I can't understand why anybody ever voted for New Street. I avoid changing through there as much possible. The platforms are frequently packed, when changing you have to go through barriers twice, for no apparent reason, not handy if you have more than one bag and have 5 minutes to get across the station for a connection. Temple Meads is an incredible gothic cathedral, right round the corner from the city centre. Frequent railtours make things interesting too. Huddersfield outside is visually stunning too AND has cats and pubs. Haven't had the pleasure of Wemyss.
New Street is/was awful, especially that thing of split platforms with a train departing from each end, very confusing, not to mention the smoky diesel loco I always seemed to have to stand next to, ticking over and choking everyone. Not a good idea in an underground, enclosed space. Huddersfield, though, at the end of the Ale Trail, magnificent building and two cracking pubs, what's not to love!
Top tip if you don't like going through the barriers while changing there. Go to the B end of the platforms where you can access all 12 platforms without passing through a gate line. Bigger toilets that end, too ✌️
It was considered for the building's unusual multi-functionality. Unlike many stations which have shops inside, New St is right inside a shopping centre & the easiest way to walk from north to south of the city centre (walking around adds about 5-10 minutes). It therefore moves passengers from where they were to where they want to go (the whole point of a railway station) better than any other. Its aesthetics were not what it was on the short-list for.
There is two bridges at the B end. One links Hill Street to Navigation Street in Birmingham. Barriers only for exiting to those roads. Also the B end bridge to the concourse. So you can change trains without using gates. So don't use the A end of the station. If you get off the train at say 5A, walk down to 5B.
Edinburgh Waverley is right in the City Centre too. Can't get more central than one exit right onto Princess Street and another that's literally a two minute walk from the Royal Mile.
Yeah, that was a weird thing that guy said. Manchester’s TWO stations are right in the city centre as are, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow Central, Newcastle, ...
Why was new street even in the list. New street is a horrible, ugly, over crowded, over complicated station with constant delays, platform alterations and cancelations.
New Street and nearby Snow Hill could potentially have been shortlisted in the 1950s, before their demolition and replacement. Moor Street, on the other hand... (especially since Chiltern restored the original station)
London has a Station right in the center, Charing Cross, 200 metres from the center of London, Trafalgar Square, formally Charing Cross as 6 streets meet there. It is where all distances from London are measured from.
The famous station cats definitely pushed Huddersfield over the top. But it's not *just* the cats: it also takes a Feline P.R. department to establish a gigantic cult of celebrity cats around them too. Books, toys, articles and the press, fundraisers and so on. Good for Felix and Bolt.
I was using those tunnels in the early 1970's when i worked there. Not only did Royal mail use it, it was also used by the Parcels which was based in the Parcels Office on Platform 12. One of the most unusual things I had to move through those tunnels was coffins (occupied) because many Irish People who lived in Birmingham would often send their bodies home to be buried. I used to have to escort the coffins from platform 12, through the tunnels on to Platform 6 where they would be handed over to the Guard on the Holyhead Boat Train for transport to Ireland. I had to make sure that the Guard signed for them before they where loaded onto the train.
Birmingham Station in the city centre? I could hardly find an exit when I was unfortunate enough to arrive there in the summer! Be careful what you wish for. I thought the station was bad before, but it's infinitely worse now, and the platforms are still claustrophobic. Definitely would have gone for Weymss Bay. Not only can you find your way out, it is such an elegant design.
I get what you mean Gill. You can't see the outside when you reach the concourse. Nor is it a terminus so there isn't one end for entry/exit. A couple of fairly small entrance/exits (for the size of station) rather than one large, main point.
@@DerekHartley many, many times. I regularly change trains there. The idea of "main entrance" is confusing. I assume you're meaning the side that opens out towards the bull ring with TK Maxx outside? Yet for most stations the "main entrance" would be the one with the tram stop outside and opening on to the actual Street it's named after. It's more confusing for people with the number of other exits from grand Central on the level above. Plus that itself allows you to connect across and through the Bull Ring to opposite Moor Street without having to go outside.
