Station Adoption

[Daniel]

Whoo.

http://www.onerailway.com/latest_information/news/tottenham_hale_station_adopted

 

[Gizmogle]

Awesome What other TOCs do station adoption? And what is involved in adopting a station? Can it be any station?

 

[Oracle]

I have said that my family would have a go at Ashurst (New Forest) given the chance! Many years ago NSE were going to use Cat D prisoners at Ford Open Prison to look after Ford, and two other stations, including I think Barnham, and get their gardens in order etc., but the Unions found out..

 

[Daniel]

I don't think SWT do a station adoption thingy... Gizzy, I know northern do it.

All I have to do is fill out a questionaire, ("station health check") every two weeks

 

[Gizmogle]

Ah cool. Is it for any station, or just a select few?
What are the benefits, and how often do you have to visit the station?

 

[Daniel]

It's for any station you want to adopt. I was gonna adopt Enfield Lock but two people already have! So settled for Tottenham. It's bigger anyway lol.

Benefits - get in the newspaper, plus a free travel pass for your local line

Anyway, your supposed to fill out a questionaire every two weeks, just to make sure everything at the station is OK. I haven't read anywhere that you have to, but that's the idea. If you don't contact them for 3 months straight without prior notice then you won't be allowed to adopt it anymore.

 

[Coxster]

Anyway, your supposed to fill out a questionaire every two weeks, just to make sure everything at the station is OK. I haven't read anywhere that you have to, but that's the idea.

As a station adopter you should want to do that... Anyway, FGW do it: http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=1153

 

[JonG]

Whoo.

http://www.onerailway.com/latest_information/news/tottenham_hale_station_adopted

Good for you.

 

[Daniel]

As a station adopter you should want to do that... Anyway, FGW do it: http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=1153

Well, I wouldn't have sought a questionaire to fill out, but I have no problems in doing so. Anyway, maybe now those plants at Tottenham won't keep dying...

 

[class 313]

If I adopt a station from 'ONE's site for St Albans, do I get free travel on FCCTL or ONE?

 

[djw1981]

FSR do it.

 

[1D53]

As do Northern.

 

[Gizmogle]

Is there any decent online information about Northern station adoption?
I'm quite tempted. I'd like to know what I'd have to do, which stations I could choose from, the benefits and how to apply...

 

[Daniel]

http://acorp.uk.com/pdfs/station_adoption2006.pdf

Try that, Giz.

If you have any questions, get in contact with Northern's press office.

 

[Gizmogle]

Ah yes. Think I've read that before actually. Can't remember what it said, so I'll have another go lol

I was tempted to get involved with it quite a few months back, but never got round to it.

 

[Daniel]

Well, you'll be able to do the Buxton branch without being boxed!

 

[Gizmogle]

Not that I EVER get boxed for it anyway. I pay if they try and make me.
Would I be able to have Buxton? or Maybe Dove Holes?
Only problem with Dove is that we have an hourly service. So I get there, and even though it's only about 5-10mins away, I'd have to wait to get back.

 

[djw1981]

But thats plenty time for tidying up, planting your plants etc!

 

[Daniel]

Not that I EVER get boxed for it anyway. I pay if they try and make me.
Would I be able to have Buxton? or Maybe Dove Holes?
Only problem with Dove is that we have an hourly service. So I get there, and even though it's only about 5-10mins away, I'd have to wait to get back.

If Northern own the station, you can adopt it. The only thing is if a station's already adopted you normally can't have it... although there are exceptions where a stations is adopted by more than one person.

 

[1D53]

Giz, send me a PM, I have the name and email of the person who runs it at Northern

 

[175001]

ATW does it. My station was the 100th to be adopted on the ATW network!

 

[Daniel]

ROFL

http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/c...=newstwgj&itemid=WeED17 Oct 2007 15:21:47:400

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And another =]

http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-news-articles/hale-and-hearty-1440.html

 

[class 313]

Good work there Dan.

 

[Mintona]

I'm tempted to adopt Cam and Dursley

 

[Daniel]

Thanks Tom.

 

[5872]

If SWT did it , I would adopt Staines or Surbiton tuff choice really....Or Bourenmouth.

 

[class 313]

I don't like the fact FCC don't do it, nor do Silverstink

 

[Coxster]

Or Bourenmouth.

The idea is to help improve your local station that you use regularly - not one several hours away. It also helps if you can spell the station too.

 

[Gizmogle]

Daniel, you should correct them for saying that you adopted a "train station"

I'd be quite tempted to adopt Dove Holes, or somewhere else. Plant some plants. Paint something. Steal some 156s.

 

[5872]

The idea is to help improve your local station that you use regularly - not one several hours away. It also helps if you can spell the station too.

1 hour and a half damon. I can spell it aswell. Probably adopt staines. Then move on to trains.....Would be a hard choice..... .