Trivia: Full Coast-to-Coast diagrams?

[alexl92]

Out of interest, are there any diagrams in the uk which see a train go from a town on the East Coast to a town on the West Coast or vice-versa? Must be towns which have an actual seaside or are actually on the coast rather than just near it.

 

[gazthomas]

Liverpool to Hull or Scarborough

 

[gazthomas]

West Coast to South Coast - Bristol to Weymouth

 

[HowardGWR]

West Coast to South Coast - Bristol to Weymouth

Well, the river Avon is tidal up to Bristol but that's stretching it. However Barnstaple to Exmouth could perhaps be offered?

 

[gazthomas]

Well, the river Avon is tidal up to Bristol but that's stretching it. However Barnstaple to Exmouth could perhaps be offered?

I thought that too

 

[InOban]

We'll, the Clyde is tidal up to Glasgow, which opens up a plethora of routes , including going from West to east and back.
But if you don't like estuaries, obviously the Aberdeen to Penzance, and several from Edinburgh to the South West.

 

[sd0733]

Par to Newquay Is pretty much South coast to North coast.

 

[cuccir]

Several trains a day from Edinburgh and Berwick on the east coast to Plymouth on the south coast: and of course one from Aberdeen!

 

[yorkie]

Out of interest, are there any diagrams in the uk which see a train go from a town on the East Coast to a town on the West Coast or vice-versa? Must be towns which have an actual seaside or are actually on the coast rather than just near it.

Liverpool to Norwich for sure, but how do you define "on the coast"?

I don't think Bristol or Glasgow should count, but if it's not properly defined, you will get people pushing the boundaries

 

[Mag_seven]

Out of interest, are there any diagrams in the uk which see a train go from a town on the East Coast to a town on the West Coast or vice-versa? Must be towns which have an actual seaside or are actually on the coast rather than just near it.

Its not quite East Coast to West Coast but the Aberdeen to Penzance service (1V60 0820 Aberdeen to Penzance) goes from the East Coast to the South Coast. I would argue that this is the longest "coast to coast" service in the UK.

 

[adrock1976]

There are at present a few direct trains that run between Ayr (Ayrshire, West of Scotland) to North Berwick (Lothian Region, East of Scotland). Both have a beach.

 

[Esker-pades]

There used to be that service which ran over the Tyne Valley and continued onto Whitehaven. Not sure if it still runs though.

 

[davmet]

Liverpool to Norwich for sure, but how do you define "on the coast"?ies

Liverpool to Norwich for sure, but how do you define "on the coast"?

I don't think Bristol or Glasgow should count, but if it's not properly defined, you will get people pushing the boundaries

Why would you think Norwich is on the coast

 

[dk1]

Why would you think Norwich is on the coast

Beat me to it.

 

[Ianno87]

Why would you think Norwich is on the coast

Each morning, there is an EMT 158 diagram (as per OP question) that covers a GA service from Norwich to Lowestoft and back before heading off on a Liverpool service, so does form a coast to coast diagram.

 

[dk1]

Each morning, there is an EMT 158 diagram (as per OP question) that covers a GA service from Norwich to Lowestoft and back before heading off on a Liverpool service, so does form a coast to coast diagram.

Good point. I think most of us where assuming it as a 'through train' which 2J63/1R70 are not rather than a unit diagram.

 

[kieron]

I don't know diagrams, but I can think of a couple of individual services which see more than one coast.

The 17:13 from Kyle of Lochalsh to Elgin starts on the west coast, and stops at Nairn on the north coast east of Inverness.

The 10:41 from Holyhead to Llanelli starts on the north coast of Holy Island and ends on the south coast of Wales.

 

[philthetube]

Thurso to wick, North to East.

 

[PHILIPE]

I don't know diagrams, but I can think of a couple of individual services which see more than one coast.

The 17:13 from Kyle of Lochalsh to Elgin starts on the west coast, and stops at Nairn on the north coast east of Inverness.

The 10:41 from Holyhead to Llanelli starts on the north coast of Holy Island and ends on the south coast of Wales.

Exactly. Individual trains is what I think the OP means. Diagrams are details for a traincrew shift and can involve a number of trains or a days duty for a loco/unit, again several trains.

 

[DanNCL]

There used to be that service which ran over the Tyne Valley and continued onto Whitehaven. Not sure if it still runs though.

Scrapped in the May timetable. There also used to be a through service from Newcastle to Stranraer via the Tyne Valley but that also ended a few years ago.

 

[vlad]

Why would you think Norwich is on the coast

The Yare is tidal as far as Norwich. Does that count?

To answer the OP, Penzance to St Ives has a couple of through trains a day - that's south coast to north coast.

 

[alexl92]

Fascinating! Didn’t really have tidal towns in mind but I wouldn’t be so rude as to reject the contributions, especially as I didn’t specify. I love the idea of being able to hop on the train at one seaside and end up at another on a totally different side of the country.

 

[xotGD]

Scrapped in the May timetable. There also used to be a through service from Newcastle to Stranraer via the Tyne Valley but that also ended a few years ago.

Plus Newcastle isn't on the east coast. You would need a service from, say, Seaham to Whitehaven to offer coast to coast running.

 

[6Gman]

Liverpool to Hull or Scarborough

Arguably Liverpool and Hull are on estuaries rather than the coast.

 

[PHILIPE]

As they use to say in the old Central days, Yarmouth to Barmouth, although there wasn't actually a service but others similar.

 

[Ken H]

Fascinating! Didn’t really have tidal towns in mind but I wouldn’t be so rude as to reject the contributions, especially as I didn’t specify. I love the idea of being able to hop on the train at one seaside and end up at another on a totally different side of the country.

That opens a whole can of worms. Lancaster. Gloucester, Newark (Well 8 miles north of), Ulleskelf, York (4,5 miles at Acaster Mabis), Temple Hurst Jct, Truro, Preston, Warrington, Dolgellau.

I dont suppose the OP was thinking of Newark to Warrington as seaside to seaside!

 

[gazthomas]

Arguably Liverpool and Hull are on estuaries rather than the coast.

I'm arguing

 

[alistairlees]

Arguably Liverpool and Hull are on estuaries rather than the coast.

You can get very large ocean-going ships to both. So they are definitely on the coast. The tidal extremities given in earlier threads are (in some cases) for pretty small boats. Not for 50,000 tonne ships.

 

[xotGD]

No way can Hull be considered to be on the coast.

 

[cuccir]

I'd say yes - I think an estuary is coastal. Would contrast that with (say) Newcastle which is on a tidal stretch of river.