Bromsgrove New Station

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[SandTEngineer]

http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/pdf/SEP%2012012%20Bromsgrove%20Brochure%20V1.pdf

[Chris from Nailsea]

Thanks for posting that, SandTEngineer! 

Is it just me, or do the artist's impressions make it look like they will be building it out of giant Lego pieces?

[stebbo]

No more Lego-ey than some of the pictures of the new Reading station.

[eightf48544]

I thought Networkrail's new idea was modular construction with standard prefabricated components so bound to be a bit Lego like.

But like all ideas it's not new look at the Southern Railway's prewar concrete clasics like Surbiton a lot of who's parts came from Exmouth Junction concrete works.

[paul7575]

But like all ideas it's not new look at the Southern Railway's prewar concrete clasics like Surbiton a lot of who's parts came from Exmouth Junction concrete works.

Unfortunately some of their prefabricated concrete was found to be prone to failure during its designed lifetime.  This had something to do with using ballast collected off a local beach when they were short of decent sand and aggregates, apparently.

Paul

[martvw]

I like many others think the new Bromsgrove station will be very good for the town and that part of north Worcestershire , its good to see part of the Worcester area railway network updated!!

[JayMac]

Hopefully this new station will see more Cross Country services calling. Too much to hope that the longer distance (SW-NE/NW) services will regularly call, but an additional stop added to all the Cardiff <-> Nottingham services would be welcome.

Having said that, the incumbent Cross Country franchisee will no doubt want the fares anomalies involving Bromsgrove to be fixed once and for all. Some recent changes have tinkered at the edges, but I suspect Arriva CrossCountry (or their successors) would want to take full control of the fares flows to and from Bromsgrove should they start to make regular calls throughout the day.

[grahame]

Updating an old thread ...

from Wikipedia:

On 4 May 2007, Network Rail announced that a new station will be built, to replace the existing structure. This was to be in a brownfield site adjacent to the current site, and would allow six car trains to stop at the station. The cost was projected to be in the region of £10-12 million,[8] and it was estimated that the station could be operational by Easter 2009.

[snip]

The new £24 million station opened on 12 July 2016 currently with two platforms in use for passengers.

Oops - bit of an overshoot ...

[stuving]

Updating an old thread ...

from Wikipedia:

On 4 May 2007, Network Rail announced that a new station will be built, to replace the existing structure. This was to be in a brownfield site adjacent to the current site, and would allow six car trains to stop at the station. The cost was projected to be in the region of £10-12 million,[8] and it was estimated that the station could be operational by Easter 2009.

[snip]

The new £24 million station opened on 12 July 2016 currently with two platforms in use for passengers.

Oops - bit of an overshoot ...

That's a rather underhand bit of quoting. Wikipedia also says:

Contamination of the land was a known factor by February 2013 and was included in the Consultation Report published on the Worcestershire County Council website. Planning permission for the new station was eventually granted by Worcestershire County Council in September 2013, three years after the funding for it was previously withdrawn. By this stage it had been decided that the station would have four platforms, able to accommodate nine car trains, and linked by a covered footbridge served by lifts and stairs. A ticket office, waiting room and toilets would also be provided. Work began on the new station in March 2014.

So, not the same station that was previously given a projected cost at the pre-feasibility stage - that's GRIP^▸ (Guide to Railway Investment Projects) stage 2; the NR^» (Network Rail - home page) equivalent of the back of an envelope.

Thought of taking up journalism?

[grahame]

That's a rather underhand bit of quoting. Wikipedia also says:

So, not the same station that was previously given a projected cost at the pre-feasibility stage - that's GRIP^▸ (Guide to Railway Investment Projects) stage 2; the NR^» (Network Rail - home page) equivalent of the back of an envelope.

[snip]

Thought of taking up journalism?

Perhaps I shouldn't selectively quote you in answer.

Fair comment that it's a different station, in a different age and inflation has probably made it a different price base.  Probably more a reminder of mission creep in projects, and the need to factor in significant changes ("optimism factor") into projects.   I may suggest that the customer base of the new station is probably on the same base as 9 years ago.