Britian's best rail station- ya know where its busy and all?

kyle14uk · Post by **kyle14uk** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 7:44 pm

Yep has to be Crewe - it has all sorts of workings loco hauled 37s (but not for much longer

) , dmus, hst's, and quite a few freight services.

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 8:33 pm

goingnorth wrote:
johndibben wrote:Par in Cornwall
Arrrhhh! Remember the china clay hoods???

Probably different now but that little station was very active up to the mid-eighties.

Jethro country as well .... he cracks me up

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 9:33 pm

In my opinion, it's a draw between York, Manchester and Leeds, though Leeds loses marks as it is to big to see everything at once!!!! At least on Manchester and York you can see almost everything at once.

The NRM viewing balcony is really good to see all the trains arriving and departing, and it even has a live link with the signalling centre so you can see all the trains and there locations- it's brilliant.

The best place at Manchester is at the end of a platform - 10/11 I think, as it juts out the furthest, so you can see every train (It's so long that the Virgin trains don't obscure your view.

When I went to Leeds though, there is so much going on (Not that thats a bad thing!), with no particular vantage point, and so a lot can be missed. Especially when GNER expresses wait in the middle platforms!!! You can't even see through the Eurostar's tinted windows.

yorkie2k · Post by **yorkie2k** » Tue Aug 13, 2002 11:08 pm

martinhodgson wrote:The NRM viewing balcony is really good to see all the trains arriving and departing, and it even has a live link with the signalling centre so you can see all the trains and there locations- it's brilliant.

Downside to that is that there are many trains that terminate at York to/from south of York, which don't go past the NRM, e.g. the hourly service to Blackpool, the service to Selby/Hull, the Dearn Valley line trains to Hull via Sherburn in Elmet, the Calderdale line trains to Manchester Victoria, and until recently GNER's Eurostar service. Some Virgin trains start at York also.

Also, I'm not sure if you can see the trains to Scarborough from there either? You might be able to but not a good view.

As for Leeds... there is now a bridge accross the through platforms which you can see out of in both directions - see Tyler's photos.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 9:39 am

Yeah, that is a downside, not being able to see trains on the other side, but you can see Scarborough trains. n fact, you get a prolonged view of them as they wait at Platform 4.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:27 pm

BAH! Still nowhere in the south-west of this land! Come on fellas... give us a chance to contribute a bit...

Goingnorth · Post by **Goingnorth** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:58 pm

Okay Preston has bitten the dust seens as it had no votes, Bristol has inched in. I was going to put in Exeter, but that's dull these days too...

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 2:26 pm

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO! Cheers goingnorth.

I voted for Manchester Picadilly.

;)

Goingnorth · Post by **Goingnorth** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 3:07 pm

Wise move. Bristol is duller than some of the dullest people on here and let's face it that's dull...

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 3:14 pm

LOL! Why you cheeky young scamp... I'll have you know, I'm not a native Bristolian though... I'm originally from Barnet!!!

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 3:19 pm

Fodda wrote:LOL! Why you cheeky young scamp... I'll have you know, I'm not a native Bristolian though... I'm originally from Barnet!!!

Ah, that explains your expertise in baldness in the other thread!

yorkie2k · Post by **yorkie2k** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 6:45 pm

looks like York is the winner

although Leeds is a fantastic new station now.

How about going to them both, along with Doncaster - see http://forums.atomic-systems.com/viewtopic.php?t=6955

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 7:58 pm

If it is trains your looking for a night at Stafford is the best having spent a night there I saw mail trains, EWS freight, F/Liner trains, 37's on passenger trains, a class 50 on a VSOE train as well as plenty of Virgin trains and other DMU's. All in all a great number of trains. Well worth a look

Horgy · Post by **Horgy** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 9:14 pm

I reckon Leeds is the prettiest, but for movements get yourself a seat between Charing X and London Bridge. That section handles 57 trains an hour at peak times through it, thats an awful lot! All control by the poor people in Victoria

Horgy

salopiangrowler · Post by **salopiangrowler** » Thu Aug 15, 2002 11:34 pm

Doncaster says it all plenty to see, got the works where DRS do major overhauls GNER trains VIRGIN, CENTRAL, HULL and ARRIVA and a MML HST on summer saturdays not including EWS and FREIGHTLINER services.

I've been going to doncaster singer NATIONAL POWER had there 59s and still seen everything from 20s to 91/1s, 141s to 170s, and the 308s and 321s (including the stansted ones!) ive even seen a 121 there.

Oh and Doncaster has an announcer that sounds like julian clarey

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