Ok, since I might be traveling down to London this Sunday, I thought I'd check the train journey times. Just going from Sheffield to London, I found this little beauty

Sheffield - London St Pancras dep 23:38 arr 9:44

Yes, even I can't understand why it takes 10 hours, normally about 3, to get from Sheffield to London, especially since that means it quicker by car.

And on the way back it's just as much fun:-
London St Pancras - Sheffield dep 21:30 arr 0:51
London St Pancras - Sheffield dep 21:50 arr 5:27

Yes, I miss one train by 20 minutes, and it's another 4 hours on my journey.And as the night goes on it just keet getting better:-
London St Pancras - Sheffield dep 23:00 arr 6:01
London St Pancras - Sheffield dep 23:01 arr 7:18

Don't you just love British Rail.

Entropy(needs a car)_kid