Non-rail Counties

[imagination]

Slightly off topic but I believe the county Rutland was the last county in England to gain a direct service to London every day but EMT filled the gap with it's two trains per day...

(Just a small fact )

Isle of Wight?

 

[Proud Salopian]

Quite - the Isle of Wight is the last county without a London service! Anyone fancy setting up an open access service..?

As for the Isles of Scilly... not a county.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Ah, but they do at least sell through tickets to the Isle of Wight so although of course one must change to the ferry rather than go through in one leg the pedants could argue that it does at least have a London service?

 

[jopsuk]

Nope- because previous to the direct services, tickets were available to Oakham from London anyway (requiring a single change).

 

[Proud Salopian]

Seeing as they use tube trains on the IoW I guess they could just (lol I am kidding of course) dig a tube line under the Solent!

 

[Bittern]

Give them arms and artificial intelligence and they can swim.

But, if Terminator and Power Rangers RPM is anything to go by, they'll also take over the world.

 

[GNERman]

Isle of Wight?

I mean IN ENGLAND not an island outside...

 

[Bittern]

I mean IN ENGLAND not an island outside...

 

[GNERman]

Thanks for that...

 

[The Decapod]

As for the Isles of Scilly... not a county.

They are, in a sense. They used to be administered by Cornwall but I believe now they are a unitary authority in their own right.

 

[Trog]

Talking of islands.

How many offshore islands (Island surrounded by sea / salt water) currently carry part of the British national rail network. (I am thinking Network Rail owned track here.)

 

[scotsman]

Talking of islands.

How many offshore islands (Island surrounded by sea / salt water) currently carry part of the British national rail network. (I am thinking Network Rail owned track here.)

1 - Isle of Wight.

 

[tbtc]

Talking of islands.

How many offshore islands (Island surrounded by sea / salt water) currently carry part of the British national rail network. (I am thinking Network Rail owned track here.)

I suppose Sheerness in Kent would qualify?

 

[stut]

Sheppey, Anglesey, Portsea?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Does Thanet count even though the separation is only a matter of a couple of feet in places?

Not sure if it's a very narrow salt water creek or a fresh water river between it and the rest of Kent though.

 

[tbtc]

Are there any bridges built with supports on "islands"?

 

[Trog]

Thanet I think not, Isle of Wight, Anglesea and Portsea yes.
Sheppey = Sheerness which we have already had.
I know of two more.

 

[stut]

Oh yes, I always forget Holyhead is on Holy Island, not Anglesey.
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The Isle of Grain? Does that still have a goods line?

 

[Proud Salopian]

They are, in a sense. They used to be administered by Cornwall but I believe now they are a unitary authority in their own right.

They've been a unitary authority since 1889! But they are not a county.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly

 

[Trog]

Oh yes, I always forget Holyhead is on Holy Island, not Anglesey.
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The Isle of Grain? Does that still have a goods line?

Holy Island yes but not the Isle of Grain.

One to go.

 

[imagination]

The island known as "britain"?

Or is that being too pedantic?

 

[jopsuk]

Are there any bridges built with supports on "islands"?

The central pier of the Forth Rail Bridge is sort-of on Inchgarvie- at least, it is on that rock, not on the estuary bed like the southern pier.

 

[Trog]

The central pier of the Forth Rail Bridge is sort-of on Inchgarvie- at least, it is on that rock, not on the estuary bed like the southern pier.

Yep that was the last one I was thinking of.

A small island in the firth fortified to protect the Royal Navy base further up stream. Apparently the fortifications were designed to give the island an outline similar to a battleship. In the hope that any passing German submarines would give themselves away by torpedoing it.