In article ,
(Theo Markettos) wrote:

What were platforms 20-24 used for before construction of the Eurostar
terminal? They looked forlorn and neglected the only time I remember
seeing them in the late eighties. Was there a canopy that was
demolished to make way for Eurostar?

There were only 2 platforms, 20 and 21. There were also some sidings and
the lift used for access to the Waterloo and City Line.

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Colin Rosenstiel

--- Colin Rosenstiel said:

(Theo Markettos) wrote:

What were platforms 20-24 used for before construction of the
Eurostar terminal?

There were only 2 platforms, 20 and 21. There were also some
sidings and the lift used for access to the Waterloo and City Line.


Are you sure? IIRC there were for platforms (18-21) but when they were
demolished, two new Southampton line platforms were opened up in the
centre of the station, to make up for it, and the Windsor lines --
including the platform numbers -- were shifted along to make room. (I'm
not putting this into words very well, but it makes sense if you think
about it.)

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:47:12 -0000, Solar Penguin wrote:

--- Colin Rosenstiel said:

(Theo Markettos) wrote:

What were platforms 20-24 used for before construction of the
Eurostar terminal?

There were only 2 platforms, 20 and 21. There were also some
sidings and the lift used for access to the Waterloo and City Line.


Are you sure? IIRC there were for platforms (18-21) but when they were
demolished, two new Southampton line platforms were opened up in the
centre of the station, to make up for it, and the Windsor lines --
including the platform numbers -- were shifted along to make room. (I'm
not putting this into words very well, but it makes sense if you think
about it.)

What we really need is someone like Clive to popup with an ASCII
diagram of before and after.

David

In article ,
Solar Penguin wrote:

Are you sure? IIRC there were for platforms (18-21) but when they were
demolished, two new Southampton line platforms were opened up in the
centre of the station, to make up for it, and the Windsor lines --
including the platform numbers -- were shifted along to make room. (I'm
not putting this into words very well, but it makes sense if you think
about it.)

There were at least four platforms - two side ones (with a wall between
them and the new trainshed, I presume the same wall that's still there
now) and one island platform. Like the E* platforms today, the outer
parts were on quite a curve, and bore the painted markings "MIND THE GAP".

I always wanted to alter it to "MIND THE HAP" and photograph one of the
nx2HAPs which frequented that side for many years.

Nick
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