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Trivia: Which stations have numbered platforms which are unserved?
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martinsh
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Stafford platform 6
Sandbach platform 3
Crewe platform 12 has nothing timetabled, but is nevertheless used frequently
Does platform 6 at Wolverhampton still see any use ?
Sandbach platform 3
Crewe platform 12 has nothing timetabled, but is nevertheless used frequently
Does platform 6 at Wolverhampton still see any use ?
61653 HTAFC
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Not to mention since it was extended a few years ago, has the starting signal for reversals halfway along it!
Kite159
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Sandbach P3 gets booked use, ie Saturday only 0748 Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly sits there for 6 minutes to get looped by a voyager
There are a couple of late night GA trains that stop at a couple of the metro stations. Not sure if these use the EL or ML platforms though. @swills may know.
Norwood Junction Platform 7 does have track, albeit unusable - it's also if I remember correctly not electrified. Also at Norwood Junction, Platform 2 is the opposite side of the track serving Platform 1 and isn't used.
Llandudno Junction "Platform 5" is the bus stop in the car park.
Crewe plat 12 does have booked trains. In a morning it's quite busy as a 12 car 350 runs in a d divides to form the first 3 liverpool, all booked off there then the 67 hauled sets does the 7:11 Chester and TfW 7:34 Birmingham via Shrewsbury also booked off 12.
Plat 6 at Wolves does have a couple of early morning Wolves to Shrewsbury workings but you can only depart there as a passenger working, even after the recent resignalling it's a shunt move in and cant be done with passengers.
Frothy
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Taunton platform 1
Harrogate platform 2
Harrogate platform 2
Essan
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Platform 3 at Worcs SH?
ElectroSoldier
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Unused platforms at Ryde Pier head and Ryde Esplanade.
They havent seen trains in many a long decade!
Are both platforms at Buxton used now?
I know they are booked to be used but I dont think they ever are, Ive always gone from the platform on the building side.... I think thats platform 2.
There are bookings to use it.
047V 1210 Westbury Up T.C. to Westbury Up T.C.
Runs on 11th September 2019
But I doubt it will use the platform as like you I dont think its ever actually used either.
I thought it was used quite often.
Not as far as I know, all the platforms there are in use.
They havent seen trains in many a long decade!
Are both platforms at Buxton used now?
I know they are booked to be used but I dont think they ever are, Ive always gone from the platform on the building side.... I think thats platform 2.
There are bookings to use it.
047V 1210 Westbury Up T.C. to Westbury Up T.C.
Runs on 11th September 2019
But I doubt it will use the platform as like you I dont think its ever actually used either.
I thought it was used quite often.
Not as far as I know, all the platforms there are in use.
coxy
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Taplow P1 & P2 on the main lines out of Paddington. All stopping services use P3 & P4 on the relief lines.
'Platform 7' at Preston (or depending which signaller is on, '9') is on what's now the Up & Down Goods line so any passenger trains would need specific permission to accept a route into that platform. When the golf was on at St Anne's a few years ago Northern ran some specials and they ran to & from the PCD (Down & Up Goods) across from platform 1, again under special dispensation. They probably used that platform rather than '7' for pathing reasons.
philthetube
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On a similar note, Platform 3 at Dewsbury is actually the stage in the beer garden of the West Riding inn. I don't think the band Train have ever played there, unfortunately*.
*=it's only unfortunate from a pun point-of-view, as they're about as interesting as a discussion about the voice-actors who do PIS work!
Does Not qualify for this thread as it is served.
Mordac
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Kings Norton 2 and 3?
d9009alycidon
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Platform 2 at Stranraer, Signalbox is switched out and only platform 1 is used.
59CosG95
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Ditto Northfield! (and, until very recently, Barnt Green for 1 & 2)
brompton rail
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Doncaster platform 2 - a south facing bay only used to stable stock. The EMR Lincoln’s could use it, but don’t! No other services can’t use it as it doesn’t connect to the Sheffield lines and is too short for normal LNER trains. Maybe a 5 car Azusa would fit, but no southbound service trains start from Doncaster now.
Kite159
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Platform 2 is booked to be used by:
1154 Lincoln Central to Doncaster
1301 Doncaster to Lincoln Central on weekdays, plus one service on a Saturday.
Mrs. Fortescue
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Bridgend Platform 3.
Signposted but not in use.
Signposted but not in use.
Yes, 1 (or 5?), nearest the main entrance. I believe the pier the station is built on isn't strong enough any more to take 5 full trains, so with no physical track there's no risk of it happening!
matchmaker
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Yes, 4 & 5 at the north end are only used for stabling stock. The last set of points leading into them are hand operated.
swt_passenger
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It’s platform 2 that has no track, and isn’t numbered, P1 is nearest the entrance and generally used by Cardiff trains. I’d have said P2 wasn’t in scope of this question though...
swt_passenger
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Nothing booked now according to the carriage working notices.
They are actually numbered as such as well, though the signs around the station do omit mentioning them for directions (I was only at the station on Sunday/Tuesday last week and was noseying at the same thing). They also don't have mainline signals (which fits with them having hand operated points connecting them) but are wired - there were 380's in one of them at least when I was there, maybe both
It is more recent than that I think - within the last 12 months or so I feel
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