I love the effort you both make on your videos/channels. I get to learn about different bits of the U.K. and quirks of trains and how they work. Win win win. Thanks for the videos and for being so endearing. Merry Christmas. 🌠
Bermingham new st, the best, were there in May, this year, and found the people, food court, shopping centre, and ease to get around great. Leaves ours for dead in OZ.
No, will not be bored watching your posts. Surprised to see Huddersfield at the top. Have you visited Scarborough with the longest platform-I'm sure you have!!!
Just watched you guys on channel 4. Anyway this video was fun, had me giggling. I don't often comment, all though i have a love of steam and absolutely anything and everything to do with trains. I watch and pretty much enjoy all the video's you guys put out there. Keep up the good work. 🚂😁 Regards from Dorset
Huddersfield Number 1 because it has cats employed even though i have never seen the cats myself and i was born in West Yorkshire so it's a bit of home for me
The tunnels at New Street once went to the main Post Office, which is now the Mailbox Shopping Centre. The Post Office moved out to Newtown, no where near a Railway line, so post all goes by road now! Grrrrrh!
There might be more than on tunnel under the platforms at New Street, but public access down there used to be possible. The only way to have lift access from street to platform was to go via the tunnel. I did this about 10 years ago when I changed at New Street with my bicycle. No longer allowed since the rebuild in 2015, as all platforms now have lift access direct to concourse level.
Nice to see the tunnel under New Street station again. In the days of TPOs we were guests of Royal Mail to photograph the TPOs and used the tunnel to get from one platform to another as well as getting to the then Royal Mail building
@@gabri_maybe Large stations are becoming more like shopping centres with railway platforms hidden round the back somewhere. You could spend an hour wandering round St Pancras without even realising you were in a railway station.
Surely Moor Street?! New Street is a dark depressing hell hole. The station is as bad as ever, they've just plonked a new shopping centre on top of it.
Actually been to Birmingham New Street to catch a train to Leamington Spa (only my third trip to England ever). The lifts down to the platform were broken so I took my huge suitcase down the long escalator which was also not working... My favorite station of those I’ve been to was York, but that’s not many.
I once took a train from Manchester to York, but being Canadian, didn't realize there were limited services on Sunday. The train stopped at this beautiful station, and there were buses waiting for us across the street so we could continue our journey. I wish I had more time to check out the station. Next time?
Absolutely adored the Two Ronnies reference at the end! 👍🤩👓 OOOH OOHH, IDEA!!! 💡 Seeing as it's train-related, maybe Geoff & Vicki should recreate the famous "London Rail Stations" and "Crossword" sketches from The Two Ronnies. "'Ere, hey, you left ya Barbican! Silly Arsenal!" 😂😂😂
I like the way you caught one of the TPE loco hauled 68’s or Nova 3’s in the background but didn’t mention it at Huddersfield before you got on the Nova 1.
Please watch the video without prejudice. Moving people is what a station is for & New St has a practicality others cannot match. I was surprised it was shortlisted too, but I can understand why.
@@TheRip72 I disagree, its dark, damp, smelly, unpleasent, difficult to navigate, bit difficult to watch without predjudice when you have been using the place for 40 years.
You've nailed it. It is a cathedral. Have you walked from the Victoria Line to catch a Nottingham train recently? It takes about 10 minutes. A railway station is there to move people & there are plenty others which do it much more efficiently with less fuss.
What about making a video of stations that have Platform 0 including a new platform 0 at Leeds. And of course new stations including Robroyston, Worcestershire Parkway, Kintore, Beaulieu (Essex), Cardiff Parkway and many more new railway stations being planned and to be built.
My favourite was Bristol Mead. However, on our UK holiday in 2018, I thought Knaresbrough (on our way to Harrogate) was one of the prettiest smaller stations we visited.
That tunnel beneath New Street eventually joins ‘Anchor Exchange’ - a modest fallout shelter beneath Birmingham’s city streets, mostly between the old library & the BT tower.
Absolutely gutted you went Huddersfield on the days im not there. I'm one of the station volunteers there that does the help desk in the foyer, and we also do all the gardenings there!
