RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2011 I always was told that Cambridge had the honour of the longest platform? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted September 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hoo Junction Staff Halt - 1/2 a coach in length ????? Nobody said a "public" station If you're counting staff halts, then what about Wimbledon? That's short, and nearer to London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted September 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2011 Coombe (Looe branch) and Combe (Oxford - Worcester line) both do not have a direct London service. East Worthing does (15.17 Littlehampton - Victoria stops to assist with school loadings) but is already larger at 2 x 4-car platforms than one or two other contenders. Until last May it had never had a direct service and only does now thanks to the need to shift far more people than can fit into Southern's 3-car trains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted September 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 7, 2011 If you're counting staff halts, then what about Wimbledon? That's short, and nearer to London. Wimbledon is certainly short but all staff halts must be excluded as they do not have an advertised service to London! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Shortest public station platform, Berney Arms? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Berney_Arms_railway_station_1.jpg Longest, Marylebone Eurostar Platforms? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Shortest public station platform, Berney Arms? http://en.wikipedia....y_station_1.jpg Longest, Marylebone Eurostar Platforms? ????? Marylebone ????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Watkin rules? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernman46 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 If you're counting staff halts, then what about Wimbledon? That's short, and nearer to London. Ah but Hoo Junction gets a return service too - Durnsford Road is in the Up direction only Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted September 8, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wimbledon is certainly short but all staff halts must be excluded as they do not have an advertised service to London! Battersea Pier Staff Halt, all 1 and a half metres of it actually appeared on our working diagrams as an advertised stop on a mid afternoon up Arun Valley to Victoria until late last year!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 19, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2011 thought id resurect this thread after i stopped at bearley this morning with a london service, this is the view from the cab..... the front door is locked out of use as you can see its off the platform i think we can say that bearley is the shortest public station in ENGLAND to have a direct service to london, there are shorter in the scottish highlands that are served by the sleeper train though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan_disorderly Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 How about not so Long Eaton? A regular hourly service to London and the platforms can't accommodate anything longer than a 4 car Meridian. Getting off a HST can involve a long walk through the train if you're in the wrong end of the train when it pulls in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roythebus Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Beaten to it by Brushman. I thought of Wimbledon staff halt which in my days used to be served by the 01something from Waterloo round the Kingston loop in the down direction by crossing over! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 21, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2011 after i stopped at bearley this morning with a london service I'd say that train was "Bearley" in the platform ! Coat - got - door - open ........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscale Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 How about the Waterloo and City? Short trains, short platforms and a short railway as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 21, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2011 How about the Waterloo and City? Short trains, short platforms and a short railway as well. Rather longer than Bearley and a few others in conetention. W&C platforms held a 5-car train of 1940-type stock with a little space to spare. While those cars were very much less than the "standard" 63' of a main line vehicle the platfroms required to accommodate 5 of them would cope with a 4-car train of more normal dimensions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquireBev Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Pontefract Monkhill is on the Grand Central line from Bradford to Kings Cross, and I'm pretty sure only 3 cars of a Class 180 can fit on the platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I saw the title and though of Newark Northgate, but looging through the replies it seems that you are after the shortest platfom length - pity really as Newark gets 5 down services from London that terminate in platform 3. it is an unusual sight to see a full IC rake next to a platform that is only two people wide between the buildings and the edge. The platform is so narrow it hasn't even got the yellow line on it - That's on platform 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 How about Braintree? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 22, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2011 How about Braintree? Looks to be about a 6-car length from Google Maps. Certainly longer than some others already cited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted November 23, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2011 Looks to be about a 6-car length from Google Maps. Certainly longer than some others already cited. Both platforms at "Braintree" can handle 12 coach trains, there is also to stations at "Braintree Freeport" is the other one which was built for people to get to the shopping complex there. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sorry combe on the malvern line not coombe cornwall, well spotted, combe is actually 46m, finstock is 40m Looking again at the marlow branch i cant see a direct london service from there either, they are all change at maidenhead. Little kimble has been mentioned but that is 90m, monks risborough is 95m I was about to say, don't they change at Maidenhead? I seem to be spending a fair bit of time on Platform 3 of M'head these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted November 23, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sudbury in Suffolk has a platform that can only take a 2 DMU. Dose that count. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted November 23, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2011 re: the west highland stations. having a quick look at : http://www.railbrit.co.uk/West_Highland_Railway/frame.htm a lot of the stations are island platforms and even those that aren't seem at least 2-car cl.156 or similar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 23, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sudbury in Suffolk has a platform that can only take a 2 DMU. Dose that count. Terry I cant see a direct train to london on rail enquiries, so if not, no it doesn't count! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Thirsk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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