Track stars: a celebration of Britain’s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they deserve,
says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/track-stars-a-celebration-of-britains-most-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca37101953c5acd87f6b 9fc

In message , at 11:24:45 on Sun, 17
Sep 2017, Recliner remarked:
Track stars: a celebration of Britain’s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they deserve,
says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...ion-of-britain
s-most-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca3710
1953c5acd87f6b9fc

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail and
the Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former wanted
bung from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be of any
practical use - too far to walk, too close to get a bus or taxi) and the
park isn't even mentioned in any of NR's blurb.
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Roland Perry

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In message , at 11:24:45 on Sun, 17 Sep
2017, Recliner remarked:
Track stars: a celebration of Britain’s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they
deserve,
says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...ion-of-britain
s-most-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca3710
1953c5acd87f6b9fc

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail and the
Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former wanted bung
from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be of any practical
use - too far to walk,

it's not too far to walk

don't be silly

Battersea Park looks surprisingly good; but I was at Crystal Palace for the first time in tears recently and that looked very good as well. Of course CP is quite a posh area, for south London.

Railway stations anywhere are a bit like churches: there's normally something of interest at every one.

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 11:24:45 on Sun, 17
Sep 2017, Recliner remarked:
Track stars: a celebration of Britain_s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they
deserve, says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:


https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...of-britains-mo
st-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca37101953c5acd
87f6b9fc

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail
and the Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former
wanted bung from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be
of any practical use - too far to walk, too close to get a bus or
taxi) and the park isn't even mentioned in any of NR's blurb.

The name "Cambridge Science Park" was agreed at one point but then Network
Rail changed their mind and, ignoring the stakeholders who had agreed
before, changed it to "Cambridge North"

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On 17/09/2017 12:24, Recliner wrote:
Track stars: a celebration of Britain’s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they deserve,
says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/track-stars-a-celebration-of-britains-most-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca37101953c5acd87f6b 9fc


Is he going to do a book on x best stations to follow up his book on
churches, ah yes I see he's now done 100 Best Railway Stations, out next
week.

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Graeme Wall
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In message , at 10:56:10
on Sun, 17 Sep 2017, remarked:

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail
and the Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former
wanted bung from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be
of any practical use - too far to walk, too close to get a bus or
taxi) and the park isn't even mentioned in any of NR's blurb.

The name "Cambridge Science Park" was agreed at one point

But was it contingent on a bung?

but then Network Rail changed their mind

Because the bung was shown the door?
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Roland Perry

On 17/09/2017 12:24, Recliner wrote:
Track stars: a celebration of Britain’s most spectacular railway stations

Our long-neglected stations are finally getting the attention they deserve,
says Simon Jenkins. Here are some of his favourites:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/track-stars-a-celebration-of-britains-most-spectacular-railway-stations-lj0bjt3w6?shareToken=5516dda42ca37101953c5acd87f6b 9fc


Nothing about St Pancras.

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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
10:56:10 on Sun, 17 Sep 2017, remarked:

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail
and the Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former
wanted bung from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be
of any practical use - too far to walk, too close to get a bus or
taxi) and the park isn't even mentioned in any of NR's blurb.

The name "Cambridge Science Park" was agreed at one point

But was it contingent on a bung?

No. Roland. However bad things are, we are not yet a banana republic.

but then Network Rail changed their mind

Because the bung was shown the door?

We have not been told.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message , at 18:12:52
on Sun, 17 Sep 2017, remarked:
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
10:56:10 on Sun, 17 Sep 2017, remarked:

Clicking their quiz...

"Also known as Cambridge Science Park". No, it isn't. Network Rail
and the Science Park fell out at some point (I'm guessing the former
wanted bung from the latter, who realised it was too far away to be
of any practical use - too far to walk, too close to get a bus or
taxi) and the park isn't even mentioned in any of NR's blurb.

The name "Cambridge Science Park" was agreed at one point

But was it contingent on a bung?

No. Roland. However bad things are, we are not yet a banana republic.

Have you missed the recent announcements form Network rail that no
future new infrastructure will be built other than mainly at the expense
of third parties? (I hope the NHS has a budget for Addenbrookes
Station).

but then Network Rail changed their mind

Because the bung was shown the door?

We have not been told.

I'm pretty sure we have been told that the Science Park refused to
contribute to the cost of the station.
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Roland Perry