The Southern train that goes to the North

Today I went on a weird wacky train service in the capital of London. The line I visited was the Southern route from East Croydon to Watford Junction (in Hertfordshire) meaning that this “southern train” actually goes north of the boundary of London making me question why Southern operates it 🤔
This line started out after privatisation where Virgin Trains ran a intercity service from the North down via Kensington and down to Brighton this was then passed down to Cross Country where they ran the same service, until then Southern took the route from East Croydon to Hemel Hempstead and Milton Keynes, until recently it was cut short to Watford Junction
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[@Southernrailwaysfan]

I miss when this service used to go to Milton Keynes but it’s a very handy service to avoid getting tube to Euston. Great video Zack !

[@AnthonyFurnival]

Nicely put together - it’s a really useful service I’ve found in the past, avoiding the need to go into london itself and get the tube to Euston.

[@TransportForLuka]

It feels odd but cool that southern goes that far north

[@SimplyBurgerYT]

Yes there is a few weird railways like that that are kinda just anomalies-TFW to Birmingham, GWR to Pembroke Dock, Scotrail to Carlisle-they are all really cool though

[@TransportForLuka]

It used to go as far as Milton Keynes Central as well

[@TransportForLuka]

Entertaining video, put together well and nicely edited

[@ZackMurray12]

Much appreciated!

[@TransportForLuka]

@@ZackMurray12 No problem!

[@RoscoTrain107]

Very Nice Zack

[@simon11235]

Another interesting video - thanks for sharing your experience! Was there anything noticeably different comparing the 3rd Rail and Overhead Line parts of the journey? Speed? Acceleration? Motor sounds? I will forgive you for saying that Watford is “The North” 0:59 as you’re a nice guy even if you are a southerner! 😂 One of my favourite railway facts is that the end of the East Coast Main Line (Glasgow Central) is further west than the end of the Great Western Main Line (Bristol Temple Meads). I wonder if there are other directional anomalies you could investigate? Do other railway companies also have unexpected routes? Do any Thameslink trains not cross the river Thames? How far outside the East Midlands does EMR extend? I know Scotrail goes to Carlisle in England but what about TfW? Are all Gatwick Express trains actually fast enough to be called Express? Maybe you can explain why Great Northern is called that when it’s a not-so-great railway based in the South of England! I know much of the London Underground is actually Overground but how much of the Overground network is Underground? Thanks again for your content - looking forward to the next one!

[@thetrainhub390]

TFW goes to Birmingham, Crewe and Manchester