Is that this year? Glasgow City Council aren’t known for processing planning applications (or anything else) quickly.
The planning application shows that they are arranged in a 1-2-1 fashion on both sides
Argh, another design suffering from one of my architectural pet peeves. What is wrong with uplighting? Or at least improved ceiling mounted lighting? We seem to enjoy the dinginess of stations like Birmingham New Street.
Indeed, have always found the current single PIS screen for each platform setup wholly inadequate given how busy it is. And that's to say nothing of what's actually on those screens most of the time; more than once I've found myself impatiently waiting for it to cycle through those bloomin' special notices so that it gets to my train (the info I actually want and need to see).
I believe they will be, if my reading of the design drawings is correct.
It wouldn't be quite so bad if the trains running through the platforms had destination displays on the sides, but that's not happening any time soon. Ideally they should have the platform numbers clearly displayed so that you can see them at the foot of the stairs without having to look across to the opposite walls, and the PIDs should always be showing the next two trains on each platform without cycling away.
If that is indeed the case, it'd be a nice touch.
Am honestly a bit surprised none of the types regularly used on the Argyle Line don't have side-mounted destination displays (the only ones to have worked through there in the last decade that've had them are the 380s that were used on the Dalmarnock - Garscadden shuttles during the Commonwealth Games*), but not likely to happen anytime soon as you say. But yeah, something along the lines (ha) of what you outline there would be a marked improvment in terms of improving the PI systems, the passenger flow etc over the status quo. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what actually transpires I suppose.
In fairness, nothing built by BR does, and even internationally they were a bit of niche pursuit well in to '90s and somewhat uncommon even into the 2000s. Had it been up to me I'd have considered fitting them to the 318s and 320s when they had their PRM mods done.
Aye, true. And that would've been a ideal time to fit them had it been planned. I suspect that when the time comes to replace the 318s/320s outright, the new stock will come with such provisions in place.
It’s covered in a fantastic thread on the Urban Glasgow website. Warning, it’s 115 pages of compulsive reading. The Westergate foundations are on page 115.
What is the smell?
No idea, but everytime I go down the steps I get a runny nose because of whatever that stale smell is in the station
