What,s the longest commuter line Question

[jopsuk]

Most of the ex-Network SouthEast region is "London Commuter"- perhaps west of Bouremouth and Salisbury would be stretching the definition a bit far (they're about the extent of the "two hours journey, arriving before 9am" envelope)

 

[Geezertronic]

You can do Coventry to Euston in under an hour in the morning peaks on some VT services (0731 & 0752)

 

[LE Greys]

Wasn't there a thing called InterCity Shuttle at one point? I think it covered Nottingham, Derby, the Towns Line as far as Retford and the GWML to Bristol, effectively a 125 mph commuter service.

 

[paul1609]

Portsmouth-Waterloo via Haslemere was never IC, as wasn't Dover/Ramsgate etc-London...

This isnt strictly true in the early 1980s express passenger workings to Brighton and Portsmouth were advertised as Inter City. If you dont believe me have a look at this London to Brighton in 3 1/2 minutes video by the BBC. Around 29 seconds in you'll see the solari indicator flick to "Inter City"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W87fasOtFO0&feature=related

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Wasn't there a thing called InterCity Shuttle at one point? I think it covered Nottingham, Derby, the Towns Line as far as Retford and the GWML to Bristol, effectively a 125 mph commuter service.

The Euston to Birmingham service was also advertised as such, and I'm pretty sure Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds also had this treatment. The premise was that there would always be at least one train in the terminus ready to serve the relevant destination.

 

[Deerfold]

What's the furthest you can get from London in 60 mins. The fastest I can find for Grantham is 61 mins to that's out. Peterborough is about 76 miles. Maybe there is a longer commute (<1hr).

The 2030 ex-Kings X is exactly 60 minutes.

 

[b0b]

I was going to suggest the Thameslink route, at 140 miles and it would hard to rule that it is not primarily a commuter route (though, more like 2 joined together though!)

 

[DaveNewcastle]

I know a lot of people "commute" between :
Newcastle - Kings Cross

Yes, there are, and I'm aquainted with quite a few of them - as are some on-board rail staff!
Well, surely better than being stuck in just one office every day is being stuck in a static one and a moving one?

If the definition of 'commuter' line is one where a season ticket can be purchased (not the ALR) then I think Berwick>Kings Cross is about the longest; it's electified too!!

Interestingly, I beleive only a very few do that as a "commute". The MP for example. But many Berwick professionals are more strongly tied into Edinburgh (and public service under Scottish Law) so don't have the same need to be in London as some from elsewhere in England.

 

[bengley]

I was going to suggest the Thameslink route, at 140 miles and it would hard to rule that it is not primarily a commuter route (though, more like 2 joined together though!)

This, without a doubt.

 

[hotelmode]

In my line of work I think our furthest 'commuter' lives in Auckland. No season tickets though!

 

[Deerfold]

In my line of work I think our furthest 'commuter' lives in Auckland. No season tickets though!

Until recently the longest daily commuter in our office did Nottingham - London.
Other daily ones are from Hastings, Hove and somewhere in Lincolnshire which are all some way and all over an hour even without the trip to the station and getting from the terminal to the office.
There are at least 2 non-daily ones from Yorkshire.

I think people generally are commuting longer distances - perhaps the house prices in London go some way to explaining this.