Ugliest Station

[jd]

Concerning New Street, you must give it some sort of pardon, given that it was built in the 60s when designers had just discovered set squares and so had to make use of right-angles at every possible opportunity. There are many worse examples of 60s architecture, such as New Street's signal box. Snow Hill is truly awful though.

 

[Snapper]

They are for increased adhesion as you approach the buffers. Also to let the driver know it's time to apply the brakes. And yes, they are very noisy.....

Increase adhesion?

I was always told it was so that a train registers on the Track Circuiting as the ends of the rails are normally covered in enough crap as to prevent a circuit being made.

 

[class450]

cosham is pretty rubbish

nothing but an old, dirty station building and always full of chavs

 

[TheSlash]

Southampton Central.
We have a winner, close the vote
Leeds' Platforms looked very nice when i went there last, the rest is abit grotty.

 

[Ian Macavoy]

Anyone ever seen this wonderful station.

 

[westcoaster]

Anyone ever seen this wonderful station.

no the best but not the worst,

 

[deanparkr]

Southampton Central.
We have a winner, close the vote
Leeds' Platforms looked very nice when i went there last, the rest is abit grotty.

Whats wrong with Southampton Central?

Surely, it cant be the worst... maybe youve never seen Pokesdown!

 

[Gizmogle]

No one seems to have mentioned Crewe yet. I think Crewe is horrible station. Dark and boring and slightly confusing on a first visit.

Also, shame on the person that complained about Derby

 

[Donny Dave]

shame on the person that complained about Derby

Why? Derby is nothing put a building site at the minute....

 

[Gizmogle]

Why? Derby is nothing put a building site at the minute....

Hmmm, I guess so. I still think it's a nice station though. Will be great when/if the building stuff is done

 

[Lewisham2221]

And my vote goes to....




...Peartree

 

[compsci]

I entered Euston on foot for the first time yesterday. You have to walk through a really dodgy looking outdoor shopping arcade in what was presumably once Euston Square. You also have to look at the outside, which is far more hideous than the concourse.

Milton Keynes Central (do they have any other stations?) isn't exactly much to look at either.

 

[Nick W]

I entered Euston on foot for the first time yesterday. You have to walk through a really dodgy looking outdoor shopping arcade in what was presumably once Euston Square. You also have to look at the outside, which is far more hideous than the concourse.

Milton Keynes Central (do they have any other stations?) isn't exactly much to look at either.

Both have a brilliant practical design though.

 

[Z12XE]

The station buildings at Harlow Town aren't very nice, looks like some awful 1970s reject, and strangely a Grade II listed building!

 

[MOZY B]

i dont think theres much wrong with snow hill....moor streets nice now but my votes go to birmingham new street , small heath and bordesly

 

[Mintona]

Snow Hill is all under a building too though ain't it? Not exactly pretty :?

Ugly station has to be Hillingdon Metropolitan Line. Well I guess you either love it or hate it and I actually quite like it, but I know not many do!

 

[MOZY B]

so's newstreet its under the palisades its just dark and dindgy old fasioned just really needs to be improved

 

[Guinness]

so's newstreet its under the palisades its just dark and dindgy old fasioned just really needs to be improved

tooo rite MOZY B. init mate.

 

[nickmanl]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Luton station. It's just a pure and utter dump. Doesn't help a refurb has been postponed several times either....:roll:

 

[Pathfinder]

Sunderland station,dark horrible platforms,gives perfect surroundings to the local knuckle dragging chavs !

 

[466.networkers]

Observe my entry....

The picture is old as 466s now run on the line, not the 508s, which are now gone.

 

[thomasgholmes]

I`d have to agree with most people.
Birmingham.
So dull and horrible.

 

[Donny Dave]

Another topic raised from the dead ....