Recent content by SigTester

From what I understand at the end of the Summer (late August), over a 100 hour possession, a "temporary" platform 7 will be built at the London end of the Station extending underneath the Signal Gantry. This will have a platform edge against the new road approximately along the alignment of the...

This is an email sent to FGW today......any comments welcome....... "As a regular user of Reading Station I would like to congratulate you on the wonderful new facilities opened today. However, I have an observation about the new platform A / B designations on 12-15 and the corresponding ( or...

Chaos this morning at the station. Not because of the overrunning problems BUT because even though there is a new CIS (Customer information System) on the platforms and on the new passenger bridge, the information conflicts between the two and also the automatic - announcements. Why don't they...

Was there yesterday and witnessed the last of the red-brick 1920's buildings being demolished between the old 5-8 Platforms. The remainder of the footbridge comes down next weekend. I understand the widening of platform 7 (i.e. to face the current through road) is not happening until late summer.