AMJ Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Interesting concept from India, there are five places as per the article below who decided to build a station rather than waiting for Indian Railways! Might be an idea for some in the UK, comments keep getting made about Elland being one of the largest towns in Yorkshire with a railway but no station. https://www.thebetterindia.com/121688/railway-stations-built-by-residents/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2017 Interesting concept from India, there are five places as per the article below who decided to build a station rather than waiting for Indian Railways! Might be an idea for some in the UK, comments keep getting made about Elland being one of the largest towns in Yorkshire with a railway but no station. https://www.thebetterindia.com/121688/railway-stations-built-by-residents/ How would you propose that that would work in the UK? Regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Isn't that essentially how Southend airport station came about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2017 I like the idea but I can't help feeling that NR would be slightly unenthusiastic about a group of British villagers turning up with tools and materials to erect a station. For a start they would have kittens over health and safety. And they own the land and have boundary fences so it would be trespass. In India I am pretty sure that railways are unfenced and there is a much lighter "safety" regime, so building something adjacent to the railway line would be no problem. But I like the idea. Crowd funding perhaps? Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2017 I like the idea but I can't help feeling that NR would be slightly unenthusiastic about a group of British villagers turning up with tools and materials to erect a station. For a start they would have kittens over health and safety. And they own the land and have boundary fences so it would be trespass. In India I am pretty sure that railways are unfenced and there is a much lighter "safety" regime, so building something adjacent to the railway line would be no problem. But I like the idea. Crowd funding perhaps? Jonathan Ignoring the H&S, land ownership/trespass issues (and not to even mention Railway Group Standards) for a minute, building such a station is one thing (even with crowdfunding), but (here comes the boring bit) how do you "persuade" the TOC to stop trains at the station, introducing "delays" into their schedule and incurring penalties (compensation to others for delays in train paths etc.)? Oh yes, you amend the timetable - and how are you going to persuade Network Rail to do that? Would you want to provide Customer Information Systems for the passengers at such a station? It wouldn't be much of a user friendly station if you didn't, but again how do you persuade the TOC and/or NR to provide such kit? Nice idea, but I think trying to copy what has been done in India with what you might think would work in the UK is a bit like comparing apples with elephants. Regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Well it worked for Claudia Cardinale in Once Upon A Time In The West. Apart from her husband and entire family being wiped out, obviously. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Network Rail will build you a station if you pay them enough money. They will even arrange to stop trains there too, along with handling the timetable changes. They will even do it on a busy multi track main line. It is what is happening at Brent Cross at least. Edited November 22, 2017 by Titan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted November 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2017 Network Rail will build you a station if you pay them enough money. They will even arrange to stop trains there too, along with handling the timetable changes. They will even do it on a busy multi track main line. It is what is happening at Brent Cross at least. That is exactly the point I'm trying to make, ignoring the myriad of hoops needing to be jumped through, it will cost millions - even for a "small" station. No offence, but I don't see the impoverished villagers in remote India coming up with that sort of capital. Regards, Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Time to dispose of Network Rail and the TOCs, and get our infrastructure back onto a more human scale level then . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 We can’t get people to pick up their litter or dog poo, what chance have we of getting them to turn out with shovels and pick axes to build a new station in their own time? It would be easy to get it painted by the youths of the area though and not look much worse than many of the TOC liveries. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal.n Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I really like the idea of the local community itself making the investment to open a station and the fact people have put money in would surely be a sign to NR/TOC that demand was there. Anyone can campaign for a line/station to be opened or to add a more frequent service, but potential passengers showing how much they want it/would use it with their wallet would be a much better indication to the TOC. A crowdfunding style system would be perfect for this kind of thing. I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting a 'Titfield Thunderbolt' type scenario where the locals literally build it themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I don't think anyone is seriously suggesting a 'Titfield Thunderbolt' type scenario where the locals literally build it themselves. Speak for yourself . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Isn't that essentially how Southend airport station came about? Or Acrow Halt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 What was the tv show that Anika Rice used to host maybe that should be resurrected again with railways in mind ,wait a minute maybe they could wire the GWR! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Didn't Aneka Rice build the KESR extension to Northiam in 2 weeks by herself? Trains in India seem to run by a calendar rather than a clock, it takes 2 days to get from Delhi to Madras, so it must be Tuesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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