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1  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: July 23, 2013, 07:43:44
Walking over the deck this morning saw that all the rest of the roof on Platform 7 has now been removed and only the framework is left.

Hopefully now that work has started to remove the roof on this platform means that the work to put the new canopies on this platform and 1& 2 is going to start properly. The work on the canopy on Platform 1 & 2 seems to have come to a grinding halt. They have put the girders up and nothing since that. Although saying that they do seem to have had fun digging up the platform all over the place.
2  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: May 21, 2013, 20:23:34
Quote from: pfneeves on May 21, 2013, 20:22:11
Quote from: paul7755 on May 21, 2013, 18:11:36
Quote from: pfneeves on May 21, 2013, 17:33:47
On my way home they had barriers out at the top of the escalators in the southern concourse....it seems as though somebody has acted upon the suggestion that somebody posted on here a little while ago.

I noticed that, and thought it would probably become permanent.  I didn't think there was much necessity to separate the stairs from the up escalators though - whenever I've been there the usage of the stairs has been insignificant...

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Also there is some work going on on the platform area between 3 and 7. Not quite sure what they are doing though. taken a couple of pictures but they are too big.

All they seem to be doing at the moment is trenching and installing that multi-channel underground conduit for electrical services.  When I looked a few days ago they were then re-installing the same surface materials that had been removed, which was surprising as I'd have thought that new tactile paving would be part of the job.

I suppose the advantage of block paving is that it can easily be adjusted later on though...

Paul

Managed to resize them...so here is the first picture.

and the second
3  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: May 21, 2013, 20:22:11
Quote from: paul7755 on May 21, 2013, 18:11:36
Quote from: pfneeves on May 21, 2013, 17:33:47
On my way home they had barriers out at the top of the escalators in the southern concourse....it seems as though somebody has acted upon the suggestion that somebody posted on here a little while ago.

I noticed that, and thought it would probably become permanent.  I didn't think there was much necessity to separate the stairs from the up escalators though - whenever I've been there the usage of the stairs has been insignificant...

Quote
Also there is some work going on on the platform area between 3 and 7. Not quite sure what they are doing though. taken a couple of pictures but they are too big.

All they seem to be doing at the moment is trenching and installing that multi-channel underground conduit for electrical services.  When I looked a few days ago they were then re-installing the same surface materials that had been removed, which was surprising as I'd have thought that new tactile paving would be part of the job.

I suppose the advantage of block paving is that it can easily be adjusted later on though...

Paul

Managed to resize them...so here is the first picture.
4  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: May 21, 2013, 17:33:47
On my way home they had barriers out at the top of the escalators in the southern concourse....it seems as though somebody has acted upon the suggestion that somebody posted on here a little while ago.

Also there is some work going on on the platform area between 3 and 7. Not quite sure what they are doing though. taken a couple of pictures but they are too big.
5  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: March 16, 2013, 12:23:58
Does anyone know if the gatelines in the new concourses will be smartcard enabled?
6  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: November 19, 2012, 07:59:28
Was expecting to get off the train on Platform 2 this morning to find that the rest of the roof had been removed. But that was not the case. So it looks as though users of Platforms 1 & 2 will have another week when they have partial shelter when waiting for trains.

On a different note does anyone know if the existing platforms are going to be refurbished in anyway (besides getting a new canopy of course)?

I also spotted that some of Platform 7 has been dug up and cemented over again near the newsagent. Something tells me that more of this may happen if the green spray paint writing is anything to go by.
7  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: November 05, 2012, 08:08:10
Quote from: ellendune on November 04, 2012, 13:39:16
Those of you who use platforms 1 and 2 may wish to take an umbrella in future.  Parts of the canopy roof are now missing!

Indeed they have. Got off the train on Platform 2 this morning thinking that nothing had been done again. But then looked up and saw that they have started to take the canopy off. So I expecting that next Monday the rest of it will have been removed.
8  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: October 30, 2012, 07:58:12
IIRC▸ (if I recall/remember/read correctly) the canopy for Platforms 1 & 2 was supposed to be removed by the end of October. As there does not seem to be any evidence of this work starting yet it does not look as though this is going to be completed by the end of the month which is of course is tomorrow. So does anyone know when this is actually going to start?
9  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: October 18, 2012, 10:06:16
Quote from: Andrew1939 (formerly CLPG» (Cotswold Line Promotion Group - about)) on October 17, 2012, 09:27:40
"track being installed in the eastern fly-under" Does this bring the propect of direct trains from Oxfordshire to Gatwick any closer?


From the vantage point that I have from looking out of my office window I can confirm that some track has been put down underneath the bridge.
10  All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: Reading Station improvements on: October 15, 2012, 08:07:19
Getting of the train on Platform 2 this morning I noticed that lights have now been placed on the temporary scaffolding. So I am expecting that the canopy removal on Platforms 1 & 2 is going to happen very soon.

Also the new signal gantry at the end of the new platforms on the London side of the existing passenger bridge does not look as though it is wide enough to cover what will become Platform 15. Is the gantry going to be extended at a later date or is the signal for this platform be somewhere else?
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