Services Unique to the Summer Timetable

[duffman82]

Hi Folks

I was wondering how many services are unique to the summer timetable.
I've heard of EMT HST's to skegness on summer saturdays, i was wondering off anymore and any timings for these unique services.

Thanks

 

[ainsworth74]

Well it's not an entirely new service that only runs during summer but EMT do extend their weekend St Pancras to York (via Sheffield) all the way out to Scarborough during the summer months.

 

[rail-britain]

London Liverpool Streer - Norwich - Great Yarmouth
Weekends only, June, July, and August

 

[Mojo]

Hourly trains to Severn Beach on Sundays in the Summer timetable until Sept only. Rest of the year on Sundays there are only 2 trains per day to Severn Beach.

Also Paddington to Newquay and XC run trains from the north to Newquay in Summer only.

 

[Liam]

Dunrobin Castle and Falls of Cruachan stations are only open in the summer.

 

[Techniquest]

Paddington to Pembroke Dock is a summer Saturdays only job, seem to recall it's about 0745 off Paddington, 15xx back I believe. Morning Pembroke Dock to Paddington is formed off a Swansea to Pembroke Dock HST, which used to be 07xx off Swansea.

Can't think of any others at the moment.

 

[Mintona]

Okehampton? Does that still run?

 

[fgwrich]

Okehampton? Does that still run?

Summer Sundays only Exeter St James Park to Okehampton - which still ran last summer, so wether or not itll be running again this summer will be interesting to see, though by the continuing problems in D&C Railways, the FGW Sundays only service will be back!

 

[142094]

Newcastle - Whitby via Middlesbrough on summer Sundays. Was running last year and assume it will be again this year. Only done it once - all the way there and back on a 142. Magic.

 

[route:oxford]

Wasn't there a recent edition last year from Scotrail? Edinburgh to Fort Willam?

Perhaps with the Government seeking to mess around with Bank Holidays to "extend" the summer, thought should be given to lengthen the summer timetable from the start of April to the end of October.

 

[ainsworth74]

thought should be given to lengthen the summer timetable from the start of April to the end of October.

I could see a case for extending the summer timetable from end of May to end of September but start of April to end of October seems like overkill that's 7 months of 'summer'!

 

[Failed Unit]

Wasn't there a recent edition last year from Scotrail? Edinburgh to Fort Willam?

Perhaps with the Government seeking to mess around with Bank Holidays to "extend" the summer, thought should be given to lengthen the summer timetable from the start of April to the end of October.

Edinburgh - Oban. It is running again this year.

Also EMT to Cleethorpes.

 

[IanPooleTrains]

Suppose we could add that the 0805 service from Manchester Piccadilly to Paignton on a Saturday changes from a XCV or XCSV to a HST

 

[anthony263]

Paddington to Pembroke Dock is a summer Saturdays only job, seem to recall it's about 0745 off Paddington, 15xx back I believe. Morning Pembroke Dock to Paddington is formed off a Swansea to Pembroke Dock HST, which used to be 07xx off Swansea.

Can't think of any others at the moment.

07:25 Swansea - Pembroke Dock (Arr 09:45)
10:00 Pembroke Dock -Swansea - London Paddington (Arr 15:30)

08:45 London Paddintgon - Swansea -Pembroke Dock (Arr 14:15)
14:55 Pembroke Dock - Swansea -London Paddington (Arr 20:30)

 

[Masbroughlad]

Would be good to see the XC overnight holiday trains run again.

I think TPE are running Glasgow to Blackpool over the Summer again??

 

[nedchester]

This thread would have been a really big one 25 or years ago!

 

[Rich_D3167]

Edinburgh - Oban. It is running again this year.

Also EMT to Cleethorpes.

EMT run through to Cleethorpes on weekdays throughout the year! 04:42 Lincoln - Cleethorpes ECS move, 05:49 Cleethorpes - Newark Northgate, 19:24 Newark Northgate - Cleethorpes & 21:15 Cleethorpes - Lincoln runs Monday - Friday all year.

However, what is unique is a Summer Sundays Nottingham - Cleethorpes via Lincoln & Newark Northgate through service (13:56 Cleethorpes - Nottingham & 15:29 Nottingham - Cleethorpes).

 

[Failed Unit]

EMT run through to Cleethorpes on weekdays throughout the year! 04:42 Lincoln - Cleethorpes ECS move, 05:49 Cleethorpes - Newark Northgate, 19:24 Newark Northgate - Cleethorpes & 21:15 Cleethorpes - Lincoln runs Monday - Friday all year.

However, what is unique is a Summer Sundays Nottingham - Cleethorpes via Lincoln & Newark Northgate through service (13:56 Cleethorpes - Nottingham & 15:29 Nottingham - Cleethorpes).

I should be more clear and added Sunday EMT services {of any kind} on the line through Market Rasen. I used to be a very frequent user of the service that left Market Rasen at 1859, it was alway a lot more busy on a Sunday than its equivalent weekday service!

 

[richard1976]

The Chester to Runcorn (Main Line) route has one service per week on Saturday mornings, (summer only) using the uni-directional Halton Curve

 

[andrewg70]

This thread would have been a really big one 25 or years ago!

25 years ago this thread would have been a book called "Loco Hauled Travel"

Anyone else remember these books that were published every year with diagrams etc?

 

[dk1]

London Liverpool Streer - Norwich - Great Yarmouth
Weekends only, June, July, and August

May & September too!!

Slight timetable alterations for 2011 but still 2 passenger drags in both directions.

 

[First class]

Merseyrail runs additional Liverpool-Southport trains in the Summer during Sundays...

 

[87031]

This thread would have been a really big one 25 or years ago!

Yeah too right remember all the summer only diagrams Mk1s and Mk2s loco hauled all the way, now the railways are just so dull and sterile, its hard to be enthusiastic about railways these days apart from the odd railtour its dull

 

[merlodlliw]

Junction to Llandudno Summer Sundays only. Up/Down X 6 trains

Llandudno to Blaenau summer Sundays only. Up/Down X 3

Pwlhelli to Birmingham Summer Sundays . up/down X 2

Shrewsbury extra services Summer Sundays to Aberystwyth X 2 up/down


Bob

 

[flymo]

Would be good to see the XC overnight holiday trains run again.

This thread would have been a really big one 25 or years ago!

Just for some info, these are taken from the Summer 1984 timetable

2030 Newcastle - Newquay 0822
2136 Nottingham - Newquay 0655
2143 Manchester P - Newquay 0633
2210 Edinburgh / 2220 Glasgow C - Paignton 0806
2217 Manchester P - Penzance 0843
2230 Manchester P - Poole 0720
2231 Leeds - Portsmouth 0620
2235 Newcastle - Paignton 0716
2237 Bradford Int - Paignton 0642
2315 Liverpool - Penzance 0901
2315 Edinburgh / 2325 Glasgow C - Paignton 0934 (Sleeper)
2330 Manchester P - Paignton 0623

These were the Friday only services. All loco hauled. Some compartment stock, some non-aircon Mk2's if memory serves, probably some air-con too.

This era (mid 80's) was the start of my real affection with railways and used to love the overnighters to the south from Newcastle. Always busy, even had HST's in the years after this on them.