devon_metro
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In comparison to the biggest station thread what's the smallest station on the national rail network?
dvn1357 said:well i suppose platfrom length, station building or not, facilities and frequency of services
ChrisA said:Are there some really small stations where you have to thumb to the driver you want him to stop?
Seth said:dvn1357 said:well i suppose platfrom length, station building or not, facilities and frequency of services
It's Beauly near Inverness (a few of us passed through there on the Kyle trip last summer). It doesn't have a station building and the service frequency is less than amazing.
Simming said:IIRC as well theres a puny station on the Rhymney line as well, thats a request stop, and short platform
Seth said:Simming said:IIRC as well theres a puny station on the Rhymney line as well, thats a request stop, and short platform
http://www.seth-rail-pix.fotopic.net/p17034114.html << That one?
dvn1357 said:Not officially National Railways but im sure the small platoforms remaining on Brompton road and Down street (LU) could be- no services, station building no longer in LU use, Very small platform. http://underground-history.co.uk/downst.php
http://underground-history.co.uk/brompton.php
dvn1357 said:Yes indeed but with most of the platfrom bricked up now they are certainly smaller if the bricked up part is not counted
Seth said:dvn1357 said:Yes indeed but with most of the platfrom bricked up now they are certainly smaller if the bricked up part is not counted
IIRC the only bits which haven't been bricked up are the gates. Neither of the former platforms are exposed to the running lines AFAIK.
feltham2104 said:wimbledon staff halt is very short and has no cover. i think you can only fit the width of one door on it.
Seth said:dvn1357 said:Not officially National Railways but im sure the small platoforms remaining on Brompton road and Down street (LU) could be- no services, station building no longer in LU use, Very small platform. http://underground-history.co.uk/downst.php
http://underground-history.co.uk/brompton.php
The platforms at those stations would have been of a similar, if not identical, length to all the other platforms on the Picc. Don't forget, they all had to accomodate the same number of cars...
tubechallenger said:Aye, you'd find something smaller at a station such as Bayswater (6 cars of standard length)
ChrisA said:Are there some really small stations where you have to thumb to the driver you want him to stop?