It's due to be redeveloped. I'd post as link but was soundly told off last time I did so for breaching some arcane RF rule, so if interested, Google 'Sunderland station plans'.
They both reflect the places they serve perfectly.
<Tongue-in-cheek> If you're arriving at Cambridge station without a bike or access to one, you've come to the wrong place. </Tongue-in-cheek>
I would but bikes are banned on trains arriving in Cambridge in the morning peak! Amazing but true. And the new trains still only have a handful of off-peak bike spaces, giving a poor impression before you even reach one of the stations. Even regular commuters will need big locks or an unattractive bike if they want their bike still to be parked near the station when they return.
Rather it go by train then by lorry and kill us all through the pollution. But, not yet, no, maybe I'll change my opinion if I smell it in person
You could always just link to the thread about it:
I'm sure there must be "Somebody's Law of architecture" that says something like: "Today's 'award-winning fresh, ground-breaking, contemporary, exciting (etc) new building' is tomorrow's 'tasteless, old-fashioned, no longer fit for purpose, down-at-heel decaying structure' is the-day-after-tomorrow's 'award-winning architectural heritage gem'". It's about 50 years since we rehabilitated Victorian architecture, probably about 20-30 since we saw the value of Art Deco etc - I suspect 1950's / early 1960's structures (like Banbury, Chichester) are the next in line for the "heritage" queue. I find it hard to believe that we will ever be rushing to restore 1970's brutalist multi-story car parks (complete with flickering fluorescent lighting and with the genuine olfactory experience of the stairwells reproduced by 21st century technology!) but it will come. The whole process is not helped by the fact that a "new build" project costing £50 million (or whatever) gets lots of headlines, but replacing a bit of broken guttering at £5K doesn't, so even newish buildings quickly look tired and old (Poole, Oxford...)
Yes i like Waverley. My favourite exit is via the ramp as when you get to the top you are greeted by views of the Old Town on your left.
This is a refurbished waiting room at Worcester Shrub Hill
Kidsgrove is currently undergoing a long delayed major refurbishment programme. This will bring it right up to date with modern day requirements. The photo below was taken this evening.
Yes, I did see lots of construction work in and around the station area, it’s long overdue, the same could be said about Congleton station too…!
I'll accept all three points, it is central, the platforms are straight down from the booking hall and the platforms are sheltered from weather and sea gulls.
I was very impressed with Coventry when I visited by rail in late 2019.
It’s a catalyst for future development sadly held back during Covid. Give it time.
That and the new platforms were grafted on in an awkward way. Rather than a footbridge direct from the booking office to the new platforms the station has a footbridge at one end, So if you are at the London end of the train and it arrives into one of the new platforms you have a long walk from train to exit. Made all the more annoying by the fact that when you get down from the footbridge you can see a gate to the outside, but it's locked shut most of the time because there is no ticket checking infrastructure there.
Why? It looks like a council swimming pool.
I like council swimming pools. More to the point though the approach on foot from the city centre had been greatly improved.
That's definitely true. It's probably at the point where the City looks much better than the station, whereas a few years ago they were probably on the same level. Not convinced the current improvement works will do a lot to improve it aesthetically either, although I'm sure they'll improve its functionality.
I am a little bit unusual though!
