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Pewsey = 7
Hungerford = 6
Bedwyn = 4
Do you know any others that I don't?

if your talking things like HST's and stuff, Bath Spa can fit a full HST on, Oldfield Park can fit about five on i think, and just because it's where I'm at uni, Cheltenham spa can fit a full HST on as well

Paignton has a whole HST (just) (2+8)
Torquay gets 2+9
Torre is 5 I believe.

for me...

Bmh 10/12
bsm 5/4
Pks 5/4
Pok 5/8
Chr-sway 5/4
bcu 10/12

Which stations are these?

Thankyou, come again!

put the codes in natrail.

TC on iPhone in Newbury

Do you know Teignmouth, Dawlish, Dawlish Warren, Starcross, Exeter St. Thomas and Totnes?

Teignmouth and Dawlish and 7 (pre SDO2 days)
Dawlish Warren is 5 I would say (up) and 7 on the down?
Stacross/Exeter St Thomas is about 4/5

Platform lengths in metres:
Dawlish (1)           246
Dawlish (2)           183
Dawlish Warren (1)    129
Dawlish Warren (2)    129
Exeter St Thomas (1)  107
Exeter St Thomas (2)  115
Starcross (1)         168
Starcross (2)         184
Teignmouth (1)        323
Teignmouth (2)        177
Totnes (1)            193
Totnes (2)            178

Corsham = none  :'(

Thanks, but could you convert these measurements to Mk3 carriages please?

This post was made for serious replies, not jokes.

I assure you, it's no joke!  >:(

Technically speaking Corsham doesn't have a station, so I'm not sure that user corshamjim was joking - I believe he merely misunderstood the question, adelante.

My nearest station is Melksham, and it can apparently take 4 carriages.

2 carriages at dawn in the direction of Swindon, and 2 carriages at dusk in the direction of Westbury.

And a fat lot of good they are to anyone wanting to actually travel anywhere by train.

In that case my local station takes about 900 coaches....

Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST

Worcester Foregate Street - 6 carriages (normally)

Hanborough - 2 (?)

Pershore - 3 or 4 (?)

Evesham - full HST (?)

Honeybourne - 2 (?) (althogh full HST on the mothballed platform ::) )

Are these guesses?

No. Although the question marks on some indicate that I am not 100% sure. But they won't be far out.

The "normally" on WFS is because it depends on what formation the train is in, whether the train is terminating, an which direction it is heading in. And I suppose - which guard is operating it (some seem to pick one carriage less in case the driver overruns - leading to people tugging at doors :D ).

But put it like this, WFS can fit a 180 Adelante in with a about a carriage amount to spare. Also note that all second class carriages are usually platformed. Does that make you surer?

But a confirmation from others would be good (and for the rest of the CL stations).

Taplow

Main lines full HST probably 9 turbo

Relief line 6s Turbo

Slough Mainlines full HST possibly 12 MK1s

Reliefs 6 Turbo (just)

Just got off a 13! coach train at Slough  on Up Relief Only about 6/7 platformed rest way out under Stoke road bridge. Very sad trip to see 20 plus non life expired electric locos dumped. Fortunately they will be going to Bulgaria who will probably get another 30 years out of them.

At least the ACLG are getting 87 002.

Don't you have a calculator that can divide by 23, then? (http://www.takeforum.com/forum/images/smiles/cy.gif)

My nearest station is ludlow and as it never has more than a 3 car 158 going through its not an issue

My second nearest station is kidderminster and it has ******* london midland 150/s with the occasional chiltern clubman - so not an issue

My third nearest station (ignoring the fact that, say, blakedown is close to me than any worcester station but I cannot envisage any circumstance that I would get the train at blakedown) is WOF however you cant park there but I THINK it is five

My fourth nearest station but the one I use most often is WOS and takes 2+8 easily ann I think will take 2+9 - however it does suffer from a bizarre problem

Platform 2 is significantly lower than platform 1 - I may be an overweight heffer but I am reasonably fit but being short I struggle with the leg span to access the train on plat 2 - but when a HST pulls in on plat 1 - no issue

I would not like to be arthritic and have to access a peak hour up train at WOS

A Mk3 coach is 23m

Gloucester: over 20?
Cam & Dursley: 4/6

Bear in mine TerminalJunkie that most of Teignmouth's monstrous platform 1 is closed off.

Kidderminster can deal with at least 6 168/150 carriages. There is plently of room for lengthening as well.

Blakedown was extended recently. I think it is 5 150 carriages.

Hartlebury is definitely 4 150 carriages.

Not sure about Droitwich, but I think it is 6.

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Does Gloucester have the longest platform in the UK??

It used to be the combined platform at Manchester Victoria/Exchange but Exchnge end shut.

Think it's now Cambridge. Single through platform with crossovers in the middle  at least 16*321. If not 24.

Trains go to King's Cross one way and Kings Lynn the other. Causes endless confusion.

Second Longest, @ 602.69

Longest is Colchester @ around 620

5/6 for foregate st. then yeah?

I thought Honeybourne couldtake three?

Yep, I do. A scientific one at that!

Anyone know Frome and Kintbury and Reading West platform lengths?

