Railway Stations UK http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/ 292 rows en-gb 60 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1757575.html One of the finest and most interesting stations in the country, Bristol Temple Meads is an agglomeration of at least four major building phases and has a complex history incorporating the Bristol & Exeter, Bristol & Gloucester, Bristol & South Wales Union, Bristol Harbour Railway, Great Western and Midland Railway Companies. The name Temple Meads derives from the nearby Temple Church, built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century, and gutted by bombing during World War II. The station opened in 1840 as the terminus of I.K. Brunel’s Great Western Railway and the Bristol & Exeter Railway built their terminus on an adjacent site at right angles to the GWR. By the 1860s the station was in use by several companies and required enlarging. This was carried out between 1865 – 1878 to designs usually attributed to Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt but more likely executed by Francis Fox. Expansion was again required in the 1930s and the additional platforms on the eastern side of the station were designed by P.E. Culverhouse. The original terminal platforms were taken out of use in 1965. Operated by First Great Western and also served by Cross Country and South West Trains. CRS code: BRI Sunday 20 September 2009: One of the finest and most interesting stations in the country, Bristol Temple Meads is an agglomeration of at least four major building phases and has a complex history incorporating the Bristol & Exeter, Bristol & Gloucester, Bristol & South Wales Union, Bristol Harbour Railway, Great Western and Midland Railway Companies. The name Temple Meads derives from the nearby Temple Church, built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century, and gutted by bombing during World War II. The station opened in 1840 as the terminus of I.K. Brunel_s Great Western Railway and the Bristol & Exeter Railway built their terminus on an adjacent site at right angles to the GWR. By the 1860s the station was in use by several companies and required enlarging. This was carried out between 1865 _ 1878 to designs usually attributed to Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt but more likely executed by Francis Fox. Expansion was again required in the 1930s and the additional platforms on the eastern side of the station were designed by P.E. Culverhouse. The original terminal platforms were taken out of use in 1965. Operated by First Great Western and also served by Cross Country and South West Trains. CRS code: BRI

Awning column detail on platform 13/15. 10th September 2009. A GWR sign above one of the stairways leading to platforms 13 and 15 (platform 14 does not exist!). 10th September 2009. Bannisters on one of the stairways leading to platforms 13 and 15. 10th September 2009. The cross-platform subway. 10th September 2009. The southern end of platform 3 with the disused fish bays behind. 10th September 2009. Platforms 10 and 12. 10th September 2009. Detail of the train shed screen. 10th September 2009. A former gents toilet in glazed ceramic tile finish. 10th September 2009. A window in the train shed wall. 10th September 2009. One of the subway entrances and arches in the train shed wall. 10th September 2009. Art Deco influenced handrails dating from the 1930s espansion of the station. 10th September 2009. 1930s glazed ceramic tiles. 10th September 2009. The station name in ceramic tiles, dating from the 1930s station expansion. 10th September 2009. Platforms 10 ans 12 looking north. 10th September 2009. Platform 8 looking towards the main train shed. 10th September 2009. Platform 3 looking north. 10th September 2009. Office buildings on platform 3. 10th September 2009. Looking towards the end of the trainshed roof and screen from platform3. 10th September 2009. Trainshed roof ironwork. 10th September 2009. Coin operated model locomotive on platform 3. 10th September 2009. Plaque removed from Patchway Tunnel in 1986. 10th September 2009. Detail of the iron screen behind platform 3. 10th September 2009. Memorial plaque opposite the refreshment rooms. 10th September 2009. The impressive facade of the refreshment rooms on platform 3. 10th September 2009. Stonework detail on the refreshment rooms. 10th September 2009. Stonework detail on the refreshment rooms. 10th September 2009. Platform 1, a short bay platform which once ran right through into the original Brunel terminus. 10th September 2009. Beyond the buffer stops of platfom 1 the power signal box blocks the trackbed leading to the original Brunel terminus. 10th September 2009. The spacious platfrom 3 beneath the train shed. View looking south. 10th September 2009. Decorative ironwork on one of the forecourt awning pillars. 10th September 2009. The eastern side of the old station. 10th September 2009. Disused tram tracks on the eastern side of the old station. 10th September 2009. The 1870s extension to the Brunel terminus looking towards the present station entrance. 10th September 2009. Part of the eastern frontage of the old station. 10th September 2009. An overall view of the forecourt. 10th September 2009. Window detail on the old station. 10th September 2009. Disused tram tracks on the eastern side of the old station. 10th September 2009. Turret on the original GWR station. 10th September 2009. The Tudor style frontage of Brunel's original GWR terminus. 10th September 2009. GWR coat of arms and other carved details on the old station front. 10th September 2009. The western archway that once formed the main passenger entrance. 10th September 2009. The western side of the old station. 10th September 2009. A doorway on the western side of the old station. 10th September 2009. Detail of the stonework above the doorway. 10th September 2009. An old company sign on the gateway. 10th September 2009. Old station front carvings: Old station front carvings: Oriel window on the old station front. 10th September 2009. Old station front carvings: Head. 10th September 2009. Arrow slit window on the old station. 10th September 2009.

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]]> Sun Sep 20 2009 NEWHAVEN HARBOUR http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1756898.html A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway station situated on the Seaford Branch in East Sussex. Since the effective closure of the adjacent Newhaven Marine station it has become the exchange station for the Transmanche Ferries service to Dieppe. Operated by Southern. CRS code: NVH Saturday 19 September 2009: A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway station situated on the Seaford Branch in East Sussex. Since the effective closure of the adjacent Newhaven Marine station it has become the exchange station for the Transmanche Ferries service to Dieppe. Operated by Southern. CRS code: NVH

The view looking towards Seaford and the junction for Newhaven Marine. 29th April 2009. The former station building seen from the platform side. 29th April 2009. The down platform. 29th April 2009. Ironwork detail on the footbridge. 29th April 2009. The signal box. 29th April 2009. Overall view of the station from the level crossing. 29th April 2009. The former station building seen from the forecourt side. 29th April 2009. The up platform. 29th April 2009.

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]]> Sat Sep 19 2009 NEWHAVEN TOWN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1756897.html A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway station on the Seaford branch in East Sussex. Operated by Southern. CRS code: NVN Saturday 19 September 2009: A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway station on the Seaford branch in East Sussex. Operated by Southern. CRS code: NVN

The signal box and level crossing. 29th April 2009. The station building seen from the former forecourt, now blocked off. 29th April 2009. The entrance to the station building. 29th April 2009. Awning bracket detail. 29th April 2009. Awning bracket detail. 29th April 2009. General view of the platforms looking towards Newhaven Harbour. 29th April 2009. Waiting shelter on the down platform. 29th April 2009. PERTIS ticket machine at the entrance. 29th April 2009. Ironwork detail on the footbridge. 29th April 2009.

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]]> Sat Sep 19 2009 SOUTHALL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1742215.html A station on the GWR main line opened in 1839. Operated by First Great Western and also served by Heathrow Connect. More pictures will be added to this section at a future date. CRS code: STL Monday 17 August 2009: A station on the GWR main line opened in 1839. Operated by First Great Western and also served by Heathrow Connect. More pictures will be added to this section at a future date. CRS code: STL

The station frontage - only half its original width and devoid of the cast iron finials on the turret roofs. 21st February 2009. The slow lines platforms looking towards London. 21st February 2009. Typical GWR daffodill decoration on a platform awning capital. 21st February 2009. Platform awning pillar decoration in typical GWR style. 21st February 2009. Disused goods platforms. 21st February 2009. Platform awning ironwork detail. 21st February 2009. Bilingual station nameboard in English and Punjabi, reflecting the ethnic make-up of the local population.21st February 2009. The London end of the fast lines platforms, used only in emergency or disruption. Behind the passing HST is the former locomotive depot, now a preservation centre. 21st February 2009. An overall view of the station in pre-grouping days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Mon Aug 17 2009 KINGHAM [Chipping Norton Junction] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1741104.html A rural Oxfordshire station in the Cotswolds, originally opened on the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway's main line in 1855 as a junction station for the newly constructed Chipping Norton Railway. A second branch to Bourton on the Water was opened in 1862 and in 1881 both branches were incorporated into the Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway. All later became part of the GWR empire. The Banbury - Cheltenham lines closed in the mid 1960s but Kingham station has remained open as a railhead for the surrounding Cotswold district. Only two of the station's four platforms remain open and the GWR buildings were replaced by modern structures in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: KGM Friday 15 August 2008: A rural Oxfordshire station in the Cotswolds, originally opened on the Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway's main line in 1855 as a junction station for the newly constructed Chipping Norton Railway. A second branch to Bourton on the Water was opened in 1862 and in 1881 both branches were incorporated into the Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway. All later became part of the GWR empire. The Banbury - Cheltenham lines closed in the mid 1960s but Kingham station has remained open as a railhead for the surrounding Cotswold district. Only two of the station's four platforms remain open and the GWR buildings were replaced by modern structures in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: KGM

The main building seen from the forecourt. It still retains a booking office, albeit staffed on a limited basis only. 29th March 2009. The platforms looking towards Oxford from the footbridge. 29th March 2009. An overall view of the surviving two platforms looking towards Worcester. 29th March 2009. Abandoned platforms behind the present up platform. 29th March 2009. A GWR nameboard on the up platform. 29th March 2009. The Worcester end of the station. The line to Chipping Norton and Banbury diverged on the right and the line to Bourton on the Water and Cheltenham diverged on the left. In the distance are the abutments of the GWR's 1909 station cut-off line. 29th March 2009. Decorative ironwork on the GWR footbridge. 29th March 2009. The waiting shelter on the up platform. 29th March 2009. Footbridge column detail. 29th March 2009.

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]]> Fri Aug 15 2008 SEAFORD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1741090.html A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway terminus in East Sussex. It was opened in 1864 on the branch from Lewes via Newhaven and was originally intended to be a through station but the extension to Eastbourne was never built. Operated by Southern. CRS code: SEF Saturday 15 August 2009: A former London, Brighton & South Coast Railway terminus in East Sussex. It was opened in 1864 on the branch from Lewes via Newhaven and was originally intended to be a through station but the extension to Eastbourne was never built. Operated by Southern. CRS code: SEF

The country end of the station with the disused bay platform on the right. 29th April 2009. View beneath the platform awning. 29th April 2009. The station frontage. 29th April 2009. Booking hall interior. 29th April 2009. The platform and buffer stops. 29th April 2009. The platform looking towards Bishopstone. 29th April 2009.

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]]> Sat Aug 15 2009 OLDHAM MUMPS http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1741036.html A former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station in Greater Manchester. The station is due to close in October 2009 when works starts on conversion of the Oldham Loop into part of the Manchester Metrolink system. It is understood that the station will not reopen for Metrolink and will be replaved by a re-sited tram stop. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: OLM Saturday 15 August 2009: A former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway station in Greater Manchester. The station is due to close in October 2009 when works starts on conversion of the Oldham Loop into part of the Manchester Metrolink system. It is understood that the station will not reopen for Metrolink and will be replaved by a re-sited tram stop. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: OLM

Awning capital and brackets. 3rd June 2009. The Rochdale end of the platform. 3rd June 2009. Railing detail. 3rd June 2009. Railing finial detail. 3rd June 2009. The Rochdale end of the platform with another fenced-off, disused section. 3rd June 2009. Windows on the station building. 3rd June 2009. The station building and booking office entrance. 3rd June 2009. The modern station entrance seen from the platform side. 3rd June 2009. The former bay platform at the Manchester end of the station. 3rd June 2009. The end of the disused bay platform at the Manchester end of the station. 3rd June 2009. Looking towards Manchester along the disused and fenced-off section of platform. 3rd June 2009. General station view looking towards Rochdale. 3rd June 2009. Awning capital detail. 3rd June 2009. The unusual buffer stops at the end of the disused bay platform, sporting sprung buffers and a draw hook. 3rd June 2009. Northern Rail/GMPTE station nameboard. 3rd June 2009. Railing finial detail. 3rd June 2009. Railing and awning pillar detail. 3rd June 2009. Cast iron railings around the subway ramp. 3rd June 2009. The remains of an infilled bay at the Rochdale end of the station. 3rd June 2009.

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]]> Sat Aug 15 2009 SHORTLANDS [Bromley] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1741021.html Shortlands station is situated in the London Borough of Bromley. It was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858, when it was named Bromley. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the main Chatham line: the two lines are now running on four tracks (northern pair for Catford line, southern pair for Herne Hill line) through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: SRT Saturday 15 August 2009: Shortlands station is situated in the London Borough of Bromley. It was originally opened by the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway on 3 May 1858, when it was named Bromley. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the Catford Loop Line joins the main Chatham line: the two lines are now running on four tracks (northern pair for Catford line, southern pair for Herne Hill line) through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: SRT

The station frontage seen from the forecourt. 13th June 2008. The station entrance and canopy. 13th June 2008. A Victorian post box on the station front. 13th June 2008. Girders carrying the tracks above the forecourt. 13th June 2008. A bricked-up entrance to the subway. 13th June 2008. Platforms 2 and 3 looking towards London. 13th June 2008. Platforms 2 and 3 looking south. 13th June 2008. A view along platform 4. 13th June 2008. Platforms 3 and 4 looking south. 13th June 2008. The platform 3 & 4 building. 13th June 2008. The platform 1 and 2 building. 13th June 2008. Looking towards Shortlands Junction and London from the platform ends. 13th June 2008. Cast iron awning brackets on platform 3. 13th June 2008. Awning ironwork on platform 4. 13th June 2008. The ramp to the subway from platforms 3 and 4 showing evidence of having been lengthened due to an increase in platform height at some date. 13th June 2008. Cast iron finial over the subway entrance. 13th June 2008. Looking down the subway stairs from platforms 3 and 4. 13th June 2008. Detail of the subway ironwork. 13th June 2008. Platform awning ironwork. 13th June 2008.

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]]> Sat Aug 15 2009 EASTLEIGH [Bishopstoke, Bishopstoke Junction, Eastleigh & Bishopstoke] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1740749.html A former LSWR station in Hampshire, opened in 1839 and originally called Bishopstoke. It was renamed Bishopstoke Junction in 1852, Eastleigh and Bishopstoke in 1889, and finally just Eastleigh in 1923. It is located on the South Western Main Line and is the junction station for two other routes to Fareham and Romsey. South of the station are Eastleigh Railway Works. Operated by South West Trains and also served by Southern. CRS code: ESL Saturday 15 August 2009: A former LSWR station in Hampshire, opened in 1839 and originally called Bishopstoke. It was renamed Bishopstoke Junction in 1852, Eastleigh and Bishopstoke in 1889, and finally just Eastleigh in 1923. It is located on the South Western Main Line and is the junction station for two other routes to Fareham and Romsey. South of the station are Eastleigh Railway Works. Operated by South West Trains and also served by Southern. CRS code: ESL

The station seen from the forecourt. 25th May 2009. The station entrance. 25th May 2009. The entrance doorway and associated ironwork. 25th May 2009. Cast iron capital detail. 25th May 2009. Structural ironwork in the booking hall. 25th May 2009. The quite unpardonably awful building on platform 3. 25th May 2009. Platform 2 looking north. 25th May 2009. Stairway leading to the footbridge. 25th May 2009. Footbridge interior. 25th May 2009. Ironwork on the footbridge. 25th May 2009. A nicely curled end to a footbridge handrail. 25th May 2009. The platform side of the main building. 25th May 2009. Awning bracket on platform 3. 25th May 2009. Footbridge exterior. 25th May 2009. The footbridge entrance on platform 3. 25th May 2009. Flower decoration on the footbridge. 25th May 2009.

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]]> Sat Aug 15 2009 BISHOPSTONE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1740582.html An intermediate station on the Seaford branch in East Sussex. Opened by the Southern Railway in 1938 it features an unusual octagonal brick lantern over the booking hall. The station is now unstaffed and operated by Southern. CRS code: BIP Friday 14 August 2009: An intermediate station on the Seaford branch in East Sussex. Opened by the Southern Railway in 1938 it features an unusual octagonal brick lantern over the booking hall. The station is now unstaffed and operated by Southern. CRS code: BIP

Looking towards Seaford from the platform. 29th April 2009. The disused down platform and footbridge steps. 29th April 2009. Close-up of the octagonal lantern. 29th April 2009. The platform awning and footbridge. 29th April 2009. The view across the footbridge. 29th April 2009. The view towards Newhaven from the footbridge. 29th April 2009. The platforms seen from the footbridge. 29th April 2009. The lantern roof over the booking hall. 29th April 2009. The booking hall and entrance to the footbridge. 29th April 2009. The station building seen from the forecourt. 29th April 2009. Main entrance detail. 29th April 2009. Newsagent's shop on the station frontage. 29th April 2009. The station building seen from the forecourt. 29th April 2009. Booking hall interior. 29th April 2009. The base of a building on the disused down platform. 29th April 2009. The station building seen from the platform side. 29th April 2009. An overall station view looking towards Newhaven. 29th April 2009.

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]]> Fri Aug 14 2009 WEST KIRBY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1691174.html Built in 1878 as the terminus of the Wirral Railway line from Birkenhead Park. Through services via the Mersey Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the LMS electrified the line. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: WKI Saturday 2 May 2009: Built in 1878 as the terminus of the Wirral Railway line from Birkenhead Park. Through services via the Mersey Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the LMS electrified the line. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: WKI

An overall view of the station building from the street. The section of the building nearest the camera is a modern addition. 19th April 2008. Detail of the date stone on the pharmacy building. 19th April 2008. The clock tower and station entrance (far right). 19th April 2008. Gable fronted section of the original station facade. 19th April 2008. Another modern addition to the station building, this time on the other side of the clock tower. 19th April 2008. Awning bracket on the station front. 19th April 2008. Window above the station entrance. 19th April 2008. The modern ticket office on the concourse. 19th April 2008. Overall view of the concourse. 19th April 2008. Platforms 1 and 2 looking towards Birkenhead. 19th April 2008. The concrete canopy above platform 1 which dates from the LMS electrification of the line. 19th April 2008. Merseyrail The platforms beyond the concrete awning. 19th April 2008.

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]]> Sat May 2 2009 WALLASEY GROVE ROAD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1689274.html Opened by the Wirral Railway in 1888 on the route from Birkenhead Park to New Brighton, services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the line was electrified by the LMS. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: WLG Tuesday 28 April 2009: Opened by the Wirral Railway in 1888 on the route from Birkenhead Park to New Brighton, services via the Mersey Railway Tunnel to Liverpool commenced in 1938, when the line was electrified by the LMS. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: WLG

The station building seen from the forecourt. 1st April 2008. The station entrance and ticket window. 1st April 2008. The footbridge steps. 1st April 2008. The passenger shelter on the main building with timber columns. 1st April 2008. General view looking south. 1st April 2008. Bay window on the station building. 1st April 2008. General view looking north. 1st April 2008. Capital on the footbridge. 1st April 2008. The timber awning on the northbound platform. 1st April 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 28 2009 LLANDUDNO JUNCTION / CYFFORDD LLANDUDNO http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1689259.html Opened by the LNWR in 1897 to replace an earlier station located slightly further to the west, the station is the junction for both the Llandudno and the Blaenau Ffestiniog branches. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: LLJ Tuesday 28 April 2009: Opened by the LNWR in 1897 to replace an earlier station located slightly further to the west, the station is the junction for both the Llandudno and the Blaenau Ffestiniog branches. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: LLJ

Bay platform 2 looking west. 31st March 2008. View east from platform 3. 31st March 2008. Staircase detail. 31st March 2008. View east along platform 3. 31st March 2008. Platforms 3 and 4 looking west. 31st March 2008. The entrance building and footbridge seen from the platform side. 31st March 2008. View west along platform 1. 31st March 2008. Former goods platforms now used for staff parking. 31st March 2008. Windows on the platform 1 & 3 building. 31st March 2008. The entrance to the booking hall between platforms 1 and 3. 31st March 2008. The footbridge steps leading from the entrance. 31st March 2008. The booking hall and footbridge steps. 31st March 2008. Footbridge interior - former parcels side. 31st March 2008. Looking down the footbridge steps to the booking hall on the northern island platform (1,2 & 3). 31st March 2008. Beneath the entrance awning. 31st March 2008. Buffer stops at the end of bay platform 2. 31st March 2008. Disused platform behind platform 4. 31st March 2008. LNWR bridge plate on the footbridge. 31st March 2008. View of platform 3 from platform 4. 31st March 2008. Staircase and column detail on platform 4. 31st March 2008. The western end of platform 4. 31st March 2008. Footbridge interior - passenger side. 31st March 2008. Awning column base on platform 4. 31st March 2008. Island platform 1 & 3 looking west. 31st March 2008. Overall view of the station looking west. 31st March 2008. Maker's mark on one of the platform flagstones. 31st March 2008. The station entrance from the forecourt. 31st March 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 28 2009 NORTHAMPTON [Northampton Castle] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1689153.html Northampton Castle station opened in 1859 but was originally only a minor station serving the branch to Market Harborough. With the construction of the Northampton loop off the West Coast Main Line in the late 1870s, Castle station was expanded and became Northampton's main station. The current structure dates from the 1960s electrification of the West Coast Main Line. Operated by London Midland. CRS code: NMP. Monday 27 April 2009: Northampton Castle station opened in 1859 but was originally only a minor station serving the branch to Market Harborough. With the construction of the Northampton loop off the West Coast Main Line in the late 1870s, Castle station was expanded and became Northampton's main station. The current structure dates from the 1960s electrification of the West Coast Main Line. Operated by London Midland. CRS code: NMP.

