Examples of unusual calling patterns amongst regular services

[Sankey Wire]

There’s a couple of Liverpool - Norwich EMT services in the morning that stop at Hunts Cross to pick-up only, I think. Not sure how (or if) that is enforced!

 

[vinnym70]

Any GA non-intercity service out of Liverpool Street in the evening peak that doesn't stop at Shenfield seems to confuse a lot of people.

 

[infobleep]

Anyone want to travel on a semi-fast service from either Raynes Park, New Malden or Berrylands to Woking? Well you can. There is a train after midnight. It departs 0:53 from Berrylands. Earlier from the other two.

Following Surbiton the only other stops are West Byfleet and Woking.

 

[bussnapperwm]

WM Sat 1316 Whitlocks End to Great Malvern.

Booked to do the parly service for Bordesley (calls 1336).

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Anyone want to travel on a semi-fast service from either Raynes Park, New Malden or Berrylands to Woking? Well you can. There is a train after midnight. It departs 0:53 from Berrylands. Earlier from the other two.

Following Surbiton the only other stops are West Byfleet and Woking.

Is this also the only service from Berrylands that doesn't start or end at Hampton Court?

 

[Kite159]

Is this also the only service from Berrylands that doesn't start or end at Hampton Court?

The 2307 Guildford to London Waterloo service looks like it calls at all the stations including Berrylands
(http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W92336/2019/03/05/advanced)

 

[Wirewiper]

Some years ago the last train of the day from Swindon to Gloucester via the Stroud valley line did not stop at any of the intermediate stops (Kemble, Stroud, Stonehouse). I got on it by mistake once, trying to get to Stroud, and ended up sailing through where I wanted to be and having to walk the 10 miles back from Gloucester to Stroud at midnight.

You always have to check when catching that train (23.36 Swindon - Cheltenham Spa). It is frequently diverted, curtailed or cancelled due to engineering works, with a rail replacement bus being provided instead from Swindon for affected stations.

 

[snookertam]

There's one counter peak express service from Glasgow Central to Neilston (1N12) - the other express services (1N05 and 1N32) run in the direction of peak travel.

Also one Kilwinning to Glasgow Central service in the morning peak, no Glasgow Central to Kilwinning services exist.

During the day, Glasgow Central to Ayr stopping services depart XX:04 and XX:34, except the 16:04 which terminates at Irvine.

 

[SteveyBee131]

1C56 1512 York to Barrow in Furness via Leeds, Calder Valley and Copy Pit. No return working unless I am mistaken

Correct, there's no return working.

Old one this. It was the days of modernisation DMUs, so probably 1970's or 1980's There was an early morning Carnforth -York via Preston, Man Vic, & Leeds. Cant remember if via Halifax or huddersfield.
Did they stable DMU at Carnforth then?
Why did I chuck out my NRTT's?

Though it is nice to hear your memories, the particular working in the quote is not old, it's an unusual extension of the Leeds-Preston service so runs via Halifax and is usually a 158 from what I understand. This service takes the unit across the Pennines for it to be used on Barrow to MIA duties I believe.

 

[Ken H]

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Though it is nice to hear your memories, the particular working in the quote is not old, it's an unusual extension of the Leeds-Preston service so runs via Halifax and is usually a 158 from what I understand. This service takes the unit across the Pennines for it to be used on Barrow to MIA duties I believe.

does it still run?
cant find it in dec 2018 NRTT table 82
if not when did it stop?

 

[danpick]

1033 & 1133 TPE from Durham both don't stop until York, rather than stopping at Darlington.

 

[SteveyBee131]

does it still run?
cant find it in dec 2018 NRTT table 82
if not when did it stop?

It sure does, Monday to Saturday according to RTT

 

[Ken H]

It sure does, Monday to Saturday according to RTT

you mean 1C56 Dep York 1512, Preston 1743 arr barrow 1905? via copy Pit?

my recollection was Carnforth - Leeds via man Vic running early morning.

 

[Scotrail314209]

The 1747 SX Glasgow Central to Ayr calls at Paisley Gilmour Street and is then fast to Irvine, the only Ayr service to miss out Kilwinning I believe.

It's quite unusual as fast services to Ayr are normally non-stop to Kilwinning, missing a Paisley call, though an evening peak Ayr service not calling at Kilwinning seems to have been a feature of Ayrshire timetables for some years.