Afternoon

Truro PLT 2 and 3 take a standard FGW HST.
PLT 1 Falmouth bay about 5 coaches, Perrwanwell
6 or 7 at a sqeeze, Penryn about 7, Penmere 5 again
at a sqeeze, The Dell/Falmouth Town 3 and Falmouth
Docks 2 and definately no more now, after building
that bowling alley and redicalous block of flats;
both should never of been built there.

The term coach means a standard coach i.e a Mark 1,
I'll leave you to work that out in HST and Sprinter
measuremnts!

Regards

Karl.

Use it then.

Afternoon

Typo error PLT 1 at Truro shuld read 4.

I have to say Tom, I was thinking about signing up for that "exciting new venture" you're advertising in your signature block laster today. If that's your idea of being polite to other forum members though, then quite frankly I don't think I'll bother.

I'm not going to hide that I can be impolite, however, adelante from what I have read of his posts does state the obvious or just repeats things that have been sent down (ie, ridiculed) previously.

If adelante wants an apology then he can contact me, I'd be more than happy to do so. For that matter, anyone who thinks I've insulted them sufficiently could contact me too. I have a reputation of a very contraversial opinion as can be seen documented elsewhere on this forum and others (just ask devon_metro! :)).


Rubbish.

Gloucester is the longest continuous platform, Colchester doesn't have a continuous platform as it loses a track in this sort of layout... Although I see that Wikipedia says that Colchester is the longest I'd be quite happy to take that up to debate as it most certainly isn't a continuous platform IMHO (ie, if trains from the up Sunshine Coast were to cross and stop half way between both platforms there'd be about 2 coaches off platform).

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adelante, one question, you joined way after walrusthefirst was kicked ... how do you seem to know so much about this particular user?

I just know what he said that got him kicked off.

I see.

Mods, I wish to open a hearing in the court room.... evidence 1, the post made 06:39:06 PM. ;D

What does that mean?

What is going on here?

I have heard rumours about some of these users before, but I would quite like to know some facts.

And people are being rude. I am sure ALL our computers have calculators (my Mac does calculations on Spotlight or on the dashboard!).

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WP says that Gloucester is the longest as well! ???

My impression of you has just increased big time. ;)

No it doesn't?!?!

Good, another Mac user. I expect that the poor people with 2000/XP/Vista etc. won't know what I am talking about! ;D :P

OK, last time I went on that WP page it did say that!

Neither does Gloucester, as it's technically 2 platforms.

It is continuous though, and a single can sit on both platforms with ALL doors being released - which you CAN'T do at Colchester.

Firstly, gentlemen, we're straying rather off the topic of platform length in some of the posts here, and it's making the thread rather woolly for anyone who's reading in to - err - find out aboout platform lengths  ;D .

Now - a forum such as this is bound to be populated by a number of interesting and colourful characters, and from time to time things explode / get a bit out of hand.   We have a very clear set of posting guidelines set down in the "Intro and Chat" and "News and Assistance" sections - on sticky topics there - and they form the basis through which the moderator team makes decisions where they need to.

In a nutshell, we look to be a friendly forum - a little bit of joking and leg pulling is fine, but personal attacks on other members - or indeed on other people is not, and that applies both in posts on the forum, and on other online media.   And I think it's fair to say (though the case has not arisen) that we would most likely want to dis-associate ourselves (on the moderator team) from anyone who was vandalising the railways ...

Who are the rumours about?

You i seem to remeber from my pre membership days.

I don't think I have been rude to anyone.

Please respect the request made in the previous post, which asks for this topic to be kept on topic.  Unless I'm very much mistaken, Adelante, you yourself sent a "notify" to all the moderators asking them to get everyone to be serious and on-topic on this thread, which seems a bit "rich" now that you're fanning the flames.

Why not do an "intro" to yourself in the introduction section, tell us a little about yourself and your background, who you are IRL and so on.  I do think you owe us that, in consideration of the time at which you joined us any how you jumped in with initially inflamatory posts, even though you're now crying "wolf" to the moderators.

I wanna know about it if there are rumours about something I have not done that's all, but yes I would like to keep on topic. Although swlines was getting quite rude I thought.

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I think Paddington can just about fit an HST. ;)

Thank you!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Being serious, Euston has some of the longest platforms with a single number in the country (19 coaches).

Durnsford Road staff halt is only 6m long too ;)

They used to say Pontypridd had the longest platform at one time but we will newer be in the west and I doubt that we get HST but I did see one at Radyr once

Trowbridge

Plat 1 - 5 Mk 2's with a bit of a 31 off each end IIRC.
Plat 2 - 2 x 31's and 5 Mk 2's with room to spare, easily 6 if they brought the fenced off bit back into use. Weymouth end needs serious tidying again.

Interesting the platforms are staggered, and both have rubbish shelter. Would have been nice if FGW had invested in some canopies, I might have even joined in the recent celebrations if they had.  :( :( :(

Warminster has staggered platforms too - Plat 2 (down-Salisbury) can almost take 5 coaches, when I saw 5 arrive once the rear-most doors didn't quite fit and wouldn't open.

Plat 1 (up-Westbury) is a fair bit longer and I'm sure can take 5.

To clear up the Longest Platform issue.

Gloucester at 602 is the longest that can Take a single train.

Colcester at 620 has a Dog Leg that basically breaks it into two platforms, One train CAN NOT unlock doors for the full length of the Platform.

Like I said here then? ;)