Sheffield Continental
The Sheffield Continental was one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Railway. There was only a south-bound Sheffield Continental service which was the 0647 train from Sheffield to London St Pancras.[1]
The service started on 15 December 2008 as part of the December 2008 timetable changes. The service was named as part of an East Midlands Trains competition to name two new flagship services. It was named after the ability to change onto Eurostar services to the continent at London St Pancras.
The service was provided by two 5-car Class 222 Meridian trains coupled together to form a 10-car train.[citation needed]
The service lost it's name when a new timetable was introduced on 14 December 2025 [2].
Stations served
As of 2019[3] the Sheffield Continental called at:
- Sheffield
- Chesterfield
- Derby
- East Midlands Parkway
- Loughborough
- Leicester
- Kettering
- Wellingborough
- London St Pancras
Other named trains
East Midlands Railway operated three other named trains called:
See also
References
- ^ Piggott, Nick (2019). The Encyclopedia of Titled Trains. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-906167-82-0.
- ^ "To and from London St Pancras Valid from timetable 14 December to 16 May 2026". East Midlands Railway. East Midlands Railway. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Services to and from London St Pancras 9 December 2018 to 18 May 2019" (PDF). East Midlands Trains. East Midlands Trains. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
External links
- East Midlands Trains website
- National Rail Enquires website – main web portal for UK train fares, times and other travel information