Longest Single Journey Services

[47832]

For the sheer quantity of station stops Great Malvern to Weymouth has a total of 32. Think the journey time is just over 4 hours. I know the last train from Weymouth to Waterloo stops at over 30 and takes about an hour more than usual.

 

[dk1]

As I mentioned to another member by PM recently, in 2003 there used to be a Penzance - Milford Haven service (It was Wessex Trains and I think it was a 158 ) taking 9 hours and 5 minutes (0654 from Penzance - 1559 at Milford Haven) and 46 stops.

The return was 8 hours 32 minutes.

Not running any more though but it is one of those 'should have done that' things. Well perhaps

Those crazy 158 journies along with the Manchester-Penzance via the North & South also used to have a good trolley catering service. One of the base stations was at Newton Abbot & freshly stocked trolleys where exchanged on all manor of long, medium & even some local services throughout the West of England. FGW withdrew these shortly after taking over from Wessex Trains .

 

[Bittern]

what is the longest single journey you can do on a train in this country?

What country? Scotland, England or Wales?

 

[Techniquest]

For the sheer quantity of station stops Great Malvern to Weymouth has a total of 32. Think the journey time is just over 4 hours. I know the last train from Weymouth to Waterloo stops at over 30 and takes about an hour more than usual.

I'm informed there's an 06xx Waterloo to Weymouth that stops something like 42 times

 

[142094]

06.56 Middlesbrough - Carlisle is the longest single journey on a 142 AFAIK.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

06.56 Middlesbrough - Carlisle is the longest single journey on a 142 AFAIK.

Some do Cardiff-Fishguard so assumably the SuO Fishgurad -Hereford too ?

 

[krus_aragon]

What country? Scotland, England or Wales?

Well the longest single journey within Wales would be the 08:09 Cardiff Central to Knucklas (then onward to Shrewsbury).

 

[142094]

Some do Cardiff-Fishguard so assumably the SuO Fishgurad -Hereford too ?

Not my area of the country so no idea if they do work that service. Middlesbrough - Carlisle is 109 miles and exactly 3 hours. And I've done that journey twice!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Not my area of the country so no idea if they do work that service. Middlesbrough - Carlisle is 109 miles and exactly 3 hours. And I've done that journey twice!

I do Cherry tree-Preston in a 142 at least once a week, 22 mins, and that's enough for me Can't imagine doing the Tyne Valley Line in one, though the massive windows would make the journey pleasent

 

[142094]

It has been a good journey on both occasions, however I did the first at the start of the year so it was dark until Newcastle. Plus it means having to get up at around 5am to drive to Middlesbrough. I've done the two seperate journeys (Newcastle - Carlisle and Newcastle - Middlesbrough) so many times now it flies by.

 

[thefab444]

I'm informed there's an 06xx Waterloo to Weymouth that stops something like 42 times

2W13 0612 London Waterloo - Weymouth.

Stops at Clapham Junction (pu), Surbiton, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Woking, Brookwood, Farnborough, Fleet, Winchfield, Hook, Basingstoke, Micheldever, Winchester, Shawford, Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway, Swaythling, St Denys, Southampton Central, Millbrook, Redbridge, Totton, Ashurst New Forest, Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst, Sway, New Milton, Hinton Admiral, Christchurch, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Branksome, Parkstone, Poole, Hamworthy, Holton Heath, Wareham, Wool, Moreton, Dorchester South and Upwey.

I make that 43 stops in total, journey time is 3h57.

 

[Ivo]

2W13 0612 London Waterloo - Weymouth.

Stops at Clapham Junction (pu), Surbiton, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Woking, Brookwood, Farnborough, Fleet, Winchfield, Hook, Basingstoke, Micheldever, Winchester, Shawford, Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway, Swaythling, St Denys, Southampton Central, Millbrook, Redbridge, Totton, Ashurst New Forest, Beaulieu Road, Brockenhurst, Sway, New Milton, Hinton Admiral, Christchurch, Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Branksome, Parkstone, Poole, Hamworthy, Holton Heath, Wareham, Wool, Moreton, Dorchester South and Upwey.

I make that 43 stops in total, journey time is 3h57.

Is that every station west of Woking?

 

[thefab444]

Indeed, it's overtaken by 1W53 0630 London Waterloo - Weymouth between Woking and Basingstoke though.

The evening return equivalent; 2W80 2110 Weymouth - London Waterloo, is somewhat faster, as it does not call at Holton Heath, Beaulieu Road, Redbridge, Millbrook, St Denys or Swaythling, although it does call at West Byfleet and Wimbledon, giving a total of 39 stops and taking 3h52, arriving into Waterloo at 0102.

 

[merlodlliw]

Carmarthen to Chester takes 5 hours 19 mins. 25 stations end to end for this once a day 175 service
19:08 Carmarthen Departed
2 mins late
19:26 Pembrey & Burry Port Departed
3 mins late
19:32 Llanelli Departed
4 mins late
20:00 Swansea Departed
On time
20:11 Neath Departed
On time
20:18 Port Talbot Parkway Departed
On time
20:30 Bridgend 20:32
2 mins late
Train last reported
20:53 Cardiff Central On time
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21:08 Newport (South Wales) On time
21:20 Cwmbran On time
21:33 Abergavenny On time
22:00 Hereford On time
22:14 Leominster On time
22:25 Ludlow On time
22:33 Craven Arms On time
22:42 Church Stretton On time
22:57 Shrewsbury On time
23:14 Yorton On time
23:19 Wem On time
23:22 Prees 23:24
2 mins late
23:30 Whitchurch (Shropshire) On time
23:36 Wrenbury On time
23:42 Nantwich On time
23:53 Crewe On time
00:27 Chester On time

Every station except Crewe is managed by The All Wales Franchise(WAG). so I claim this to be a contender for the most called at Welsh Franchise station non request stop service.