2012 - A summary of my train travels

Summary figures for train travel for 2012 are:

• January: 2,229mi 52ch
• February: 3,264mi 70ch
• March: 3,167mi 47ch
• April: 4,204mi 58ch
• May: 3,693mi 50ch
• June: 1,698mi 00ch
• July: 3,911mi 14ch
• August: 4,377mi 43ch
• September: 3,951mi 5ch
• October: 4,597mi 50ch
• November: 5,045mi 24ch
• December: 3,765mi 5ch

This means that in 2012 I have travelled 43,906 miles 18 chains by rail, not including the London Underground.

During the year I have spent 33 days and 3 minutes on trains and have been delayed by 2 days, 7 hours and 16 minutes.

The worst delay of the year was on 11th August, while I was on my way to see a brilliant night of athletics in the Olympic Stadium. I was not the only person on the train getting slightly nervous as the delay wore on. It was not the fault of Chiltern Railways, but it was nonetheless frustrating.

I suspect that 2013 will see me travelling fewer miles by rail than happened this year. This is primarily because am am currently not travelling quite so much for work. Only time will tell.

All stats have been collected and collated using Railmiles, written by Tom Cairns.Thanks Tom!

Have a very Happy New Year and all the very best for 2013.

December 2012 - Back to normal numbers

This month turned out to be vaguely average for the month. With the Christmas break I would have expected it to dip more, but the numbers were boosted by a trip over the holiday period up to the North East on East Coast Trains (and very good they were too).

For the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,275.7875
EastCoast	465.25
London Midland	18.7375
South Eastern	5.2875
Total for Month	3,765.0625

I'll post an annual summary a little bit later. I hope you are having a good evening.

November 2012 - I need to get a life!

Another record mileage this month - I cannot see that I am likely to do this much travelling again anytime soon.

Helped out by a day trip up to Windermere in the Lake District, during a week off work. That trip saw a new entrant to the list with the Transpennine Express shuttle between Oxenholme and Windermere.

Again, for the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	4,449.775
East Midland	99.325
First Great Western	140.525
TransPennine Express	20.375
Virgin Trains	289.925
Cross Country	45.375
Total for Month	5,045.30

October 2012 Railmiles - The highest yet

This month saw the highest mileage of the year so far, helped along by a weekend trip to Brussels on the Eurostar to see Saracens play in the Heineken Cup.

For the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,792.8625
Eurostar* (Guesstimate)	464.0
First Great Western	205.3375
London Midland	27.5875
Cross Country	107.8375
Total for Month	4,597.625

September 2012 Mileage Data

This month saw a couple more trips on the Olympic Javelin Shuttle plus a weekend trip down to Exeter to see Sarcens play rugby.

For the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,373.45
First Great Western	420.4875
South Eastern	11.975
Virgin Trains	105.375
Cross Country	39.775
Total for Month	3,951.0625

Olympic Month Mileage Data

A good month for a number of different reasons.

For the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	4,251.7375
Southeastern	17.9625
Cross Country	107.8375
Total for Month	4,377.5375

The second month running with a new Train Operating Company. The South Eastern mileage was all on the Javelin shuttles running between St Pancras International and the Olympic Park at Stratford International. That particular station will never ever see so many passengers again once the Paralympics have been and gone next month.

July 2012 Mileage Figures

Back up to decent mileage this month, but this time just two Train Operating Companies:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,848.7125
Cross Country	62.4625
Total for Month	3,911.175

The 24th & 25th of July were poor performance days for Chiltern Railways, but other than that, not much to note really.

Holiday Month

This month I was abroad for almost two weeks, so, as promised my rail mileage has proved to be the lowest for quite some time.

As usual, here is the detail split by each Train Operating Company:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	1,638.50
Heathrow Express	14.5375
South West Trains	25.075
Cross Country	19.8875
Total for Month	1,698.00

Given that my blogging is being artificially inflated by these Railmiles posts, I'd better root out some holiday snaps in due course.

Back to normality

This month saw relatively work travel, so the mileage for the month is pretty much what I would expect.

As usual, here is the detail split by each Train Operating Company:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Arriva Trains Wales	62.3
Chiltern Railways	3,606.6375
Cross Country	24.6875
Total for Month	3,693.625

As I shall be away for a while next month, June's numbers will definitely hit the doldrums!

April 2012 - The most miles yet in a month

The heading says it all really. I am not sure whether it is an entirely good think but this month has seen plenty of work travel as well as quite a bit of play time.

For the record:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,528.3625
First Great Western	290.25
Northern Trains	81.0125
Cross Country	305.1
Total for Month	4,204.725

The second month running with a new Train Operating Company.

May should be lower and expectatons are that my Railmiles will now continue to drift downhill for the next couple of months.

And here is the detail for the month...

This month sees anoth Train Operating Company to add to the usual list of suspects.

I'm not sure how long I can keep recording all my journeys for but anyhow here goes:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	2,837.65
Arriva Trains Wales	42.525
London Midland	42.525
Southern	27.7375
South West Trains	64.6
Cross Country	152.55
Total for Month	3,167.5875

The first quarter of 2012

I spent this afternoon at Wembley Stadium, where Saracens hosted (and lost) to Harlequins. The result was a shame because it was a good game of rugby to watch, particularly the second half.

As the quarter draws to a close I reflect on a couple of enjoyable ski holidays, lots of rugby, 8655 miles by rail so far in 2012 and the price of petrol going through the roof.

All in all, I am fairly content - I just wish the pace of life would slow down a little.

February - Where does all the time go?

The end of the month has slowed down a bit as I am currently away skiing.

Anyhow here are the stats for this month:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	2,482.575
First Great Western	25.0875
London Midland	11.5
Southern	26.6625
Virgin Trains	258.925
Cross Country	460.125
Total for Month	3264.875

Hopefuly I shall return next week with al limbs intact, ready to rejoin the rat race.

A Relatively Slow Month

Crikey, that's the first month of 2012 gone already!

At one point I didn't think I was even going to make 2,000 rail miles for the month, particularly as I was abroad for a week. I didn't even travel to the airport by train!

Anyhow, here are the numbers for January 2012:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	2,219.925
London Overground	1.9125
Southern	7.8125
Total for Month	2,229.65

Initial travel plans lead me to believe that there will be a bit more variety and distance next month.

The (Half) Year in Numbers

Summary figures for train travel in the second half of 2011 are:

• July: 2130mi 66ch
• August: 2002mi 26ch
• September: 3513mi 04ch
• October: 3824mi 76ch
• November: 3573mi 35ch
• December: 2683mi 59ch

This means that in the second half of 2011 I have travelled 17,728 miles 26 chains by rail, not including the London Underground.

In that time, I have spent 14 days, 5 hours and 8 minutes on trains and have been delayed by 1 day, 16 hours and 49 minutes.

I think that is quite enough of numbers for now, that is all!

December Trains

Ok, that's me done for trains for 2011.

Statistics for the month of November 2011 are as follows:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	2,657.7
South West Trains	26.0375
Total for Month	2683.75

That's the lowest in a month since August.

Too Much Time on Trains - Again

Statistics for the month of November 2011:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,135.1875
East Midlands	252.875
South West Trains	48.675
National Express East Anglia	136.7
Total for Month	3,573.4375

Too Much Time on Trains

Statistics for the month of October 2011:

Operator	Miles Travelled
Chiltern Railways	3,246.5625
Great Western	549.8125
Virgin Trains	8.225
Cross Country	20.35
Total for Month	3,824.95