The station seen from the forecourt. 11th November 2006. Platform view at Northampton. 11th November 2006. Station sign in London Midland corporate style. 26th April 2009. General view looking towards Milton Keynes from platform 1. 26th April 2009. The newly extended sections of platforms 4 and 5. 26th April 2009. The former goods bay platforms. Although the track has been lifted the nearest platform retains its overhead wires. 26th April 2009. Bay platforms 4 and 5. 26th April 2009. The view towards Rugby from platform 1. 26th April 2009. Island platform 2 & 3. 26th April 2009. Looking towards the A428 road bridge from platform 1. 26th April 2009.

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]]> Mon Apr 27 2009 PECKHAM RYE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1649626.html A South London junction station between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, and Nunhead on the Catford Loop. It was designed by Charles Henry Driver who was also responsible for the nearby stations at Denmark Hill and Battersea Park (both featured elsewhere on this site). Operated by Southern and also served by SouthEastern. CRS Code: PMR Friday 6 February 2009: A South London junction station between Denmark Hill and Queens Road Peckham on the South London Line, and Nunhead on the Catford Loop. It was designed by Charles Henry Driver who was also responsible for the nearby stations at Denmark Hill and Battersea Park (both featured elsewhere on this site). Operated by Southern and also served by SouthEastern. CRS Code: PMR

The station frontage. Hemmed in between two viaducts and a row of shops, it is not easy to photograph. 13th June 2008. The upper storeys of the station building seen from the forecourt. 13th June 2008. Window detail on the station frontage. 13th June 2008. The forecourt and station entrance seen from the passage that passes through the shops at the station front. 13th June 2008. Booking hall interior. 13th June 2008. The ticket office windows in the booking hall. 13th June 2008. Railings on one of the platform stairways. 13th June 2008. The station building seen from the rear. 13th June 2008. View beneath the utilitarian awning on platform 3 with Southern vitreous enamel signs much in evidence. 13th June 2008. Platforms 3 and 4 which serve the line to Nunhead. 13th June 2008. The Nunhead platforms seen from the opposite side of the station. 13th June 2008. Platforms 1 and 2 which serve the lines to and from London Bridge. 13th June 2008. Platform 2 looking towards Denmark Hill/West Dulwich. 13th June 2008.

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]]> Fri Feb 6 2009 HUYTON [Huyton Lane] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1648011.html An intermediate station on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway which became a junction for the line to Wigan. The station once had four platforms but has now been reduced to two. The original building survives in reduced form. Operated by Northern Rail for the Merseytravel PTE. CRS code: HUY Tuesday 3 February 2009: An intermediate station on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway which became a junction for the line to Wigan. The station once had four platforms but has now been reduced to two. The original building survives in reduced form. Operated by Northern Rail for the Merseytravel PTE. CRS code: HUY

Platform 4 looking east in about 1970. The track on this platform had been lifted by this time. (Photo courtesy of John Martin). The eastern end of the station with platforms 1 to 3 still in use and the station building in the background. Approx. 1970. (Photo courtesy of John Martin). The main station entrance in about 1970. (Photo courtesy of John Martin). The main station building seen from the goods yard in about 1970. (Photo courtesy of John Martin). Looking in the Manchester direction from platform 1 in about 1970. (Photo courtesy of John Martin). The same view today showing how the building has been cut back to the central block. 29th March 2008. Window detail on the station building. 29th March 2008. Platform 1 looking west towards Liverpool. 29th March 2008. Detail of the eaves of the station building. 29th March 2008. Windows on the surviving part of the station building. 29th March 2008. The passenger access to platform 1 from the station building. 29th March 2008. The entrance to the subway that was one covered by the front part of the station building. 29th March 2008. The station building seen from the platform side. 29th March 2008. Looking east towards Manchester from platform 2 on 29th March 2008. The site of platforms 3 and 4 seen from the western end of platform 2. 29th March 2008. The signal box which still remains at the western end of the station. 29th March 2008. Remains of the platform 4 buildings. 29th March 2008. The site of platforms 3 and 4. 29th March 2008. The exit from platform 2, constructed after platforms 3 and 4 were removed. Originally a ramp from here led into another cross-platform subway. 29th March 2008. Looking towards Liverpool from the site of platform 3. 29th March 2008.

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]]> Tue Feb 3 2009 CHAPPEL & WAKES COLNE [Chappel] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1645649.html A former Great Eastern Railway station in rural Essex which was once served by trains on two through routes. It is now an intermediate, unstaffed station on the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch. The station building, up platforms and goods yard are home to the East Anglian Railway Museum and the station has been restored to LNER style. Operated by National Express East Anglia. CRS code: CWC. Friday 30 January 2009: A former Great Eastern Railway station in rural Essex which was once served by trains on two through routes. It is now an intermediate, unstaffed station on the Marks Tey to Sudbury branch. The station building, up platforms and goods yard are home to the East Anglian Railway Museum and the station has been restored to LNER style. Operated by National Express East Anglia. CRS code: CWC.

LNER quarter milepost on the platform. 9th April 2008. Cast iron awning bracket. 9th April 2008. Decprative brickwork on the station building. 9th April 2008. A debranded First Great Eastern nameboard. 9th April 2008. Lamp support on the platform. 9th April 2008. Doors and windows on the platform side of the building. 9th April 2008. A former public house on the station forecourt. 9th April 2008. The station building, footbridge and museum entrance. 9th April 2008. View down the booking hall steps. 9th April 2008. Booking hall interior. 9th April 2008. Booking office interior. 9th April 2008. WH Smith bookstall in the booking hall. 9th April 2008. The booking hall fireplace. 9th April 2008. Ticket window railing in the booking hall. 9th April 2008. The goods shed, now part of the museum. 9th April 2008. View from the footbridge looking towards Sudbury. 9th April 2008. The station building seen from the platform side. 9th April 2008. The footbridge which was originally located at Sudbury. 9th April 2008. The former up platform, now used by the museum. 9th April 2008. Station house and the ramped access to the platform. 9th April 2008. Lamp on the old up platform. 9th April 2008. The signal box, now part of the museum. 9th April 2008. Weighbridge hut in the goods yard. 9th April 2008. General station view looking towards Marks Tey from the former up platform. 9th April 2008. View from the footbridge looking towards Marks Tey. 9th April 2008. The station building seen from the forecourt. 9th April 2008. The imposing steps that lead to the platform-level booking hall. 9th April 2008. Signal box interior. 9th April 2008. General view of the former down platform, now the only active platform. 9th April 2008. View beneath the platform awning looking towards Sudbury. 9th April 2008.

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]]> Fri Jan 30 2009 DINTING [Glossop Junction] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1645638.html In 1847 the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway opened the station as "Glossop Junction". It became part of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway. The main line to Sheffield closed in 1981 but was retained as a single line branch as far as Hadfield. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: DTG. Friday 30 January 2009: In 1847 the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway opened the station as "Glossop Junction". It became part of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway. The main line to Sheffield closed in 1981 but was retained as a single line branch as far as Hadfield. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: DTG.

The Glossop branch platform looking towards the terminus. 27th March 2008. The platform side of the building on the Glossop branch platform. 27th March 2008. Disused building on the former down Glossop branch platform. 27th March 2008. View towards Manchester from the platform end with Dinting Viaduct in the distance. 27th March 2008. The Glossop branch platform with the disused former down platform on the right. 27th March 2008. The former main line platforms looking towards Hadfield. 27th March 2008. The main station building on the former down main line platform, now the Hadfield branch platform. 27th March 2008. The former station building on what was the up main line platform. It is now a private house. 27th March 2008. Door and windows on the main building. 27th March 2008. Awning capital detail. 27th March 2008. Dinting Station signal box. 27th March 2008. View towards Hadfield from the former down main platform. 27th March 2008. Gable detail on the main building showing the decorative barge boards. 27th March 2008. Awning on the Glossop branch building. 27th March 2008. The fourcourt side of the Glossop branch platform building. 27th March 2008. Window detail on the main building. 27th March 2008. The station frontage from the forecourt. 27th March 2008. Buffer sundial behind the signal box. 27th March 2008. More railwayana behind the signal box. 27th March 2008. The entrance to the signal box with lavatory extension and station cat. 27th March 2008. Awning on the main building. 27th March 2008. BR corporate era sign on the disused up main platform. 27th March 2008. The Glossop branch platform looking towards Manchester. 27th March 2008.

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]]> Fri Jan 30 2009 NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1627092.html Newton-le-Willows is situated on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830, and is one of the oldest working passenger railway stations in the world. It serves as a railhead for the nearby towns of Golborne, Billinge and Haydock. The original station building survives on the Manchester platform. Operated by Northern Rail and also served by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: NLW. Saturday 20 December 2008: Newton-le-Willows is situated on the former Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830, and is one of the oldest working passenger railway stations in the world. It serves as a railhead for the nearby towns of Golborne, Billinge and Haydock. The original station building survives on the Manchester platform. Operated by Northern Rail and also served by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: NLW.

The station building seen from the platform side. 29th March 2008. The station building seen from the forecourt. 29th March 2008. Booking hall interior. 29th March 2008. Windows over the staircase leading to the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. The basic waiting shelter on the Liverpool platform. 29th March 2008. Awining pillar capital. 29th March 2008. Fireplace inside the station building. 29th March 2008. Door detail on the station building. 29th March 2008. Door detail on the station building. 29th March 2008. Beneath the platform awning looking towards Manchester. 29th March 2008. General platform view looking towards Liverpool. 29th March 2008. The station building seen from the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. Seating, windows and awning on the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. General platform view looking towards Manchester. 29th March 2008. Interior of the Liverpool platform waiting shelter. 29th March 2008. Disused Victorian letterbox near the station entrance. 29th March 2008. The ticket window, set within an archway. 29th March 2008. Detail of the perspex glazing used all over the station. 29th March 2008. The subway beneath the platforms. 29th March 2008. A capital in the new RHT/Merseytravel colour scheme. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave). The same door after improvement works by Merseytravel. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave). The shelter following improvement work. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave). The same door repainted in a colour scheme that was devised by the Railway Heritage Trust using the PTE corporate palette. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave). The ticket window after a variable height counter had been fitted. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave). New glazed door on the waiting shelter. 4th September 2009. (Photo courtesy of Mark Cleave).

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]]> Sat Dec 20 2008 AYLESBURY VALE PARKWAY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1625848.html Aylesbury Vale Parkway was opened on 12th December 2008 and is situated on the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Line just north of Aylesbury. It is operated by Chiltern Railways and has an hourly off-peak service to London Marylebone via Amersham. Peak services are slightly more frequent. The platform is situated on a siding which diverges off the single line Aylesbury - Claydon route, unusually making it a bay platform with no main platforms. The station opened on schedule but was far from finished and the permanent buildings did not open until late May 2009. CRS code: AVP. Wednesday 17 December 2008: Aylesbury Vale Parkway was opened on 12th December 2008 and is situated on the former Metropolitan and Great Central Joint Line just north of Aylesbury. It is operated by Chiltern Railways and has an hourly off-peak service to London Marylebone via Amersham. Peak services are slightly more frequent. The platform is situated on a siding which diverges off the single line Aylesbury - Claydon route, unusually making it a bay platform with no main platforms. The station opened on schedule but was far from finished and the permanent buildings did not open until late May 2009. CRS code: AVP.

Looking south towards the site of Aylesbury Vale Parkway from the rear of a train. Bridge 179 over the A41 is in the foreground. 1st April 2002. Artist's impression of Aylesbury Vale Parkway, differing considerably from what is actually being built. At this stage it seems a virtual copy of the building at Warwick Parkway was being proposed. The platform and car park under construction, seen from a route learning train just over a month before the opening date. 11th November 2008. Station construction work on 11th November 2008. On the left is the new signal marking the end of the Electric Token Block section from Claydon. Satellite image of the station site before work began. I will post another satellite image of the completed station when it becomes available. (Image courtesy of Google Earth). Artist's impression of the finished station building. South elevation of the new station building. Commemorative ticket from the official opening day. The station building under construction. 17th December 2008. Platform view looking towards Aylesbury. The freight line to Calvert and Claydon passes behind the fence on the right. Space has been left for through platforms to be constructed here should they ever be required as part of the East-West Rail Link. 17th December 2008. The platform looking towards the buffer stops. On the left is the foundation for a waiting shelter. 17th December 2008. Running in board, placed on the non-platform side of the track. 17th December 2008. Looking towards the buffer stops from the end of the seven-car platform. 17th December 2008. The south end of the station showing an arriving train, the junction with the line from Claydon and the starter signal. 17th December 2008. The temporary booking office and other buildings in the forecourt. 17th December 2008. Interior of the temporary booking office. 17th December 2008. The car park with about 25 cars in it at 1230 on 17th December 2008. The waiting shelter, newly erected on 18th December 2008. A disused cattle creep just north of the platform. 9th January 2009. Temporary buildings housing staff facilities and a shop. 9th January 2009. The station building on 9th January 2009. One of the station nameboards. 9th January 2009. Looking towards Aylesbury from the platform with one of the DOO mirrors on the right. 9th January 2009. New bus shelter in the station forecourt. 10th February 2009. The standard Chiltern Railways car park attendant's hut had made an appearance by 10th February 2009. Walls beginning to enclose the frame of the building on 10th February 2009. The part of the car park not yet in use and the site offices. 10th February 2009. The building looking a little more complete on 21st March 2009. The completed building seen from the car park. 7th June 2009. Station building interior. 7th June 2009. Station building interior. 7th June 2009. The platform side of the building. 7th June 2009. The station building seen from the platform. 7th June 2009. The platform, now complete with passenger information system and seats. 7th June 2009. The booking office windows. 7th June 2009. Covered bicycle stand. 7th June 2009. The lower part of the car park with the temporary station buildings removed. 7th June 2009. The upper part of the car park open and cleared of contractor's huts. 7th June 2009.

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]]> Wed Dec 17 2008 BARNT GREEN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1605766.html A former Midland Railway junction station where the loop line to Ashchurch via Redditch, Alcester and Evesham left the main Birmingham - Bristol line. The branch now terminates at Redditch and forms the southernmost section of the Cross City Line from Lichfield. The main line platforms are retained for a few peak time services. Operated by London Midland. CRS code: BTG Monday 3 November 2008: A former Midland Railway junction station where the loop line to Ashchurch via Redditch, Alcester and Evesham left the main Birmingham - Bristol line. The branch now terminates at Redditch and forms the southernmost section of the Cross City Line from Lichfield. The main line platforms are retained for a few peak time services. Operated by London Midland. CRS code: BTG

The Cross City Line platforms were fitted with a water spray system to reduce flange wear and noise. The system can be seen in use in this picture taken on 16th July 2005 (Picture courtesy of Rob Grapes). Cast iron finial on the footbridge. 2nd October 2008. View over the top of the footbridge. 2nd October 2008. The Cross City Line platforms looking towards Alvechurch from the footbridge. 2nd October 2008. Footbridge staircase detail. 2nd October 2008. The main line platforms looking towards Bromsgrove. 2nd October 2008. The Cross City Line platforms looking towards Birmingham with the footbridge in the background. 2nd October 2008. The pipes for the water spray system remain on the track but appear to no longer be in use. 2nd October 2008. Foorbridge ironwork detail. 2nd October 2008. Cast iron newell post on the footbridge. 2nd October 2008. Central Trains station nameboard. 2nd October 2008. The footbridge spanning the four platforms. 2nd October 2008. The original diamond pattern platform edging bricks survive on the main line platforms. 2nd October 2008. Footbridge ironwork detail. 2nd October 2008.

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]]> Mon Nov 3 2008 BOROUGH GREEN & WROTHAM http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1584074.html A former South Eastern & Chatham Railway station, opened in 1874 on the line from Swanley to Maidstone and Ashford. Operated by SouthEastern. CRS code: BRG. Wednesday 24 September 2008: A former South Eastern & Chatham Railway station, opened in 1874 on the line from Swanley to Maidstone and Ashford. Operated by SouthEastern. CRS code: BRG.

The station building seen from the forecourt. 13th June 2008. Booking hall interior. 13th June 2008. An overall view of the down platform buildings from the footbridge. 13th June 2008. The main station building seen from the platform side. 13th June 2008. The down platform looking north. 13th June 2008. Awning brackets on the station building. 13th June 2008. Looking south from beneath the down platform awning. 13th June 2008. View north showing the footbridge which has replaced a former SR concrete structure. 13th June 2008. Southern Railway drain cover on the up platform. 13th June 2008. Ramp giving access to the up platform. 13th June 2008. The up side entrance with SouthEastern information sign. 13th June 2008. General iew of the station looking north. 13th June 2008.

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]]> Wed Sep 24 2008 FALMOUTH DOCKS [Falmouth] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1584067.html Opened by the Cornwall Railway in 1863, Falmouth station originally consisted of two platforms with an overall roof and buildings in local granite. The line was absorbed by the GWR in 1889. The overall roof was later removed and replaced by a distinctive curved platform canopy which survives to this day. The station closed in 1970 whan a new station named The Dell (later renamed Falmouth Town) was opened closer to the centre of town. The original terminus reopened in 1975 as Falmouth Docks. Post-privatisation the station was operated by Wales & West, later passing to Wessex Trains and most recently to First Great Western. CRS code: FAL Wednesday 24 September 2008: Opened by the Cornwall Railway in 1863, Falmouth station originally consisted of two platforms with an overall roof and buildings in local granite. The line was absorbed by the GWR in 1889. The overall roof was later removed and replaced by a distinctive curved platform canopy which survives to this day. The station closed in 1970 whan a new station named The Dell (later renamed Falmouth Town) was opened closer to the centre of town. The original terminus reopened in 1975 as Falmouth Docks. Post-privatisation the station was operated by Wales & West, later passing to Wessex Trains and most recently to First Great Western. CRS code: FAL

General view of the station from the buffer stops. 12th August 2008. The platform waiting area. 12th August 2008. Detail of the platform canopy. 12th August 2008. Mosaic mural on the platform. 12th August 2008. Wessex Trains route branded station nameboard modifird with First Great Western vinyls. 12th August 2008. View towards Falmouth Town from the platform end. 12th August 2008. Lines leading to the dockyard behind the passenger station. 12th August 2008. The platform canopy seen from the end. 12th August 2008. General view of the station from the platform end. 12th August 2008.

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]]> Wed Sep 24 2008 PORT SUNLIGHT http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1584055.html Port Sunlight station is situated on the former Chester & Birkenhead Railway, which opened in 1838. The station itself opened in 1888 in order to serve the so-called "model village" built for the workers of the nearby Lever Brothers soap factory. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: PSL Wednesday 24 September 2008: Port Sunlight station is situated on the former Chester & Birkenhead Railway, which opened in 1838. The station itself opened in 1888 in order to serve the so-called "model village" built for the workers of the nearby Lever Brothers soap factory. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: PSL

The south end of the platforms. 31st March 2008. General platform view looking north. 31st March 2008. Shelter over the stairway leading to the southbound platform. 31st March 2008. Interior of the passenger subway. 31st March 2008. Booking hall interior. 31st March 2008. Luggage trolley in the booking hall. 31st March 2008. Commemorative mural from 1988. 31st March 2008. Station frontage showing the entrance. 31st March 2008. General view of the station frontage. 31st March 2008. Cast iron gate post and Merseyrail sign. 31st March 2008. Station entrance detail. 31st March 2008. A disused kiosk in the booking hall. 31st March 2008. Looking up the steps leading to the southbound platform. 31st March 2008. The station building seen from platform level. 31st March 2008. General plarform view looking south. 31st March 2008. Merseyrail A view of the station in the 1960s. (Photographer unknown).

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]]> Wed Sep 24 2008 WARRINGTON CENTRAL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1583911.html Opened in 1873 by the Cheshire Lines Committee. The original yellow brick frontage is no longer seen by the rail traveller and access is now via a modern entrance building on Horsefair Street. The station is operated by First Trainspennine Express and also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains. CRS code: WAC Tuesday 23 September 2008: Opened in 1873 by the Cheshire Lines Committee. The original yellow brick frontage is no longer seen by the rail traveller and access is now via a modern entrance building on Horsefair Street. The station is operated by First Trainspennine Express and also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains. CRS code: WAC

View along platform 2. 1st August 2008. General platform view looking east. 1st April 2008. The eastern end of the main building on platform 1 modified for non-railway use. 1st April 2008. General view looking west. 1st April 2008. Ironwork detail on the end of the platform 2 awning. 1st August 2008. Awning ironwork detail. 1st August 2008. A new lift tower under construction in sympathetic style. 1st August 2008. Fire bucket hooks on the westbound platfom. 1st April 2008. The warehouse in the goods yard, now part of a residential development. 1st April 2008. The names of the CLC constituent companies on the warehouse. 1st April 2008. Cheshire Lines letering on the warehouse. 1st April 2008. The long single storey facade seen from the forecourt. 1st April 2008. Window detail on the front of the station. 1st April 2008. Station facade detail. 1st April 2008. The western end of the facade. 1st April 2008. The modern booking hall. 1st April 2008. View east beneath the platform 1 awning. 1st August 2008. Window detail on platform 1. 1st April 2008. A former drinking fountain on the eastbound platform. 1st April 2008. The eastern end of platform 1. 1st April 2008.

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]]> Tue Sep 23 2008 GREENWICH http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1583627.html Greenwich station was built in 1878 by the South Eastern Railway. The platforms were badly damaged by wartime air raids and were later extensidely rebuilt and altered in order to accommodate the Docklands Light Railway Lewisham extension in 1999. The station is operated by SouthEastern and also served by the DLR. CRS code: GNW. Tuesday 23 September 2008: Greenwich station was built in 1878 by the South Eastern Railway. The platforms were badly damaged by wartime air raids and were later extensidely rebuilt and altered in order to accommodate the Docklands Light Railway Lewisham extension in 1999. The station is operated by SouthEastern and also served by the DLR. CRS code: GNW.

