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

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[swlines]

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

My impression of you has just increased big time.

WP says that Gloucester is the longest as well!

No it doesn't?!?!

[Btline]

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

My impression of you has just increased big time.

WP says that Gloucester is the longest as well!

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!

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

[Shazz]

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^▸ (in my humble opinion) (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).

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

[swlines]

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

[grahame]

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  .

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 ...

[adelante]

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!

Who are the rumours about?

[t1h5e8]

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!

Who are the rumours about?

You i seem to remeber from my pre membership days.

[adelante]

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!

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.

[grahame]

Who are the rumours about?

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.

[adelante]

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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[Btline]

I think Paddington can just about fit an HST^▸ (High Speed Train).

[swlines]

Although swlines was getting quite rude I thought.

Thank you!!

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

[basset44]

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^▸ (High Speed Train) but I did see one at Radyr once

[tramway]

Trowbridge

Plat 1 - 5 Mk 2's with a bit of a 31 off each end IIRC^▸ (if I recall/remember/read correctly).
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^▸ (First Great Western) had invested in some canopies, I might have even joined in the recent celebrations if they had. 

[Graz]

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.