Former station names still in use today

[MadMac]

Derby still has a large “Derby Midland” lit sign outside. Does anyone still call Newcastle “Central”?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I still say Lancaster Castle and Carlisle Citadel

 

[Tetchytyke]

the large sign at the top of the vehicle and pedestrian access ramps boldly stated "Waverley Station", with the BR logo. No mention of Edinburgh at all.

That wasn’t uncommon at the time though. Bradford Exchange just had external signage saying EXCHANGE STATION: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/bradford_exchange/index3.shtml. It was still officially called Bradford Exchange.

Does anyone still call Newcastle “Central”?

Yes, most people in Newcastle still refer to it as Central. The Metro station is also known as Central Station.

 

[LowLevel]

Lincoln Central is still Lincoln Central. It might not appear on all signage as such, but it does appear like that in some information systems and also in the definitive document - the Sectional Appendix. It is therefore still officially named Lincoln Central.

 

[edwin_m]

Derby still has a large “Derby Midland” lit sign outside. Does anyone still call Newcastle “Central”?

The Midland was added back onto Derby around the time of privatisation, possibly to give a free plug to the owning TOC who was Midland Mainline at the time.

The nameboards inside Newcastle Station simply say Newcastle but the connected Metro station is called Central Station. That's an example of how the "internal" and "external" names may need to be different because they serve a different purpose. Calling the Metro station Newcastle would be silly because there are many other Metro stations also in Newcastle, and having nameboards just saying "Central" would be confusing when many other stations would have that name too.

 

[John Luxton]

I generally tend to give stations their full historic names rather than curtail them. Chester will always be Chester General and Plymouth will always be Plymouth North Road and Barnstaple will always been Barnstaple Junction etc!!!

 

[SargeNpton]

I generally tend to give stations their full historic names rather than curtail them. Chester will always be Chester General and Plymouth will always be Plymouth North Road and Barnstaple will always been Barnstaple Junction etc!!!

Does that include Manchester London Road?

 

[Trackman]

I still think of Edinburgh as "Edinburgh Waverley", mainly to differentiate it from Haymarket.

That's the way I think about it.
I wonder if a lot of out-of-towners/ day trippers who see their travel internary don't even know that Haymarket is close to the heart of Edinburgh itself.

 

[Llanigraham]

In Swansea we often refer to the station as "High Street Station " even though that part of the name went many years ago.

When I lived in Cardiff, we often referred to Heath High Level as "Heath Halt".

And some in Cardiff still refer to the main station as Cardiff General.

 

[sprunt]

Especially since there's a Haymarket station in Newcastle, right in the city centre

There are a few examples of light rail systems having stations/stops that share names with distant national rail stations aren't there? Although now I say it I can't think of any examples off the top of my head.

Nottingham station is still sometimes referred to as Nottingham Midland.

 

[bramling]

Does anyone still call Newcastle “Central”?

Not really, but pretty much everyone says "Central Station", which is of course also the name of the Metro station. This has caused some level of confusion to outsiders, as I know people who have been told that they need to take their mainline train from Newcastle to wherever, and then can't find that on the metro.

 

[Old Yard Dog]

Bradford Exchange was moved from one side of Bridge Street to the other in 1973 but wasn't renamed Bradford Interchange until 1983.

Forster Square station was also moved (or more technically truncated) further out of town in 1990 but retained its name.

Now some barmpots want to build another station even further out of town near the site of the old Adolphus Street station to avoid through trains having to reverse at Interchange. This poorly though out proposal will be of no use whatsoever to Bradford passengers.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

At least it's not Knott Mill!

When was 'Deansgate' station in Manchester last known (in whole or in part) as 'Knott Mill'? Got to be over fifty years ago!

Does that include Manchester London Road?

Don't think anyone (other than rail enthusiasts) still refers to 'Manchester Piccadilly' station as 'Manchester London Road'. The name change has to be well over sixty years ago now!

 

[John Hunt]

Locals over a certain age still refer to Leicester Stn as 'London Rd'.

 

[Gaelan]

There are a few examples of light rail systems having stations/stops that share names with distant national rail stations aren't there? Although now I say it I can't think of any examples off the top of my head.

Not light rail per se, but there's "Charing Cross (Glasgow)" on NR and "Charing Cross" on the tube.

