Reversing in service

[Darandio]

Possibly shouldnt throw this in here so feel free to move if necessary but this thread just reminded me of something that I was wondering.

Battersby, on the Esk Valley line is a station where you reverse during the scheduled journey. Is there a similar situation anywhere else?

 

[Pumbaa]

Fort William to continue to Mallaig or Crianlarich.

 

[spoony]

Possibly shouldnt throw this in here so feel free to move if necessary but this thread just reminded me of something that I was wondering.

Battersby, on the Esk Valley line is a station where you reverse during the scheduled journey. Is there a similar situation anywhere else?

I must say that confused the hell out of me, especially as there appears to be nothing at Bettersby

 

[Darandio]

Might as well throw it a bit further, what unit(s) serve Fort William?

 

[dan_atki]

Moved to new thread.

Happens in many places actually, three I can think of off the top of my head are:

XC at Reading (Basingstoke<>Oxford)
SN at Eastbourne (Lewes<>Hastings)
FGW at Swansea (Cardiff<>Carmarthen)

 

[class 313]

Possibly shouldnt throw this in here so feel free to move if necessary but this thread just reminded me of something that I was wondering.

Battersby, on the Esk Valley line is a station where you reverse during the scheduled journey. Is there a similar situation anywhere else?

Norwich, Liverpool Street - Great Yarmouth services in the summer.
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Might as well throw it a bit further, what unit(s) serve Fort William?

156s

 

[Darandio]

If nothing else, I am learning something!

 

[spoony]

Might as well throw it a bit further, what unit(s) serve Fort William?

Well as someone who had never travelled on the line it seemed to be a random stop in the middle of nowhere. Mind what a line, very scenic, and also a great number of bridges. Every minute seemed to be crossing over the Esk

 

[Darandio]

Well as someone who had never travelled on the line it seemed to be a random stop in the middle of nowhere. Mind what a line, very scenic, and also a great number of bridges. Every minute seemed to be crossing over the Esk

Sorry mate, you have probably replied to the post I deleted because I read yours wrong. Apologies.

 

[Muttley]

Gloucester.

And before about 1880 York.

 

[spoony]

Sorry mate, you have probably replied to the post I deleted because I read yours wrong. Apologies.

Its ok

 

[Craig]

Well as someone who had never travelled on the line it seemed to be a random stop in the middle of nowhere.

The line used to continue though to Picton (between Yarm and Northallerton). Battersby was just the junction station (junction stations were often bigger than the town/village they served).

 

[me123]

They reverse at Kilmarnock as well (again, FSR 156s). A few trains to Kilmarnock reverse and travel to Ayr that way although the service takes longer than the journey via Paisley. Train usually continues to Girvan or Stranraer.

 

[Max]

I must say that confused the hell out of me, especially as there appears to be nothing at Bettersby

It's Battersby )), and it used to be a through station on a fairly significant junction!

 

[1D53]

Bradford Interchange, Guiseley (during engineering works), Huddersfield & Wakefield Kirkgate (Selby - Wakefield's),Sheffield (on Lincoln - Adwick/Scunthorpe), Castleford. Think thats all I've got for now!

 

[Max]

I've just thought on, all through services from Sheffield/Doncaster to Bridlington/Scarborough reverse in Hull.

 

[Hyperen]

XC Voyagers between Birmingham New St - Cardiff Central will reverse at Gloucester and Temple Meads.

Also during engineering works CrossCountry trains between Chelteham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads will reverse at Newport - saw a couple today after a derailment and they have been doing this on recent weekends.

 

[Coxster]

Services not already mentioned by others....

First Great Western
Liskeard to Looe services reverse at Coombe Junction
Maidenhead to Marlow services reverse at Bourne End
Plymouth to Gunnislake services reverse at Bere Alston

First ScotRail
Inverness to Wick services reverse at Georgemas Jcn and Thurso

Northern Rail
Man Picc to Alderley Edge / Crewe services reverse at Manc Apt
Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield services reverse at Glossop (majority)

Southern
During the afternoon, one train in each direction between Southampton Central and Brighton reverses at Eastleigh instead of taking the usual route via Netley.

 

[adc82140]

FGW: Reading to Gatwick reverses at Redhill

Reading to Henley on Thames reverses at Twyford.


ADC

 

[Mintona]

Manchester Airport (323s)

Was gonna say Gloucester but someone beat me to it.

EDIT: Ahem, didn't see page 2. Coxster already said the Airport too.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

Bristol Temple Meads has been mentioned already, but not for FGW Cardiff-Portsmouth services, which all reverse there. Loco-changes galore in the past.

 

[O L Leigh]

Ely and Cromer.

O L Leigh

 

[t0ffeeman]

Lincoln - Nottingham via Newark North Gate. Reverses behind a Ground Postion Light and the driver has to walk through the train!

Always remember reversing at Manchester Victoria on the way to Oldham, now what was that all about?

 

[175001]

Heart of Wales services reverse at Llanelli, either to or from Swansea.

 

[class 313]

Eastbourne as well IIRC.

 

[Waverley125]

EMT Norwich-Liverpool services reverse TWICE during the journey-once at Ely to head to peterborough, the second time at Sheffield coming off the MML onto the Hope Valley line.
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NXEC services to Bradford, Skipton & Harrogate all reverse at Leeds

 

[djw1981]

Kyle of lochalsh-Aberdeen services reverse at Inverness.

 

[devon_metro]

Exeter St Davids on Exm - Paignton services.

 

[mrcheek]

Exeter St Davids on Exm - Paignton services.

and also SWT services that start west of Exeter, these reverse at Exeter St D.

 

[16CSVT2700]

First Transpennine Express have/had some weird routings on their overnight services.
23.35 Leeds-Manchester Airport reversed at Huddersfield and Salford Crescent
03.57 York - Manchester Airport reversed at Leeds (after going via Methley), Huddersfield and Salford Crescent