Nice to see some grim local stations near to KT550 HQ featured as go to destinations.23/11
Horley #1283
Salfords #1284
Earlswood #1285
Ifield #1286
A couple hours out while in Crawley this evening to push me over halfway
I count standing on the platform, having arrived by train though when the station is an awkward one (Polesworth for example) then i accept travelling by other mode.A question for all you shack-hunters, what do count for your lists?
- pass through
- on a train that stops
- board and/or alight
- enter or exit the station (not necessarily using a train)
- photo taken
- something else?
Obviously there is no “right“ answer, it’s just a personal preference as to what you find satisfying, but just interested in what people do
For me it’s: arrival or departure by train but not the same train service, unless there is a sufficiently long wait that a non shack-basher might also get off. Getting off a train at a terminus and leaving on the same unit is ok ( different services) but “ leaping from one unit to the next in a 1 minute station stop is not. I allow myself unscheduled rail replacements ( as long as I can still access the platforms). Makes places like Pilning and Polesworth a challenge, but nothing that shoe leather and a bus timetable can’t resolve. Mind you, still got to work out the logistics of the likes of Shippea Hill - but that’s half the fun!A question for all you shack-hunters, what do count for your lists?
- pass through
- on a train that stops
- board and/or alight
- enter or exit the station (not necessarily using a train)
- photo taken
- something else?
Obviously there is no “right“ answer, it’s just a personal preference as to what you find satisfying, but just interested in what people do
For me it's board or alight, changing units/getting back on the same train doesn't count unless it terminates at that station, and when it does terminate it still doesn't count if I don't actually get off - I have a couple termini still to revisit because I stayed on. I try to leave the station and look around but it's not a necessity. I don't count photo stops and it's same rules for all shacks regardless of service levelA question for all you shack-hunters, what do count for your lists?
- pass through
- on a train that stops
- board and/or alight
- enter or exit the station (not necessarily using a train)
- photo taken
- something else?
Obviously there is no “right“ answer, it’s just a personal preference as to what you find satisfying, but just interested in what people do
So other than the photo stops (which I suspect for me is almost academic anyway, other than allowing me to include a couple of long-closed stations, as I've probably "properly" visited most photo stop stations subsequently), I think we two are singing from the same hymn sheet. At some point I'm going to have to bite the bullet and start chipping away at all those stations with minimum service where it's too far to walk comfortably to anywhere else. The fact that most of them are on the other side of the country so getting there and back in a day is a challenge in itself doesn't help....For me it's board or alight, changing units/getting back on the same train doesn't count unless it terminates at that station, and when it does terminate it still doesn't count if I don't actually get off - I have a couple termini still to revisit because I stayed on. I try to leave the station and look around but it's not a necessity. I don't count photo stops and it's same rules for all shacks regardless of service level
What do you mean by "uses"?I generally count on here stops in italics and uses in normal type. On my spreadsheet, this becomes bold for uses and normal type for stops. On that note
Saturday 27th November
Ilkeston
Getting on/off a train for changing trains or entering/exiting a station. For completeness, if probably obvious, by stops I mean just being on a train that stops at a station where I don't get on or off (as was the case at Ilkeston last weekend).What do you mean by "uses"?