No Trains on Boxing Day

[NewarkRed]

Apart from in London, Disgraceful!

 

[74A]

Seem to be trains running in Scotland

 

[birchesgreen]

Merseyrail have a limited service.

 

[NewarkRed]

Good spot!

 

[74A]

Also from London to Brighton

 

[LPJOHN]

Merseyrail are running a limited service from about 09:00-18:30.

Christmas Service Information

www.merseyrail.org

 

[Harpers Tate]

For most of us, it has been thus since some time in the late 70s IIRC.

 

[philosopher]

This topic coming up here on Boxing day seems to be almost as much of a tradition as Turkey sandwiches!

 

[NewarkRed]

This topic coming up here on Boxing day seems to be almost as much of a tradition as Turkey sandwiches!

Well someone had to start it

 

[Gemz91]

I do wonder how many people turn up at train stations on Boxing Day and Christmas Day expecting to catch a train?

 

[NewarkRed]

I do wonder how many people turn up at train stations on Boxing Day and Christmas Day expecting to catch a train?

I saw a group of students walk up to a Tesco Express yesterday and was surprised it was shut.

 

[Tester]

I do wonder how many people turn up at train stations on Boxing Day and Christmas Day expecting to catch a train?

Anyone from pretty much any other country would have a good excuse!

 

[Magdalia]

Seem to be trains running in Scotland

Boxing Day is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland. They will close down on New Years Day.

Also from London to Brighton

Brighton runs because of Gatwick Airport. Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport is also running, even though Liverpool Street is closed.

There is nothing to Luton Airport this year because of engineering work see here:

Closure of Thameslink services Harpenden to London over Festive Period

A video by “Cuemaster”, (who has covered a lot of the HS2 sites), shows the majority of the Agar Grove bridge removed: Good find. From the angle of the sun that was about 0900 this morning. They’ve certainly cracked on.

www.railforums.co.uk

 

[kez19]

From Dundee only options are Arbroath or Edinburgh (no Glasgow or Aberdeen bound)

I believe in rest of Scotland it seems Edinburgh and Glasgow (Queen St and Central) are running trains but be limited.

 

[chuff chuff]

Seem to be trains running in Scotland

Aye and you can imagine the staff aren't entirely chuffed about the reintroduction about three years ago.

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

I do wonder how many people turn up at train stations on Boxing Day and Christmas Day expecting to catch a train?

Reasonably full Eurostar service today from St Pancras to Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam.
Heathrow Express is reduced to an inter-terminal shuttle.
Merseyrail is operating 2tph on all lines, except Chester (trains terminate at Hooton) - Liverpool Central sees 14tph during shopping hours.
Hunt's Cross services terminate at Liverpool South Parkway.
Scotland's central belt has a reasonably full service out to Perth/Dundee/Ayr/Girvan (but will mostly have January 2 off instead).
Apart from retail, it's a very busy day at airports, but the only rail connections are at Gatwick off the Victoria-Brighton service, and at Stansted which has a service from Tottenham Hale (LU connection).

 

[43066]

Aye and you can imagine the staff aren't entirely chuffed about the reintroduction about three years ago.

I’d hope it would be volunteers only, at a suitably eye watering hourly rate!

 

[hexagon789]

Boxing Day is not a Bank Holiday in Scotland.

No it definitely is a bank holiday in Scotland.

 

[chuff chuff]

I’d hope it would be volunteers only, at a suitably eye watering hourly rate!

Not entirely,double time or normal time + lieu day.

 

[NewarkRed]

Lumo would be running frequent services if this government would let them. “Fume”

 

[TUC]

The key driver should be where there is customer demand (for which airport services are a good example), not historical accident or what has been negotiated.

 

[Mag_seven]

The key driver should be where there is customer demand (for which airport services are a good example), not historical accident or what has been negotiated.

Oddly enough I'm in Spain at the moment and all the trains are running but all the shops (a big source of customer demand) are all closed.

 

[Harpo]

Apart from in London, Disgraceful!

Or,
People getting the full traditional two day break, excellent!

 

[PeterC]

No it definitely is a bank holiday in Scotland.

Since 1974., over a century after England and Wales.

 

[camflyer]

The key driver should be where there is customer demand (for which airport services are a good example), not historical accident or what has been negotiated.

One of the biggest sporting days of the year so you'd think that there would be demand on the major routes.

 

[dangie]

I do wonder how many people turn up at train stations on Boxing Day and Christmas Day expecting to catch a train?

I always have a short cycle ride on Christmas Day morning. Some years ago I passed a young couple waiting at a bus stop. I stopped and told them there were no buses on Christmas Day. They were surprised and said “Well how are going to get to Lichfield then?” as if it my responsibility. I politely told them to phone for a taxi. They then asked me for taxi numbers, which I didn’t have. I then rode off with the words “Looks like a long walk then…..”.

 

[1D54]

No passenger service has left Leicester since 1979 so i am well used to it.

 

[dk1]

Seem to be trains running in Scotland

But will be no Scotrail services on 1st January instead.

 

[chuff chuff]

But will be no Scotrail services on 1st January instead.

The old strathclyde area has run on Boxing day for years.

 

[The Planner]

Are Chiltern not running to Bicester Village today?