The station frontage. 4th June 2008. Detail of the rustication and cornice of the station building. 4th June 2008. Network South East logo and lettering above te station entrance. 4th June 2008. Window detail on the station frontage. 4th June 2008. Ionic pillaster detail on the station entrance. 4th June 2008. Booking hall interior. 4th June 2008. The booking office windows. 4th June 2008. The platform side of the main station building, now set back from the tracks due to the rebuilding in connection with the DLR. 4th June 2008. Platfrom awning detail. 4th June 2008. Platform awning column capital. 4th June 2008. Platform view looking west. 4th June 2008. General view looking east. 4th June 2008. The eastern end of the station General view looking west. 4th June 2008. The Docklands Light Railway platforms. 4th June 2008. The DLR route to Canary Wharf burrowing under the station building. 4th June 2008.

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]]> Tue Sep 23 2008 DRAYTON PARK http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1583615.html Opened by the Great Northern & City Railway in 1904, Drayton Park was the only non-tube station on the line from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. It was later taken over by the Metropolitan Railway and thus became part of the London Underground network, operated as part of the Northern Line. In 1975 the line was transferred to British Rail and the route north of the station was altered to allow trains to access Finsbury Park main line station rather than the Underground station below. Post-privatisation the station was operated by WAGN Railway and it has since passed to First Capital Connect. CRS code: DYP Tuesday 23 September 2008: Opened by the Great Northern & City Railway in 1904, Drayton Park was the only non-tube station on the line from Finsbury Park to Moorgate. It was later taken over by the Metropolitan Railway and thus became part of the London Underground network, operated as part of the Northern Line. In 1975 the line was transferred to British Rail and the route north of the station was altered to allow trains to access Finsbury Park main line station rather than the Underground station below. Post-privatisation the station was operated by WAGN Railway and it has since passed to First Capital Connect. CRS code: DYP

Platform view looking towards Moorgate. The bridge carrying the entrance road to the Emirates Stadium crosses the platform here. 15th September 2008. A Network South East station nameboard modified with First Capital Connect vinyls. Closer inspection reveals the previous WAGN Railway logo beneath. 15th September 2008. Looking up the same staircase which looks well in First Group's dark blue and pink colour scheme. 15th September 2008. The station building seen from the road. 15th September 2008. View down the staircase that leads to the platform. 15th September 2008. Platform view looking towards Finsbury Park. The scrub on the left marks the site of the former Underground carriage sheds. 15th September 2008. Bracket detail on the platform staircase. 15th September 2008. View south towards the tunnel mouth on the down side. The rear of the station building can be seen above. 15th September 2008. View north towards the tunnel mouth on the up side. 15th September 2008.

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]]> Tue Sep 23 2008 NEWTON FOR HYDE [Newton & Hyde, Newton] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1519533.html Opened in 1841 by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The current buildings were provided by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. Situated between Manchester and Dinting. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: NWN Friday 30 May 2008: Opened in 1841 by the Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The current buildings were provided by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway. Situated between Manchester and Dinting. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: NWN

The station building seen from the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008. The building on the Dinting platform, somewhat knocked about. 27th March 2008. General platform view looking towards Manchester. 27th March 2008. Evidence of a former bridge plate on the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008. The steps leading from the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008. Detail of the gate at the top of the steps on the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008. The gateway between the booking hall and the subway. 27th March 2008. Booking hall interior. 27th March 2008. The rear of the station building. 27th March 2008. Entrance awning detail. 27th March 2008. The station building seen from the approach road. 27th March 2008. Archway beneath the platforms. 27th March 2008. Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway initials on the station building. 27th March 2008. Gable detail on the station building. 27th March 2008. The building on the Dinting platform seen from below. 27th March 2008. The station entrance. 27th March 2008. Ironwork on the entrance awning. 27th March 2008. The stairway leading to the Dinting platform. 27th March 2008. Waiting shelter on the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008.

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]]> Fri May 30 2008 ELLESMERE PORT [Whitby Locks] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1519530.html A typical small Chester and Birkenhead Railway station opened in 1863 on the line from Hooton to Helsby. Ellesmere Port became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994 when the line from Hooton was electrified. It serves as a frontier station between the Merseyrail service from Liverpool via Birkenhead and the infrequent Northern Rail service from Liverpool via Helsby. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: ELP Friday 30 May 2008: A typical small Chester and Birkenhead Railway station opened in 1863 on the line from Hooton to Helsby. Ellesmere Port became part of the Merseyrail network in 1994 when the line from Hooton was electrified. It serves as a frontier station between the Merseyrail service from Liverpool via Birkenhead and the infrequent Northern Rail service from Liverpool via Helsby. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: ELP

The Northern Rail platform with a train for the Helsby line. 31st March 2008. General view of the Northern Rail platform. 31st March 2008. The platform side of the station building. 31st March 2008. Overall view of the station looking towards Helsby. 31st March 2008. The station building seen from the forecourt. 31st March 2008. Blocked up doorway on the station building. 31st March 2008. The former goods shed. 31st March 2008. Another view of the station building. 31st March 2008. Porch on the forecourt side of the building. 31st March 2008. Waiting shelter on the Northern Rail platform. 31st March 2008. A former bay platform. 31st March 2008. Looking towards Hooton from the Merseyrail platform. 31st March 2008. A slightly Heath-Robinson pasenger information screen on the station building. 31st March 2008. Station building detail. 31st March 2008. Doorway detail. 31st March 2008. The awning on the platform side of the station building. 31st March 2008. Non-PTE area version of a Merseyrail station nameboard. 31st March 2008.

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]]> Fri May 30 2008 MATLOCK BATH http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1498016.html Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway (later part of the Midland Railway) in 1849. The station buildings are thought to date from the 1880s and are in the chalet style, a reflection of the then promotion of the area as England's Little Switzerland. Five chalet buildings were provided, three on the down platform and two on the up side. Two of the former down side buildings survive. The are grade II listed and feature exposed timber frames, brick nogging, deep bracketed eaves and Midland Railway diamond window panes. Operated by East Midlands Trains. CRS code: MTB Tuesday 22 April 2008: Opened by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway (later part of the Midland Railway) in 1849. The station buildings are thought to date from the 1880s and are in the chalet style, a reflection of the then promotion of the area as England's Little Switzerland. Five chalet buildings were provided, three on the down platform and two on the up side. Two of the former down side buildings survive. The are grade II listed and feature exposed timber frames, brick nogging, deep bracketed eaves and Midland Railway diamond window panes. Operated by East Midlands Trains. CRS code: MTB

The northern end of the platform with the second chalet building. 27th March 2008. Lamp on the main building. 27th March 2008. Window datail on the main building. 27th March 2008. The northern end of the station with the Heights of Abraham cable car visible above. 27th March 2008. Looking south towards the main building from the platform. 27th March 2008. Brick nogging of varying patterns on the main building. 27th March 2008. The main station building seen from the forecourt. It is now used by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. 27th March 2008. The former station entrance. 27th March 2008. An example of one of the smaller windows. 27th March 2008. An overall view of the station from the foot crossing. 27th March 2008. The small waiting shelter, the only building still in railway use. 27th March 2008. The platform side of the main building. 27th March 2008. Looking along the disused up platform. 27th March 2008. The station house behind the former down platform. 27th March 2008. The second of the surviving chalet style buildings. 27th March 2008. Looking towards Matlock with the southernmost of the three High Tor Tunnels in the distance. 27th March 2008. The site of one of the chalet style buildings on the disused up platform. 27th March 2008. The foot crossing at the southern end of the station. 27th March 2008. Waiting shelter interior. 27th March 2008. The southern end of the main building. 27th March 2008. A modern triangular window on the end of the building. 27th March 2008. Beneath the eaves of the main building. 27th March 2008. Detail of the Midland Railway diamond glazing. 27th March 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 22 2008 LIVERPOOL LIME STREET http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1497671.html Liverpool Lime Street first opened in 1836, replacing the Liverpool & Manchester Railway’s earlier terminus at Crown Street. The timber structure was rebuilt in 1849 by Sir William Tite and was provided with the the first totally innovative iron segmental-arched vault trainshed. This original trainshed was replaced by the LNWR in 1867, this being the present northern trainshed. The North Western Hotel at the station front was opened in 1871. The southern trainshed was added in 1874. Operated by Network Rail and served by East Midlands Trains, First Transpennine Express, Merseyrail, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains. CRS code: LIV. Tuesday 22 April 2008: Liverpool Lime Street first opened in 1836, replacing the Liverpool & Manchester Railway_s earlier terminus at Crown Street. The timber structure was rebuilt in 1849 by Sir William Tite and was provided with the the first totally innovative iron segmental-arched vault trainshed. This original trainshed was replaced by the LNWR in 1867, this being the present northern trainshed. The North Western Hotel at the station front was opened in 1871. The southern trainshed was added in 1874. Operated by Network Rail and served by East Midlands Trains, First Transpennine Express, Merseyrail, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains. CRS code: LIV.

Another view of the hotel building. 2nd April 2007. The former North Western Hotel, now providing student accommodation. 2nd April 2007. The main concourse beneath the northern trainshed. 2nd April 2007. Stonework and pillars on platform 1. 31st March 2008. The clock over the main concourse. 31st March 2008. An entrance to the Merseyrail station below St Georges Hall. 19th April 2008. The base of one of the lamps at the station entrance. 19th April 2008. The former hotel entrance. 19th April 2008. Railings and lamps on the hotel frontage. 19th April 2008. The main passenger entrance. 19th April 2008. The southern trainshed seen from the Lime Street end. 19th April 2008. The taxi entrance on the Skelhorne Street side of the station. 19th April 2008. Arcading inside the southern trainshed. 19th April 2008. The concourse area beneath the southern trainshed. 19th April 2008. Another view of the main concourse. 19th April 2008. Departure boards on the concourse. 19th April 2008. Looking along the southern trainshed from the buffer stops. 19th April 2008. Looking along the northern trainshed from the buffer stops. 31st March 2008. Looking towards the concourse from platform 5. 19th April 2008. Looking out of the northern trainshed from platform 5. 19th April 2008. The Merseyrail station concourse. 19th April 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 22 2008 HOYLAKE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1497652.html Hoylake, though often overlooked, is an absolute gem of railway architecture. Opened in 1866 as the original terminus of the Hoylake Railway, it became a through station with opening of the extension to West Kirby in 1876. When the LMS electrified the line in 1938 it rebuilt most of the intermediate stations in the art deco style of the period. Of these rebuilt stations Hoylake is the finest and most elaborate. It was extensively and sensitively refurbished in 2006. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: HYK Tuesday 22 April 2008: Hoylake, though often overlooked, is an absolute gem of railway architecture. Opened in 1866 as the original terminus of the Hoylake Railway, it became a through station with opening of the extension to West Kirby in 1876. When the LMS electrified the line in 1938 it rebuilt most of the intermediate stations in the art deco style of the period. Of these rebuilt stations Hoylake is the finest and most elaborate. It was extensively and sensitively refurbished in 2006. Operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: HYK

Overall view of the main buildings on the Liverpool platform. 19th April 2008. Waiting room interior, West Kirby platform. 19th April 2008. The booking hall doors and ticket collector's booth. 19th April 2008. Looking towards Liverpool from the footbridge. The supports for the heavy concrete platform awning can be seen above the main building. 19th April 2008. The circular clerestory over the booking hall and the beams supporting the awnings. 19th April 2008. The station frontage. 19th April 2008. The station seen from the roadside. 19th April 2008. The impressive art deco concrete awning at the station front. 19th April 2008. The footbridge and level crossing. 19th April 2008. The booking hall entrance. 19th April 2008. The light fitting over the booking hall. 19th April 2008. Ticket inspector's booth by the platform entrance. 19th April 2008. Booking hall interior showing the clerestory windows. 19th April 2008. Interior of the ticket inspetor's booth. 19th April 2008. The building on the West Kirby platform. 19th April 2008. Bench on the Liverpool platform 19th April 2008. Beneath the awning on the Liverpool platform. 19th April 2008. Waiting room interior, Liverpool platform. 19th April 2008. Waiting room interior, Liverpool platform. 19th April 2008. General platform view looking towards Liverpool. 19th April 2008. Booking hall interior. 19th April 2008. The modern ticket window with period clock above it. 19th April 2008. The forecourt awning showing the support beams on the upper surface. 19th April 2008. The booking hall seen from the platform side. 19th April 2008. Looking towards Liverpool along the West Kirby platform. 19th April 2008. Platform building detail. 19th April 2008. The West Kirby end of the platforms. 19th April 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 22 2008 BROADBOTTOM [Mottram, Mottram & Broadbottom] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1497406.html A former Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne & Mancester Railway station dating from 1842 on what later became the Great Central Railway’s main line between Manchester and Sheffield. The station building was damaged by fire in 1984 but was restored and converted into a restaurant – sadly no longer trading. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: BDB Monday 21 April 2008: A former Sheffield, Ashton-Under-Lyne & Mancester Railway station dating from 1842 on what later became the Great Central Railway_s main line between Manchester and Sheffield. The station building was damaged by fire in 1984 but was restored and converted into a restaurant _ sadly no longer trading. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: BDB

The station building seen from the footbridge. 27th March 2008. The former restaurant entrance. 27th March 2008. The station entrance. 27th March 2008. Balustrade detail. 27th March 2008. Looking up the pathway that gives access to the station from road level. 27th March 2008. The cobbled car park and the goods shed. 27th March 2008. The waiting shelter on the Manchester platform. 27th March 2008. The footbridge. 27th March 2008. Windows and clock on the station building. 27th March 2008. Detail of one of the footbridge staircases. 27th March 2008. Interior of the waiting shelter. 27th March 2008. General view looking towards Dinting. 27th March 2008. The goods shed. 27th March 2008.

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]]> Mon Apr 21 2008 MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1496829.html Opened by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway in 1849. The present structure dates from 1960 and was designed by architects W. R. Headley, Max Glendinning. The grade II listed buildings, constructed in concrete and wood, are particularly fine and absolutely unique on the UK railway network. Operated by Northern Rail and also served by Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains and First Transpennine Express. CRS code: MCO Sunday 20 April 2008: Opened by the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway in 1849. The present structure dates from 1960 and was designed by architects W. R. Headley, Max Glendinning. The grade II listed buildings, constructed in concrete and wood, are particularly fine and absolutely unique on the UK railway network. Operated by Northern Rail and also served by Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains and First Transpennine Express. CRS code: MCO

The ticket windows, before the automatic gates were installed. 30th June 2005. The station frontage. (Picture courtesy of ATOC). The end of the platform 2 awning. 29th March 2008. Detail of the platform 2 awning showing the laminated timber construction. 29th March 2008. The shelter on platform 1. This platform was added in 1969. 29th March 2008. 1960s light carrying the station name. 29th March 2008. Spiral staircase on the rear of the goods bridge lift. 29th March 2008. General view of platforms 3 and 4. 1st April 2008. The awning over platforms 2 & 3. 1st April 2008. Bench on island platform 2 & 3. 1st April 2008. A view over the footbridge. 1st April 2008. Bay platform 5 with the second, disused bay platform behind. 1st April 2008. General concourse view. 1st April 2008. The station frontage and forecourt. 1st April 2008. The forecourt seen from the entrance on Oxford Road. 1st April 2008. Ticket machines at the station entrance. 1st April 2008. The passenger entrance. 1st April 2008. Telephone booth on the concourse. 1st April 2008. Former Finlays newsagent by the station entrance. 1st April 2008. Curved seat on the concourse. 1st April 2008. The concourse roof. 1st April 2008. The buffet. 1st April 2008. Awning and roof supports on platform 4. 1st April 2008. Platform awning detail. 1st April 2008. Platform 4 with the concourse roof behind. The 1980s canopy over the gateway plays havoc with the 1960 design. 1st April 2008. The eastern station throat, squeezed between buildings. 1st April 2008.

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]]> Sun Apr 20 2008 RAINHILL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1495499.html Rainhill was opened in 1830 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and holds an important place in railway history as the location of the Rainhill Trials of 1829. The station is now operated by Northern Rail on behalf of Merseyside PTE. Sadly on the day of my visit the station lived up to its name and the weather was inclement to say the least! CRS code: RNH Friday 18 April 2008: Rainhill was opened in 1830 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway and holds an important place in railway history as the location of the Rainhill Trials of 1829. The station is now operated by Northern Rail on behalf of Merseyside PTE. Sadly on the day of my visit the station lived up to its name and the weather was inclement to say the least! CRS code: RNH

The station building seen from the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. Interior of the Manchester platform shelter. 29th March 2008. Detail of the top of one of the shelter columns. 29th March 2008. General view looking towards Liverpool from the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. Looking towards Manchester from the same position. 29th March 2008. Awning ironwork detail. 29th March 2008. View beneath the awning of the main building. 29th March 2008. The shelter on the Manchester platform. 29th March 2008. The station building seen from the roadside. 29th March 2008. Monument commemorating the Rainhill Trials near the station entrance. 29th March 2008. The skew bridge at the Liverpool end of the station. Of the 15 skew bridges on the L&M Railway this one crossed the line at the most acute angle: 34 degrees. 29th March 2008. Merseytravel station nameboard. 29th March 2008. View towards Manchester from the Liverpool platform with the footbridge in the foreground. 29th March 2008. Awning bracket detail. 29th March 2008. Ironwork detail at the end of the awning. 29th March 2008. An engraving of the same skew bridge in 1831.

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]]> Fri Apr 18 2008 NEW BRIGHTON http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1492790.html Opened in 1888 as the terminus of the Wirral Railway route from Birkenhead Park. Through services to Liverpool via the Mersey Railway tunnel started in 1938 when the LMS electrified the line. Now part of the Merseyrail network. CRS code: NBN Sunday 13 April 2008: Opened in 1888 as the terminus of the Wirral Railway route from Birkenhead Park. Through services to Liverpool via the Mersey Railway tunnel started in 1938 when the LMS electrified the line. Now part of the Merseyrail network. CRS code: NBN

Platform view looking towards Wallasey. 1st April 2008. The platform is covered by a concrete canopy. 1st April 2008. Booking hall doorway detail. 1st April 2008. The ticket gate at the platform entrance. 1st April 2008. Door and window detail on the station building. 1st April 2008. The platform side of the station building. 1st April 2008. Another view of the station front. 1st April 2008. The station frontage seen from the road. 1st April 2008. Detail of the entrance awning ahowing the turned wooden pillars. 1st April 2008. The panelled booking hall. 1st April 2008. Another booking hall interior shot showing the ticket window. 1st April 2008. An old view of the station. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Sun Apr 13 2008 FLINT / Y FFLINT http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1489662.html Opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in 1848, Flint station was designed by Francis Thompson. By the time it was opened it had become part of the growing LNWR network. Unlike many other former Chester & Holyhead stations traffic never increased to the level where enlargement was necessary so the original buildings have survived. The station underwent a substantial refurbishment in 2006. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: FLN Tuesday 8 April 2008: Opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in 1848, Flint station was designed by Francis Thompson. By the time it was opened it had become part of the growing LNWR network. Unlike many other former Chester & Holyhead stations traffic never increased to the level where enlargement was necessary so the original buildings have survived. The station underwent a substantial refurbishment in 2006. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: FLN

Plaque commemorating the 2006 station refurbishment. 31st March 2008. Ironwork detail beneath the entrance awning. 31st March 2008. The station frontage. 31st March 2008. The former goods shed. 31st March 2008. Sculpture of a foot outside the station. 31st March 2008. The up platform building. 31st March 2008. General platform view looking east. 31st March 2008. General view looking west. 31st March 2008. The waiting room has been refurbished to a very high standard. Inexplicably, the fabric used on the seats is identical to that used in the Chiltern Railways class 168 units! 31st March 2008. Booking hall interior. 31st March 2008. Coat of arms on the station front. 31st March 2008. The main station building seen from the platform side. 31st March 2008. Balustrade detail on the station footbridge - a typical LNWR design. 31st March 2008. The main station building seen from the footbridge. 31st March 2008. Window detail on the main building. 31st March 2008. Platform view looking west showing the public footbridge. 31st March 2008. Moving away from the usual practice of using bilingual nameboards, Arriva Trains Wales have used alternate English and Welsh language signs. This is the English version. 31st March 2008. Finial detail on a fence post. 31st March 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 8 2008 HUNTS CROSS http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1489655.html A Merseyside suburban station built in 1879 by Cheshire Lines Committee. The station building is grade II listed and is now used as a pub. The station is the terminus of the Merseyrail Northern Line and the electric service commenced in 1983. It once formed the junction for the North Liverpool Extension Line. Operated by Merseyrail and also served by Northern Rail. A few peak time East Midlands Trains and First Transpennine Express services also serve the station. CRS code: HNX Tuesday 8 April 2008: A Merseyside suburban station built in 1879 by Cheshire Lines Committee. The station building is grade II listed and is now used as a pub. The station is the terminus of the Merseyrail Northern Line and the electric service commenced in 1983. It once formed the junction for the North Liverpool Extension Line. Operated by Merseyrail and also served by Northern Rail. A few peak time East Midlands Trains and First Transpennine Express services also serve the station. CRS code: HNX

General view looking towards Warrington. The main line platforms are in the foreground and the Merseyrail platform is on the left. 1st April 2008. The former platform entrance from the main building. Note the ornate balustrades. 1st April 2008. The station frontage showing the peaked dormers. Prominent in the foreground is the extension that was added when the building was converted into a pub. 1st April 2008. The modern entrance building which houses the ticket office. 1st April 2008. The station building seen from the forecourt side. 1st April 2008. Range in the former station master's accommodation, now part of the pub. 1st April 2008. The platform building which houses a shop and a disabled toilet. 1st April 2008. General platform view looking towards Liverpool and showing the footbridge. 1st April 2008. The platform side of the station building showing the full four storey height. 1st April 2008.