Angel Trains are currently disposing of Pacers and mainly offerng them to heritage lines and emergency services, perhaps Vicki would like to come up with an idea to save one?
Is Birmingham New Street really the size of 13 tennis courts? A tennis court at Wimbledon, or anywhere, is 78’ x 36’. So thirteen are a total of 4,056 sq yds, a square about 64 yds by 64 yds. Being one of the tiniest stations in the UK explains why it is always so rammed.
They are all nice looking stations, but New St is in the middle of the city. Many are near the city centre, but New St is a part of it. It stands out from others by being an integral part of the city centre in a way that no others are.
Victoria Station in London is right in the city centre. What does the Birmingham bloke mean about NS being the only stn that is in the city centre. There are loads.
Oxford St is the city centre. That is 2 stops away from Victoria on the Victoria line. You don't walk through Victoria Stn to go anywhere, you only walk there to catch a train. New St is right in the middle & is the main walking route from N to S Brum. The way around is a long detour.
Bit of a unbiased video as Wemyss Bay didn’t featured.. as someone who lives and works there it would have been good to see it .. anyway well done Huddersfield 👍
It could be your last time seeing a 142 pacer Vicki . Next stop for it is either Booth’s at Rotherham or EMR Kingsbury unless it’s very lucky and preserved. Huddersfield looks like a Wetherspoon pub from its frontage .
Reasons to vote for Birmingham New Street, according to the deputy station manager and his assistant. 1. It's the only station on the network that's at the centre of its city. WHAT? 2. It caters for 170,000 passengers per day. WHAT? 3. We're at the heart of the community. WHAT? 4. We put on a lot of activities. WHAT? 5. The size of the station is equal in area to thirteen tennis courts WHAT?. Well, I suppose that makes up for New Street being the most bland and uninteresting place to be on the planet, but if you like catching your train in a cave, this is for you. (Surprised that York was not on the list)
Name another major hub which you would walk right through even if you were not catching a train. New St is THE walking route from N to S Birmingham. You could walk around it but would be a pint behind your your friends if you did so. The route around it really is that much further.
Birmingham New Street, the Slough of railway stations. And yes, I've been to Slough (made candy bars for a living), and to Birmingham, where I would have left New Street in it's murky hole and entered Moor Street in the race instead. Just my humble opinion, I prefer pride in engineering over economical sense. Happy to see Huddersfield got the cup, well done !
Bristol can beat Portsmouth by a long stretch lol they have 10 stations in the City not including Bristol Parkway. (In no particular order) 1. Lawrence Hill 2. Stapleton Road, 3. Montpelier 4. Clifton Down 5. Parson Street 6 Bedminster 7. Sea Mills 8. Shirehampton 9. Redland and of course 10. Bristol Temple Meads
i had to use birmingham new street in sept when my train from manchester to reading was cancelled but the train started at birmingham i found new street station complicated to get round and the platform levels very noisy not good for people with disabilities
Not surprised Bristol Temple Meads came in last, after years of underinvestment. It's the Poundland of railways stations. In the last 30 years the only new infrastructure is some new ticket barriers to the left and right of the main entrance. There is no retail in and around the station unlike the brand new Birmingham New Street and the only shop is a small WHSmith in the main entrance. The forecourt is a crowded mess (unhelped by Bristol City Council's new road traffic management). The planned electrification from London Paddington with the rumoured relaunch of the original Brunel Passenger Shed for London trains was cancelled when electrification stopped at Chippenham. This station servers over 15 million people annually and deserves better.
whom could possibly have nominated Birmingham (new street) over Birmingham (moor street) also, I don't understand why the same trains have different names?
I'm going to vote for the forgotten stations of Coastway West, between Brighton and Portsmouth. They have had delays, all sorts of problems, strikes, etc etc, but the staff have been great despite all the complaints. The stations are not great architecture, and don't have much of a Brunel vibe about them. But, you know, they get me to work, and the electrostar trains are a nice place to spend an hour.
New Street - one of the worst stations on the network for catching trains - dark, smelly, smoky and poorly accessible for changing trains. The newish gate lines make no sense.
