Trivia: Longest Distance Journey per TOC?

[Wilts Wanderer]

GWR don't currently go west of Carmarthen within Wales, but it's 264 miles.

Technically true as we’re now in the Winter timetable again, but Pembroke remains on the GWR route map.

Also technically - during the Euston diversions, if there are through trains to Penzance it is a longer mileage than to Paddington. Will be interesting to see if any of the regular ‘PZ via Bristol’ get included in the diverted workings or if they’re all routed via B&H.

 

[JKF]

For CrossCountry, how long is the Bristol Temple Meads to Stansted Airport journey? That’s over five hours in time, but still shorter than Liverpool-Norwich?

 

[A S Leib]

Bristol Temple Meads – Stansted Airport is ~252 miles. I don't see the relevance of Liverpool – Norwich as that's EMR, but that's 253 miles.

(I used Railmiles for Bristol – Birmingham, Birmingham – Leicester and Leicester – Stansted, and may have missed a mile when adding them up. Signal.eu.org/osm says 404 km for Bristol – Stansted and 407 km for Liverpool – Norwich reversing a little short of Sheffield and Ely, so Liverpool – Norwich is definitely longer.)