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]]> Tue Apr 8 2008 DERBY [Derby Midland] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1482952.html Derby was the epicentre of the Midland Railway empire. The station building was built by Francis Thompson to serve the Midland Counties, North Midland and Birmingham & Derby Junction Railways, all of which later combined to form the MR. An iron trainshed by Robert Stephenson covered the tracks. The trainshed suffered wartime bomb damage and was replaced by pre-stressed concrete canopies in the 1950s. These were recently found to be life-expired and work is currently underway (2008) to replace them. The main station building was controversially demolished in 1985 and replaced by a new structure. Operated by Midland Mainline after privatisation, the staton has now passed to East Midlands Trains and is also served by Cross Country services. CRS code: DBY Friday 28 March 2008: Derby was the epicentre of the Midland Railway empire. The station building was built by Francis Thompson to serve the Midland Counties, North Midland and Birmingham & Derby Junction Railways, all of which later combined to form the MR. An iron trainshed by Robert Stephenson covered the tracks. The trainshed suffered wartime bomb damage and was replaced by pre-stressed concrete canopies in the 1950s. These were recently found to be life-expired and work is currently underway (2008) to replace them. The main station building was controversially demolished in 1985 and replaced by a new structure. Operated by Midland Mainline after privatisation, the staton has now passed to East Midlands Trains and is also served by Cross Country services. CRS code: DBY

Window detail on platform 1. 24th November 2004. One of the ticket windows from the former first class booking office, preserved at the Midland Railway Centre. 15th July 2006. Salvaged carved stone coat of arms from old North Midland Railway offices, preserved at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. 15th July 2006. Salvaged stonework from the North Midland Railway offices at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. 15th July 2006. More architectural salvage from the North Midland Railway offices at the MRC. 15th July 2006. Sign on platform 1. Presumably any other member of ther public is allowed to pass? 27th March 2008. The main station building seen from the forecourt. 27th March 2008. The station entrance. 27th March 2008. Midland Railway coat of arms on the station front. 27th March 2008. Another view of the 1985 station building. 27th March 2008. Concourse view. 27th March 2008. Now located in the car park, the clock and MR wyvern from the original station entrance. 27th March 2008. The station frontage seen in the late 1950s or early 1960s. The buildings at the south end of platform 1 seen from the forecourt. 27th March 2008. The buildings on the south end of platform 1 seen from the platform side. 27th March 2008. The south end of platform 1. The long length of this platform is due to it having originally been the station's sole platform. 27th March 2008. View along platform 1. 27th March 2008. Pedimented window on platform 1. 27th March 2008. One of the entrances to the subway, originally for parcels use but now open to passengers 27th March 2008. General platform view showing the shored-up concrete awnings. 27th March 2008. Another platform view, looking north from platform 1. 27th March 2008. A three link coupling incorporated into the car park fence. 27th March 2008. A coupling hook incorporated into the car park fence. 27th March 2008. A chair incorporated into the car park fence. Many other items of railway ironwork can be found in the fence. 27th March 2008. Midland Mainline plaque on the car park fence in the shape of the company's former stag logo. 27th March 2008. The frontage of the Midland Hotel opposite the station. 27th March 2008. Another view of the Midland Hotel, the first ever purpose built railway hotel. 27th March 2008. The Midland Railway Institute building which also stands opposite the station. 27th March 2008. Terracotta lettering on the Midland Railway Institute. 27th March 2008. Terracotta decoration and date on the Midland Railway Institute. 27th March 2008. Midland Railway housing near the station. 27th March 2008.

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]]> Fri Mar 28 2008 STOKE ON TRENT http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1465909.html Stoke on Trent station was opened in 1848 as the headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway. As well as the station, the NSR constructed the North Staffordshire Hotel opposite and laid out Winton Square between the two with railway owned housing filling the remaining sides of the square. The architectural style is largely Jacobean. The overall ridge & furrow roof that covers the platforms is not original and was added in 1893. Operated by Virgin Trains and also served by East Midlands Trains, Cross Country & Northern Rail. CRS code: SOT. Wednesday 27 February 2008: Stoke on Trent station was opened in 1848 as the headquarters of the North Staffordshire Railway. As well as the station, the NSR constructed the North Staffordshire Hotel opposite and laid out Winton Square between the two with railway owned housing filling the remaining sides of the square. The architectural style is largely Jacobean. The overall ridge & furrow roof that covers the platforms is not original and was added in 1893. Operated by Virgin Trains and also served by East Midlands Trains, Cross Country & Northern Rail. CRS code: SOT.

The short bay platform at the north end. 25th February 2008. A massive iron pillar supports each corner of the overall roof. 25th February 2008. Looking south from the down platform showing the overall roof. 25th February 2008. Detail of the base of one of the columns supporting the overall roof next to the bay platform. 25th February 2008. Doors and windows on the down platform. 25th February 2008. The Jacobean station facade. 25th February 2008. Former archway leading to the up platform, now converted into a first class lounge. 25th February 2008. The northern wing of the main building. 25th February 2008. The plainer buildings at the south end of the station frontage, now no longer in railway use. 25th February 2008. North Staffordshire Railway administrative offices. 25th February 2008. Stoke Town Centre Heritage Trail sign in Winton Square. 25th February 2008. The collonade at the station front. 25th February 2008. Door at the end of the entrance collonade. 25th February 2008. Cast iron fire notice on the station frontage. 25th February 2008. Winton Square looking south with the former railway houses and the North Staffordshire Hotel on the left. 25th February 2008. An external shot of the screen wall that supports the overall roof. 25th February 2008. The station frontage seen from the north end. 25th February 2008. One of the windows in the collonade with radial glazing. 25th February 2008. The heavily mullioned board room window above the station entrance. It was inspired by a similar window at Charlton House in Wiltshire. 25th February 2008. Interior of the entrance collonade. 25th February 2008. Interior of the entrance collonade. 25th February 2008. Booking hall interior, as refurbished by Virgin Trains. 25th February 2008. The southern end of the up platform. 25th February 2008. General view looking north from the up platform. 25th February 2008. Makers plate on the base of one of the main supporting columns of the overall roof. 25th February 2008.25th February 2008. Doorway detail on the up platform. 25th February 2008. The platform side of the main building. 25th February 2008. The platform entrance archway which forms the North Staffordshire Railway's war memorial. 25th February 2008. Plaque and railings on the war memorial. 25th February 2008. Tiled mural in the passenger subway. 25th February 2008. Large sculpture of a hand at the south end of the down platform. 25th February 2008. Detail of the sign. 25th February 2008. Doorway and sign on the up platform. 25th February 2008. The footbridge, originally for goods but now in passenger use. 25th February 2008. View across the footbridge. 25th February 2008. The platforms seen from the footbridge. 25th February 2008. The up platform seen from the opposite side. 27th March 2008. General platform view looking south. 27th March 2008. The smaller buildings around Winton Square were originally company residences. 27th March 2008. The North Staffordshire Hotel which stands immediately opposite the station front. 7th December 2008. Statue of Josiah Wedgwood in the centre of Winton Square. 7th December 2008. Maker's plate on another part of the station ironwork. 7th December 2008. Chimneys on one of the NSR buildings at Winton Square. 7th December 2008. Bay window on one of the NSR buildings at Winton Square. 7th December 2008.

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]]> Wed Feb 27 2008 LONGPORT [Longport Junction, Burslem] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1465294.html A North Staffordshire Railway station dating from 1848 and constructed in Jacobean style. The grade II listed buildings have been shorn of their awnings and are no longer in use. Operated by East Midlands Trains and also served by peak time Northern Rail services. CRS code: LPT Monday 25 February 2008: A North Staffordshire Railway station dating from 1848 and constructed in Jacobean style. The grade II listed buildings have been shorn of their awnings and are no longer in use. Operated by East Midlands Trains and also served by peak time Northern Rail services. CRS code: LPT

The disused station building seen from the forecourt side. The original station entrance is fenced off and the auctioneer's sign would suggest Network Rail are trying to dispose of the building. 25th February 2008. The southern end of the main building seen from the footbridge. Most of the chimneys have been capped off. 25th February 2008. General view of the up platform with the concrete footbridge in the distance. 25th February 2008. Jacobean gable detail on the main building. 25th February 2008. Part of the main building. The building is boarded up but a fairly successful attempt at trompe-l'oeil disguises this. 25th February 2008. Overall view of the main building, partly obscured by catenary. 25th February 2008. The down platform building, somewhat altered from how it was intended to look. 25th February 2008. Ironwork detail on the down platform. 25th February 2008.

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]]> Mon Feb 25 2008 STONE CROSSING (Stone Crossing Halt) http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1459033.html Stone Crossing Halt was opened by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway in 1908 on the line between Dartford and Gravesend. It was rebuilt and enlarged by British Railways in 1954. The road crossing is still manually operated and until recently the crossing keeper's building doubled as a booking office. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: SCG Friday 15 February 2008: Stone Crossing Halt was opened by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway in 1908 on the line between Dartford and Gravesend. It was rebuilt and enlarged by British Railways in 1954. The road crossing is still manually operated and until recently the crossing keeper's building doubled as a booking office. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: SCG

The concrete waiting shelter on the up platform. 13th February 2008. General view of the platforms looking towards Dartford. 13th February 2008. The level crossing and crossing keeper's building. 13th February 2008. The level crossing. 13th February 2008. The crossing keeper's building, formerly a signal box. Note the former ticket window and NSE sign. 13th February 2008. The station seen from the level crossing. 13th February 2008. The waiting shelter on the down platform. 13th February 2008. Inside the up platform waiting shelter. 13th February 2008. Looking east towards Gravesend from the up platform with the crossing and building visible. 13th February 2008.

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]]> Fri Feb 15 2008 BEXLEY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1459026.html Bexley is a former South Eastern & Chatham Railway station, situated on the line from Dartford to London via Sidcup. It was opened in 1866. The buildings are original and are of timber clapboard construction. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: BXY Friday 15 February 2008: Bexley is a former South Eastern & Chatham Railway station, situated on the line from Dartford to London via Sidcup. It was opened in 1866. The buildings are original and are of timber clapboard construction. Operated by Southeastern. CRS code: BXY

One of several brackets fashioned from old rail that can be found on the up platform. Presumably they carried lamps. 13th February 2008. The eastern end of the platforms looking towards Dartford. 13th February 2008. General view of the station looking west. from the up platform. 13th February 2008. The station building seen from the eastern end. 13th February 2008. The up platform waiting shelter. 13th February 2008. The entrance to the subway on the down platform. 13th February 2008. Pillar capital on the up side waiting shelter. 13th February 2008. The western end of the platforms looking towards London. 13th February 2008. Ticket collector's booth on the up platform. 13th February 2008. Timber column within the up side shelter. 13th February 2008. The main station building, situated on the down platform. The awning is in a poor state and is supported by scaffolding. 13th February 2008. The subway steps on the up side. 13th February 2008. Emergency step set into the face of the down platform. 13th February 2008. The timber ballustrade that runs along the back of the up platform. 13th February 2008. The eastern end of the down platform was extended in Southern Railway days. 13th February 2008. The station looking towards Dartford in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law). Another SE&CR era picture showing the up platform in more detail. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Fri Feb 15 2008 CATFORD BRIDGE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1443753.html A former South Eastern Railway station on the Hayes branch. Opened in 1857, the station retains its original buildings although only the down side building remains in use. Operated and served by SouthEastern. CRS code: CFB Saturday 19 January 2008: A former South Eastern Railway station on the Hayes branch. Opened in 1857, the station retains its original buildings although only the down side building remains in use. Operated and served by SouthEastern. CRS code: CFB

A similar view of the station in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law). Leaf decoration on the stonework of the main building. 18th January 2008. Partially bricked-up windows on the main building. 18th January 2008. Detail of one of the stairway roof supports. 18th January 2008. Awning capital detail, still bearing Connex colours. 18th January 2008. A small bricked-up window on the down platform. 18th January 2008. The main station entrance, formerly the secondary entrance on the down side. 18th January 2008. Platform view looking towards Hayes from the down side. 18th January 2008. Platform view looking towards London from the up side. 18th January 2008. Platform side view of the former main station building on the up side. 18th January 2008. The main building seen from the forecourt side. 18th January 2008. Another view of the main building from the forecourt. 18th January 2008. Detail of the eaves of the main building. 18th January 2008.

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]]> Sat Jan 19 2008 LONDON VICTORIA http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1443738.html Victoria was constructed as two separate stations for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway and the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (later the South Eastern & Chatham railway). The two stations were not connected until the formation of the Southern Railway in 1923. Operated by Network Rail and served by Gatwick Express, Southern and SouthEastern. More pictures will be added to this section soon. CRS Code: VIC Saturday 19 January 2008: Victoria was constructed as two separate stations for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway and the London, Chatham & Dover Railway (later the South Eastern & Chatham railway). The two stations were not connected until the formation of the Southern Railway in 1923. Operated by Network Rail and served by Gatwick Express, Southern and SouthEastern. More pictures will be added to this section soon. CRS Code: VIC

Roof detail on the South Eastern & Chatham side. 24th January 2004. The base of one of the roof support columns on the SE&CR side. 22nd June 2004. An early postcard showing the two station frontages. (Picture courtesy of John Law). The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway's Baroque station facade designed by Sir Charles Morgan and completed in 1908. 18th January 2008. Glazed brickwork in cream and light green and the remains of a buffet sign above. 18th January 2008. The former Grosvenor Hotel seen from Buckingham Palace Road. The style is generally Itallianate with the exception of the roof which is French and of the Mansard type. 18th January 2008. The frontage of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway station, designed by A W. Blomfield. It is constructed in Portland stone and decorated with four Amazonian caryatids. 18th January 2008. A closer view of the Southern Railway lettering on the SE&CR frontage. 18th January 2008. The Wilton Road elevation of the SE&CR building. 18th January 2008. General view of the former London Brighton & South Coast concourse. 26th January 2008. Carved stonework on the LB&SCR concourse. 26th January 2008. Clock on the LB&SCR concourse. 26th January 2008. London Brighton & South Coast Railway tiled map of suburban lines. 26th January 2008. London Brighton & South Coast Railway tiled system map. 26th January 2008. Entrance archway on the South Eastern & Chatham side. 26th January 2008.

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]]> Sat Jan 19 2008 NAIRN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1441780.html Opened in 1855 for the Inverness & Nairn Railway and rebuilt in 1885 for the Highland Railway. The main building is in the Scottish Tudor style. Operated by First Scotrail. These pictures have kindly been provided by Nigel Callaghan unless otherwise credited. Monday 14 January 2008: Opened in 1855 for the Inverness & Nairn Railway and rebuilt in 1885 for the Highland Railway. The main building is in the Scottish Tudor style. Operated by First Scotrail. These pictures have kindly been provided by Nigel Callaghan unless otherwise credited.

General view from the down platform. 13th June 2006. Timber buildings on the up platform. 13th June 2006. Plaque commemorating 150 years of rail services. 13th June 2006. The station frontage. 13th June 2006. The station entrance. 13th June 2006. The platform side of the main building. The bay window marks the position of the Station Master's office. June 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brian Griffiths).

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]]> Mon Jan 14 2008 PLOCKTON http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1440331.html An intermediate station on the Kyle of Lochalsh branch. The building is a good example of a Highland Railway timber station structure and was designed by Murdoch Paterson. Operated by First Scotrail. CRS code PLK Saturday 12 January 2008: An intermediate station on the Kyle of Lochalsh branch. The building is a good example of a Highland Railway timber station structure and was designed by Murdoch Paterson. Operated by First Scotrail. CRS code PLK

The station building seen from the platform side. 20th September 2006. The platform awning. Note the ornate columns. 20th September 2006. View beneath the awning. The building serves as a restaurant. 20th September 2006. A view of the single platform. 20th September 2006. The station building seen in more clement weather.

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]]> Sat Jan 12 2008 DUNKELD & BIRNAM [Dunkeld, Birnam] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1440254.html Built in 1856 for the Perth and Dunkeld Railway and designed by Andrew Heiton. The station was originally a terminus and sported an overall roof but became a through station in 1863. Unusually for Scotland, the building is in Tudor style. Operated by First Scotrail. These pictures have all been kindly provided by Nigel Callaghan. CRS code: DKD Saturday 12 January 2008: Built in 1856 for the Perth and Dunkeld Railway and designed by Andrew Heiton. The station was originally a terminus and sported an overall roof but became a through station in 1863. Unusually for Scotland, the building is in Tudor style. Operated by First Scotrail. These pictures have all been kindly provided by Nigel Callaghan. CRS code: DKD

The station building seen from the forecourt side. 7th September 2006. The up platform looking towards Aviemore. The platforms are below standard height, hence the steps. 7th September 2006. Roof and chimney detail on the station building. 7th September 2006. Looking towards Aviemore from the footbridge. 7th September 2006. The station entrance. 7th September 2006. The ornate ironwork supporting the platform awning which replaced the original overall roof. 7th September 2006.

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]]> Sat Jan 12 2008 COODEN BEACH http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1438784.html A station on the East Coastway line in East Sussex. It was opened as an unstaffed halt in 1905 and was rebuilt as a staffed station in the 1930s. Operated and served by Southern. CRS code: COB Wednesday 9 January 2008: A station on the East Coastway line in East Sussex. It was opened as an unstaffed halt in 1905 and was rebuilt as a staffed station in the 1930s. Operated and served by Southern. CRS code: COB

Overall view of the station. 8th January 2008. The station building seen from the forecourt, 8th January 2008. Buildings on the westbound platform. 8th January 2008. Platform view looking west. 8th January 2008. Pillaster base detail. 8th January 2008. Waiting room interior. 8th January 2008.

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]]> Wed Jan 9 2008 BATTLE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1438698.html A former South Eastern Railway station on the Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line. Battle was opened in 1852 and was designed by William Tress. The building is constructed in roughly coursed rubble and laid out in a medieval plan. The theme is very eccleasiastical. Operated and served by Southeastern. CRS code: BAT Wednesday 9 January 2008: A former South Eastern Railway station on the Tunbridge Wells to Hastings line. Battle was opened in 1852 and was designed by William Tress. The building is constructed in roughly coursed rubble and laid out in a medieval plan. The theme is very eccleasiastical. Operated and served by Southeastern. CRS code: BAT

The station building seen from the forecourt. 8th January 2008. Southern Railway concrete bridge number post by the footbridge. 8th January 2008. Window detail. 8th January 2008. General view looking towards Hastings showing the down platform. 8th January 2008. The main building seen from the platform side. 8th January 2008. Booking hall internal roof detail. 8th January 2008. Corbel within the booking hall. 8th January 2008. Dormer window detail. 8th January 2008. Window detail on the station front. 8th January 2008. The London end of the station building. 8th January 2008. Station frontage and tracery detail 8th January 2008. Booking office windows. 8th January 2008. Another fireplace in the station building. 8th January 2008. Hooded fireplace in the booking hall. 8th January 2008. Booking hall interior. 8th January 2008. The archways giving access to the platforms from the booking hall. 8th January 2008. Awning valance detail. 8th January 2008. Footbridge steps. 8th January 2008. Awning pillar detail. 8th January 2008. View beneath the awning that was added in the 1880s. 8th January 2008. A view of the station in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Wed Jan 9 2008 LYMINGTON TOWN [Lymington] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1419348.html The only surviving intermediate station on the former LSWR Lymington branch. The station is operated by South West Trains but it is a designated Community Railway and as such is finished in Southern Railway green paint with various heritage touches. The line is also worked by two slam-door CIG units in heritage liveries. CRS code: LYT Tuesday 4 December 2007: The only surviving intermediate station on the former LSWR Lymington branch. The station is operated by South West Trains but it is a designated Community Railway and as such is finished in Southern Railway green paint with various heritage touches. The line is also worked by two slam-door CIG units in heritage liveries. CRS code: LYT

The station building and platform looking towards Lymington Pier. 3rd December 2007. A poster explaining the use of heritage trains on the line. 3rd December 2007. The station building seen from the forecourt. 3rd December 2007. An anchor at the station entrance. 3rd December 2007. Post box on the station front. 3rd December 2007. An old boat in use as a planter on the station frontage. 3rd December 2007. Window detail on the station frontage. 3rd December 2007. Heritage touch #1. Luggage trolley and trunks. 3rd December 2007. Building at the pier end of the platform. 3rd December 2007. The station building and platform looking towards Brockenhurst. 3rd December 2007. Heritage touch #3. Station sign in BR(S) totem style. 3rd December 2007. Doorway detail on the station frontage. 3rd December 2007. The station forecourt seen from the approach road. 3rd December 2007. Heritage touch #2. Sack barrow and milk churns. 3rd December 2007. The station seen from the extreme northern end of the platform. 3rd December 2007.