 

[YorksLad12]

It isn’t uncommon for signage to show unofficial station names though - “Leeds” is actually properly known as Leeds City: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/leeds-station/

Although other Network Rail website pages just say "Leeds" e.g. https://www.networkrail.co.uk/runni...plan/key-projects/transpennine-route-upgrade/. Neetwork Rail themselves are not consistent.

Ah, now. It was Leeds City, but became Leeds after Leeds 1st was completed, 20-odd years ago (Leeds Central having closed in 1967). The only place you'll see "Leeds City" is on the big sign outside the revamped entrance - all of the platform signs (including, I think, the recent P0 addition) say "Leeds".

 

[Trackman]

Don't think anyone (other than rail enthusiasts) still refers to 'Manchester Piccadilly' station as 'Manchester London Road'. The name change has to be well over sixty years ago now!

My grandfather who passed away in 1975 always referred to it as 'Piccadilly' to me.

 

[Mikey C]

In a case like Paragon, calling the station Hull Paragon gives some local character to the station name, rather than the plain Hull, even if it isn't strictly needed. Especially as the interchange is called Paragon anyway, so I can understand while locals use the old name.

Ditto the likes of Cheltenham Spa, where the station signs have kept the longer name.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

In a case like Paragon, calling the station Hull Paragon gives some local character to the station name, rather than the plain Hull, even if it isn't strictly needed. Especially as the interchange is called Paragon anyway, so I can understand while locals use the old name.

Ditto the likes of Cheltenham Spa, where the station signs have kept the longer name.

Though real purists should call it "Kingston Paragon"

(Yes, I know the railway has always called the place "Hull").

 

[dvboy]

I still occasionally hear Sandwell & Dudley referred to as Oldbury, it was rebuilt and renamed in 1984.

Should change it back tbh

 

[davidknibb]

For that, it isn't necessary to be local!

The 3 letter code for Harwich is HPQ - which stands for the obvious

Lincoln Central is still Lincoln Central. It might not appear on all signage as such, but it does appear like that in some information systems and also in the definitive document - the Sectional Appendix. It is therefore still officially named Lincoln Central.

and the 3 letter code is LCN

 

[The exile]

I'm afraid it has. I was living in Edinburgh in the 1970s-80s (long after Princes Street and other contenders had closed) and the large sign at the top of the vehicle and pedestrian access ramps boldly stated "Waverley Station", with the BR logo. No mention of Edinburgh at all.

You would hope that anyone approaching any station from the outside would know what town or city they were in!

 

[xotGD]

Bank Top. To differentiate between it and North Road. Both in Darlo.

Any signage in Carlisle still saying Citadel?

 

[jfollows]

Don't think anyone (other than rail enthusiasts) still refers to 'Manchester Piccadilly' station as 'Manchester London Road'. The name change has to be well over sixty years ago now!

Manchester London Road signal box lasted to 1988 I think; its signals including those at the end of the platforms at Piccadilly station had the prefix LR. Today they’re MP I think.

 

[The exile]

In a case like Paragon, calling the station Hull Paragon gives some local character to the station name, rather than the plain Hull, even if it isn't strictly needed. Especially as the interchange is called Paragon anyway, so I can understand while locals use the old name.

Ditto the likes of Cheltenham Spa, where the station signs have kept the longer name.

Except the "longer name" of Cheltenham Spa was Cheltenham Spa Lansdown. OK - your point applies to Bath and Droitwich, neither of which have the "Spa" in the City / town name. Interestingly enough, in the case of Royal Leamington Spa, the railway eschews the "Royal".

 

[LowLevel]

The 3 letter code for Harwich is HPQ - which stands for the obvious


and the 3 letter code is LCN

Rest my case m'lud! (Screenshot from the LNE sectional appendix showing Lincoln Central station as Lincoln Central, not Lincoln).

 

[hwl]

I'm most disappointed that Norwood Junction no longer uses its original name of "Jolly Sailor" after the adjacent pub that provided the original station name in the 1840s.

 

[Mzzzs]

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[prod_pep]

Rice Lane station in Liverpool is still known by its former name of Preston Road by many a local of a certain age.

 

[Farigiraf]

Harringay and Hornsey aren't the best they get my vote.

I think you meant to post this in the London's Worst Station thread?