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« on: February 12, 2010, 17:19:27 »
Today I had to look up time between Whitchurch (Hampshire) to Whitchurch (Cardiff) taking me 3hrs 23mins tomorrow morning. I wondered is this the longest journey that one can do between two places of the same name solely by rail. I thought of Newport (Essex) to Newport (Wales).

So the challenge the longest journey in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) by rail between two places in the UK
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2010, 17:23:21 »
Charing Cross (Glasgow) to Charing Cross (London)
Monument (LU) to Monument (T&W Metro)
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 17:25:57 »
I just wasn't thinking far enough away!!!
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2010, 17:27:08 »
This must be the longest staying solely within the UK▸ (United Kingdom)...

University (Colraine, NI) to University (Birmingham)
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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2010, 17:36:59 »
or Bangor (Gwynedd) to Bangor (Down)
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2010, 17:38:55 »
Barry (Island) to Barry (Links) ?
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2010, 17:54:24 »
Foul - you can't get to NI by train. By that criteria - London euston to sidney central
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2010, 17:59:49 »
Eh?  Two places of the same name??  Shocked
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2010, 18:02:18 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on February 12, 2010, 17:59:49
Eh?  Two places of the same name??  Shocked

I was illustrating the foul

try London, England to London Ontario then
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2010, 19:24:58 »
There is no station named London in England.
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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2010, 20:22:54 »
How about Whitchurch (Cardiff) to Whitchurch (Salop) but via Whitchurch (Hants)?  Grin

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« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2010, 20:33:40 »
Should be possible entirely by rail, with a few changes and a bit of effort..........

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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2010, 20:41:35 »
You have Gillingham (Dorset) to Gillingham (Kent), but already beaten by those above.
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« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2010, 10:48:11 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on February 12, 2010, 17:54:24
Foul - you can't get to NI by train. By that criteria - London euston to sidney central

You can get to NI by through ticket though. 
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« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2010, 10:10:11 »
Quote from: readytostart on February 12, 2010, 20:41:35
You have Gillingham (Dorset) to Gillingham (Kent), but already beaten by those above.

Darn It... you beat me to it... I made that exact journey about 3 weeks back...! Only had to Change Twice too Grin
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