There used to be more of these when the PTEs had more teeth: for years Marsden had terminating services from Leeds on evenings and sundays as there was no PTE support for the section in Greater Manchester. The latter turning into an economic powerhouse led to improvements, meaning that eventually West of Huddersfield had an hourly Sunday service through to Victoria but to the East was only bi-hourly.
I think this used to arrive from Northam depot ECS, but I notice from RTT that it now arrives ECS from Bournemouth DepotNo trains terminating, but Southampton Airport Parkway has just one train starting there every day, as far as I know (the new morning 442 service to Waterloo).
Origin change because it’s a 442, so it could theoretically start anywhere else between there and Parkway, but as before with Esher it provides a guaranteed empty train at Parkway which people can aim for in the knowledge they’ll definitely get a seat.I think this used to arrive from Northam depot ECS, but I notice from RTT that it now arrives ECS from Bournemouth Depot
There used to be a Berwick - Haymarket early morning commuter service. Loco hauled too.Berwick-upon-Tweed:
One daily service starts at Berwick:
1Y14 06:00 Berwick-upon-Tweed - London Kings Cross (arrives empty from Heaton depot
Ribblehead. Operationally it makes sense, but it does seem odd to terminate a train in what is essentially the middle of nowhere with no onward connection!
Going back earlier, Holmwood was a regular turnround point - I suppose it was slightly busier than Ockley and Warnham, or maybe there wasn't space at Dorking.Looking back to the 60s, there used to be workings that started/terminated at Holmwood (to Waterloo) and Worcester Park to Waterloo (the latter non-stop!).
Sadly, no longer timetabled. Shortlands was another similar oddity, now replaced by Bromley South. And I'm fairly sure there was one train that terminated at St Mary Cray in the 60s.Kent House, apologies if mentioned upthread, I've read all the posts but now forgotten some!!
One remaining example is 07:37 SX Sole Street to Blackfriars. Stock for this train arrives at Sole Street ECS from Cannon Street......... Lots of other seemingly random termini in pre-rationalisation days could be explained by the presence of crossovers or berthing sidings.
Good luck finding the paths for it...There's a Guildford to Newcastle service that leaves the former at 0601 in the morning, with a return service that arrives at 1851. I would have thought that starting and finishing it at Portsmouth would have made more sense.
As per the last XC consultation, not running it at all makes more sense to XC and DfT. (As discussed numerous times before, of course.)Good luck finding the paths for it...
Looking at the Aberdeen - Inverness timetable, two obvious stations are Elgin and Inverurie, but there is an Aberdeen-bound departure from Huntly at 0748 (SX), and another starting from Dyce at 0907 which terminates at Montrose.
One from Inverness to Edinburgh via Aberdeen, one from Glasgow to Inverness via Aberdeen.Prior to the Edinburgh-Dundee semi-fasts being extended to Arbroath, Carnoustie used to have am starters and pm terminators. I think (but could be wrong) it was two in each direction - one to/from Dundee and one to/from Edinburgh.
Dyce was a fairly regular start/end point for services to/from the Central Belt, before they were extended to Inverurie. Most (all?) are now cut back to Aberdeen, with an hourly Montrose-Inverurie service in their place.
It is if you accellerate!Newhaven Marine isn't on a through route, though?
It doesn't need to be, both Battersea Park and Newhaven Marine are odd places to terminate by default. Newhaven because the main Harbour station is a minute's walk away and Battersea is the most pointless place to terminate a train - it only terminates there because of a parliamentary service.Newhaven Marine isn't on a through route, though?
"Trivia: Less obvious stations on a through route where passenger services terminate/start"It doesn't need to be, both Battersea Park and Newhaven Marine are odd places to terminate by default. Newhaven because the main Harbour station is a minute's walk away and Battersea is the most pointless place to terminate a train - it only terminates there because of a parliamentary service.
It doesn't need to be, both Battersea Park and Newhaven Marine are odd places to terminate by default. Newhaven because the main Harbour station is a minute's walk away and Battersea is the most pointless place to terminate a train - it only terminates there because of a parliamentary service.