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Apologies if done before. Blackburn ? Birkenhead ? Northampton ?
Google suggests that they all terminate at Bournemouth now. I wasn't even aware they used to serve Poole.I remember when a lot of Cross Country trains terminated at Poole. Although I believe that was more to do with operational convenience. Do Cross Country no longer serve Poole at all now?
Maybe it was longer ago than I thought. Probably when it was Intercity Cross Country. I think they went to Poole as it was easier for the spoon to change ends there.Google suggests that they all terminate at Bournemouth now. I wasn't even aware they used to serve Poole.
Their route map says it's covered by trains from Shrewsbury or Birmingham New Street to Euston.Do no Avanti West Coast trains call at Northampton at all? I thought maybe about 2 a day did?
The last regular XC Poole service was about 2002/3, they hadn't really allowed any turn round time in the Princess timetable and it was so unreliable it was curtailed to Bournemouth.Maybe it was longer ago than I thought. Probably when it was Intercity Cross Country. I think they went to Poole as it was easier for the spoon to change ends there.
Apologies if done before. Blackburn ? Birkenhead ? Northampton ?
I wouldn’t class Bidston as Birkenhead to be honest although it probably is officially.Birkenhead served by TfW.
Swindon is often served by XC on diversions if that counts?So it looks like Swindon is the winner?
Is it only served by Great Western?
I wouldn’t class Bidston as Birkenhead to be honest although it probably is officially.
It was in the old county borough of Birkenhead, as was Upton.I wouldn’t class Bidston as Birkenhead to be honest although it probably is officially.
Chelmsford's 111,000, a city and only served by GA.As City's go, I presume Canterbury would have to be up there with 43,432, and being served by just SouthEastern?
Interesting one - certainly it has a large population (the borough is bigger than Swindon but the town is smaller). However, there's the slightly odd Scotrail/Northern service which runs from Dumfries in the morning peak and calls at Blaydon, MetroCentre, and Dunston - I think it's classed as Northern east of Carlisle but might be a little ambiguous. I know there used to be through trains from the MetroCentre to Glasgow via Kilmarnock which I believe were ScotRail throughout, but I think they went a couple of years back.Gateshead
If you're going by local authority boundaries Wirral borough encompasses Birkenhead, Bidston and the majority of the Wirral peninsula (certainly most of the populated bit apart from Ellesmere Port and Neston.)I wouldn’t class Bidston as Birkenhead to be honest although it probably is officially.
121,000 seems to be the Wikipedia figure Colchester, whereas Colchester Borough Council quote 194,000 https://www.colchester.gov.uk/info/cbc-article/?catid=colchester-statistics&id=KA-01631Maybe it was longer ago than I thought. Probably when it was Intercity Cross Country. I think they went to Poole as it was easier for the spoon to change ends there.
Just had a look on Wikipedia and it looks like Swindon and Northampton are about equal in size. Both about 220,000.
TBH I thought Northampton was about the same size as Chelmsford/Maidstone/Colchester, ie about 120,000, but it turns out to be much bigger than I thought.
Ipswich is smaller than I thought., but still bigger than Colchester.