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]]> Tue Dec 4 2007 HELSBY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1416934.html A joint LNWR/GWR station opened in 1863. It is a four platform junction station and is built in the Jacobean style. Currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Northern Rail. CRS code: HSB Saturday 1 December 2007: A joint LNWR/GWR station opened in 1863. It is a four platform junction station and is built in the Jacobean style. Currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Northern Rail. CRS code: HSB

National Railway Heritage Award plaque on the signal box. 29th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Mike Platt). The signal box and footbridge. 2005. (Picture courtesy of Mike Platt). The main station building and platform 1 seen from the footbridge with the line to Chester on the right. 2005. (Picture courtesy of Mike Platt). The station name and operator's initials spelled out in bricks. 29th April 2007. (Picture courtesy of Mike Platt). The signal box on the island platform (2&3). 2005. (Picture courtesy of Mike Platt). Platforms 3 and 4 looking towards Ellesmere Port. 31st March 2008. The footbridge seen from platform 3 behind the signal box. 31st March 2008. Trolley on the island platform. 31st March 2008. Looking across to the former booking office, a later LNWR addition. 31st March 2008. The main building, partially obscured by scaffolding. 31st March 2008. The island platform building. A similar building once adorned the fourth platform. 31st March 2008. The gardens on the island platform. 31st March 2008. Platforms 3 and 4 looking towards Liverpool. 31st March 2008. Flower bed on platform 4. 31st March 2008. A footpath cuts across the station site, passing the ends of all four platforms. 31st March 2008. The site of the building on platform 4. 31st March 2008. A string of station awards adorning the signal box. 31st March 2008. Looking towards the junction from the footbridge with semaphore signals in evidence. 31st March 2008. A closer look at the old booking office. 31st March 2008. The main building seen from the forecourt side. 31st March 2008. Another view of the island platform building. 31st March 2008. Decorative pillar base on the main building. 31st March 2008. Pillar capital detail. 31st March 2008. Platform side view of the main building. 31st March 2008. Window detail on the main building. 31st March 2008.

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]]> Sat Dec 1 2007 BARNSTAPLE [Barnstaple Junction] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1386797.html Opened in 1854 by the North Devon Railway, the station later became the junction for the LSWR lines to Halwill Junction and Ilfracombe. It is now the terminus of the branch from Exeter, operated by First Great Western. CRS code: BNP Thursday 11 October 2007: Opened in 1854 by the North Devon Railway, the station later became the junction for the LSWR lines to Halwill Junction and Ilfracombe. It is now the terminus of the branch from Exeter, operated by First Great Western. CRS code: BNP

The station before the car park was extended over the old trackbed. 13th June 2001. (Picture courtesy of John Lucas). A similar view of the station today. 1st August 2007. View of the remaining platform from the buffer stops. 1st August 2007. The second, disused platform. 1st August 2007. Platform view looking towards Exeter. 1st August 2007. Looking towards the present buffer stops and the site of the junction where the Ilfracombe and Torrington lines diverged. 1st August 2007. Platform awning bracket. 1st August 2007. Booking hall interior. 1st August 2007. The station building seen from the opposite end. 1st August 2007. General view of the station from the forecourt. 1st August 2007. The two storey section of the station building appers to be semi-derelict. 1st August 2007. Window detail on the disused portion of the building. 1st August 2007. A view of the station from LSWR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Thu Oct 11 2007 BRIDGEND / PEN-Y-BONT http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1386787.html Bridgend was opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850. The down side building is one of Brunel's Italianate structures similar to those found at Chepstow, Stratford upon Avon, Charlbury and elsewhere. A new building housing the ticket office and booking hall was added in about 1980. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: BGN Thursday 11 October 2007: Bridgend was opened by the South Wales Railway in 1850. The down side building is one of Brunel's Italianate structures similar to those found at Chepstow, Stratford upon Avon, Charlbury and elsewhere. A new building housing the ticket office and booking hall was added in about 1980. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: BGN

The bay platform which serves the Vale of Glamorgan line. 25th July 2007. The up side buildings. 25th July 2007. Windows, doors and eaves on the Brunel building. 25th July 2007. Window detail on the station building. 25th July 2007. The forecourt side of the listed Brunel building. 25th July 2007. Ancillary building on the down platform. 25th July 2007. General view of the station forecourt. 25th July 2007. Looking towards the modern entrance and booking hall with the overhanging eaves of the original Brunel building on the left. 25th July 2007. Booking hall interior. 25th July 2007. Plaques in the booking hall. 25th July 2007. Ballustrade detail on the footbridge. 25th July 2007. The platform side of the Brunel station building. 25th July 2007. The footbridge and the eastern end of the station. 25th July 2007. The western end of the platforms. 25th July 2007. Looking along the down platform towards Cardiff. 25th July 2007. Doorway detail on the down side building. 25th July 2007. The up side footbridge steps. 25th July 2007. Overall view of the platforms looking towards Neath. 25th July 2007.

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]]> Thu Oct 11 2007 EDGE HILL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1359706.html One of Britain's most historic stations is Edge Hill, opened in 1836 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. The original pink sandstone buildings survive along with the engine house which once provided the power to haul trains through the Waterloo Tunnel. The buildings were restored for the Rainhill Trails anniversary in 1980. The station is operated and served by Northern Rail. CRS code: EDG Friday 31 August 2007: One of Britain's most historic stations is Edge Hill, opened in 1836 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. The original pink sandstone buildings survive along with the engine house which once provided the power to haul trains through the Waterloo Tunnel. The buildings were restored for the Rainhill Trails anniversary in 1980. The station is operated and served by Northern Rail. CRS code: EDG

The platform 1 & 2 building seen from the platform 2 side. 3rd April 2007. Platforms 2 and 3 looking towards Liverpool. 3rd April 2007. Looking towards Manchester from the island platform 1 & 2. 3rd April 2007. The main station building seen from platform 1. 3rd April 2007. Stonework detail on the engine house. 3rd April 2007. Platform 1 looking towards the tunnels. 3rd April 2007. The entrance to the tunnels seen from platform 1. The former engine house on platform 1. 3rd April 2007. The platform 2 side of the main station building. 3rd April 2007. Clock on platform 2. 3rd April 2007. The cobbled forecourt. 3rd April 2007. Plaque commemorating the restoration of the station. 3rd April 2007. Looking towards the station from the forecourt. 3rd April 2007. The lobby in the platform 3 & 4 building seen from the subway staircase. 3rd April 2007. The platform 1 & 2 building seen from the platform 1 side. 3rd April 2007. The platform 2 elevetion of the building. 3rd April 2007. The Liverpool end of platform 2. 3rd April 2007. Platform 1 looking towards Manchester. 3rd April 2007. General view of the station looking towards Liverpool. 3rd April 2007. Disused bay platform. 3rd April 2007.

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]]> Fri Aug 31 2007 BIRKENHEAD CENTRAL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1359702.html The former headquarters of the Mersey Railway, Birkenhead Central station was opened in 1886. It is currently operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: BKC Friday 31 August 2007: The former headquarters of the Mersey Railway, Birkenhead Central station was opened in 1886. It is currently operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: BKC

Cast iron detail above the footbridge. 2nd April 2007. Mersey Railway lettering above a doorway. 2nd April 2007. The station frontage. 2nd April 2007. Remains of more Mersey Railway lettering beneath the entrance awning. 2nd April 2007. Mersey Railway lettering on the end of the building. 2nd April 2007. View of the station building from across the road. 2nd April 2007. Curved awning at the station entrance. 2nd April 2007. Looking down one of the footbridge staircases. 2nd April 2007. Looking towards Hooton from platform level. 2nd April 2007. General view looking towards Liverpool with the main station buildings in the background. 2nd April 2007. Ironwork beneath the southbound platform awning. 2nd April 2007.

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]]> Fri Aug 31 2007 HOOTON http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1354549.html A Cheshire station on the Merseyrail network which acts as the junction for the Chester and Ellesmere Port lines. It was opened in 1838 by the Chester & Birkenhead Railway, a company jointly owned by the GWR and LNWR. Between 1985 and 1993 the station was the frontier between the electrified Merseyrail services and the diesel worked trains north thereof. CRS code: HOO Thursday 23 August 2007: A Cheshire station on the Merseyrail network which acts as the junction for the Chester and Ellesmere Port lines. It was opened in 1838 by the Chester & Birkenhead Railway, a company jointly owned by the GWR and LNWR. Between 1985 and 1993 the station was the frontier between the electrified Merseyrail services and the diesel worked trains north thereof. CRS code: HOO

Cast iron bracket on the footbridge. 1st April 2007. Awning capital detail. 1st April 2007. The station building from the forecourt side. 1st April 2007. Half timbered style building adjacent to the footbridge. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the main building. 1st April 2007. General view showing the platforms and footbridge. 1st April 2007. Merseytravel Platform and awning adjacent to the main building. 1st April 2007. Detail of the decoration over the booking hall door. 1st April 2007. View across the footbridge. 1st April 2007. Building on the disused platform. 1st April 2007. General view looking towards Liverpool. 1st April 2007. The main building seen from the platform side. 31st March 2008.

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]]> Thu Aug 23 2007 CREDITON http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1350859.html This station seems to be something of an anachronism at first glance - a clearly Brunel influenced GWR design of station on a former LSWR line. The answer is tied up in a complicated early history of the line which I won't try to explain here. Nevertheless, it was eventually opened by the Exeter & Crediton Railway in 1851. It now forms the major intermediate station on First Great Western's Exeter - Barnstaple branch. CRS code: CDI Sunday 19 August 2007: This station seems to be something of an anachronism at first glance - a clearly Brunel influenced GWR design of station on a former LSWR line. The answer is tied up in a complicated early history of the line which I won't try to explain here. Nevertheless, it was eventually opened by the Exeter & Crediton Railway in 1851. It now forms the major intermediate station on First Great Western's Exeter - Barnstaple branch. CRS code: CDI

Awning bracket detail. 29th July 2007. Window and doorway on the main building. 29th July 2007. The timber down platform shelter. 29th July 2007. Doorway and bay window detail on the main building. 29th July 2007. The former goods shed awaiting redevelopment. 29th July 2007. The building now houses a cafe. The original angled chimney has been replaced at some point. 29th July 2007. The main building from the forecourt. 29th July 2007. Traditional style nameboard. 29th July 2007. Plaque commemorating the station's 150th anniversary. 29th July 2007. The substantially built footbridge. 29th July 2007. The LSWR signal box. 29th July 2007. General view of the station seen from the footbridge. 29th July 2007. SR concrete building on the up platform. 29th July 2007. Interior of the down side shelter. 29th July 2007. The platform side of the main building. 29th July 2007. Gradient post on the down platform. 29th July 2007. Timber waiting shelter next to the main building. 29th July 2007. Looking towards Barnstaple from the down platform. 29th July 2007. Brackets on the down platform shelter. 29th July 2007. The down end of the station showing the footbridge. 29th July 2007.

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]]> Sun Aug 19 2007 DAWLISH http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1344788.html Opened by the South Devon Railway in 1846 and destroyed by fire in 1873. The present struture dates from the mid 1870s and is thought to have been designed by P.J. Margery although it is very much in the Brunel idiom. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: DWL Friday 10 August 2007: Opened by the South Devon Railway in 1846 and destroyed by fire in 1873. The present struture dates from the mid 1870s and is thought to have been designed by P.J. Margery although it is very much in the Brunel idiom. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: DWL

The signal box on 9th April 2002. The western end of the station. 3rd August 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brigitte Longhurst). GWR metal nameboard on the up platform. 3rd August 2007. General view looking east from the up platform. 3rd August 2007. Exterior window detail. 3rd August 2007. Western end of the down platform and the platform starter signal. 3rd August 2007. General view looking east. 3rd August 2007. Ironwork detail on the forecourt awning. 3rd August 2007. The station frontage. 3rd August 2007. Landward side of the station building. 3rd August 2007. The down side building. Above the concrete awning the imprint of the original ridge and furrow structure can be seen. 3rd August 2007. The signal box, now boarded up and unsafe. 3rd August 2007. The eastern end of the station with the longer down platform perched over the sea wall. 3rd August 2007. View looking west with the signal box in the foreground. 3rd August 2007. Bracket detail on the signal box. 3rd August 2007. View of the footbridge. 3rd August 2007. Interior window detail. 3rd August 2007. Beneath the forecourt awning. 3rd August 2007. Overall view of the station from the forecourt side. 3rd August 2007. Column details on the colonnade. 3rd August 2007. The seaward side of the station. 3rd August 2007. Colonnade carrying the extreme western end of the down platform over the sea wall. 3rd August 2007. GWR bench on the up platform. 3rd August 2007. The station seen from the beach. 3rd August 2007. Booking hall ceiling. 3rd August 2007. The signal box when it was still in use in September 1984.

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]]> Fri Aug 10 2007 CARDIFF BAY / BAE CAERDYDD [Cardiff Bute Road, Cardiff Docks] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1334423.html The orginal Cardiff Docks terminus of the Taff Vale Railway, designed by Brunel and opened in 1840. It was renamed Cardiff Bute Road by the GWR in 1924 and Cardiff Bay in 1994. The station building was converted into a museum in the 1980s but it is now unused. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: CDB Thursday 26 July 2007: The orginal Cardiff Docks terminus of the Taff Vale Railway, designed by Brunel and opened in 1840. It was renamed Cardiff Bute Road by the GWR in 1924 and Cardiff Bay in 1994. The station building was converted into a museum in the 1980s but it is now unused. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: CDB

The station building and concourse area seen from the buffer stops of the present platform. 25th July 2007. The disused second platform from which steam trains operated during the 1980s. 25th July 2007. The rear of the station and the canopy. 25th July 2007. The station bulding with the 1980s museum canopy on the side. 25th July 2007. First floor window detail. 25th July 2007. Looking from the buffer stops of the disused platform under the canopy. 25th July 2007. Ground floor window detail. 25th July 2007. Circulating area at the platform end. 25th July 2007. The street elevation of the station building. 25th July 2007. The Bute Street passenger entrance. 25th July 2007. The station building from the roadside. 25th July 2007. Bay window at the end of the station building. 25th July 2007. The Lloyd George Avenue passenger entrance. 25th July 2007. Looking towards the buffer stops beneath the canopy. 25th July 2007. The remaining platform looking towards Cardiff. 25th July 2007. Station nameboard. 25th July 2007.

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]]> Thu Jul 26 2007 CHESTER [Chester General] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1328834.html Chester station, opened in 1848, was designed by Francis Thompson for the Chester & Holyhead Railway and the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway. The island platform was added in the early 1890s. The station is currently run by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Merseyrail, Northern and Virgin Trains. CRS code: CTR Thursday 19 July 2007: Chester station, opened in 1848, was designed by Francis Thompson for the Chester & Holyhead Railway and the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway. The island platform was added in the early 1890s. The station is currently run by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Merseyrail, Northern and Virgin Trains. CRS code: CTR

Platform 4 seen from the west. 1st April 2007. Screen wall adjacent to platform 2. 1st April 2007. Arcaded screen wall between the tracks. 1st April 2007. The footbridge steps seen from the entrance. 1st April 2007. Ironwork on the entrance awning. The red and green colour scheme dates from North Western Trains days. 1st April 2007. The forecourt and surrounding buildings. 1st April 2007. The western end of the station frontage. 1st April 2007. The station frontage. 1st April 2007. Goods(?) entrance at the western end of the main building. 1st April 2007. Detail of part of the station frontage. 1st April 2007. Clock above the main entrance. 1st April 2007. National Rail symbol on the station frontage. 1st April 2007. The ticket office. This has since been demolished. 1st April 2007. Mileage sign on the central screen wall. 1st April 2007. The building on platform 4. 1st April 2007. Looking over the top of the footbridge. 1st April 2007. Platform 7 looking east. 1st April 2007. The end of the overall roof on platform 7 showing the massive girder construction. 1st April 2007. The eastern end of the station showing the isolated section of overall roof over platforms 4 and 5. The gap was caused by a runaway fuel train in 1972 that was diverted into the bay platforms and demolished a DMU. 1st April 2007. Makers mark on one of the platform surfaces. 1st April 2007. Window detail on platform 7. 1st April 2007. Looking west along platform 7. 1st April 2007. Staff building between platforms 4 and 7. 1st April 2007. Footbridge stairs. 1st April 2007. Stone ballustrade detail. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the station front. 1st April 2007. Arcade beneath one of the turreted projections on the frontage. 1st April 2007. Entrance awning detail. 1st April 2007. An underused area off the concourse with two of the east facing bay platforms in the distance. During 2008 the ticket office was relocated here. 1st April 2007. Bench carrying the station name on platform 4. 4th April 2007. Platform 4 seen from the footbridge. 4th April 2007. Ironwork detail on the footbridge. 4th April 2007. A view of the station in 1990. (Picture courtesy of Rob Grapes).

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]]> Thu Jul 19 2007 z- HELP REQUIRED -z http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1299848.html A few unidentified locations and mystery objects. If you can help with identification please let me know via the "Leave a Message" function on the front page. Sunday 10 June 2007: A few unidentified locations and mystery objects. If you can help with identification please let me know via the "Leave a Message" function on the front page.

#6. Item of equipment on the platform at Tyseley. Does anybody know what it is? #4. Midland Railway Centre, but where from originally? #5. A drinking fountain or water trough from, presumably, the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. Preserved at the NRM, York, but where was it from originally? #1. Platform awning ironwork at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach miniature railway. It looks like it originated at a standard gauge station, but which one? Blackpool Central possibly? #2. More of the platform awning ironwork at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach miniature railway. Can you identify from where it originated? #2. Another shot of the platform awning ironwork at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach miniature railway. #3. A shelter at Newquay zoo. This may have no railway connection but the stanchions look as though they may have come from a platform awning. #3. Detail of the lettering on the stanchions. Did they come from a Cornish station?

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]]> Sun Jun 10 2007 EARLESTOWN [Warrington Junction, Newton Junction] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1298584.html This historic station was opened in 1831 at the junction where the Warrington & Newton Railway diverged from the The Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The station building in the "V" between the two lines is thought to date from around 1840. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: ERL Saturday 9 June 2007: This historic station was opened in 1831 at the junction where the Warrington & Newton Railway diverged from the The Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The station building in the "V" between the two lines is thought to date from around 1840. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: ERL

Beneath the timber awning of the original station building. 3rd April 2007. Window detail - original station building. 3rd April 2007. Doorway detail - original station building. 3rd April 2007. Doorway detail - original station building. 3rd April 2007. Western end of the original station building. 3rd April 2007. The view towards Liverpool from the footbridge. 3rd April 2007. The view towards Manchester from the footbridge. 3rd April 2007. The building that houses the current booking office, looking towards Liverpool. 3rd April 2007. The station entrance. 3rd April 2007. The Liverpool - Manchester platforms looking east, showing the footbridge. 3rd April 2007. Behind the original station building is the platform serving the Liverpool - Warrington chord. Behind that is a disused platform. 3rd April 2007. The original station building. It is thought to be the oldest station building surviving on an operational station in the UK. 3rd April 2007.

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]]> Sat Jun 9 2007 TYSELEY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1298582.html A GWR station of 1906 which serves as the junction between the Birmingham - Leamington Spa and the North Warwickshire lines. The main station building was badly damaged by fire a few years ago but it has since been restored. Operated by London Midland and also served by a few Chiltern Railways services. CRS code: TYS Saturday 9 June 2007: A GWR station of 1906 which serves as the junction between the Birmingham - Leamington Spa and the North Warwickshire lines. The main station building was badly damaged by fire a few years ago but it has since been restored. Operated by London Midland and also served by a few Chiltern Railways services. CRS code: TYS

The northern approach to the station seen from a DMU. 1987. Platforms 3 & 4. 20th April 2007. The platform building on the disused island platform 1 & 2. 20th April 2007. Stairway leading to the disused platforms 1 & 2. 20th April 2007. Interior view of the restored booking hall. 20th April 2007. The main station building which is situated above the tracks. 20th April 2007. General view of the station with platform 4 nearest the camera. 20th April 2007. The station facade. 20th April 2007. Disused platform 1. 20th April 2007. The main station entrance. 20th April 2007. Stairway leading to platforms 3 & 4. 20th April 2007. Directional sign - a compromise between BR corporate image and GWR heritage. 20th April 2007. Station nameboard. GWR colours but lower case lettering! 20th April 2007. Mystery object. Any suggestions? 20th April 2007. GWR platform bench. 20th April 2007. GWR manhole cover on platform 3. 20th April 2007. Lavatory entrance screen. 20th April 2007. General view looking south from platform 3. 20th April 2007. Somewhat dilapidated GWR style station nameboard. 20th April 2007. Vintage sign at the end of platforms 3 & 4. 20th April 2007. Looking along platform 3 from the north end. 20th April 2007. Detail of the end of the station building. 2nd October 2008. A close-up of the station name on the end of the building. 2nd October 2008. Decorative bracket supporting the front awning. 2nd October 2008. Platforms 1 and 2 after their restoration to service following the remodelling of Tyseley Junction. 2nd October 2008. Fire bucket hook still in situ on platform 2. 2nd October 2008. Platform 2 with evening commuters. 2nd October 2008. One of the custom made poster boards on platform 1. 2nd October 2008.

