Distances
Burton - Tamworth: 13 miles
Tamworth - Nuneaton: 13 miles
Nuneaton - Leicester: 18.75 miles
Leicester - Kettering: 27.25 miles
Kettering - Corby: 4.5 miles
Leicester - Melton Mowbray: 15 miles
Melton Mowbray - Corby via Manton Junction: 25.75 miles (*)
Burton - Derby: 11 miles
Derby - Loughborough: 16.75 miles
Loughborough - Leicester: 12.5 miles
Loughborough - Corby via Sileby East Junction and Manton Junction: 43.25 miles (*)
* These mileages are missing from the NRT and are therefore obtained from railmiles. Previous communication with ATOC confirmed that these mileages should not have been omitted from the NRT.
Burton - Tamworth - Nuneaton - Leicester - Kettering - Corby: 76.5 miles
Burton - Tamworth - Nuneaton - Leicester - Melton Mowbray - Corby: 85.5 miles
Burton - Derby - Loughborough - Leicester - Kettering - Corby: 72 miles
Burton - Derby - Loughborough - Leicester - Melton Mowbray - Corby: 81 miles
Burton - Derby - Loughborough - Melton Mowbray - Corby: 71 miles
So the last one is the shortest route taken by
any passenger service, however an argument could be made that the third route above is actually the shortest route by
regular passenger services, depending on the definition of "regular".
Mapped Routes
Nottingham Group, Derby Group, Lichfield Trent Valley and Tamworth all pass fares check for Burton-on-Trent for this flow.
Oakham and Kettering both pass fares check for Corby.
DERBY GROUP - Kettering:
DERBY GROUP - Oakham:
Lichfield Trent Valley - Kettering:
Lichfield Trent Valley - Oakham:
NOTTINGHAM GROUP - Kettering:
NOTTINGHAM GROUP - Oakham:
Tamworth - Kettering:
Tamworth - Oakham: