The ideal money no object station pub (fantasy)

yorksrob said:

BTW, if you're offering to put up the capital, I can open my station pub

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I'm not offering to put up the capital, I'm more of an ideas guy .

But what would the ideal money-no-object/senile investor station pub look like I wonder? Here's my wish list, some of which are more plausible than others. Unfortunately I don't think there's a single station it's possible at at the moment, but since you're going to need a new build anyway perhaps one could be opened at eg Shap Summit

• Last orders at midnight or half an hour past last train, whichever is latest
• At least 8 real ales on tap
• A microbrewery
• An exclusive partnership with eg Westmalle Abbey to get Trappist stuff
• Easy accessibility from every platform
• Fantastic viewing area of every possible type of rail traffic.
• Separately, a bit where you are inches away from high speed trains at full speed separated only by glass.
• Warm enough in the summer to sit outside drinking something light
• Wood panelling
• Chesterfields
• Stained Glass
• Cold enough in the winter to sit indoors in front of a hot fire
• Beautiful scenery
• Dogs allowed
• A slightly alcoholic pub dog that licks your empty glasses
• A clientele of mostly railway enthusiasts and desperate recently divorced models out to find themselves
• No yobs
• No stag does
• Hen does
• No city boys
• No music except for live music
• Some guest accommodation, preferably in an old signal box or something else with history
• Proper homemade pies, fish and chips in dripping
• Excellent WiFi, but electronic devices only allowed in half the pub
• A great railway related library
• Traditional board games
• Collectible pint glasses
• Off sale licence for taking things onto trains
• Delivery service for said off sales onto passing stoppers (includes the pies)
• An enigmatic landlord with a mysterious past (eg Foreign Legion)

What an excellent idea for a thread

For me as a punter:

-Cask ale (obviously) including always a light ale between 4 and 4.5%
-Ideally outdoor seating on the platform to watch the trains
-If music 60's/70's/80's (or a good juke box)
-Decent snacks - sausage rolls/pasties/cheese rolls in clingfilm etc including veg options
-Rail themed decor - including lots of pictures of trains (especially Southern Region slam door units)
-Seating upholstered in BR moquette (Trojan or Bournemouth blue).

As a proprietor:

-all of the above
-Reasonably busy station, preferably a junction.
-Reasonable way away from other pubs.
-Station and external access

Have you just found a good use for Ashford International?

Topological said:

Have you just found a good use for Ashford International?

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It's a shame they dismantled most of the old footbridge/booking office - it could have been a Travellers Fare theme pub (including Cadburys hot chocolate machine)!