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]]> Sat Jun 9 2007 HENLEY IN ARDEN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1285692.html Henley In Arden is a typical GWR turn of the century station situated on the North Warwickshire Line. It opened in 1908, replacing an earlier station at the end of the long closed branch from Rowington on the Leamington Spa – Birmingham main line. The station has declined in importance and is now unstaffed with the one remaining station building boarded up and disused. It was operated by Central Trains from 1996 to 2007 and has now passed to London Midland. CRS code: HNL Wednesday 23 May 2007: Henley In Arden is a typical GWR turn of the century station situated on the North Warwickshire Line. It opened in 1908, replacing an earlier station at the end of the long closed branch from Rowington on the Leamington Spa _ Birmingham main line. The station has declined in importance and is now unstaffed with the one remaining station building boarded up and disused. It was operated by Central Trains from 1996 to 2007 and has now passed to London Midland. CRS code: HNL

The disused station building from the platform side. 20th April 2007. BR upper quadrant signal at the northern end of the island platform. 20th April 2007. The typical GWR signal box which is still in use. 20th April 2007. Remains of a water column at the northern end of the island platform. 20th April 2007. Rear face of the island platform looking south. 20th April 2007. The footbridge seen from the island platform. 20th April 2007. General view of the island platform. It originally had a building and awning matching the structure on platform 1. 20th April 2007. The northern end of the island platform. 20th April 2007. Looking across the footbridge. 20th April 2007. View from the footbridge showing part of the island platform and its waiting shelter with the station building beyond. 20th April 2007. GWR station nameboard on the island platform. 20th April 2007. The station forecourt and the boarded up station building. 20th April 2007. The main station building and entrance to the platforms. 20th April 2007. Gatepost detail at the entrance to platform 1. 20th April 2007. Detail of the GWR cantilevered awning. 20th April 2007. Beneath the awning on platform 1. 20th April 2007.

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]]> Wed May 23 2007 HOLYHEAD / CAERGYBI http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1285681.html The present Holyhead station was opened in 1880 by the LNWR. There were two separate sides to the station flanking a central hotel block. The platforms were covered by two glass and iron trainsheds, similar to those provided at Euston. Only one of these now survives. The hotel closed in 1951 and was demolished at a later date. It was replaced by an office building for Sealink in the 1990s. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: HHD Wednesday 23 May 2007: The present Holyhead station was opened in 1880 by the LNWR. There were two separate sides to the station flanking a central hotel block. The platforms were covered by two glass and iron trainsheds, similar to those provided at Euston. Only one of these now survives. The hotel closed in 1951 and was demolished at a later date. It was replaced by an office building for Sealink in the 1990s. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: HHD

The far end of platform 2 with the access to the ferry terminal betond. 4th April 2007. General view of the station yard and wash road. 4th April 2007. Platform 1 looking towards Bangor. 4th April 2007. Clocktower in the forecourt. 4th April 2007. The trainshed over platform 2. 4th April 2007. The station entrance from the forecourt. 4th April 2007. Detail of one of the lamps that line the forecourt. 4th April 2007. A Virgin Train for Euston at platform 1 with the station yard to the left. 4th April 2007. The arched approach ramp and the end of platform 1. In the distance the ferry berths can be seen. 4th April 2007. Overall view of platform 2. 4th April 2007. Ironwork detail on the platform 2 trainshed. 4th April 2007. Building on platform 2. 4th April 2007. Platform 2 looking towards the stops. 4th April 2007. Bricked up windows on platform 2. 4th April 2007. Concourse interior. 4th April 2007. Roof detail beneath the platform 2 trainshed. 4th April 2007. Column detail on platform 2. 4th April 2007. The old ferry berth. 4th April 2007. Plaque on the consourse. 4th April 2007. The forecourt on 20th August 1989 after demolition of the original building but before the present structure was built. The ferry is at the old ferry berth, now no longer accessible.

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]]> Wed May 23 2007 GOBOWEN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1285645.html Gobowen is a real gem in the field of railway architecture. The station was opened in 1846 by the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway and the grade II listed main building is in the Florentine style. It is no longer in railway use but has been renovated to a high standard and divided into business units. On the opposite platform a later building of GWR vintage houses an independently run booking office. Both platforms are covered by umbrella awnings which differ from each other slightly in terms of design. The footbridge added by the GWR was removed in 1987 and access between platforms is via the level crossing. The station was once the junction for Oswestry but following closure of the branch it was retained as a railhead for the district. Although it is located in England, the station is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: GOB Wednesday 23 May 2007: Gobowen is a real gem in the field of railway architecture. The station was opened in 1846 by the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway and the grade II listed main building is in the Florentine style. It is no longer in railway use but has been renovated to a high standard and divided into business units. On the opposite platform a later building of GWR vintage houses an independently run booking office. Both platforms are covered by umbrella awnings which differ from each other slightly in terms of design. The footbridge added by the GWR was removed in 1987 and access between platforms is via the level crossing. The station was once the junction for Oswestry but following closure of the branch it was retained as a railhead for the district. Although it is located in England, the station is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: GOB

Fire damaged nameboard on the Shrewsbury platform. 1st April 2007. The southern end of the station looking towards Shewsbury. 1st April 2007. The main building seen from the platform side. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the GWR building. 1st April 2007. Detail of the eaves on the GWR station building. 1st April 2007. Awning bracket on the GWR station building. 1st April 2007. Door and window detail on the GWR building. 1st April 2007. Absurdly over-engineered cycle rack shelter behind the Shrewsbury platform. 1st April 2007. GWR nameboard on the Shrewsbury platform 1st April 2007. Overall view of the Shrewsbury platform from the level crossing. 1st April 2007. The main station building seen from the forecourt. 1st April 2007. Detail of the tower on the main building. 1st April 2007. Plaque commemorating the 1989 refurbishment of the building. 1st April 2007. Detail of one of the coupled, round headed windows on the first floor. 1st April 2007. The station entrance which once sported an awning. 1st April 2007. Signal at the end of the Chester platform. 1st April 2007. Awning column on the Chester platform. 1st April 2007. Looking south along the Chester platform. On the right is a disused bay platform. 1st April 2007. Ironwork detail on the Chester platform awning. 1st April 2007. The GWR building on the Shrewsbury platform. 1st April 2007. A Wales & Borders Trains sign on the Chester platform. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the ground floor of the main building. 1st April 2007. Detail of the eaves on the main building. 1st April 2007. General view of the station looking towards Shrewsbury. 1st April 2007. Presumably this was either a cottage for the station master or a crossing keeper's residence. It is now a dental practice. 1st April 2007. Gobowen signal box. 1st April 2007. Looking towards the station from the level crossing. 1st April 2007. The forecourt on the Shrewsbury side of the station. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the main building. 1st April 2007. Decoration on the main building. 1st April 2007. The derelict coal depot adjacent to the station. 1st April 2007. Looking north along the Chester platform showing the umbrella awning. 1st April 2007. Coal chutes behind the Chester platform. 1st April 2007.

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]]> Wed May 23 2007 RUABON http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1276751.html Ruabon station was opened by the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway in 1846. The station building is a single storey sandstone structure in Tudor style but is no longer in railway use. The iron and glass ridge and furrow awnings over the platforms have been removed. The station declined in importance after it ceased to be a junction in 1965. It is now unstaffed. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: RUA Friday 11 May 2007: Ruabon station was opened by the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway in 1846. The station building is a single storey sandstone structure in Tudor style but is no longer in railway use. The iron and glass ridge and furrow awnings over the platforms have been removed. The station declined in importance after it ceased to be a junction in 1965. It is now unstaffed. Operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: RUA

The station building seen from the platform side. 1st April 2007. The section of the footbridge that once crossed the branch platform. 1st April 2007. The disused branch platform. 1st April 2007. Looking north from the footbridge. 1st April 2007. Door detail on the station building. 1st April 2007. General view looking south. 1st April 2007. Waiting shelter in Arriva turquoise. 1st April 2007. Plaque on the station building. 1st April 2007. The station building seen from the forecourt. 1st April 2007. Detail of one end of the station building. 1st April 2007. Window detail on the station building. 1st April 2007. Brick sculpture and information board in the forecourt. 1st April 2007. Bridge beneath the north end of the station. 1st April 2007.

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]]> Fri May 11 2007 BANGOR http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1276746.html Bangor station was opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in 1848. The up side platform building was originally the main station building with a forecourt on the town side. An additional loop line and platform face was constructed on the site of the forecourt by the LMS during the 1920s. At the same time a new building housing the main entrance and ticket office was constructed facing Deiniol Road. The station is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: BNG Friday 11 May 2007: Bangor station was opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in 1848. The up side platform building was originally the main station building with a forecourt on the town side. An additional loop line and platform face was constructed on the site of the forecourt by the LMS during the 1920s. At the same time a new building housing the main entrance and ticket office was constructed facing Deiniol Road. The station is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and also served by Virgin Trains. CRS code: BNG

General view of the circulating area on the up side island platform. 4th April 2007. The trackless side of the up side island platform. 4th April 2007. Chester & Holyhead Railway crest on the up side building. 4th April 2007. The main entrance and booking hall building seen from the platform side. The tracks between the building and the former up island platform have been removed. 4th April 2007. Station nameboard on the up side island platform. 4th April 2007. The down side platform awning. 4th April 2007. General view along the up side island platform. 4th April 2007. Remains of the water crane on the end of the disused up platform. 4th April 2007. The end of the up side building looking towards Holyhead. 4th April 2007. Remains of the water crane on the end of the current up platform. 4th April 2007. Window and door detail on the up side building. 4th April 2007. Booking hall door detail. 4th April 2007. Footbridge stairway. 4th April 2007. Booking hall entrance. 4th April 2007. Clock on the forecourt awning. 4th April 2007. The station frontage seen from the forecourt. 4th April 2007. LMS crest in the booking hall. 4th April 2007. LMS lettering over the ticket windows 4th April 2007. Booking hall interior. 4th April 2007. The up side island platform building seen from the forecourt. 4th April 2007. Ballustrade detail. 4th April 2007. Looking east towards Bangor Tunnel from the footbridge. 4th April 2007. Looking west towards Belmont Tunnel from the footbridge. 4th April 2007. Footbridge interior. 4th April 2007. The disused side of the down platform. 4th April 2007. The up side building. 4th April 2007. Itallianate decoration on the roof of the up side building. 4th April 2007. Awning pillar detail. 4th April 2007. A rack for storing destination fingerboards on the down platform. 4th April 2007. Footbridge exterior. 4th April 2007. Looking west towards Belmont Tunnel. 4th April 2007. General view looking east from the down platform. 4th April 2007. Bangor signal box at the western end of the station. 4th April 2007. Remains of the demolished down side buildings. 4th April 2007. General view looking west from the down platform. 4th April 2007.

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]]> Fri May 11 2007 CRESSINGTON [Cressington & Grassendale] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1265456.html Cressington station was opened in 1873 by the Cheshire Lines Committee and was built to serve the nearby Cressington Park Estate. The attractive three storey station building is in Gothic style and features a footbridge opening directly off the first floor booking hall. The station was closed in 1972 but reopened again in 1978. Operated and served by Merseyrail. CRS code: CSG Friday 27 April 2007: Cressington station was opened in 1873 by the Cheshire Lines Committee and was built to serve the nearby Cressington Park Estate. The attractive three storey station building is in Gothic style and features a footbridge opening directly off the first floor booking hall. The station was closed in 1972 but reopened again in 1978. Operated and served by Merseyrail. CRS code: CSG

The station building seen from the forecourt. 2nd April 2007. The small building on the Liverpool platform. 2nd April 2007. Looking towards the station building from the footbridge. 2nd April 2007. Window on the station building incorporating a clock. 2nd April 2007. The stairway leading from the booking hall to the Hunts Cross platform. 2nd April 2007. The small iron and glass awning on the Hunts Cross platform. 2nd April 2007. General view looking towards Hunts Cross. 2nd April 2007. The station building from the platform side. 2nd April 2007. General view looking towards Liverpool. 2nd April 2007. Awning bracket detail. 2nd April 2007. Detail of the footbridge support on the Liverpool platform. 2nd April 2007. The Liverpool end of the platforms. 2nd April 2007. Stairway ballustrade detail. 2nd April 2007. Awning ironwork detail. 2nd April 2007. Former drinking fountain on the Hunts Cross platform. 2nd April 2007. Fire bucket hooks on the station building. 2nd April 2007. Looking south from the Hunts Cross platform showing the footbridge. 2nd April 2007.

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]]> Fri Apr 27 2007 HADFIELD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1261638.html Hadfield is now the terminus of the line from Manchester via Dinting. Up until the 1980s the line continued on to Sheffield over the Woodhead route. The station was opened in 1845 for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The station building is in Tudor style and now houses a pub. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: HDF Sunday 22 April 2007: Hadfield is now the terminus of the line from Manchester via Dinting. Up until the 1980s the line continued on to Sheffield over the Woodhead route. The station was opened in 1845 for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. The station building is in Tudor style and now houses a pub. Operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: HDF

General platform view looking towards Dinting. The entrance to the ticket office can be seen. 3rd April 2007. The platform side of the station building. 3rd April 2007. Doorways on the older part of the building. 3rd April 2007. View looking towards Dinting from the platform. 3rd April 2007. The platform and station building looking towards the buffer stops. 3rd April 2007. Window detail on the station building. 3rd April 2007. Boarded up bay window on the station building. 3rd April 2007. Detail of the timber platform awning. The green, red and cream colour scheme is a legacy of the former North Western Trains. 3rd April 2007. Station nameboard in the long obsolete Network North West style. 3rd April 2007. The station building seen from the forecourt. 3rd April 2007. The present station entrance. 3rd April 2007. The station in GCR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Sun Apr 22 2007 GLOSSOP http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1261614.html Glossop station was built privately by the Duke of Norfolk in 1845 but worked by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It is the terminus of the short branch from Dinting. Although much of the station building has been given over to retail use, the station remains staffed and is operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: GLO Sunday 22 April 2007: Glossop station was built privately by the Duke of Norfolk in 1845 but worked by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway. It is the terminus of the short branch from Dinting. Although much of the station building has been given over to retail use, the station remains staffed and is operated by Northern Rail. CRS code: GLO

The station frontage on Norfolk Street. 3rd April 2007. The wing of the building that houses the operational part of the station. 3rd April 2007. The present station concourse. 3rd April 2007. Booking office window. 3rd April 2007. The one remaining platform looking towards Dinting. 3rd April 2007. Detail of the lion on top of the entrance, emblem of the Howard family. 3rd April 2007. The Howard Street frontage of the station building. 3rd April 2007. Plaque on one of the station walls. 3rd April 2007. The station entrance. 3rd April 2007. Former station entrance now going access to a pharmacy. 3rd April 2007. Platform awning detail. 3rd April 2007.

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]]> Sun Apr 22 2007 HALL GREEN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1261514.html This suburban station on the North Warwickshire Line is a classic example of a GWR station design from the 1900s, featuring a combined, cantilevered roof and awning. The station opened in 1908 and is now operated and served by London Midland on behalf of Centro. CRS code: HLG Sunday 22 April 2007: This suburban station on the North Warwickshire Line is a classic example of a GWR station design from the 1900s, featuring a combined, cantilevered roof and awning. The station opened in 1908 and is now operated and served by London Midland on behalf of Centro. CRS code: HLG

Looking in the Stratford direction from the Birmingham platform. 20th April 2007. General view looking towards Birmingham. The signal box which once stood in the distance was dismantled and re-erected at Winchcombe in the 1980s. 20th April 2007. Timber bench of GWR origin on the Birmingham platform. 20th April 2007. The Stratford platform showing the modern disabled entrance and shelter, all painted in authentic GWR colours. 20th April 2007. The main station building seen from the platform side. 20th April 2007. The main station building seen from the forecourt. 20th April 2007. The Stratford end of the station with a local service departing. 20th April 2007. General view looking towards Birmingham showing the footbridge. The

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]]> Sun Apr 22 2007 LLANFAIRPWLL [Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1249724.html Opened in 1848 by the Chester & Holyhead Railway to serve the village of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. In order to encourage tourism the station was given the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, putting it in the record books as the longest place name in the world. The station closed in 1966 but reopened again in 1973. It is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: LPG Saturday 7 April 2007: Opened in 1848 by the Chester & Holyhead Railway to serve the village of Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. In order to encourage tourism the station was given the name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, putting it in the record books as the longest place name in the world. The station closed in 1966 but reopened again in 1973. It is operated by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: LPG

The station building from the platform side. 4th April 2007. Footbridge ironwork detail. 4th April 2007. Looking towards the signal box and level crossing from the footbridge. 4th April 2007. General view of the down platform. 4th April 2007. General view of the up platform. 4th April 2007. Nameboard on the station building. 4th April 2007. Slate plaque and Arriva sign on the building. 4th April 2007. One end of the building with BR(M) style nameboard. 4th April 2007. The station building from the forecourt side. 4th April 2007. Window detail on the station building. 4th April 2007. The station footbridge. 4th April 2007. Arriva nameboard on the down platform. 4th April 2007. Souvenir platform ticket from the station.

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]]> Sat Apr 7 2007 AIGBURTH [Mersey Road & Aigburth] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1249681.html Aigburth station was built in 1864 by the Garston & Liverpool Railway which became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee. The platforms are in a cutting and the passenger entrance is on the middle floor of the three storey station building. The footbridge leads straight out of the middle floor of the building. The station closed in 1972 but was reopened again in 1978. Served and operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: AIG Saturday 7 April 2007: Aigburth station was built in 1864 by the Garston & Liverpool Railway which became part of the Cheshire Lines Committee. The platforms are in a cutting and the passenger entrance is on the middle floor of the three storey station building. The footbridge leads straight out of the middle floor of the building. The station closed in 1972 but was reopened again in 1978. Served and operated by Merseyrail. CRS code: AIG

The platform side of the main building showing the footbridge. 2nd April 2007. The station building seen from the forecourt. 2nd April 2007. General view looking towards Garston. 2nd April 2007. Awning bracket on platform 2. 2nd April 2007. Platform 1 with the station building in the background. 2nd April 2007. Beneath the platform 2 awning. 2nd April 2007.

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]]> Sat Apr 7 2007 PORTSMOUTH & SOUTHSEA http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1228792.html A former LB&SCR and LSWR joint station. Half of the station is a terminus and the other half consists of through platforms for the line to Portsmouth Harbour. Operated by South West Trains and also served by Southern. CRS code: PMS Sunday 11 March 2007: A former LB&SCR and LSWR joint station. Half of the station is a terminus and the other half consists of through platforms for the line to Portsmouth Harbour. Operated by South West Trains and also served by Southern. CRS code: PMS

Looking towards Portsmouth Harbour from the through platforms. 6th March 2006. Looking towards Havant from the through platforms. 6th March 2006. The lofty booking hall. 6th March 2006. Stonework detail on the facade. 6th March 2006. The station frontage. 6th March 2006. The NSE era overall roof covering the through platforms. 6th March 2006. The entrance awning. 6th March 2006. Artwork adorning the interior of the booking hall. 6th March 2006. The entrance to the terminal platforms. At the time of my visit they were temporarily closed due to the Portsmouth area resignalling. 6th March 2006. General view of the concourse. 6th March 2006. Blind arch in the booking hall. 6th March 2006.

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]]> Sun Mar 11 2007 RYDE ESPLANADE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1228755.html Opened in 1880 jointly by the LSWR and the LB&SCR, this station stands at the landward end of Ryde Pier. Operated by Island Line. CRS code: RYD Sunday 11 March 2007: Opened in 1880 jointly by the LSWR and the LB&SCR, this station stands at the landward end of Ryde Pier. Operated by Island Line. CRS code: RYD

General view of the one surviving platform looking towards St Johns Road. 6th March 2007. Mismatched awning brackets. 6th March 2007. The station frontage seen from the Esplanade. 6th March 2007. The concourse area. 6th March 2007. Doorway and window detail on the concourse. 6th March 2007. Gateway leading to the platforms. 6th March 2007. Platform view beneath the awning. 6th March 2007. Looking towards the tunnel from the plaform end. 6th March 2007. The disused second platform. 6th March 2007. Looking towards Pier Head from the platform. 6th March 2007. The subway leading to the disused platform, now flooded. 6th March 2007. A similar view in steam days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Sun Mar 11 2007 RYDE PIER HEAD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1228754.html The pier terminus of the line from Ventnor, opened in 1880. Now operated by Wightlink, provider of fast ferry services to Portsmouth but also served by Island Line trains. CRS code: RYP Sunday 11 March 2007: The pier terminus of the line from Ventnor, opened in 1880. Now operated by Wightlink, provider of fast ferry services to Portsmouth but also served by Island Line trains. CRS code: RYP

The seaward side of the station buildings. 6th March 2007. The second platform which is no longer used. 6th March 2007. Platform view looking towards the buffer stops. 6th March 2007. The platform used by all trains. 6th March 2007. Awning bracket detail. 6th March 2007. Concourse interior. 6th March 2007. Clock on the concourse. 6th March 2007. Concourse interior. 6th March 2007. Looking back towards Ryde town from the concourse wth the pier visible in the background. 6th March 2007. General view of the station from the town end. 6th March 2007.

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]]> Sun Mar 11 2007 RYDE ST JOHNS ROAD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1227358.html Opened in 1864 as the northern terminus of the Isle of Wight Railway from Ventnor. The station was also served by Isle of Wight Central Railway services from Newport via Smallbrook Junction and also Ryde Pier Tramway services from Pier Head. In 1880, under the joint ownership of the LB&SCR and the LSWR, the line was extended to Ryde Pier Head via Ryde Esplanade. Post-privatisation, the station has been the headquarters of the tiny, vertically integrated, Island Line franchise. This has now been amalgamated into the South West Trains franchise although it is still branded and marketed as a separate entity. CRS code: RYR Friday 9 March 2007: Opened in 1864 as the northern terminus of the Isle of Wight Railway from Ventnor. The station was also served by Isle of Wight Central Railway services from Newport via Smallbrook Junction and also Ryde Pier Tramway services from Pier Head. In 1880, under the joint ownership of the LB&SCR and the LSWR, the line was extended to Ryde Pier Head via Ryde Esplanade. Post-privatisation, the station has been the headquarters of the tiny, vertically integrated, Island Line franchise. This has now been amalgamated into the South West Trains franchise although it is still branded and marketed as a separate entity. CRS code: RYR

Platform number sign in the Island Line corporate style. 6th March 2007. The awning on platform 2. 6th March 2007. Awning bracket ironwork with Isle of Wight Railway insignia. 6th March 2007. The waiting shelter on platform 2. 6th March 2007. Awning pillar capital. 6th March 2007. Awning pillar base. 6th March 2007. The signal box which since 1989 has controlled the whole line. 6th March 2007. Looking towards Ryde Esplanade from the footbridge. 6th March 2007. General view of platform 1 looking towards Ryde Esplanade. 6th March 2007. The station frontage seen from the forecourt. The building houses the Island Line administrative offices. 6th March 2007. Beneath the awning on platform 1. 6th March 2007. SR concrete staircase giving access between the forecourt and the street. 6th March 2007. SR concrete milepost on platform 1. 6th March 2007. General station view looking north showing the footbridge. 6th March 2007.