Believe there was also a morning peak Ayr service which skipped Kilwinning too. Abolished years ago I believe.

 

[alholmes]

On London Overground, there are two MF trains that start from Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction (06.33 and 23.03 to Dalston Junction) and one MF train that terminates at Battersea Park instead of Clapham Junction (22.04 ex-Dalston Junction, arrives 22.47). These are to retain drivers' route knowledge as trains can be diverted to Battersea Park in an emergency, or during engineering work.

Alternatively, go there on Sunday 17th March and there’s a service every 15 minutes all day, due to engineering works at Clapham Junction.

 

[gg1]

Another old one. Around 1990ish there was one southbound cross country train per day which called at Marston Green, early evening IIRC. I don't remember an equivalent northbound service.

It was doubly odd as aside from this one service the station was only served by Brum - Cov stoppers at the time, and the service in question called at Bham Intl a couple of minutes later anyway.

 

[Glenn1969]

There used to be a summer XC train from Bradford and Halifax that trundled its way to Weymouth. None of these places are now XC destinations AFAIK

 

[Wilts Wanderer]

There also used to be a Manchester Piccadilly to Paddington service which called at Bramhall.

The Summer Saturday services to the West Country have had unusual patterns. In about 1990 there was an IC CrossCountry booked non stop from (I think) Chesterfield to Newton Abbot, and IC GW ran a 1030 high summer relief to the Cornish Riviera which called at Plymouth, Truro, Hayle, St Erth and Penzance only.

 

[infobleep]

The 2307 Guildford to London Waterloo service looks like it calls at all the stations including Berrylands
(http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/W92336/2019/03/05/advanced)

Still that's the only direct service from Guildford to Berrylands.

 

[hexagon789]

Believe there was also a morning peak Ayr service which skipped Kilwinning too. Abolished years ago I believe.

Non-stop Paisley to Irvine sort of thing?

 

[Scotrail314209]

From Glasgow it is Paisley to Irvine, but on the inbound from Ayr it was oddly Irvine then Glengarnock.

 

[hexagon789]

From Glasgow it is Paisley to Irvine, but on the inbound from Ayr it was oddly Irvine then Glengarnock.

That is quite a strange stopping pattern. Was it non-stop from Glengarnock to Central then?

Also, out of curiosity - which year was this?

 

[adrock1976]

Although this may be a borderline inclusion here, presently on the Tyne & Wear Metro, all trains call at Chichester in the South Shields direction, but omit it in the clockwise direction from South Shields until August.

This is according to the posters I saw at South Shields station the other day, that this is due to the building of an integrated South Shields interchange between buses and the Metro.

 

[Scotrail314209]

That is quite a strange stopping pattern. Was it non-stop from Glengarnock to Central then?

Also, out of curiosity - which year was this?

I know it was before 2015, unsure when it finished

 

[hexagon789]

I know it was before 2015, unsure when it finished

Thanks anyway. I ask, because while I've known of the evening Glasgow-Ayr that doesn't call at Kilwinning, this other service is new to me.

 

[Scotrail314209]

Thanks anyway. I ask, because while I've known of the evening Glasgow-Ayr that doesn't call at Kilwinning, this other service is new to me.

This service would actually be really good if it was still running, Kilwinning gets a lot of Glasgow trains in the morning now.

 

[hexagon789]

This service would actually be really good if it was still running, Kilwinning gets a lot of Glasgow trains in the morning now.

Kilwinning certainly isn't shy of trains!

 

[Scotrail314209]

Kilwinning certainly isn't shy of trains!

Kilwinning is a busy station, especially off peak. I do feel that the Kilwinning - Largs section should get another train, as Largs trains are relatively busy.

 

[hexagon789]

Kilwinning is a busy station, especially off peak. I do feel that the Kilwinning - Largs section should get another train, as Largs trains are relatively busy.

Can they do that with the single passenger line from Saltcoats to Largs? I thought that was one of the reasons Largs is still only hourly.

 

[Esker-pades]

Can they do that with the single passenger line from Saltcoats to Largs? I thought that was one of the reasons Largs is still only hourly.

Correct. It takes ~17 minutes to do Saltcoast to Largs. Hence, one can't get 4tph through that section.