What is the daddy of all stations?

[rebmcr]

Manchester Central the daddy, with Manchester Victoria+Exchange the mummy.

 

[Trainfan344]

Another vote for Brum New Street, As much of a grotty hell hole it is, it's always nice to spend a bit of time on the end of the platforms watching the trains as they come and go, whisking people off to new adventures.

 

[infobleep]

Manchester Central the daddy, with Manchester Victoria+Exchange the mummy.

If only I was old enough to have used them. Would like to have used the Mayflower too.

 

[Clip]

If only I was old enough to have used them. Would like to have used the Mayflower too.

I dont think the railways were created when she was sailing

 

[D6975]

New Street is one major station at which I would always try to avoid having to spend any prolonged period of time.

 

[ReverendFozz]

Clitheroe.

If Clitheroe merged with the town of Chatteris or Diss, would it ne known as Cliteriss...

My favourite stations are Newcastle, York and Edinburgh Waverely

 

[Trainfan344]

If Clitheroe merged with the town of Chatteris or Diss, would it ne known as Cliteriss...

I suppose it could well be.

Meanwhile I suppose Woolwich Arsenal is another one.

 

[infobleep]

I dont think the railways were created when she was sailing

Dam it. It was the Mayfield station of course.

 

[Abpj17]

In principal, St Pancras - Grade 1, eurostar, javelin line, etc.

For personal reasons, Lille - when I was doing Waterloo - Angers every couple of months it meant I could avoid changing in Paris and have a much easier journey

For history, Swanage - steam trains and a shop full of train stuff

 

[Busaholic]

Crystal Palace (High Level)

 

[Scotty]

Nottingham. My gateway FROM the East Midlands.

 

[yorksrob]

For national connectivity, it has to surely be Birmingham New Street - even though it's a bit of a dive.

In terms of making a dramatic entrance to the City, any of the London terminals that still has a good trainshed. I particularly like London Victoria - you alight at a big important station, then through a hole in the wall, there's an even bigger important station !

 

[Busaholic]

For national connectivity, it has to surely be Birmingham New Street - even though it's a bit of a dive.

In terms of making a dramatic entrance to the City, any of the London terminals that still has a good trainshed. I particularly like London Victoria - you alight at a big important station, then through a hole in the wall, there's an even bigger important station !

High fives for Victoria, an unpretencious station next to the busiest bus station in London that goes about its business without shouting about itself all the time

 

[yorksrob]

High fives for Victoria, an unpretencious station next to the busiest bus station in London that goes about its business without shouting about itself all the time

I once found the proximity of the bus station very handy on one occasion when I'd missed my train from up North and had to get a coach instead. Anywhere else, and I'd have been stranded in London !

 

[fowler9]

Paddington. Antwerp Centraal. Buenos Aires Retiro. Melbourne Flinders Street. All favouorites. Antwerp being the most recent addition to ones I have seen. York and Lime Street are up there, Lime Street not only because it is my home cities main station.

I'll go with Retiro because not only is it impressive but it has loads of loco hauled trains and the roof of the train shed was made in Liverpool.

Retiro bus station isn't that great! Ha ha.

Sorry, I am editing this to death now with reasons. Flinders Street was in the 1920's the worlds busiest station and is still a beautiful building. Antwerp Centraal is a beautiful building and the Belgians have gone mad and built three levels of platforms directly above each other as well as the underground tram lines. Paddington is just Paddington. Ace.

Am sticking with Retiro though.

 

[Hornet]

Liverpool Road. No other Station counts regards the title.

 

[fowler9]

Liverpool Road. No other Station counts regards the title.

Broad Green is still in use. Could possibly be argued to be the daddy.

 

[21C101]

I would say the Daddy of all stations is Mitcham.

In use continuously in the same place (bar two shortish periods while the line was converted) since 1803

Surrey Iron Railway Public Goods Station 1803 - 1846

West Croydon - Wimbledon (LBSCR/SR/BR), public passenger station 1855- 1997

Tramlink Croydon to Wimbledon branch public passenger station 2000 - present date.

