Station association

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eastbourne was also the scene of a rail accident in 1958.

 

[RDP]

Weymouth is also a three platform third rail electrified terminus.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Abergele and Pensarn was also the scene of a rail accident in 1868.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Abergele and Pensarn station was the location of two LMS camping coaches in 1935 and 1936 followed by three caravans from 1937 to 1939. Llangammarch (or Llangammarch Wells) station hosted one coach between 1934 and 1939.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llanwrtyd was also opened in 1867 by the Central Wales Extension Railway.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Oban is another station which is usually only served by DMUs from the Sprinter family.

 

[Tetragon213]

Mallaig is another ScotRail terminus with marked out ferry connections on the rail map

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Morar was also opened by the Mallaig Extension Railway in 1901.

 

[D6130]

Banavie is another single platform station with an adjacent level crossing on the Fort William-Mallaig line.

 

[RDP]

Banavie is the location of the West Highland lines RETB control centre. The RETB control centre for the Far North lines is located at Inverness.

 

[Tetragon213]

Inter7City sets run from Inverness to, among other destinations, Glasgow Queen St

 

[D6130]

Glasgow Central also has high level terminal platforms and low level through platforms.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Ayr is another station where services were severely affected by a fire in the adjacent buildings.

 

[RDP]

Skipton is also a through station which is a terminus for electric trains.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Uxbridge is also a four-platform Grade II listed railway station.

 

[RDP]

Uxbridge is also a four-platform Grade II listed railway station.

Invalid. Not part of the national network.

 

[Tetragon213]

Skipton is also a through station which is a terminus for electric trains.

Hull Paragon also has a limited LNER service.

 

[RDP]

Bradford Interchange also has trains to Kings Cross provided by an open access operator.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Penzance is also a four-platform station with a DfT category rating of C1.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Aberdeen is also a 'country end' terminus of a sleeper service.

 

[RDP]

Reading is also served by four TOCS.

Aberdeen is served by ScotRail, Caledonian Sleepers, CrossCountry and LNER and Reading by GWR, CrossCountry, Elizabeth Line and SWR.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bristol Temple Meads is also managed by Network Rail

 

[SteveyBee131]

Many of the platforms at York also benefit from being beneath a vast overall roof.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

London King's Cross is also an eleven-platform station with a DfT category rating of " A".

 

[RDP]

Signalling at Kings Cross is controlled from York ROC, the furthest away from any London terminus. The second furthest are platforms 5-13 at St. Pancras where signalling is controlled from the HS1 control centre at Ashford.

Trivia. St Pancras is unusual in having its signalling controlled from three separate locations as in addition to the above platforms 1-4 are controlled from West Hampstead ASC and the Thameslink platforms by Three Bridges ROC.

 

[SteveyBee131]

Signalling at Kings Cross is controlled from York ROC, the furthest away from any London terminus. The second furthest are platforms 5-13 at St. Pancras where signalling is controlled from the HS1 control centre at Ashford.

Trivia. St Pancras is unusual in having its signalling controlled from three separate locations as in addition to the above platforms 1-4 are controlled from West Hampstead ASC and the Thameslink platforms by Three Bridges ROC.

You learn something new every day!

These days, St. Pancras is the English terminus of Eurostar trains. Originally this was London Waterloo.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Liverpool Lime Street is also managed by Network Rail

 

[RDP]

Until its closure the signal box at Liverpool Lime Street had a Westinghouse miniature lever frame the last surviving example of which on the national network is in the signal box at Maidstone East.