All change for London

[Spaceflower]

Name a station from where you would need to change more than once for a London termini.

(I can't think of any after a brief think!)

 

[1D53]

At all times? I can think of many that are two changes but have one trip with one change. Such as places like Greenfield, Mossley, Featherstone, Streethouse etc.
Only place I can think of right now is Barton-on-Humber (Grimsby & Doncaster).

 

[Spaceflower]

Name a station from where you would need to change more than once for a London termini.

Self explanatory, I think your earlier examples have at least one service which requires only one change.

Barton-upon-Humber....good call.

 

[Darandio]

I would say Whitby, at least on Mondays to Saturdays when you would have to change at Middlesbrough and then York or Darlington depending which route you chose.
There are direct services to Darlington on a Sunday although I still think I have made a pretty decent call with Whitby.

 

[heart-of-wessex]

Melksham (if you are there for any of the 4 trains a day), changing at either Swindon (For Paddington) or Westbury (for Paddington or a service to Salisbury for Waterloo or change at Trowbridge for the direct Waterloo train)

 

[me123]

I've gone through Scotland, and cannot find any. However, in reality, you probably would for stations North of Inverness. Consider the timing of the HC.

 

[Spaceflower]

you would have to change at Middlesbrough and then York or Darlington depending which route you chose.

Or Eaglescliffe?

right you are though, I thought one of the Whitby services carried on to Newcastle (or was that a long time ago)

right you are me123, Is it actually possible to get to London in a day from the far north by train?

As for Melksham WRONG:-x, they all require only one change dont they.

Anymore, or is that the very small list exhausted? to recap..

Barton-Upon-Humber stations
Esk valley stations
Far north stations

 

[Darandio]

right you are though, I thought one of the Whitby services carried on to Newcastle (or was that a long time ago)

Not now, twas a very long time ago

 

[Pumbaa]

Stourbridge Town...

 

[laseandre]

Balloch (except Sunday) + Helensburgh Branches of the North Clyde line - (Balloch - Renton or Helensburgh - Kilpatrick > Dalmuir or Partick > Glasgow Central > London

Past Partick on the N. Clyde Line - (Queen St. - Airdrie) > Partick > Glasgow Central > London

 

[1D53]

Self explanatory, I think your earlier examples have at least one service which requires only one change.

Barton-upon-Humber....good call.

Actually for Featherstone, I'm fairly certain the first service to Wakefield Westgate arrives after the last London train has gone! I may be wrong however. All other services terminate at Wakefield Kirkgate.

 

[Mintona]

Salford Central. Have to change at Salford Crescent and Manchester Piccadilly or Salford Crescent and Preston I believe (not sure if that's a valid route or not)

 

[1D53]

Nope Salford Central services to direct to Wigan North Western where you can change
Also it has a direct service from Preston and Lancaster but doesn't have one to Preston and Lancaster. They'll have a direct service to Preston from December.

 

[me123]

Balloch (except Sunday) + Helensburgh Branches of the North Clyde line - (Balloch - Renton or Helensburgh - Kilpatrick > Dalmuir or Partick > Glasgow Central > London

Past Partick on the N. Clyde Line - (Queen St. - Airdrie) > Partick > Glasgow Central > London

Being slightly pedantic, but all trains through Partick call at either Westerton or Dalmuir, hence all can connect with the Fort William Sleeper to London.

 

[Coxster]

Cardiff Bay > Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Queen Street > Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central > London Paddington

 

[Mojo]

Stourbridge Town...

Nope, there are a number of direct Chiltern services from Stourbridge Junction to Marylebone!

 

[thefab444]

Stourbridge Town...

There are some through services from Stourbridge Junction to London Marylebone I believe.

Beat me to it Mojo!

 

[furryfeet]

denton and reddish south
( you would have to change twice on EITHER your outward or return journey )

 

[Pumbaa]

Nope, there are a number of direct Chiltern services from Stourbridge Junction to Marylebone!

Thanks for that - been ages since I've roamed that area.

 

[1D53]

denton and reddish south
( you would have to change twice on EITHER your outward or return journey )

Haha indeed - will be Friday Mornings from December too

 

[Spaceflower]

Cardiff Bay > Cardiff Queen Street
Cardiff Queen Street > Cardiff Central
Cardiff Central > London Paddington

Quality, I was thinking that too, while I was away..........:roll:

 

[Mintona]

Nope Salford Central services to direct to Wigan North Western where you can change
Also it has a direct service from Preston and Lancaster but doesn't have one to Preston and Lancaster. They'll have a direct service to Preston from December.

You sure? I don't think there any services to Wigan North Western, only Wigan Wallgate...

EDIT: Damn you. Just noticed there a few to North Western. Git..

 

[1D53]

Actually for Featherstone, I'm fairly certain the first service to Wakefield Westgate arrives after the last London train has gone! I may be wrong however. All other services terminate at Wakefield Kirkgate.

I was actually correct, the first service into Westgate from Featherstone arrives 2152 and the last Westgate to London is at 2054 so I will claim that along with Streethouse & Pontefract Tanshelf.

For the same reason I will claim Baildon. Need to change at Guiseley and Leeds or Shipley and Leeds. There is a direct service from Shipley to London Kings Cross but that leaves at 0636 while the first service to Shipley from Baildon doesn't arrive while 0641.

You sure? I don't think there any services to Wigan North Western, only Wigan Wallgate...

EDIT: Damn you. Just noticed there a few to North Western. Git..

I'm sorry - I didn't want to burst your bubble I think there is only 3 or 4 to Wigan North Western, it also has one to Liverpool too!

BTW I was on a train you dispatched yesterday

 

[westcoaster]

all island line service
shanklin> ryde pier head
ryde pier head> portsmouth harbour
portsmouth harbour > waterloo/victoria

 

[Mintona]

I'm sorry - I didn't want to burst your bubble I think there is only 3 or 4 to Wigan North Western, it also has one to Liverpool too!

BTW I was on a train you dispatched yesterday

I had just got myself nicely into that bubble!

Which train out of interest? You should have said hello or something!

 

[Coxster]

Which train out of interest? You should have said hello or something!

It must feel terrible having random strangers from the internet spying on you

 

[1D53]

Which train out of interest? You should have said hello or something!

Bit hard to shout out of the window of a 323 at you though

Train was 2K20 - 1103 MAN - CRE was about 1124 off I think.

 

[Techniquest]

Replying to Coxster...

Well, you could be pedantic and make that one change by utilising the free (to rail ticket holders) bus from the bay to Central station.

As for Salford Central having direct trains to Wigan North Western, can't say I noticed them in the timetables on Friday and I doubt they're terribly regular. But I see someone else already replied...

Trying to think of some places where you need to change more than once in Wales. Knighton came to mind but then you've got WSMR now.

Hmm...I can't think of anywhere in Wales at all that requires more than one change to London that hasn't been mentioned already.

As for there not being any through Whitby to Newcastle trains, there was in 2006 I believe, Sundays only and possibly only from Newcastle, but I no longer have the timetable to check.
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Bit hard to shout out of the window of a 323 at you though

Train was 2K20 - 1103 MAN - CRE was about 1124 off I think.

Should have very quickly made a JST ON TOUR! sign in your notebook and shoved it up by you in the window instead

 

[Coxster]

Should have very quickly made a JST ON TOUR! sign in your notebook and shoved it up by you in the window instead

Or utilised existing headboards...

 

[Craig]

right you are me123, Is it actually possible to get to London in a day from the far north by train?

0622 WCK - INV 1037
1052 INV - EDB 1421
1459 EDB - KGX 1918

1551 WCK - INV 2005
2038 INV - EUS 0743