How many carriages can your nearest station(s) take?

[whole diary]

[swlines]

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....

[Btline]

Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST^▸ (High Speed Train)

Worcester Foregate Street - 6 carriages (normally)

Hanborough - 2 (?)

Pershore - 3 or 4 (?)

Evesham - full HST (?)

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

[adelante]

Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST^▸ (High Speed Train)

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?

[Btline]

Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST^▸ (High Speed Train)

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 ).

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).

[eightf48544]

Taplow

Main lines full HST^▸ (High Speed Train) 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.

[swlines]

At least the ACLG are getting 87 002.

[TerminalJunkie]

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

Don't you have a calculator that can divide by 23, then?

[Mookiemoo]

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^» (Worcester Shrub Hill - next trains) 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^▸ (High Speed Train) 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

[devon_metro]

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

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

A Mk3 coach is 23m

[Shazz]

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

[devon_metro]

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

[Btline]

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^▸ (United Kingdom)??

[eightf48544]

Does Gloucester have the longest platform in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom)??

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.

[Shazz]

Does Gloucester have the longest platform in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom)??

Second Longest, @ 602.69

Longest is Colchester @ around 620

[adelante]

Worcester Shrub Hill - full HST^▸ (High Speed Train)

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 ).

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).

5/6 for foregate st. then yeah?

I thought Honeybourne couldtake three?