We hate New Street for changing trains and avoid it if at all possible. Also you have to leave the platforms and trek quite a distance with luggage to find a cafe for a snack. We much prefer to change at Wolverhampton or Birmingham International.
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Nice episode. It was nice to have you both presenting together in an episode again.
Vickie is a better interviewer though. She let's them talk without interruption.
Always a good day when you hear that music! 😎😁
YES!
When I got the notification and started the music, it all came flooding back. Quite an emotional event, in a strange way.
@@neilwilson5785 agree !!!!!!
All The Stations All of them 😍
I missed it soo much.
Also, plenty of stations left in the world ;)
I can't understand why anybody ever voted for New Street. I avoid changing through there as much possible. The platforms are frequently packed, when changing you have to go through barriers twice, for no apparent reason, not handy if you have more than one bag and have 5 minutes to get across the station for a connection.
Temple Meads is an incredible gothic cathedral, right round the corner from the city centre. Frequent railtours make things interesting too.
Huddersfield outside is visually stunning too AND has cats and pubs.
Haven't had the pleasure of Wemyss.
New Street is/was awful, especially that thing of split platforms with a train departing from each end, very confusing, not to mention the smoky diesel loco I always seemed to have to stand next to, ticking over and choking everyone. Not a good idea in an underground, enclosed space. Huddersfield, though, at the end of the Ale Trail, magnificent building and two cracking pubs, what's not to love!
Top tip if you don't like going through the barriers while changing there. Go to the B end of the platforms where you can access all 12 platforms without passing through a gate line. Bigger toilets that end, too ✌️
@@harrierjames7727 you are a hero good sir
It was considered for the building's unusual multi-functionality. Unlike many stations which have shops inside, New St is right inside a shopping centre & the easiest way to walk from north to south of the city centre (walking around adds about 5-10 minutes). It therefore moves passengers from where they were to where they want to go (the whole point of a railway station) better than any other. Its aesthetics were not what it was on the short-list for.
There is two bridges at the B end. One links Hill Street to Navigation Street in Birmingham. Barriers only for exiting to those roads. Also the B end bridge to the concourse. So you can change trains without using gates. So don't use the A end of the station. If you get off the train at say 5A, walk down to 5B.
Cardiff Central is right in the City Centre too , just requires some badly needed investment, like most of the other major cities have had.
I really like Cardiff Central!
Edinburgh Waverley is right in the City Centre too. Can't get more central than one exit right onto Princess Street and another that's literally a two minute walk from the Royal Mile.
Yeah, that was a weird thing that guy said. Manchester’s TWO stations are right in the city centre as are, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow Central, Newcastle, ...
@@rileysaplank Perhaps Edinburgh Waverley could be renamed as Edinburgh Central :D
Yeah Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria are bang in the centre of Manchester!
I was suprised that Birmingham was shortlisted, as the platform level is pants, but the station concourse & Grand Central are excellent.
Yes, dark and dingy and one of my least favourite stations. Temple Meads is fantastic in comparison, not been to the other two that made the final.
Why was new street even in the list. New street is a horrible, ugly, over crowded, over complicated station with constant delays, platform alterations and cancelations.
@@simontay4851 shopping.
New Street and nearby Snow Hill could potentially have been shortlisted in the 1950s, before their demolition and replacement. Moor Street, on the other hand... (especially since Chiltern restored the original station)
London has a Station right in the center, Charing Cross, 200 metres from the center of London, Trafalgar Square, formally Charing Cross as 6 streets meet there. It is where all distances from London are measured from.
There used to be a sort of urban legend floating around that some old Hollywood movie set in London had a "London Station".
You don't walk through it to get to anywhere, you walk around it. Walking around New St is a significant detour.
Or Fenchurch Street station,it’s near Tower Hill Tube
Stations in the city centre
Bristol Temple Meads
York
Any London terminal
Reading
The famous station cats definitely pushed Huddersfield over the top. But it's not *just* the cats: it also takes a Feline P.R. department to establish a gigantic cult of celebrity cats around them too. Books, toys, articles and the press, fundraisers and so on. Good for Felix and Bolt.
