adrock1976
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Unsure if a similar thread has been done recently or not.
The purpose of this thread is to see how many direct trains that connect places that are the headquarters of county councils, excluding London. All guises and locations of county councils whether past or present are accepted.
I'll start off here with a couple of obvious ones.
Aberdeen - Penzance:
Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire/Aberdeen City/Grampian Region), Dundee (Dundee/Angus/Tayside Region), Markinch (Fife - this has a Glenrothes postcode, so is deemed to be part of it), Edinburgh (Lothian Region), Morpeth (Northumberland if calling there) Newcastle (Tyne & Wear), Durham (County Durham), York (North Riding of Yorkshire - has that relocated to Northallerton?/Yorkshire), Wakefield (West Riding of Yorkshire), Derby (Derbyshire - before relocation to Matlock), Birmingham (West Midlands County Council), Bristol (Avon), Taunton (Somerset), Exeter (Devon), and Truro (Cornwall - or a country rather than county depending upon preferences).
Manchester - Bournemouth:
Manchester (Greater Manchester County Council), Stafford (Staffordshire), Birmingham (West Midlands County Council), Oxford (Oxfordshire), Reading (Berkshire - before it became fragmented), Winchester (Hampshire). Dorchester (Dorset) was formerly connected when ICXC services used to run to Weymouth. Also, I would award half a point to the present Newcastle - Guildford service, as Surrey County Council is shared between Guildford and Kingston upon Thames.
A conundrum for those south of the mighty Thames: is Surrey (both Kingston upon Thames and Guildford) connected to any other places that is or was a county council (other than Guildford and Reading), or is it just London? Furthermore, are any Weymouth trains diverted via Guildford when the Basingstoke route is closed? If so, another half point awarded as it would mean Guildford and Dorchester are connected.
The purpose of this thread is to see how many direct trains that connect places that are the headquarters of county councils, excluding London. All guises and locations of county councils whether past or present are accepted.
I'll start off here with a couple of obvious ones.
Aberdeen - Penzance:
Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire/Aberdeen City/Grampian Region), Dundee (Dundee/Angus/Tayside Region), Markinch (Fife - this has a Glenrothes postcode, so is deemed to be part of it), Edinburgh (Lothian Region), Morpeth (Northumberland if calling there) Newcastle (Tyne & Wear), Durham (County Durham), York (North Riding of Yorkshire - has that relocated to Northallerton?/Yorkshire), Wakefield (West Riding of Yorkshire), Derby (Derbyshire - before relocation to Matlock), Birmingham (West Midlands County Council), Bristol (Avon), Taunton (Somerset), Exeter (Devon), and Truro (Cornwall - or a country rather than county depending upon preferences).
Manchester - Bournemouth:
Manchester (Greater Manchester County Council), Stafford (Staffordshire), Birmingham (West Midlands County Council), Oxford (Oxfordshire), Reading (Berkshire - before it became fragmented), Winchester (Hampshire). Dorchester (Dorset) was formerly connected when ICXC services used to run to Weymouth. Also, I would award half a point to the present Newcastle - Guildford service, as Surrey County Council is shared between Guildford and Kingston upon Thames.
A conundrum for those south of the mighty Thames: is Surrey (both Kingston upon Thames and Guildford) connected to any other places that is or was a county council (other than Guildford and Reading), or is it just London? Furthermore, are any Weymouth trains diverted via Guildford when the Basingstoke route is closed? If so, another half point awarded as it would mean Guildford and Dorchester are connected.