Can anyone tell me what is the longest direct train journey in the UK?

Question

There must be a train leaving Penzance in Cornwall and travelling all the way up to North Scotland.

I know this sounds weird, but I would love to experience a train journey like that.

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

My morning commute.

edit: silly me I forgot train spotters don't have a sense of humour.

Answer 2

Yes there used to be a virgin service that travels from penzance to Edinburgh, but im not sure that it is a daily service or if it is still direct??

There is definitely a service direct to Newcastle, obviously not the furthest UK destination but the furthest English direct route.

Answer 3

i think london to carlise

Answer 4

th longest direct train journey is the sleeper from London to Aberdeen!

you cant go from penzance to scotland without changing at either London or Birmingham!

Answer 5

My heavens thats a lot of toilet stops, never mind station stops

Answer 6

The longest distance you travel on one train in the UK, is the 8-30pm Caledonian Sleeping Car Train that leaves London Euston every night to travel to Scotland. The train has about 14 sleeping cars on it. When it gets to a railway junction called Mossend near Motherwell the train is split into three portions. One portion goes to Inverness, over 550miles from London, and reaches the Highlands Capital city at 8-30am the following morning. The other portions go to Fort William, just over 500 miles from London reaching there at 9-52am. And the other portion travels the shorter distance to Aberdeen/Dundee.

So you can get on the train in London go to sleep and wake up in the far north. This is the longest train journey, any of Virgins Cornwall to Scotland routes require you to change trains on a number of occasions.