I was using those tunnels in the early 1970's when i worked there. Not only did Royal mail use it, it was also used by the Parcels which was based in the Parcels Office on Platform 12. One of the most unusual things I had to move through those tunnels was coffins (occupied) because many Irish People who lived in Birmingham would often send their bodies home to be buried. I used to have to escort the coffins from platform 12, through the tunnels on to Platform 6 where they would be handed over to the Guard on the Holyhead Boat Train for transport to Ireland. I had to make sure that the Guard signed for them before they where loaded onto the train.
My favourite fact about Bristol TM: The Young Ones episode “Bambi” station scenes were filmed there.
#vote Plaid Cymru
Birmingham Station in the city centre? I could hardly find an exit when I was unfortunate enough to arrive there in the summer! Be careful what you wish for. I thought the station was bad before, but it's infinitely worse now, and the platforms are still claustrophobic. Definitely would have gone for Weymss Bay. Not only can you find your way out, it is such an elegant design.
So much better. It's open and much airier.
I get what you mean Gill. You can't see the outside when you reach the concourse. Nor is it a terminus so there isn't one end for entry/exit. A couple of fairly small entrance/exits (for the size of station) rather than one large, main point.
@@harrierjames7727 The main entrance is massive and the other two aren't that small either. Are you sure you've been to New Street?
@@DerekHartley many, many times. I regularly change trains there. The idea of "main entrance" is confusing. I assume you're meaning the side that opens out towards the bull ring with TK Maxx outside? Yet for most stations the "main entrance" would be the one with the tram stop outside and opening on to the actual Street it's named after. It's more confusing for people with the number of other exits from grand Central on the level above. Plus that itself allows you to connect across and through the Bull Ring to opposite Moor Street without having to go outside.
@@LightbulbTedbear2 And you've no idea where any of them will emerge.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned that GWR stations like Bristol Temple Meads are so large because they were built for the 7ft Broad Gauge.
I live in Huddersfield I was never into trains or tubes until I stumbled across your 2 videos thanks 💯
love your two ronnies reference "its goodbye from me, and its goodbye from him
I'm pretty sure the glasses thing was an Eric and Ernie reference too.
They need to do a Canon and Ball tribute next.
Sir John Betjeman said that Bristol has a railway station that looks like a cathedral, and a cathedral that looks like a railway station!
I love the effort you both make on your videos/channels. I get to learn about different bits of the U.K. and quirks of trains and how they work. Win win win. Thanks for the videos and for being so endearing. Merry Christmas. 🌠
Bermingham new st, the best, were there in May, this year, and found the people, food court, shopping centre, and ease to get around great. Leaves ours for dead in OZ.
No, will not be bored watching your posts. Surprised to see Huddersfield at the top. Have you visited Scarborough with the longest platform-I'm sure you have!!!
Some times the line of Taxis at Bristol temple Meads is ridiculous
Also the Portsmouth to Cardiff route is being upgraded to 5 car trains
When Bristol's new diesel restrictions come in it wil cut them down.
@@dukenukem5768 Yay!!!
Just watched you guys on channel 4. Anyway this video was fun, had me giggling. I don't often comment, all though i have a love of steam and absolutely anything and everything to do with trains. I watch and pretty much enjoy all the video's you guys put out there. Keep up the good work. 🚂😁
Regards from Dorset
The outside facade of Bristol's train station resembles Amsterdam's Centraal Station.
Big smiles all round here when the music plays... Well done Hoodezfield as Jodie Whittaker might say!
Only been to New Street and Huddersfield. The latter wins hands down. Two pubs in the grand old station building.
Huddersfield Number 1 because it has cats employed even though i have never seen the cats myself
and i was born in West Yorkshire so it's a bit of home for me
The tunnels at New Street once went to the main Post Office, which is now the Mailbox Shopping Centre. The Post Office moved out to Newtown, no where near a Railway line, so post all goes by road now! Grrrrrh!
Shame you couldn't make it to Wemyss Bay. Maybe they should adopt a cat too.
