Coldest place on railway in uk

[ole man]

Going to stick my neck out here and say Shap in cumbria has got to be the coldiest place ive ever worked,it was minus 5,wind and sleet coming from the side,felt like being in moscow during december.
Anybody know of a colder place they have been or worked.

 

[TDK]

Going to stick my neck out here and say Shap in cumbria has got to be the coldiest place ive ever worked,it was minus 5,wind and sleet coming from the side,felt like being in moscow during december.
Anybody know of a colder place they have been or worked.

-17 at Wrexham in the past winter at 4am

 

[YorkshireBear]

Hope station at 8pm this december just gone, -7 during day must of been about -14 by this time.

Please note its spelt coldest.... not colidest. I only know because i said this today and was ridiculed by my girlfriend :/

 

[northwichcat]

-17.6 oC was recorded at Woodford near Stockport last Winter, although not necessarily at the same time as any train was in operation in the area.

 

[Chapeltom]

-19C one morning in Chapel en le Frith last Winter. We had countless mornings of minus 10.

 

[glenbogle]

Be hard pushed to beat Aviemore.

 

[IanXC]

I thought it was Chilham since Cold Norton closed?




I know I know, coat in hand.




And hat, scarf and gloves...

 

[Track Basher]

Would that not be North Pole Depot.

It was -25 near Blair Atholl when I was on the sleeper in Dec 09.

 

[12CSVT]

On the platforms at Blackfriars station. It's right above the Thames.

 

[Tomonthetrain]

Would that not be North Pole Depot.

"I'm sorry to announce that the 1001 Eurostar service to North Pole is delayed. This is due to snow at the North Pole."

 

[DaveNewcastle]

I wonder if there is a clue in the location of the UK's only (to my knowledge) Snow Shed installed as protection and/or a refuge over a running line? Its at Cruachan near Corrour.

I admit that recurring depth of snow doesn't imply the lowest temperatures, and they might be found further north, probably towards Caithness, based on wide-area average temperatures.

 

[scotsman]

Be hard pushed to beat Aviemore.

Quite. I'll never forget the mornings of those santa trains last year...*shudders*

 

[chris89]

Most likely not cold, but i've always found Westbury to be a very uncomfortable station in cold or windy weather.

Newer stations like Armadale arn't particlarly nice in cold / windy weather either.

Chris

 

[anthony263]

I have to agree about westbury station, taunton isnt much better as anyone who has travelled on the FGW night riviera sleeper from there can testify.

Swansea can be cold on some winter nights as is fishguard Harbour at 01:30

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Although in a reasonably urban area, I seem to remember that, last winter, Cherry Tree was freezing. Further, I can remember being somewhere last December and thinking that it was probably the coldest I had ever been, but for the life if me I can't think where.

I wonder if there is a clue in the location of the UK's only (to my knowledge) Snow Shed installed as protection and/or a refuge over a running line? Its at Cruachan near Corrour.

I am 99% certain that that is the only one remaining, but I would like to know if any existed elsewhere though.

 

[Jordy]

Peterborough is pretty bad (not as severe as some of the others mentioned but it always seems to be chilly!), always seems to be windy there

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Try Margam on a night shift , in February

 

[pendolino]

Any cab when the heating isn't working!

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Peterborough is pretty bad . . .

I don't know why that would be, though there are significantly lower temps on the eastern side of the UK (due to the warm gulf-stream favouring the western side of the hilly ridges that create our land-mass). But I wonder if Peterborough's low level may be a factor? It must be the lowest inland city station and just a few meters above sea level (and only 5 miles from where the ECML runs at or below sea level), it's geographically quite unique.

 

[Gathursty]

Never been but Forsinard and Achnasheen look in the right places to be quite cold at winter.

 

[NightatLaira]

Dalwhinnie is the coldest place in the UK for average year round temperatures... (+6C) ALL YEAR ROUND average.

I would imagine Slochd Summit is probably the coldest bit on the whole network however.

Achnasheen gets the extreme temperatures record, but because it's normally quite warm in the summers it won't beat Dalwhinnie or Slochd for average ALL YEAR ROUND temps.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Braemar seems to get the lowest UK temperatures - so the Highlands seems to have it. gha

 

[bAzTNM]

The new Drumgelloch train station in Scotland won't be a good place to wait for a train come January. Armadale (as another poster mentioned) is another freezing cold station.

 

[northwichcat]

"I'm sorry to announce that the 1001 Eurostar service to North Pole is delayed. This is due to snow at the North Pole."

Not normal snow though - extra fluffy snow.

 

[AlterEgo]

On the T+W Metro surely it's Chillingham Road?

Haw.

 

[Oswyntail]

Stuck anywhere in a Pacer with the heater bust

 

[142094]

On the T+W Metro surely it's Chillingham Road?

Haw.

It actually is quite cold there as well...

 

[Harlesden]

Cleethorpes Station. Cleethorpes is always a part of my occasional trips to Grimsby, but I book to Grimsby Town and get the bus to Cleethorpes thereby avoiding the station itself completely

 

[Statto]

Even if it's baking hot outside i seem to find Chester quite cold.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

Bidston can be a bit parky .....

Oh yes - Mill Hill Broadway down slow platform - no shelter with sides , roof only.