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Three cheers for NR and Northern

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A new station in 6 days, can't be bad! Well done to all involved. Makes you wonder why it can't be done more of the time instead of talking for years?

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A temporary railway station has opened in Workington to help reconnect the two sides of the flood-hit Cumbrian town.

Several bridges collapsed during the floods on 20 November, effectively splitting the community in half.

A free hourly service from the new station - Workington North - takes passengers to the existing station on the south side of the River Derwent.

The first train on the service, which will run for at least six months, set off at 0550 GMT.

The new station was built in six days on wasteland by Network Rail, and features two platforms, a portable waiting room, a gravel car park and a footbridge.

The free services runs as far north as Maryport, a few miles along the coast.

It is designed to help residents on the north side who face long detours to reach town centre or local schools and supermarkets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8385635.stm
 
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As I said in a previous thread, you have to give credit where credit is due and this scenario gives for a lot of credit to those who planned this and those that implemented this in what has to be record time.

No doubt this will hep the residents no end in what must be a time of extreme stress and upset for them, especially with Crimbo round the corner.
 
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Just goes to show you how things can be done quickly when the need arises. What a shame that other stations take years of planning, then cost so much that they can't be built anyway.
 
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jonmorris0844 said:
Just goes to show you how things can be done quickly when the need arises. What a shame that other stations take years of planning, then cost so much that they can't be built anyway.
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Unfortunately that seems to be where the Thameslink stations are going. Particularly the London Bridge revamp. I doubt Bedford and Luton will be revamped. St Albans has more lifts as part of the work, despite Luton not even having a single lift?!
 
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The video on the BBC news website shows that it is a loco hauled service, which a strange mix of liveries on the coaches.
 
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Fantastic stuff & well done all involved. Nice to see we are back to a railway thinking why we can do, rather than why we cant.

Did have to chuckle at the BBC report when asking the old gentleman boarding if he approved he just said "i havent travelled on it yet". Well there's gratitude for you.
 
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The video on the BBC news website shows that it is a loco hauled service, which a strange mix of liveries on the coaches.
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Does it matter what stock they use? If it was even a few Mk 1's it would still get people moving. Northern and the team should be congratulated for putting on extra services and organising a couple of platforms.

Perhaps they could do miricles with the East Coast mainline!!!!
 
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Did have to chuckle at the BBC report when asking the old gentleman boarding if he approved he just said "i havent travelled on it yet". Well there's gratitude for you.
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There was a lady on the radio complaining about the timekeeping - before the station even opened !
 
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