Caroline Greenwell and passing through the mothballed closed IBM station.
Wemyss Bay doesn't need a cat - it's got SEAGULLS!
Robbie Henry the finest domestic animal Of the whole land lol
There might be more than on tunnel under the platforms at New Street, but public access down there used to be possible. The only way to have lift access from street to platform was to go via the tunnel. I did this about 10 years ago when I changed at New Street with my bicycle. No longer allowed since the rebuild in 2015, as all platforms now have lift access direct to concourse level.
Is the Huddersfield cat a ticket inspurrctor or the station mewster?
Head of pest control operations
Surely she's a paw -tor!
I suspects the cats at Huddersfield had something to do with that station winning by such a large margin.
Thanks for ruining the video
new series coming... All the cats...
And then they went to Japan to see all the railway Tama cats.
Nice to see the tunnel under New Street station again. In the days of TPOs we were guests of Royal Mail to photograph the TPOs and used the tunnel to get from one platform to another as well as getting to the then Royal Mail building
How, in this world is Birmingham New Street on any positive list of stations?
It's Modern,And It's Better Than That Monstrosity Of Snow Hill
And Plenty Of Shops
@@gabri_maybe Large stations are becoming more like shopping centres with railway platforms hidden round the back somewhere. You could spend an hour wandering round St Pancras without even realising you were in a railway station.
Surely Moor Street?! New Street is a dark depressing hell hole. The station is as bad as ever, they've just plonked a new shopping centre on top of it.
Christ knows. Moor Street is the nice station in Brum land. New Street is a dreadful place.
Huddles field looks like the city hall on Back to the Future movie
Yeah, it has a portico, like many buildings in the classical style.
Actually been to Birmingham New Street to catch a train to Leamington Spa (only my third trip to England ever). The lifts down to the platform were broken so I took my huge suitcase down the long escalator which was also not working...
My favorite station of those I’ve been to was York, but that’s not many.
Talking about pubs - just a few miles up the line, Dewsbury has the West Riding Refreshment Rooms - you two could visit!
I once took a train from Manchester to York, but being Canadian, didn't realize there were limited services on Sunday. The train stopped at this beautiful station, and there were buses waiting for us across the street so we could continue our journey. I wish I had more time to check out the station. Next time?
Absolutely adored the Two Ronnies reference at the end! 👍🤩👓
OOOH OOHH, IDEA!!! 💡 Seeing as it's train-related, maybe Geoff & Vicki should recreate the famous "London Rail Stations" and "Crossword" sketches from The Two Ronnies.
"'Ere, hey, you left ya Barbican! Silly Arsenal!" 😂😂😂
I like the way you caught one of the TPE loco hauled 68’s or Nova 3’s in the background but didn’t mention it at Huddersfield before you got on the Nova 1.
How did Birmingham New street do as well as it has? The place is an open Sewer with rails through it and shops on the roof.
Please watch the video without prejudice. Moving people is what a station is for & New St has a practicality others cannot match. I was surprised it was shortlisted too, but I can understand why.
@@TheRip72 I disagree, its dark, damp, smelly, unpleasent, difficult to navigate, bit difficult to watch without predjudice when you have been using the place for 40 years.
6:10 A cross country trolley; is it 4WD?
caw25sha groan 🤦♂️
"If only Corrour had been on the list, we would have had another excuse to go back there" they lamented...
I agree
Some beautiful stations on that shortlist, but for me, nothing beats the stunning railway cathedral otherwise known as St. Pancras......
You've nailed it. It is a cathedral. Have you walked from the Victoria Line to catch a Nottingham train recently? It takes about 10 minutes. A railway station is there to move people & there are plenty others which do it much more efficiently with less fuss.
@@TheRip72 I drive trains in to St. Pancras almost daily. The view from the cab as you approach is nothing short of breathtaking. I'm a lucky guy....
What about making a video of stations that have Platform 0 including a new platform 0 at Leeds. And of course new stations including Robroyston, Worcestershire Parkway, Kintore, Beaulieu (Essex), Cardiff Parkway and many more new railway stations being planned and to be built.
