Trivia - most random place you've seen a departure board...

[crispy1978]

I've seen departure boards in cafes, waiting rooms and pubs on train stations before, which isn't particularly unusual, and often is useful to keep an eye on while you have a brew/pint waiting for your train. I've seen them in other places dotted around the station too (car parks attached to the station, etc).

But where is the most unusual place you've seen one?

My entry has to be this:

Was having a meal here and they had a departure board for Newcastle on the TV. The channel had details about the pub including offers for food, drink, etc as well as news and sport updates as well as a link to what seemed to be a YouTube channel. I'm guessing it is some sort of subscription channel the pub pays for, but the departure board was unusual, especially considering York is closer, and obviously a big station too - but maybe they don't get the choice?

The distance from pub to station on the road is 92 miles. There was a delay on the board as well, and I checked it to RTT and it was showing accurately in real time as well.

 

[PHILIPE]

You could almost link it to this thread:-

www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=128642

 

[IanXC]

Or maybe this company:-

www.raildepartures.co.uk

 

[168lover]

The ferry I got back from the Isle of Wight to Southampton back in February had a departure screen for Southampton Central

 

[AlterEgo]

Woking McDonald's has a bus departure board.

 

[Ianno87]

The gift shop in the London Transport Museum (Covent Garden) has a desparture board that cycles between Euston and Waterloo. But you'd be hard pressed to make some of the departure times listed!

 

[Bald Rick]

Universal Studios, Florida, has a departure board for Kings Cross. Apparently there are regular trains that terminate at Cuffley and Finsbury Park.

 

[telstarbox]

Universal Studios, Florida, has a departure board for Kings Cross. Apparently there are regular trains that terminate at Cuffley and Finsbury Park.

Is that Harry Potter related?

 

[David57]

There used to be a departure board screen in Kennedys bar (beneath a Dublin station, can't remember which one).

 

[jamesst]

St Johns and Clayton Square shopping centres for Liverpool Central

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I was at Newcastle Central many years ago and there was a train listed to Eastgate? (I since think it may have been an excursion train, or a time lapse into Dad's Army as they mentioned the town of Eastgate too.

 

[berneyarms]

There used to be a departure board screen in Kennedys bar (beneath a Dublin station, can't remember which one).

That would have been below Tara Street.

 

[DarloRich]

I have seen them in various offices around the country. Some a decent distance from their station.

I was at Newcastle Central many years ago and there was a train listed to Eastgate? (I since think it may have been an excursion train, or a time lapse into Dad's Army as they mentioned the town of Eastgate too.

Eastgate is near Stanhope on the Weardale Railway and was the end of the line when the cement works was open. A special train doesnt seem out of the ordinary

 

[cuccir]

Two in Newcastle - the Head of Steam and the Mile Castle (Wetherspoons) both have departure boards. Chester-le-Street used to have a slightly nifty little machine on Front Street that I think had departure times - it's the blue machine I think here, though I don't know if it's still working and I can't remember much about it!

 

[DarloRich]

they are only over the road from the station! You can look out the door and almost see your train

 

[coppercapped]

Some (all?) Reading Buses have 'next stop' information screens which switch to showing Reading station departures when the bus is two stops away from the station.

 

[noddingdonkey]

Leeds Bus station used to have a departures screen for Leeds rail station in the travel centre, for some reason. A proper one like at the station rather than an internet thing.

 

[GrimsbyPacer]

Train departures are listing inside Freshney Place and Riverhead Exchange, which are quite a walk from Grimsby Town station.

 

[bangor-toad]

I arrived at East Midlands airport one evening and noticed that there was a monitor displaying rail departures.

I assumed that it was for East Midlands Parkway but on closer inspection it was displaying the live information for Gatwick Airport station.
I guess someone was trying to be helpful but was perhaps a bit geographically challenged Still, it was amusing watching the delays unfolding in Sussex whilst waiting for my lift.

Cheers,
Mr Toad

 

[Crossover]

The NRM at York had one last time I was there (in the "signalling centre")

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I have seen them in various offices around the country. Some a decent distance from their station.

The Welsh Government offices in Cathays Park, Cardiff has three departure boards in the main foyer. They show departures from Central, Queen Street and Cathays (which is the nearest station).

 

[Rick1984]

The ferry I got back from the Isle of Wight to Southampton back in February had a departure screen for Southampton Central

Wish they had that on Wightlink Fastcat and a fastest train to London display in station

 

[lincolnshire]

Universal Studios, Florida, has a departure board for Kings Cross. Apparently there are regular trains that terminate at Cuffley and Finsbury Park.

It is also famous for departures to Hull on Hull Trains certainly a good advert for them beats other train operating companies.

 

[pdeaves]

Wiltshire council office in Trowbridge has a Trowbridge station departure screen. Whilst not miles from the station, the office is a good walk (i.e. not just over the road).

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I have seen them in various offices around the country. Some a decent distance from their station.



Eastgate is near Stanhope on the Weardale Railway and was the end of the line when the cement works was open. A special train doesnt seem out of the ordinary

Ok, right, thank you.

 

[DarloRich]

Ok, right, thank you.

no problem - I forgot to add there were some summer Sunday service trains through to Stanhope in the 80's/90's

 

[Trackman]

The Welsh Government offices in Cathays Park, Cardiff has three departure boards in the main foyer. They show departures from Central, Queen Street and Cathays (which is the nearest station).

NR's Square One at Piccadilly has proper departure boards at each floor entrance.

 

[fandroid]

Basingstoke bus station has a screen which shows train departures when it's not showing bus times. (The rail station is about 400 metres away). The Redjet terminal at West Cowes has a Southampton Central departures screen (and ticket machines which sell some selected rail tickets). I believe that there is a Portsmouth Harbour departures screen at Ryde Pier Head (in the Wightlink bit).

 

[tsr]

Gatwick Airport CIS regularly displays "Welcome to Waterloo East". In fact it was doing that only this morning.

 

[backontrack]

Two in Newcastle - the Head of Steam and the Mile Castle (Wetherspoons) both have departure boards. Chester-le-Street used to have a slightly nifty little machine on Front Street that I think had departure times - it's the blue machine I think here, though I don't know if it's still working and I can't remember much about it!

Zoomed in it has the familiar arrows logo and 'train information' down the side, so I imagine so.