The Sheffield Continental is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...

. There is only a south-bound Sheffield Continental service which is the 0647 train from Sheffield

Sheffield Midland station

Sheffield station, formerly Pond Street and later Sheffield Midland, is a railway station in Sheffield, England and is the busiest station in South Yorkshire...

 to London St Pancras

St Pancras railway station

St Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture. The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road in St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, between the...

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The South Yorkshireman 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.

The service is provided by two 5-car Class 222 Meridian

British Rail Class 222

The British Rail Class 222 is a diesel-electric multiple unit high-speed train capable of . Twenty-seven units have been built by Bombardier Transportation....

 trains coupled together to form a 10-car train.

Stations served

The Sheffield Continental currently calls at:

• Sheffield
  Sheffield Midland station
  Sheffield station, formerly Pond Street and later Sheffield Midland, is a railway station in Sheffield, England and is the busiest station in South Yorkshire...
  
  
• Chesterfield
  Chesterfield railway station
  Entrance to the station is on Crow Lane and includes a car park, taxi rank and bus stop. There is also a small car park on the other side of Crow Lane which does not have a parking charge. The main entrance leads to the station concourse, which is very spacious and was built in the late 1990s. It...
  
  
• Derby
• East Midlands Parkway
  East Midlands Parkway railway station
  East Midlands Parkway is a railway station located north of Ratcliffe-on-Soar on the Midland Main Line in the East Midlands of England. It provides park and ride facilities for rail passengers on the routes from Leicester to Derby and Nottingham...
  
  
• Loughborough
  Loughborough railway station
  Loughborough railway station serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Situated on the Midland Main Line, 20 km north of Leicester, the station lies to the north-east of the town centre....
  
  
• Leicester
  Leicester railway station
  Leicester railway station serves the City of Leicester in Leicestershire, England.As of late 2009 Leicester is a Penalty fare station, a valid ticket or Permit to travel must be shown when requested.-Background:...
  
  
• Kettering
  Kettering railway station
  Kettering railway station is to the south-west of the Kettering town centre in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, north of London St...
  
  
• Wellingborough
  Wellingborough railway station
  Wellingborough railway station is located the market town of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, it is from London St. Pancras...
  
  
• London St Pancras

Other named trains

East Midlands Trains operate three other named trains called:

• The Master Cutler
  Master Cutler (train)
  The Master Cutler is a British named express passenger train that operates on the National Rail network from Sheffield to London and return...
  
  
• The Robin Hood
  Robin Hood (passenger train)
  The Robin Hood is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Trains inherited from Midland Mainline in the UK. There are two trains named the "Robin Hood"; the 0750 train from Nottingham to London, St. Pancras on weekday mornings, and the 1615 train from London, St....
  
  
• The South Yorkshireman
  South Yorkshireman
  The South Yorkshireman is a British named passenger train. In its modern version it is one of four named expresses operated by East Midlands Trains, and runs between and ....
  
  

External links

• East Midlands Trains website
• National Rail Enquires website - main web portal for UK train fares, times and other travel information