Sheffield Continental

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title: "Sheffield Continental" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["named-passenger-trains-of-great-britain", "railway-services-introduced-in-2008"] description: "Railway passenger service in England" topic_path: "general/named-passenger-trains-of-great-britain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Continental" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway passenger service in England ::

'*The Sheffield Continental''' is one of the four flagship named passenger trains operated by East Midlands Railway. There is only a south-bound *Sheffield Continental'' service which is the 0647 train from Sheffield to London St Pancras.

The service 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. It is named after the ability to change onto Eurostar services to the continent at London St Pancras.

The service is provided by two 5-car Class 222 Meridian trains coupled together to form a 10-car train.

Stations served

As of 2019 the Sheffield Continental calls at:

• Sheffield
• Chesterfield
• Derby
• East Midlands Parkway
• Loughborough
• Leicester
• Kettering
• Wellingborough
• London St Pancras

Other named trains

East Midlands Railway operate three other named trains called:

• Master Cutler
• Robin Hood
• South Yorkshireman

References

References

1. (2019). "The Encyclopedia of Titled Trains". Mortons Media.
2. . (9 December 2018). ["Services to and from London St Pancras 9 December 2018 to 18 May 2019"](https://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/Global/TT1%20DEC%202018%20v3.pdf). *East Midlands Trains*.

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