Help me plan the world's most pointless journey

tothetrains · 29 Jan 2017

I've been looking to plan a train-only journey (no underground), between Waterloo and Waterloo East.
So far, all websites I've looked at are no help. One even suggested starting at waterloo, going to Clapham, going back to waterloo and then walking.

So, if you can suggest a train journey from one waterloo station to the other, that would be greatly appreciated. I'm fully aware that this journey is completely pointless.

(On another note: I'm new! Hello!)

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greatkingrat · 29 Jan 2017

The shortest route entirely by rail would I think be Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Peckham Rye - London Bridge - Waterloo East.

anti-pacer · 29 Jan 2017

Or if you fancied making a day of it...

Waterloo East-Ashford
Ashford-Tonbridge
Tonbridge-Redhill
Redhill-Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction-Waterloo

telstarbox · 29 Jan 2017

Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Victoria, Dartford or Petts Wood, Hither Green, Cannon St, Lewisham, Ladywell, Waterloo East. No doubling back if you choose the right trains and all doable on Oyster too

rg177 · 29 Jan 2017

Waterloo-Weymouth-Bristol-Edinburgh-Glasgow-Milton Keynes-Clapham Jn-Peckham Rye-London Bridge-Waterloo East, that sound about right? :lol:

N Levers · 29 Jan 2017

Hello.

I like pointless things too...

Have you tried planning off a map. The National Rail Enquiries site has several.

SpacePhoenix · 29 Jan 2017

rg177 said:
Waterloo-Weymouth-Bristol-Edinburgh-Glasgow-Milton Keynes-Clapham Jn-Peckham Rye-London Bridge-Waterloo East, that sound about right?

If the OP doesn't mind using other modes of transport as well how about:

Waterloo-Portsmouth Harbour-Ryde Pier Head-Smallbrook Junction-Wooton-Newport-Yarmouth-Lymington Pier-Brockenhurst-Weymouth-Bristol-Edinburgh-Glasgow-Milton Keynes-Clapham Jn-Peckham Rye-London Bridge-Waterloo East

Dvorak · 29 Jan 2017

Why stop at Edinburgh when you could go to Aberdeen and Inverness, then back to Glasgow?

Blindtraveler · 30 Jan 2017

Some of the within Oyster area suggestions sound fun and would make a good forum meet/trip sometime!

Tim R-T-C · 30 Jan 2017

telstarbox said:
Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Victoria, Dartford or Petts Wood, Hither Green, Cannon St, Lewisham, Ladywell, Waterloo East. No doubling back if you choose the right trains and all doable on Oyster too

What would an Oyster card make of this? If you didn't use any mid journey validators, you woyld presumably get two incomplete journeys.

Ianno87 · 30 Jan 2017

Tim R-T-C said:
What would an Oyster card make of this? If you didn't use any mid journey validators, you woyld presumably get two incomplete journeys.

Not necessarily, provided you didn't exceed the maximum journey time for a Zone 1 journey.

philjo · 30 Jan 2017

Waterloo - Clapham Junction - East croydon (Or Wimbledon) then Thameslink to St Pancras. HS1 to Ashford. Then to Waterloo East on a Charing Cross service.

leshuttle · 30 Jan 2017

Make a weekend of it (assuming you've a valid passport)!

Waterloo > Clapham Junction > Stratford > Harwich International >** Hoek van Holland Haven > Rotterdam Centraal > Brussels Midi >* Ashford International > Waterloo East

** ferry
* exception, goes underground

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