Great Western Coffee Shop

Never heard of it before,on the rail delivery group web site.

Stourbridge junction won the award.

Has anyone heard of the award before?

In the back of my mind, yes.   Read about it at https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/uk-rail-industry/events/world-cup-of-stations.html


and updated with results further down that page. St Ives made it (one of four) to the final.

And its cousins - Railway Day and Station Day
 
https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/uk-rail-industry/events/railway-day.html

Yes. Stourbridge Junction's campaign was ably managed by George, the station cat.

This year's World Cup of Stations starts tomorrow, this year's theme being

"celebrating the incredible local businesses on the doorstep of our wonderful stations, connecting our communities."

South West stations taking part - Portsmouth & Southsea, Cheltenham Spa, Bristol Temple Meads & Axminster. Yatton appears in a "Bonus' Region

1st round tomorrow - https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/our-services/campaigns/world-cup-of-stations.html

Interesting description of Temple Meads in SW category.  The last sentence is particularly imaginative.

"A short stroll from the heart of Bristol town center, the impressive Temple Meads Station is nestled among a variety of local businesses. Visitors and commuters can enjoy a delightful array of florists, artisanal bakeries, and live music in the surrounding area."

I wonder if anyone will vote for Euston?  :)

Wemyss Bay(last years winner) on the West Coast of Scotland, is being featured on BBC breakfast news Monday 14 October 2024.

What a beautiful looking station.

Just had a look at the track lay of the station and it only has two platforms,one of the platforms is out of use.

I have not been there for many years and it was, and remains from pictures I have seen, beautiful. As a modern railway terminal of a half hourly EMU service to / from Glasgow, it needs no more than a single platform for normal operation and indeed could operate well with more basic facilities.  I am reminded of our local 30 minute EMU to ferry service at Lymington Pier, though note that the ratio of foot to vehicle traffic is probably very different.

Wemyss Bay aside, Scotland isn't keen on single-platform terminuses. Both Leven and Tweedbank have two platform faces, and long ones too. Probably best not to tell Portishead.

Mark

Aside from the Websterised spelling of ‘centre’ (cultural ignorance, or IT illiteracy?) the description of the area around BRI does seem rather fanciful. There is a bakery (what makes a bakery artisanal? Employing a baker?) in the arches under the station incline, and florist sometimes sets up shop outside the front entrance; occasionally I have heard taxi drivers whistling… but to suggest that the area is rich in culture is a bit wide of the mark.

Temple Meads is a brisk 15 minute walk from Bristol’s carfax, so it’s a stretch to call it a short stroll.

Bristol became a county in 1373, only becoming a city in 1542. Perhaps the RDG didn’t get the memo.

BRI is hardly looking its best at the moment. In a few years time, when the scaffolding has gone and the new entrances are open, it will without doubt get a gong.

Not at present, they are relaying the track.

BBC breakfast news reporting LIVE on Friday 25 October 2024 from Maghull train station on Merseyside in connection with World cup of stations award.