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]]> Fri Mar 9 2007 SHREWSBURY [Shrewsbury General] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1221909.html A joint station built in 1848 for the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway, the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway and the Shropshire Union Railway. The main, Tudor style, station building was designed b T.K.Penson and was originally a two storey structure. In 1904 the building was underpinned and a third storey was added beneath. The station is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales and is also served by London Midland and Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: SHR Friday 2 March 2007: A joint station built in 1848 for the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, the Shrewsbury & Chester Railway, the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway and the Shropshire Union Railway. The main, Tudor style, station building was designed b T.K.Penson and was originally a two storey structure. In 1904 the building was underpinned and a third storey was added beneath. The station is currently operated by Arriva Trains Wales and is also served by London Midland and Wrexham & Shropshire. CRS code: SHR

General view looking east. 14th February 2007. Platform 7 and footbridge. 14th February 2007. Window detail, platform 4. 14th February 2007. Platform 3 and the rear of the main entrance building. 14th February 2007. A general view of platform 4. 14th February 2007. Buildings at the eastern end of platform 3. 14th February 2007. The eastern end of the station is built on a bridge over the Severn. A glazed screen adorns the bridge adjacent to the old bay platforms. 14th February 2007. General view looking west. 14th February 2007. The famous Severn Bridge signal box. 14th February 2007. Stained glass window on the island platform. 14th February 2007. Awning ironwork. 14th February 2007. Window detail on the station frontage. 14th February 2007. The ground floor of the main building, added in 1904. 14th February 2007. The western wing of the station frontage. 14th February 2007. The station frontage from the forecourt. 14th February 2007. The western end of the station is carried over Castle Foregate on a bridge. 14th February 2007. Clock tower on the station frontage. 14th February 2007. The station frontage from the forecourt. 14th February 2007. Carved figure decorating a window on the frontage. 14th February 2007. Gateway connecting the forecourt with platform 3. 14th February 2007. General view of the little used platform 3. 14th February 2007. Doorway detail on platform 3. 14th February 2007. War memorial on platform 3. 14th February 2007. Staircase in the main building. 14th February 2007. Looking out to the forecourt from the station entrance. 14th February 2007. Nameplate displayed in the booking hall. 14th February 2007. The stairway leading from the subway to the island platform. 14th February 2007. Island platform building housing the buffet. 14th February 2007. Window detail, platform 4. 14th February 2007. Doorway and nameboard detail. 14th February 2007. Shrewsbury West signal box. 14th February 2007. A slightly incongruous half timbered addition to the island platform building. 14th February 2007. BR(W) bench from the period when the station was under Western Region control. 14th February 2007. The old bay platforms in 1990. (Photo courtesy of Rob Grapes). A view of the western end of platform 7. 1987.

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]]> Fri Mar 2 2007 WELLINGTON [Wellington Telford West, Wellington for Telford] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1221626.html Opened in 1849 by the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, the station was later operated jointly by the GWR and LNWR. Currently operated by London Midland and also served by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: WLN Thursday 1 March 2007: Opened in 1849 by the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway, the station was later operated jointly by the GWR and LNWR. Currently operated by London Midland and also served by Arriva Trains Wales. CRS code: WLN

Disused platform on the up side. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Wolverhampton. 14th February 2007. A general view of the down platform seen from the opposite side. 14th February 2007. A view across the footbridge. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Shrewsbury from the footbridge. 14th February 2007. Footbridge staircase detail. 14th February 2007. Awning ironwork detail. 14th February 2007. Looking along the down platform towards Shrewsbury 14th February 2007. Down platform building detail. 14th February 2007. General view of the up platform looking towards Wolverhampton. 14th February 2007. Ornate gate by the station entrance. 14th February 2007. Victorian letter box at the station entrance. 14th February 2007. The station entrance on the down side. 14th February 2007. Awning ironwork detail. 14th February 2007. GWR bench on the down platform. 14th February 2007. Doorway detail. 14th February 2007. Awning pillar base detail. 14th February 2007. The down bay platform. 14th February 2007. General view of the up platform looking towards Shrewsbury. 14th February 2007.

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]]> Thu Mar 1 2007 COSELEY [Deepfields & Coseley] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1221212.html A former LNWR station in the Black Country between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It opened in 1902 to replace an earlier station that was situated about 400 yards nearer Wolverhampton. Operated by Central Trains between 1996 and 2007, it has now passed to London Midland. CRS code: CSY Thursday 1 March 2007: A former LNWR station in the Black Country between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It opened in 1902 to replace an earlier station that was situated about 400 yards nearer Wolverhampton. Operated by Central Trains between 1996 and 2007, it has now passed to London Midland. CRS code: CSY

Decorative panel on the main building. 14th February 2007. Decorative panel on the main building. 14th February 2007. Decorative panel on the main building. 14th February 2007. The Wolverhampton platform building is a surviving LNWR structure. It once housed the booking office. 14th February 2007. The Birmingham platform has a modern waiting room of superior quality with a decorative tiled floor and automatic doors. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Birmingham. 14th February 2007. The station entrance with decorative arch. 14th February 2007. The main station building which houses the booking office. 14th February 2007. Screen with decorative panels that lines the entrance to the Birmingham platform. 14th February 2007.

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]]> Thu Mar 1 2007 CODSALL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1213727.html A pleasant wayside station on the former GWR line between Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury. The station building has been converted into a delightful pub. The station's grade II listed GWR footbridge was accidentally demolished by a passing crane during engineering work in 2005. It was reinstated a few months after these pictures were taken. Operated and served by London Midland. CRS code: CSL Tuesday 20 February 2007: A pleasant wayside station on the former GWR line between Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury. The station building has been converted into a delightful pub. The station's grade II listed GWR footbridge was accidentally demolished by a passing crane during engineering work in 2005. It was reinstated a few months after these pictures were taken. Operated and served by London Midland. CRS code: CSL

The station building on the down platform, seen from the platform side. The awning is not the original one. 14th February 2007. Platform level view of the ballustrade on the Station Road bridge. 14th February 2007. BR(W) enamel sign on the main building. 14th February 2007. The station building seen from the forecourt. 14th February 2007. Reproduction GWR nameboard. 14th February 2007. The surviving section of the up platform building. 14th February 2007. Looking towards Wolverhampron with the signal box visible in the distance. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Shrewsbury from the down platform. 14th February 2007. Window detail on the main building. 14th February 2007. The former weighbridge hut survives in the car park. 14th February 2007. The station seen from the car park on the site of the former goods yard. 14th February 2007. Reproduction BR(W) totem. 14th February 2007. Brewery sign in the style of a GWR nameplate. 14th February 2007. GWR double chimney outside the main building. 14th February 2007. The bridge which allows Station Road to pass under the station. 14th February 2007. Foundry mark on the Station Road bridge. 14th February 2007. The access path from the road to the main building. 14th February 2007. 1960s light beneath te platform awning. 14th February 2007. Awning corbel on the up platform. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Shrewsbury from the up platform. 14th February 2007. General view looking towards Wolverhampton from the up platform. 14th February 2007. Ballustrade detail. 14th February 2007.

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]]> Tue Feb 20 2007 LOUGHBOROUGH [Loughborough Midland, Loughborough Town] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1194528.html The Midland Railway station in Loughborough was built in 1871. It is a yellow brick structure notable for its hipped ridge and furrow awnings. Operated by East Midlands Trains. CRS code: LBO Saturday 27 January 2007: The Midland Railway station in Loughborough was built in 1871. It is a yellow brick structure notable for its hipped ridge and furrow awnings. Operated by East Midlands Trains. CRS code: LBO

The station seen from the forecourt. 10th January 2007. The station frontage on the forecourt side. 10th January 2007. Brand new ticket gates installed in 2006. 10th January 2007. Station frontage detail. 10th January 2007. Station frontage detail. 10th January 2007. Plaque and booking office opening times on the station front. 10th January 2007. Plaque on the station front comemmorating Thomas Cook. 10th January 2007. Inside the booking hall which retains the original fittings. 10th January 2007. The former platform side booking office entrance, screened with glass and iron tracery. Victorian letter box set into the main building. 10th January 2007. Window detail on the platform side of the main building. 10th January 2007. General view showing the platform side of the main building. 10th January 2007. Preserved luggage trolley on one of the platforms. The London-bound platform and awning. 10th January 2007. Memorial stone on the London-bound platform. 10th January 2007. Small building on the London-bound platform. 10th January 2007. Awning column base detail. 10th January 2007. Filigree bracket on one of the awnings. 10th January 2007. Awning column detail. 10th January 2007. General view looking south from the footbridge. 10th January 2007. The Brush Falcon Works adjacent to the station. 10th January 2007.

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]]> Sat Jan 27 2007 CAMDEN ROAD [Camden Town] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1158533.html Perhaps the best surviving station on the North London Line, Camden Road (Originally called Camden Town) opened in December 1870 and was renamed in 1950. Operated by Silverlink Trains between 1996 and 2007, it has now passed to London Overground. CRS code: CMD Monday 11 December 2006: Perhaps the best surviving station on the North London Line, Camden Road (Originally called Camden Town) opened in December 1870 and was renamed in 1950. Operated by Silverlink Trains between 1996 and 2007, it has now passed to London Overground. CRS code: CMD

The bridge at the eastern end of the station. 9th December 2006. The eastern end of the westbound platform. 9th December 2006. Looking along the eastbound platform from the Stratford end. 9th December 2006. Westbound platform buildings and awning. 9th December 2006. General platform view looking west. 9th December 2006. The original station name is still prominent on the station facade. 9th December 2006. The main station building seen from street level. 9th December 2006. Window detail on the main building. 9th December 2006. The station entrance. 9th December 2006. Platform view beneath the awning on the westbound platform. 9th December 2006. Awning capital and brackets on the westbound platform. 9th December 2006. Doorway and window detail on the westbound platform. 9th December 2006. Looking towards Richmond from the eastbound platform with the signal box in the background. 9th December 2006. General platform view looking east. 9th December 2006. Station nameboard in the short lived North London Railways style. 9th December 2006. Pillar detail in the booking hall. 9th December 2006.

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]]> Mon Dec 11 2006 BROOKWOOD [Brookwood (Necropolis)] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1149964.html A former LSWR station on the main line between Woking and Basingstoke. Brookwood was already served by the London Necropolis Company's funeral trains but the opening of the main line station in 1864 allowed normal passenger trains to serve the cemetery. The station was extensively rebuilt in 1903 and a completely new down platform was constructed in order to accommodate quadrupling of the tracks. Operated by South West Trains. CRS code: BKO For pictures of the remains of the Brookwood Necropolis Railway please see my Disused Railways site (see links). Thursday 30 November 2006: A former LSWR station on the main line between Woking and Basingstoke. Brookwood was already served by the London Necropolis Company's funeral trains but the opening of the main line station in 1864 allowed normal passenger trains to serve the cemetery. The station was extensively rebuilt in 1903 and a completely new down platform was constructed in order to accommodate quadrupling of the tracks. Operated by South West Trains. CRS code: BKO For pictures of the remains of the Brookwood Necropolis Railway please see my Disused Railways site (see links).

The booking hall. 6th December 2006. The down side buildings and cemetery entrance. 6th December 2006. General view of the station building from the forecourt. 6th December 2006. Part of the gabled station frontage. 6th December 2006. Cast iron drain pipe dated 1903. 6th December 2006. The subway linking the two platforms. 6th December 2006. The down platform buildings from platform level. 6th December 2006. General platform showing the awnings 6th December 2006. SWT station nameboard. 6th December 2006. Passenger exit on the up platform. 6th December 2006. Victorian letter box on the up platform. 6th December 2006. Stairway leading to the down platform. 6th December 2006. The down side buildings looking towards Woking. 6th December 2006. General station view looking towards Basingstoke. 6th December 2006. SR concrete milepost on the down platform. 6th December 2006. The up side station buildings seen from platform level. 6th December 2006. Awning ironwork detail. 6th December 2006. General station view looking towards Woking. 6th December 2006. SR cast iron cover on the down platform. 3rd December 2007.

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]]> Thu Nov 30 2006 SOUTHEND CENTRAL [Southend on Sea Central] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1099546.html The former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway station serving the Essex resort. The station is operated and served by c2c. CRS code: SOC Monday 2 October 2006: The former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway station serving the Essex resort. The station is operated and served by c2c. CRS code: SOC

Platforms 3 and 4 looking towards Shoeburyness. 6th September 2006. General station view from the London end of the up platform. 6th September 2006. Awning on the up platform. 6th September 2006. Awning ironwork detail. 6th September 2006. Awning capital detail. 6th September 2006. Up bay platform. 6th September 2006. The down side platforms and awning. 6th September 2006. The present concourse which occupies a former platform area. 6th September 2006. Bricked-up doorway in the main building. 6th September 2006. Internal doorway detail. 6th September 2006. Decorative brickwork on the main building. 6th September 2006. Booking hall interior. I was told off for taking this picture. Apparently there is a danger that it might inspire Al-Quaeda to bomb Southend... Or something. 6th September 2006. Former carriage entrance seen from the forecourt. 6th September 2006. Carriage entrance detail. 6th September 2006. The station frontage seen from the forecourt. 6th September 2006. Bridge carrying the line immediately east of the station. 6th September 2006. Window detail on the main building. 6th September 2006. Station frontage detail showing decorative brickwork and an awning bracket. 6th September 2006.

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]]> Mon Oct 2 2006 LISKEARD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1092842.html An intermediate station on the main line to Penzance, Liskeard is also the junction for the Looe branch. The branch is served by a separate platform at right angles to the main line station. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: LSK Monday 25 September 2006: An intermediate station on the main line to Penzance, Liskeard is also the junction for the Looe branch. The branch is served by a separate platform at right angles to the main line station. Operated by First Great Western. CRS code: LSK

The branch platform and building. 26th August 2006. Beneath the forecourt awning on the main building showing the elaborate brackets. 26th August 2006. Awning brackets on the branch platform. 26th August 2006. Plaques commemorating the 2005 station refurbishment. 26th August 2006. Beneath the branch platform awning. 26th August 2006. The country end of the branch platform. 26th August 2006. The signal box which is situated at the London end of the down platform. 26th August 2006. General station view looking towards Penzance. 26th August 2006. The main station building seen from the forecourt side. 26th August 2006. The main building looking in the down direction. To the left is the extension that was added in 2005. 26th August 2006. The up platform buiding. 28th July 2009. Waiting shelter on the down platform. 28th July 2009. Timber waiting shelter on the up platform. 28th July 2009. The footbridge. 28th July 2009. View from the footbridge looking towards Penzance. 28th July 2009. View from the footbridge looking towards Plymouth. 28th July 2009. The platform side of the main building showing the modern extension. 28th July 2009. The interior of the refurbished station building. 28th July 2009. Replica BR(W) sign at the entrance to the branch platform. 28th July 2009. Poster boards in BR(W) colours. 28th July 2009. Replica BR(W) platform number sign on the branch platform. 28th July 2009. Replica BR(W) totem on the branch platform. 28th July 2009. BR(W) style nameboard on the branch platform. 28th July 2009. GWR relic on the down platform. 28th July 2009.

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]]> Mon Sep 25 2006 THORPE BAY [Southchurch on Sea] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1079117.html A former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway station in Essex. Currently operated by c2c. CRS code: TPB Sunday 10 September 2006: A former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway station in Essex. Currently operated by c2c. CRS code: TPB

Awning ironwork on the down platform. 6th September 2006. General station view looking towards London. 6th September 2006. Overall view of the up platform buildings. 6th September 2006. The down side building from the forecourt. 6th September 2006. NSE era sign on the down side. 6th September 2006. The footbridge is of modern design. This is the down platform side. 6th September 2006. Looking in the down direction towards Shoeburyness from the footbridge. 6th September 2006. The main station buildings seen from the forecourt. 6th September 2006. Cast iron awning bracket on the forecourt side of the main building. 6th September 2006. Boarded up buildings on the forecourt side of the station. 6th September 2006. General view along the up platform looking towards London. 6th September 2006. General view of the down platform. 6th September 2006. Fireplace in the waiting room. 6th September 2006. Part of the up platform showing a nameboard and boarded-up windows. 6th September 2006. The station name revealed beneath the c2c grey paint on the back of one of the fixed benches. 6th September 2006. Fireplace in the booking hall. 6th September 2006. The booking hall showing the ticket windows and gates. 6th September 2006. Entrance to the waiting room on the up platform. 6th September 2006. Fixed benches on the up platform. 6th September 2006.

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]]> Sun Sep 10 2006 SMETHWICK GALTON BRIDGE http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1040721.html Opened in 1995 as part of the Jewellery Line project, this station was built to replace Smethwick West. It is situated at the point where the GWR Snow Hill - Worcester line crosses the LNWR New Street - Wolverhampton line and has platforms serving both lines. Operated by London Midland and also served by peak hour Chiltern Railways services. CRS code: SGB Wednesday 2 August 2006: Opened in 1995 as part of the Jewellery Line project, this station was built to replace Smethwick West. It is situated at the point where the GWR Snow Hill - Worcester line crosses the LNWR New Street - Wolverhampton line and has platforms serving both lines. Operated by London Midland and also served by peak hour Chiltern Railways services. CRS code: SGB

The main entrance seen from the forecourt. 24th July 2006. Bench on the forecourt. 24th July 2006. Marine style light fitting inside the station building. 24th July 2006. Window on one of the staircases. 24th July 2006. The low level New Street line platforms looking towards Wolverhamption 24th July 2006. General view of the station with the low level lines in the foreground. 24th July 2006. The high level Snow Hill line platforms looking towards Birmingham. 24th July 2006. Looking towards Smethwick Junction from the high level platforms. 24th July 2006. The high level platforms looking towards Kidderminster. 24th July 2006. The high level platforms which are cantilevered over the canal bridge. 24th July 2006. The footbridge over the high level platforms. 24th July 2006. The low level platforms on 1st June 2009.

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]]> Wed Aug 2 2006 JEWELLERY QUARTER http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1029903.html Jewellery Quarter station was opened in 1995 when the line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Smethwick was reopened. Four years later the adjacent a Midland Metro tram stop opened. No station previously occupied this site although the GWR's Hockley station was close by. Operated by London Midland and also served by Midland Metro and Chiltern Railways. CRS code: JEQ Friday 21 July 2006: Jewellery Quarter station was opened in 1995 when the line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Smethwick was reopened. Four years later the adjacent a Midland Metro tram stop opened. No station previously occupied this site although the GWR's Hockley station was close by. Operated by London Midland and also served by Midland Metro and Chiltern Railways. CRS code: JEQ

A general view of the station looking towards Snow Hill. 6th August 2005. The street level entrance. 21st July 2006. Decorative ironwork on the gate at the station entrance. 21st July 2006. An old cast iron urinal by the station entrance. Although no longer in use it is grade II listed. 21st July 2006. Sculpture at the station entrance. 21st July 2006. The booking hall. 21st July 2006. The long high level corridor that leads from the booking hall to the lift and stairways. 21st July 2006. The station buildings seen from the Metro platforms. 21st July 2006. Stairs and lift tower. 21st July 2006. The main line platforms looking in the down direction. 21st July 2006. Bench on the down platform. 21st July 2006. Footbridge interior. 21st July 2006. Awning ironwork on the up platform. 21st July 2006.. The Metro platforms looking towards Snow Hill. 21st July 2006. The Metro platforms with the main station buildings beyond. 21st July 2006. Shelter on the southbound Metro platform. 21st July 2006. Plaque set into one of the Metro platforms. 21st July 2006. Notice by the gate between the light and heavy rail platforms. 21st July 2006. Hockley No. 2 Tunnel seen from the main line platforms. 21st July 2006. Hockley No. 2 Tunnel seen from the Metro platforms. 21st July 2006.

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]]> Fri Jul 21 2006 WARWICK http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1027031.html A station on the GWR's main Paddington to Wolverhampton line. The original station building survives but it has lost its awnings. The station was operated by Central Trains after privatisation but it has since passed to Chiltern Railways who operate the vast majority of the trains that use the station. CRS code: WRW Thursday 20 July 2006: A station on the GWR's main Paddington to Wolverhampton line. The original station building survives but it has lost its awnings. The station was operated by Central Trains after privatisation but it has since passed to Chiltern Railways who operate the vast majority of the trains that use the station. CRS code: WRW

The station seen from the top end of the up platform. The up and down platforms are staggered. 26th May 1999. The station building from the forecourt side. 14th July 2006. The entrance to the booking hall. 14th July 2006. The elaborate ticket window which was installed in Regional Railways days. 14th July 2006. Bench in the booking hall. 14th July 2006. Sliding gate at the subway entrance. 14th July 2006. The subway entrance inside the main building. 14th July 2006. Inside the subway. 14th July 2006. The rather inconspicuous up side entrance. 14th July 2006. Shelter and subway entrance on the up platform. General view looking towards Birmingham from the down platform. 14th July 2006. Looking towards the main building from the down platform. There was once a bay platform on the right. 14th July 2006.

