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Bit like getting an Annual Gold Card season ticket down in the South East for a short distance hop like Newhaven Town to Newhaven Harbour, presumably.
Saltaire to Shipley? So close that it wouldn't really be worth bothering with the train.
I'm sure this is a very popular journey. When SWT/SWR suggested speeding up Dorset to London trains by skip-stopping and having a slow to Portsmouth, there was uproar from people living far from the madding crowd. (Or maybe a few very vocal or influencial people)How about Holton Heath to Upwey?
Saltaire to Shipley? So close that it wouldn't really be worth bothering with the train.
Likewise Ben Rhydding and Ilkley
My plan for doing the four shacks twixt Knottingley and Goole involves a bus from Selby to Hensall, train to Rawcliffe, walk to Snaith, train to Whitley Bridge then taxi to a mate's pub in Ponte Carlo. So hopefully, one balmy evening next May, Whitley Bridge to Rawcliffe return can be crossed off this thread!Snaith to Hensall.
My plan for doing the four shacks twixt Knottingley and Goole involves a bus from Selby to Hensall, train to Rawcliffe, walk to Snaith, train to Whitley Bridge then taxi to a mate's pub in Ponte Carlo. So hopefully, one balmy evening next May, Whitley Bridge to Rawcliffe return can be crossed off this thread!
Permutations of the OP's question seem to come up on here from time and time, and the inclination is frequently to mention "celebrity" small stations - well-known by virtue of remoteness, low footfall or very limited / parliamentary services.Although most posts in this thread refer either to remote lines in Scotland and Wales, or short hops between stations, a good way of discovering little used journeys is to select a service made of two combined routes...
Although James Cook was built to primarily serve the hospital, quite a few locals from Berwick Hills, Park End & even Easterside estates use the station. Only last week I went from James Cook to South Bank (SBK) to go to the big Asda store just a couple of minutes from there. Seaham and the new Horden / Peterlee are good for me to do a different stretch of the coastal paths to walk along. I know omeone who semi regularly commutes from Gypsy Lane to Newcastle.Although most posts in this thread refer either to remote lines in Scotland and Wales, or short hops between stations, a good way of discovering little used journeys is to select a service made of two combined routes. For example the Esk valley trains from Whitby are extended beyond Middlesbrough to reach (depending on day and time) Darlington, Newcastle and Hexham. Therefore a journey starting from Battersby (in the middle of nowhere) or James Cook Hospital (serving a distinct local purpose) to any of the intermediate stations between Thornsaby and Darlington (Teeside Airport has to be discounted currently) or intermediate stations on the coast line (excepting Hartlepool, Sunderland) and beyond Newcastle must surely have little or no demand. (Steps back when somebody claims to regularly travel from Sleights to Dinsdale for example!)
I don’t think it’s possible to buy a ticket from with the same origin and destination. However I did once see a ticket from London Victoria to London Waterloo routed Not Underground. Not in keeping with the thread though as there are no direct trains between the two 2Does London Victoria to London Victoria or Waverly to Waverly on their respective loop services count? Not even sure if you can buy a direct ticket for either...
I don’t think it’s possible to buy a ticket from with the same origin and destination. However I did once see a ticket from London Victoria to London Waterloo routed Not Underground.
Why wouldn't a London Terminals -> Ramsgate return not be valid on this?There is one train per day from London Victoria to London Charing which travels right the way round via Ramsgate. I’m not sure if there is a ticket you can buy for this
Birmingham Moor Street- Snow Hill ... it'd often be quicker to walk than wait for the next train.
Given the water between them and the ease of Oyster use, there'll be loads. I used to work at CW and saw countless people do it.Canary wharf to heron quays. They are practically in the same building
Would anyone buy a ticket though?I'd say Reddish South to Denton would be pretty rare,considering the journey can only be made on a Saturday
Its possible, but you'd have to race. I remember one Sunday evening, 2 lads came onto the platform as I was pulling away, but we had 7 minutes stand time at Snow Hill, and they managed to catch it, but they had to run.I once missed a train at Moor Street and managed to catch it at Snow Hill by running across town.
Its possible, but you'd have to race. I remember one Sunday evening, 2 lads came onto the platform as I was pulling away, but we had 7 minutes stand time at Snow Hill, and they managed to catch it, but they had to run.
Covered already; there'll be a number of people who buy Denton - Reddish South tickets just for the thrill of getting an 'unusual' ticket. Shippea Hill to Spooner Row is a reasonable shout.I should think it is probably Between either Denton and Reddish South or Shippea hill and Spooner Row, but I don't know.
Ok.Covered already; there'll be a number of people who buy Denton - Reddish South tickets just for the thrill of getting an 'unusual' ticket. Shippea Hill to Spooner Row is a reasonable shout.
I actually did Basingstoke to Pinhoe myself this August, though it was using separate Basingstoke to Salisbury and Salisbury to Pinhoe tickets.I remember a trip to Devon I did last year. The guard told me that while I wasn't the only person he'd ever seen with a Basingstoke to Pinhoe ticket (since it's a good split for travel to Exeter), I was the only person he'd ever seen who was actually doing that as a journey! That said, I suspect Overton to Pinhoe would be even less used.
Canary wharf to heron quays. They are practically in the same building
I'm afraid I've done both of these for my own amusement, which I think strengthens Bletchleyite's theory.Paddington (Hammersmith and city line) Paddington Praed Street.
Have you ever been to Devon?I'd say the likelihood of someone buying a train ticket for their walk is pretty small.
A couple I imagine on the GN mainline which are probably quite low - Welwyn North to Ashwell & Morden, Welham Green to Brookmans Park, Watton At Stone to Bayford.