, have Sprinters ever travelled anywhere north of Brighton in Sussex?

 

[Chorley Cake]

Merseyrail lines (excluding Hunt’s Cross, Chester, Bidston, Southport) ?

Fenchurch street and environs ?

Charing Cross ? Cannon Street ? -London Victoria ?

 

[TXMISTA]

Merseyrail lines (excluding Hunt’s Cross, Chester, Bidston, Southport) ?

Fenchurch street and environs ?

Charing Cross ? Cannon Street ? -London Victoria ?

True, however I meant lines as opposed to specific termini or stations. I’m sure there are countless stations that they haven’t been through

 

[Chorley Cake]

A little more obscure....Ely to King’s Lynn ? Weaver Junction to Acton Grange Junction ? Berwick to Dunbar ?

 

[Bletchleyite]

Merseyrail lines (excluding Hunt’s Cross, Chester, Bidston, Southport) ?

They have been to Ormskirk and Kirkby on the Northern side, but obviously not past (unless there have been any buffer stop collisions?)

 

[Kite159]

Are you including the Network Rail 950 Sprinter?

 

[David Goddard]

Great Northern lines as far as Peterborough and Shepreth branch junction
West Anglia lines from Liverpool Street as far as Stansted junction
Great Eastern branches to Southend, Clacton and Braintree
Ely North Junction to Kings Lynn
LTS route

 

[yorksrob]

Lydd Town and Grain.

 

[ginge8991]

A little more obscure....Ely to King’s Lynn ? Weaver Junction to Acton Grange Junction ? Berwick to Dunbar ?

158s have definitely been to Dunbar

Edit: Forget I said anything, misread the message.

 

[Energy]

Does the Isle of Wight count? HS1 also hasn't had any sprinters.

 

[Chorley Cake]

Hertford Loop and Moorgate from Finsbury Park

 

[PG]

Thameslink central section?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Stourbridge Junction -> Stourbridge Town?

 

[507021]

Stourbridge Junction -> Stourbridge Town?

This used to be operated by a 153.

 

[sd0733]

A little more obscure....Ely to King’s Lynn ? Weaver Junction to Acton Grange Junction ? Berwick to Dunbar ?

Weaver to Acton Grange has had loads of sprinters. TfW ECS moves and diversions via Warrington go that way.

 

[Prestige15]

The Northern Line

 

[AMR]

The Metro in Newcastle this is a guess

 

[PG]

The Northern Line

TBH I'm pretty sure we can rule out all the deep tube lines...

 

[grumblingalong]

Great Northern lines as far as Peterborough and Shepreth branch junction
West Anglia lines from Liverpool Street as far as Stansted junction
Great Eastern branches to Southend, Clacton and Braintree
Ely North Junction to Kings Lynn
LTS route

A 156 did a day in service on the Braintree branch and I wouldn't be surprised if one has made it to Clacton at some point, no evidence for the latter just a hunch.

 

[Journeyman]

Oxted lines for sure.

Wasn't there a plan to use class 150s to replace Thumpers at one point? I'm sure I read that somewhere.

 

[AMR]

TBH I'm pretty sure we can rule out all the deep tube lines...

you know like 90% of the metro in Newcastle is overground right? its a really bad name in retrospect. or were you just. not replying to my post.

 

[PG]

you know like 90% of the metro in Newcastle is overground right? its a really bad name in retrospect. or were you just. not replying to my post.

I was replying to the post above yours by @Prestige15 which mentioned the Northern line which I assume was referring to the London underground line of that name.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Weren’t 155s and 156s called Super Sprinter when they were introduced? If so, are only 150s actually Sprinters, and therefore many fewer lines have been visited?

 

[4REP]

All London termini apart from Waterloo.
All of Kent

 

[delt1c]

All London termini apart from Waterloo.
All of Kent

There used bto be an early morning service departing Liverpool St for I believe Norwich which was a 150

 

[D2007wsm]

All London termini apart from Waterloo.
All of Kent.

Wasn’t there a daily late night/early morning service into Paddington from Bristol or Cardiff operated by a 158? and didn’t any of the Anglia way/franchise 150/153/156s make it into Liverpool Street? Also at one point, didn’t First North Western run a 158 into Euston?

 

[jamesontheroad]

All London termini apart from Waterloo.
All of Kent

A 156 made it to Liverpool Street once, rostered in place of a 170 on one of the services from either Lowestoft or Bury St Edmunds.