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« on: September 24, 2010, 21:44:51 » |
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1: What is the most remote station in the UK▸ ? (by remote I mean has no road access close by).
2: Has the most useless train service in the UK? (e.g. 1 train a day/week).
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2010, 22:02:54 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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JayMac
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« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2010, 22:10:50 » |
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1: Many stations vie for that title. Corrour on the West Highland Line is probably the most worthy of the title but there's also Berney Arms in Norfolk and Dovey Junction on the Cambrian Line which are pretty remote.
2: Reddish South or Denton. Both with only 50% of the service that Pilning gets!
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2010, 22:11:30 » |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2010, 22:15:33 » |
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Fairly easy to get to. You go down a lane near to a pub and then into the station car park  |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2010, 22:20:08 » |
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Fairly easy to get to. You go down a lane near to a pub and then into the station car park I know that. But the question, as posed, was, 2: Has the most useless train service in the UK▸ ? (e.g. 1 train a day/week).
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2010, 22:23:05 » |
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Didn't spot that '2.' there, honest  |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2010, 22:58:44 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2010, 00:04:51 » |
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Corrour station may be a good 15 miles from a 'proper' road but, so long as you have the permission of the Corrour Estate, you can drive all the way to the station on the estate roads - so one up on Berney Arms in that respect. Certainly about as remote as it gets in terms of being away from it all, as I can attest, having spent a week's holiday at a cottage on the estate many years ago, after arriving by train at dead of night. This was in the days of Class 37s and steam-heat coaches, with the guard telling me to come up to the brake coach after we left Rannoch to get off at Corrour, as the platform was just one coach long. Who needs SDO▸ ? But even Corrour might just be shaded by Altnabreac on the Far North line, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altnabreac_railway_station |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2010, 00:25:02 » |
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Cough, splutter: Monday to Saturday three trains per day operate eastbound to Wick and westbound to Inverness, with two trains a day on Sundays.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2010, 01:00:32 » |
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Three a day each way and only 200 odd passengers a year!
....and Corrour may be remote but it's got daily (not Saturday) direct services to and from London!
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2010, 01:01:42 » |
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So are FGW▸ trying to shut down pilning then?
I have wanted to go and visit Corrour, as an ex rambler (and bronze DofE award recipient) would be interesting to hike around the estate to see the views of the north highland line. Plus as the sleeper stops there is even easier to get there.
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2010, 01:19:42 » |
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Well worth the trip on the Caledonian sleeper. Just don't go in February like I did - Total whiteout until we dropped down into Fort William!
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2010, 13:05:59 » |
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Teeside airport station has one train a week in each direction.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2010, 16:29:06 » |
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2. Newhaven Marine, think it is still rail conected and there were ghost trains run to it
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