211 years, old the worlds oldest public railway station still in use.

 

[PiccadillyMan]

Hi everyone.

This is my first post to the site and I would like to say that Manchester Piccadilly station is the godfather of British railways.

According to the BBC, they were ranked Britain's best station ( as of 2007).

 

[Bevan Price]

Edge Hill?

Longest continuously-used railway station in the world!

Allegedly.

[And it feels like it!]

A station at Edge Hill, yes, - but not the current platforms - remember the original line in Liverpool went to Crown Street. The section to Lime Street only opened in 1836, needing a different alignment at Edge Hill.

So, if we think of stations still on original sites, then other original stations on the L&M are older than the current Edge Hill, including Earlestown and Huyton.

 

[fowler9]

A station at Edge Hill, yes, - but not the current platforms - remember the original line in Liverpool went to Crown Street. The section to Lime Street only opened in 1836, needing a different alignment at Edge Hill.

So, if we think of stations still on original sites, then other original stations on the L&M are older than the current Edge Hill, including Earlestown and Huyton.

And Broad Green?
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Hi everyone.

This is my first post to the site and I would like to say that Manchester Piccadilly station is the godfather of British railways.

According to the BBC, they were ranked Britain's best station ( as of 2007).

Ha ha. Welcome. Piccadilly is a nice station and I have enjoyed many an hour their.

 

[Merseysider]

Daddy of all stations? Has to be Manchester Piccadilly. Arguably the most well-connected station in the country, has trains coming and going 24 hours/day and you're never too far away from a pub

 

[southern442]

Upper Warligham.







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In all seriousness, somewhere like Crewe, Edinburgh, York or Leeds for size.

 

[w0033944]

Daddy? What on earth does that mean? :roll:

It's a hipster word to describe something which can be considered in the uppermost category or level of something; the yardstick against which all others are measured.

 

[306024]

It's a hipster word to describe something which can be considered in the uppermost category or level of something; the yardstick against which all others are measured.

Hipster? What on earth does that mean? :roll:

Oh and while we're at it, Stratford, far more interesting than the over-hyped Clapham Junction. (Cue abuse from south of the river).

 

[w0033944]

Hipster? What on earth does that mean? :roll:

Oh and while we're at it, Stratford, far more interesting than the over-hyped Clapham Junction. (Cue abuse from south of the river).

Hipsters:

 

[Busaholic]

Hipster? What on earth does that mean? :roll:

Oh and while we're at it, Stratford, far more interesting than the over-hyped Clapham Junction. (Cue abuse from south of the river).

That would be the River Avon?

 

[306024]

Wish I hadn't asked

That would be the River Avon?

The river. The Avon is a stream by comparison

 

[w0033944]

Wish I hadn't asked

In short, they're t***s who think that wearing pre-distressed clothes, growing "interesting" facial hair and being in a "creative" business makes them intellectual, anti-establishment and superior to the average office drone. In practice, they're often unbearable types with less genuine creativity in their entire body than most "office drones" have in their ear lobes and appropriate the simple pleasures available to all, turning them into niche affectations only affordable to those with large bank balances (despite his clean-shaven appearance, I always consider Heston Blumenthal a typical example of the breed).

 

[fowler9]

In short, they're t***s who think that wearing pre-distressed clothes, growing "interesting" facial hair and being in a "creative" business makes them intellectual, anti-establishment and superior to the average office drone. In practice, they're often unbearable types with less genuine creativity in their entire body than most "office drones" have in their ear lobes and appropriate the simple pleasures available to all, turning them into niche affectations only affordable to those with large bank balances (despite his clean-shaven appearance, I always consider Heston Blumenthal a typical example of the breed).

Hey mate I have interesting facial hair but I assure you it is out of pure laziness. I am also an office drone.