My favourite was Bristol Mead. However, on our UK holiday in 2018, I thought Knaresbrough (on our way to Harrogate) was one of the prettiest smaller stations we visited.
That tunnel beneath New Street eventually joins ‘Anchor Exchange’ - a modest fallout shelter beneath Birmingham’s city streets, mostly between the old library & the BT tower.
Absolutely gutted you went Huddersfield on the days im not there. I'm one of the station volunteers there that does the help desk in the foyer, and we also do all the gardenings there!
Can't stand Birmingham New Street, a shopping centre with a few platforms underneath. Love temple meads never been to the other two.
Lime street is in the city centre as well
Angel Trains are currently disposing of Pacers and mainly offerng them to heritage lines and emergency services, perhaps Vicki would like to come up with an idea to save one?
New series idea: All the Murals of Brunel in Stations.
Another series that they could do is all the stations... heritage addition?
Would be fantastic to watch.
All The Stations and Londonist = 2 new videos with Vicki today. I'm in Heaven!!
The Ally Pally Vicki was too young to be 'new'.
Is Birmingham New Street really the size of 13 tennis courts? A tennis court at Wimbledon, or anywhere, is 78’ x 36’. So thirteen are a total of 4,056 sq yds, a square about 64 yds by 64 yds. Being one of the tiniest stations in the UK explains why it is always so rammed.
I assumed she meant just the concourse.
As one who used to live in Largs - thanks for voting Wemyss
Big win for Hoodezfield
Just seen you guys “Scotland’s Scenic Railways” on C4😀😀
Bristol TM is very similar to Bournemouth station in the architecture.
Just happened to come across an episode of 'The Tube' and there was a young [very young] Geoff Marshall
I'm sure Glasgow Central and Queen Street are almost, nearly, yup probably, the centre of Glasgow..... and Waverley is kinda close too.
New St...really??, what about Carlisle, Preston, St Pancras, Waverley or York, the mind boggles.
They are all nice looking stations, but New St is in the middle of the city. Many are near the city centre, but New St is a part of it. It stands out from others by being an integral part of the city centre in a way that no others are.
Victoria Station in London is right in the city centre. What does the Birmingham bloke mean about NS being the only stn that is in the city centre. There are loads.
Oxford St is the city centre. That is 2 stops away from Victoria on the Victoria line. You don't walk through Victoria Stn to go anywhere, you only walk there to catch a train. New St is right in the middle & is the main walking route from N to S Brum. The way around is a long detour.
I liked the look of confusion when Geoff explained that 3 very similar trains have 3 entirely different names
And then Vicki got bored haha
When Vicki did that thing with her glasses i had a massive grin on my face
Hey! It's Adam out of E-G Media and Steam Locos in Profile!
Bit of a unbiased video as Wemyss Bay didn’t featured.. as someone who lives and works there it would have been good to see it .. anyway well done Huddersfield 👍
Why does the histogram at 6:35 show BNS with 16% with a shorter bar than BTM on 15%? FIX?!
It could be your last time seeing a 142 pacer Vicki .
Next stop for it is either Booth’s at Rotherham or EMR Kingsbury unless it’s very lucky and preserved.
Huddersfield looks like a Wetherspoon pub from its frontage .
Reasons to vote for Birmingham New Street, according to the deputy station manager and his assistant.
1. It's the only station on the network that's at the centre of its city. WHAT?
2. It caters for 170,000 passengers per day. WHAT?
3. We're at the heart of the community. WHAT?
4. We put on a lot of activities. WHAT?
5. The size of the station is equal in area to thirteen tennis courts WHAT?.
Well, I suppose that makes up for New Street being the most bland and uninteresting place to be on the planet, but if you like catching your train in a cave, this is for you.
(Surprised that York was not on the list)
Name another major hub which you would walk right through even if you were not catching a train. New St is THE walking route from N to S Birmingham. You could walk around it but would be a pint behind your your friends if you did so. The route around it really is that much further.
Birmingham New Street, the Slough of railway stations.
And yes, I've been to Slough (made candy bars for a living), and to Birmingham, where I would have left New Street in it's murky hole and entered Moor Street in the race instead.