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]]> Thu Jul 20 2006 WARWICK PARKWAY http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1027018.html Warwick Parkway was opened in 2000. The station is unusual in that it is owned by Chiltern Railways/Laing Rail rather than Network Rail. The platforms are situated high on an embankment with the station building at ground level. The station is mainly served by Chiltern Railways but a few London Midland services also call. CRS code: WRP Thursday 20 July 2006: Warwick Parkway was opened in 2000. The station is unusual in that it is owned by Chiltern Railways/Laing Rail rather than Network Rail. The platforms are situated high on an embankment with the station building at ground level. The station is mainly served by Chiltern Railways but a few London Midland services also call. CRS code: WRP

The entrance to the station building. 25th July 2006. Inside the station building. 14th July 2006. The ticket office windows. 25th July 2006. Clock in the booking hall. 25th July 2006. Mat on the floor of the booking hall (rotated 90 degrees for easier viewing). 14th July 2006. Plaque by the station entrance. 25th July 2006. Totem sign at the station entrance. 14th July 2006. The up side concourse area. 14th July 2006. The up side concourse area seen from above. 25th July 2006. The subway leading to the down platform. This was adapted from an existing cattle creep. 14th July 2006. Floor lighting in the subway. 25th July 2006. The lift tower and stairs leading to the up platform with the station building behind. 14th July 2006. The up side lift tower and staircase. 25th July 2006. Waiting shelter on the up platform. 14th July 2006. General platform view looking in the down direction. The galvanized metalwork has been left unpainted - the result of a planning condition. Another planning condition prevents PA announcements being made at the station. 14th July 2006. Looking in the up direction from the down platform. 14th July 2006. The rear of the down platform with the lift tower in the distance. 14th July 2006.

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]]> Thu Jul 20 2006 GREAT MALVERN http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1012866.html Great Malvern station was opened by the Worcester & Hereford Railway in 1860 and the present buildings by architect E. W. Elmslie were completed in 1862. It was later absorbed by the GWR. The buildings are in local Malvern Rag stone and follow a French Gothic theme. A particular feature of the station are the awning pillar capitals on both platforms. They are decorated with high relief mouldings depicting different arrangements of flowers and foliage. The station is operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: GMV Wednesday 5 July 2006: Great Malvern station was opened by the Worcester & Hereford Railway in 1860 and the present buildings by architect E. W. Elmslie were completed in 1862. It was later absorbed by the GWR. The buildings are in local Malvern Rag stone and follow a French Gothic theme. A particular feature of the station are the awning pillar capitals on both platforms. They are decorated with high relief mouldings depicting different arrangements of flowers and foliage. The station is operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: GMV

The main building seen from the forecourt. 28th June 2006. Window detail on the main building. 28th June 2006. The up end of the main bulding from the forecourt. 28th June 2006. Window detail. 28th June 2006. Chimneys on the main building. 28th June 2006. The present station entrance. 28th June 2006. Looking along the station facade from the entrance. 28th June 2006. Ticket office window. 28th June 2006. The former station entrance. 28th June 2006. Former drinking fountain in the forecourt. 28th June 2006. The down end of the main station building. 28th June 2006. Victorian post box set into the wall of the main building. 28th June 2006. Ticket/information window on the up platform in place of the former telegraph office. 28th June 2006. Close up of the painted out telegraph office signage. 28th June 2006. Weighing apparatus and bay window on the up platform. 28th June 2006. A general view of the up platform looking towards Worcester. 28th June 2006. The Hereford end of the up platform building. 28th June 2006. Offices on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Door detail, up platform. 28th June 2006. Former waiting room door. 28th June 2006. Stained glass on one of the windows of the old waiting room. 28th June 2006. Clock on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Awning ironwork detail on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Lamp on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Entrance to the subway on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Stairs leading to the subway. 28th June 2006. Road bridge over the up end of the station. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Pillaster capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. Awning capital detail. 28th June 2006. General view of the down platform. 28th June 2006. Beneath the down platform awning. 28th June 2006. The covered way that once linked the station to the Imperial Hotel. 28th June 2006. Corbel detail on the down platform. 28th June 2006. Down platform awning ironwork. 28th June 2006. GWR bench on the down platform. 28th June 2006. Former down platform waiting room. 28th June 2006. The down platform looking towards Hereford. 28th June 2006. The covered way leading to the down side entrance. 28th June 2006.

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]]> Wed Jul 5 2006 KEMBLE [Kemble Junction] http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1011507.html Kemble was opened by the GWR in 1872 and is a pleasant neo-Tudor station in Cotswold stone. It was the junction for both the Cirencester and Tetbury branches but now serves as the railhead for both towns. After privatisation the station became part of the Wales & West network and later passed to Wessex Trains. It is now served and operated by First Great Western. CRS code: KEM Tuesday 4 July 2006: Kemble was opened by the GWR in 1872 and is a pleasant neo-Tudor station in Cotswold stone. It was the junction for both the Cirencester and Tetbury branches but now serves as the railhead for both towns. After privatisation the station became part of the Wales & West network and later passed to Wessex Trains. It is now served and operated by First Great Western. CRS code: KEM

The main building seen from the forecourt. 28th June 2006. Station frontage. 28th June 2006. Station frontage. 28th June 2006. The garden on the up side with the concourse windows behind. 28th June 2006. Booking hall windows and the concourse on the up side. 28th June 2006. GWR benches on the concourse. These attracted the ire of Model Rail magazine who's editor moaned about the non-authentic The disused Cirencester branch platform. 28th June 2006. The footbridge. 28th June 2006. Awning ironwork featuring the GWR's daffodil design on the capitals. 28th June 2006. The secondary, down side station entrance. 28th June 2006. The down side building chimneys seen from the footbridge. 28th June 2006. Timber bench on the down platform in a fresh coat of Wessex Trains pink paint. 28th June 2006. The way through to the former Tetbury branch platform. 28th June 2006. Disused rooms on the down platform. 28th June 2006. General view of the down platform. 28th June 2006. Door detail on the down platform. 28th June 2006. The eastern end of the station. In the distance is Kemble tunnel, a completely superfluous structure that was constructed to appease a local landowner. The track from here to Swindon was singled in the late 1960s which has saddled the line with an operational bottleneck ever since. 28th June 2006. View from the footbridge looking west towards Stroud. 28th June 2006. The water tank that survives at the western end of the down platform. 28th June 2006.

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]]> Tue Jul 4 2006 WORCESTER SHRUB HILL http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1010829.html Shrub Hill station was built in 1865 for the GWR. The main building is in Georgian style and the windows have a mixture of flat and pedimented hoods. The facade is unusually constructed in blue engineering brick. The original overall roof was replaced by awnings in the 1930s. Originally a number of rooms projected onto the platforms enclosed by cast iron structures decorated with elaborate faience work. Only two of these rooms survive, both on the up platform, but they are in a sorry state - one is boarded up and surrounded by timber props whilst the other is still visible but out of use. Operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: WOS Monday 3 July 2006: Shrub Hill station was built in 1865 for the GWR. The main building is in Georgian style and the windows have a mixture of flat and pedimented hoods. The facade is unusually constructed in blue engineering brick. The original overall roof was replaced by awnings in the 1930s. Originally a number of rooms projected onto the platforms enclosed by cast iron structures decorated with elaborate faience work. Only two of these rooms survive, both on the up platform, but they are in a sorry state - one is boarded up and surrounded by timber props whilst the other is still visible but out of use. Operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: WOS

The station facade seen from the parcel platforms. The porte cochere is a later addition. 28th June 2006. Detail of the western wing of the main building. 28th June 2006. The eastern wing of the main building. 28th June 2006. Pedimented window on the station frontage. 28th June 2006. Flat hooded window on the station frontage. 28th June 2006. Detail of a flat hooded window casing. 28th June 2006. The far western end of the facade with goods lift tower. 28th June 2006. The eastern end of the main building. 28th June 2006. Station entrance. 28th June 2006. The surprisingly small single window ticket office. 28th June 2006. The down platform showing the 1930s awning. 28th June 2006. Pair of windows on the plaform side of the main building. 28th June 2006. The extreme western end of the down platform awning existed when the overall roof was still in place and is of an older style. 28th June 2006. Goods lift entrance. 28th June 2006. Gateway detail on the down platform. 28th June 2006. Window detail on the down platform. 28th June 2006. The main building seen from the platform side. Note that this side of the building is in red brick. 28th June 2006. Fan windows above the awning on the down platform. 28th June 2006. The disused goods/parcel platforms on the eastern end of the down platform. 28th June 2006. Overgrown track on one of the goods platforms. 28th June 2006. The western end of the station seen from the down platform. Nore the profusion of semaphore signals. 28th June 2006. Window detail on the up platform. 28th June 2006. Corbel detail on the up platform. 28th June 2006. The passenger footbridge showing the door giving access to the first floor offices of the main building. 28th June 2006. View under the up platform awning. 28th June 2006. One of the two surviving cast iron and faience work structures. The other is behind the hoardings on the right. 28th June 2006. A closer look at the former waiting room showing the arched door and round headed windows. Up until the 1970s the grey ironwork was painted an attractive mid-blue. 28th June 2006. Faience work detail showing damage. 28th June 2006. Faience work detail. 28th June 2006. Round headed window surrounded by faience work. 28th June 2006. Faience work panel. 28th June 2006. Detail of the cast iron cornice and capitals. 28th June 2006. Awning bracket on the up platform. Awning pillar capital on the up platform, painted in Central Trains colours. 28th June 2006. Remains of a water column on the eastern end of the up platform. 28th June 2006. Awning on the eastern end of the up platform. 28th June 2006. The eastern end of the station. 28th June 2006. Worcester Shrub Hill signal box. A typical GWR structure with modern double glazed windows. 28th June 2006. GWR bench on the up platform. 28th June 2006. General view of the station looking west from the up platform. 28th June 2006. General view looking towards London from the western end of the down platform. The nearest footbridge is for goods and the furthest one is for passengers. 28th June 2006.

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]]> Mon Jul 3 2006 WORCESTER FOREGATE STREET http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c1008587.html The smaller of Worcester's two stations, Foregate Street is located right in the city centre. The main feature is the bridge over Foregate Street which was reconstructed by the GWR in 1908. The arches are purely decorative and screen a flat steel girder structure. The station is operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: WOF Saturday 1 July 2006: The smaller of Worcester's two stations, Foregate Street is located right in the city centre. The main feature is the bridge over Foregate Street which was reconstructed by the GWR in 1908. The arches are purely decorative and screen a flat steel girder structure. The station is operated by London Midland and also served by First Great Western. CRS code: WOF

The main entrance on the platform 1 side of the bridge. 28th June 2006. Foregate Street bridge showing the segmental arch and pierced balustrade. The city and county arms are cast into the spandrels and the GWR arms are in the centre. 28th June 2006. Coat of arms detail. 28th June 2006. Coat of arms detail. 28th June 2006. GWR coat of arms on the bridge. 28th June 2006. The secondary station entrance on the platform 2 side of the bridge. Note the BR(W) enamel sign. 28th June 2006. Close-up of the enamel sign, a remarkable survivor. 28th June 2006. Windows in the arches beneath the tracks. 28th June 2006. The station building on the platform 1 side showing the fan windows. 28th June 2006. The fan windows from inside. 28th June 2006. The concourse. 28th June 2006. Stairway leading to platform 2. 28th June 2006. General view looking east from platform 2. 28th June 2006. Looking west from the eastern end of platform 2. 28th June 2006. Platform 2 seen from the western end. 28th June 2006. Central Trains station nameboard. 28th June 2006. Signs at the western end of platform 2. 28th June 2006. Stairway leading to platform 1. 28th June 2006. Looking east along platform 1. 28th June 2006. The buffet at the western end of platform 1. 28th June 2006. Looking west along platform 1. 28th June 2006. Foregate Street bridge seen from track level. 28th June 2006.

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]]> Sat Jul 1 2006 - MISCELLANEOUS STATIONS PART 4 (LONDON UNDERGROUND) - http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c991956.html Various stations on the London Underground and Docklands Light Rail systems. Currently featuring Aldgate East, Barbican, Canary Wharf, Canning Town, Crossharbour, Edgware Road, Embankment, Highbury & Islington, Island Gardens, Liverpool Street, London City Airport, Mornington Crescent, Oxford Circus, Mudchute, Paddington, Pinner, Pontoon Dock, Southwark, St Johns Wood, Swiss Cottage, Temple, Tower Gateway, Tower Hill, West Hampstead, Waterloo, Whitechapel. More pictures of Underground stations can be found in the sections on Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, Chorleywood, Harrow on the Hill, Leyton, and London Baker Street. Thursday 15 June 2006: Various stations on the London Underground and Docklands Light Rail systems. Currently featuring Aldgate East, Barbican, Canary Wharf, Canning Town, Crossharbour, Edgware Road, Embankment, Highbury & Islington, Island Gardens, Liverpool Street, London City Airport, Mornington Crescent, Oxford Circus, Mudchute, Paddington, Pinner, Pontoon Dock, Southwark, St Johns Wood, Swiss Cottage, Temple, Tower Gateway, Tower Hill, West Hampstead, Waterloo, Whitechapel. More pictures of Underground stations can be found in the sections on Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, Chorleywood, Harrow on the Hill, Leyton, and London Baker Street.

Mural at Oxford Circus London Underground station. (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines). 12th March 2005. Paddington. Diagram of a tunnelling shield on the Bakerloo Line concourse. 8th January 2005. Tunnelling equipment diagram on the tiles of one of the Bakerloo Line platforms at Paddington. 8th January 2005. Marylebone was originally named The Metropolitan Railway's Praed Street station frontage at Paddington. 6th October 2003 The entrance to Embankment Underground station. (Bakerloo, Circle, District and Northern Lines). 18th May 2006. Platform view at Pontoon Dock station. (Docklands Light Railway). 18th May 2006. The concourse of Southwark Underground station. (Jubilee Line). 18th May 2006. St Johns Wood. Platform view. (Jubilee Line). 30th May 2006. St Johns Wood. Station entrance. (Jubilee Line). 30th May 2006. Swiss Cottage. Platform tiles and signage. (Jubilee Line). 30th May 2006. Swiss Cottage. Escalator with period light fixtures. (Jubilee Line). 30th May 2006. Swiss Cottage. Escalator detail and illuminated sign. (Jubilee Line). 30th May 2006. Ticket gates at Temple Underground station. (Circle and District Lines). 18th May 2006. Entrance to Temple station. (Circle and District Lines). 18th May 2006. Sign at Temple. (Circle and District Lines). 18th May 2006. One of the Bakerloo Line platforms at Waterloo. 14th September 2005. West Hampstead station seen from a passing Chiltern service. (Jubilee Line). June 1999. West Hampstead station facade. (Jubilee Line). 31st January 2006. Sign in the underground concourse at Highbury & Islington. (Victoria Line). 31st January 2006. London City Airport station. (Docklands Light Railway). 18th May 2006. Platform view of London City Airport. (Docklands Light Railway). 18th May 2006. Waterloo. Network South East logo on the platform edging at the Waterloo & City Line platforms. 4th November 2005. Column capital in the booking hall at Liverpool Street. 22nd February 2006. Signal box on the Metropolitan Railway station at Liverpool Street. 22nd February 2006. Platform view at Aldgate East. (District and Hammersmith & City Lines). 9th June 2006. Platform view at Barbican station. Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines). 9th June 2006. The Docklands Light Railway station at Crossharbour. 4th June 2008. Pinner station (Metropolitan Line). 13th May 2008. Wembley Park station frontage. (Jubilee & Metropolitan Lines). 13th March 2008. Looking towards Shoreditch from the platforms at Whitechapel. (East London Line). 9th June 2006. Canning Town. The Jubilee Line platforms are at ground level with the DLR platforms above. Beneath it all is the concourse 15th November 2006. One of the passageways within Bank station. 6th December 2006. General view of the northbound platform at Marylebone. 15th July 2007. Platform end and entrance to the northbound tunnel at Marylebone. 15th July 2007. Paddington Praed Street station. (Circle & District lines). 15th July 2007. Ironwork at South Kensington station. (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines). 15th July 2007. Ironwork at South Kensington station. (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines). 15th July 2007. Mudchute station (Docklands Light Railway). 13th February 2008. The DLR station at Island Gardens. 13th February 2008. The DLR station at Canary Wharf. 13th February 2008. Entrance to the Jubilee Line station at Canary Wharf. 13th February 2008. The The concourse at Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line). 13th February 2008. The Docklands Light Rail terminus at Tower Gateway, built on the site of the former Minories terminus of the London & Blackwall Railway. 24th February 2008. The entrance to Tower Hill station. (Circle & District lines). 24th February 2008. Decorative boss on a column on the Metropolitan/Circle Line platforms, Liverpool Street. 15th September 2008. The Metropolitan/Circle Line platforms, Liverpool Street. 15th September 2008. One of the entrances to Marble Arch station. (Central Line). 16th October 2008. Art Nouveau ironwork at Regents Park (Bakerloo Line). 16th November 2008.

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]]> Thu Jun 15 2006 LONDON CHARING CROSS http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c964009.html The original station at Charing Cross was opened on 11th January 1864 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The Charing Cross Hotel opened on 15 May 1865 and was later extended in 1878. Two further top floors were added in 1952. The original station roof collapsed on 5 December 1905 and was rebuilt two years later. During the 1990s the train shed roof was removed and replaced with an office development. The station is managed by Network Rail and is served by Southern and SouthEastern. CRS code: CHX Saturday 20 May 2006: The original station at Charing Cross was opened on 11th January 1864 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. The Charing Cross Hotel opened on 15 May 1865 and was later extended in 1878. Two further top floors were added in 1952. The original station roof collapsed on 5 December 1905 and was rebuilt two years later. During the 1990s the train shed roof was removed and replaced with an office development. The station is managed by Network Rail and is served by Southern and SouthEastern. CRS code: CHX

The faux Southern Railway insignia above the platforms. 31st May 2005. Concourse view. 8th March 2006. The ticket office windows and concourse clock. 8th March 2006. Close up of the clock above the concourse. 31st May 2005. One of the entrances from the forecourt. 2nd April 2006. Beneath the forecourt awning. 2nd April 2006. The station seen from the South Bank. 18th May 2006. Concourse view. 18th May 2006. The steps leading from the concourse to Villiers Street. 18th May 2006. The Villiers Street elevation of the hotel. 18th May 2006. Entrance to the station Hotel. 18th May 2006. The Queen Eleanor cross in the forecourt, actually a Victorian replica. 18th May 2006. The platforms in SE&CR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).

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]]> Sat May 20 2006 STROUD http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c938983.html The former GWR station in Stroud. Despite not being an exceptional example of the genre, Stroud station is a typical product of Brunel and is refreshingly complete. Both platform buildings survive as do the awnings on quatrefoil brackets. The Tudor style goods shed is also extant complete with GWR advertising on the side. Upon privatisation the station passed to Wales & West. After a period under Wessex Trains management it is now part of the First Great Western network. CRS code: STD Thursday 27 April 2006: The former GWR station in Stroud. Despite not being an exceptional example of the genre, Stroud station is a typical product of Brunel and is refreshingly complete. Both platform buildings survive as do the awnings on quatrefoil brackets. The Tudor style goods shed is also extant complete with GWR advertising on the side. Upon privatisation the station passed to Wales & West. After a period under Wessex Trains management it is now part of the First Great Western network. CRS code: STD

The station frontage with the booking hall entrance on the right. 26th April 2006. Chimney detail on the main building. 26th April 2006. The booking hall from the platform side. 26th April 2006. The London end of the main (up side) building. 26th April 2006. Awning brackets on the up platform. 26th April 2006. Awning brackets on the up platform. 26th April 2006. The up platform looking towards Kemble. 26th April 2006. General view of the up platform. 26th April 2006. Ticket collector's booth on the up platform. 26th April 2006. Former up bay platform with the goods shed beyond. 26th April 2006. Looking towards Stonehouse from the up platform. 26th April 2006. Ironwork on the down platform. 26th April 2006. The down platform building seen from the car park. 26th April 2006. Bay window detail on the down platform building. 26th April 2006. The rear of the down platform building. 26th April 2006. Door detail on the down platform building. 26th April 2006. General view looking towards Kemble. 26th April 2006. Looking towards Stonehouse. The western end of the platforms are cantilevered over the viaduct. 26th April 2006. Bridge before the main viaduct with the platforms above. 26th April 2006. The goods shed. 26th April 2006. GWR advertising on the goods shed. 26th April 2006. GWR advertising on the goods shed. 26th April 2006.

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]]> Thu Apr 27 2006 LONDON LIVERPOOL STREET http://railwaystations.fpic.co.uk/c875004.html In 1975 there was a proposal to completely redevelop the Great Eastern's City terminus, leaving it as a nasty utilitarian concrete structure. Happily this never came to fruition but by the late 1980s BR was finding the station restrictive in operational terms and they proposed a rebuilding scheme that would retain the West Side train shed, the Great Eastern Hotel and the Abercorn Rooms. Furthermore the new construction would be designed to be in keeping with the older fabric of the building. All this was financed by the Broadgate development which created large areas of office space above the country end of the West Side platforms, in place of the East Side train shed and on the Broad Street station site. The rebuilt station opened in 1991. After privatisation the sta