Cardiff Platform 0

sewelldaniel · Post by **sewelldaniel** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:31 pm

some stations have letted platforms so not to confuse passengers as it may be a different station, part of, or a different line.

New cross just has lettered platforms.

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:32 pm

presumably that's to avoid confusion with New X Gate

sewelldaniel · Post by **sewelldaniel** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:33 pm

I would of thought so

safathome · Post by **safathome** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:55 pm

Also Bristol TM has platforms up 13 then misses 14 and then 15.
There are planes to put a 3rd platform at Bristol Parkway.

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:00 am

St Pancras International will have 13 platforms and the current Interim is numbered : |9=10|11=12|13=|

markw · Post by **markw** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 7:14 am

I once read that some underground platforms at main line stations have different numbering styles (either letters or using words like North or East) to avoid confusion for the emergency services if there is an incident, so I wonder if this explains Waterloo East and the like. Also, don't the North London station line platforms have east and west platforms rather than numbers, or just some, or did I dream it, having only done the NLR on a Norwich Basingstoke 170 before they were withdrawn?

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:31 am

safathome wrote: There are planes to put a 3rd platform at Bristol Parkway.

What sort of planes? Harrier Jump Jets per chance - can't think of anything else that could hover while placing platform sections...

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:34 am

There's those rotory ones that the engines pitch upwards to hover and land.

safathome · Post by **safathome** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:38 am

Would have to be Virgin jets

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:43 am

I've a recent Quail Map that shows a Platform 0 at Preston.

Euston has a Platform 13

markw · Post by **markw** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:53 pm

Yes, Euston has always had a Platform 13, it was one of the few long enough to be able to carry a full length long distance express. I'm sure I've seen a picture of the Royal Scot about to leave from 13. It also featured in Our Favourite Traincrash movie, Train of Events.

The LNWR/LMS clearly had a no-nonsense approach to superstition.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 1:58 pm

johndibben wrote:I've a recent Quail Map that shows a Platform 0 at Preston.

Probably the RES platform - not used for passenger services.

Stooopidperson · Post by **Stooopidperson** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:43 pm

qzdcg8 wrote:There's a new as yet unused platform at Stockport. There were originally four platform faces (ignoring bays) running East to West as Platforms 1 to 4. The new platform has been built to the East of platform 1. There was talk of it being Platform 0 but I think it will end up as Platform 5 now.

What if after building a Platform 0, they need to build another platform east of Platform 0? Platform -1?

Couldn't they renumber all the platforms instead of making a Platform 0?
E.g.
New Platform 1 is built
Old Platform 1 becomes Platform 2
Old Platform 2 becomes Platform 3
etc

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:34 pm

The renumbering thing would probably cause a whole lot of hassle. People hearing "the train to XXX goes from P3", and then rocking up on P4. It would be a passing thing, probably only for a couple of weeks, but they avoid it totally by using P0.

Never underestimate the ability of people to be stupid!

laverack2 · Post by **laverack2** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:40 pm

It can clearly be seen that significant alterations have occured at Bridlington station (Yorkshire coast) over the past few years. Only 3 platforms remain in use; 4,5 and 6.

I believe that 4 is the eatern face of a former island. The tracks have long since gone and houses now exist on the former railway land. However, you can still make out that extra platforms once existed. Where the footbridge falls down to the platform, it ends in a small (now roofless) building. You can still walk out left onto platform 4, but you can also see a bricked up doorway to what would have been platform 3.

Platform 5 still exists as an island, and 6 is the adjacent bay. 7 and 8 are former summer excursion platforms, now overgrown and out of use, but with tracks still layed.

This shows the once huge influx of traffic that passed through or terminated at Bridlington. Below is a picture of the station; now rather dated, but the station is basically unchanged since this time. At the far right in the distance, the now out of use excursion platforms can be seen.