Just my humble opinion, I prefer pride in engineering over economical sense.
Happy to see Huddersfield got the cup, well done !
Agreed, Moore Street is a nice station
Birmingham station is very scary. The main bit is light and loud... Then you go down the dark pits of hell onto the platforms never too be seen again.
Nah, not true. You seem to have survived well enough to post that.
'Rail Delivery Goop'?
Hulls Trains' new stock are called "Paragon", after Hull station.
Full name should be
Kingston upon Hull Paragon Interchange.
I've heard a rumour that Weymouth Quay may be reopening next year in connection with a new ferry service.
Most people vote for the hometown station. Interesting fact, my hometown of Portsmouth has four stations in our city, beat that!
Hilsea should probably be worth negative points...
@@ToXikyogHurt Sure it is a small station and only has one ticket machine and nothing else but i have seen far worse stations.
Nice bit channelling The Two Ronnies @ the end...
Bristol can beat Portsmouth by a long stretch lol they have 10 stations in the City not including Bristol Parkway. (In no particular order) 1. Lawrence Hill 2. Stapleton Road, 3. Montpelier 4. Clifton Down 5. Parson Street 6 Bedminster 7. Sea Mills 8. Shirehampton 9. Redland and of course 10. Bristol Temple Meads
@@jgodfrey546 And a bit of Eric and Ernie, surely?
It's a *poll* not a "pole"
Euston or Kings X?🤔
I miss the "secret tunnel" at BHM, it always used to be the quickest way to get between platforms. Shame you're not allowed to use it anymore
Writing this before I know who's won but Huddersfield looks amazing such a brilliant frontage
i had to use birmingham new street in sept when my train from manchester to reading was cancelled but the train started at birmingham i found new street station complicated to get round and the platform levels very noisy not good for people with disabilities
Best sign-off ever.
Not surprised Bristol Temple Meads came in last, after years of underinvestment. It's the Poundland of railways stations. In the last 30 years the only new infrastructure is some new ticket barriers to the left and right of the main entrance. There is no retail in and around the station unlike the brand new Birmingham New Street and the only shop is a small WHSmith in the main entrance. The forecourt is a crowded mess (unhelped by Bristol City Council's new road traffic management). The planned electrification from London Paddington with the rumoured relaunch of the original Brunel Passenger Shed for London trains was cancelled when electrification stopped at Chippenham. This station servers over 15 million people annually and deserves better.
Its been over 26yrs, but I have been to Huddersfield-I have friends there.
whom could possibly have nominated Birmingham (new street) over Birmingham (moor street)
also, I don't understand why the same trains have different names?
Newport (South Wales) would win the leakiest station award in Britain, when it rains. Lakes form on the platforms.
Glasgow Central as the name implies could not be any more Central also Queen St is also in the centre of the city
Edinburgh Waverley is in the city centre = just go up the steps and bingo - Princes Street, gardens, museums, the lot!!
I voted it was very difficult for me because I love both Bristol temple meads and Birmingham New Street for different reasons
third finger left hand. plain gold ring. are congratulations in order Vicki?
I'm going to vote for the forgotten stations of Coastway West, between Brighton and Portsmouth. They have had delays, all sorts of problems, strikes, etc etc, but the staff have been great despite all the complaints. The stations are not great architecture, and don't have much of a Brunel vibe about them. But, you know, they get me to work, and the electrostar trains are a nice place to spend an hour.
Pretty shocking that St Pancras didn't make the list. I don't think there is a station that even comes close.
Its not Birmingham New st anymore😭, its now Birmingham Grand Central🙄😠
Another great video.
I just want to measure my local station. How many tennis courts to a football pitch please?
three double-deckers!
They should honor Huddersfield Railway Station's win be removing the ticket barriers to people who don't wish to travel can enjoy the railway station.
very surprised Birmingham New Street made the final three when on the platforms there is no public toilets and it's a big black hole
It was the final four but I agree with your sentiment. And there was sod all parking the last time I had the displeasure of passing through it.
That's horrible; no toilets, just a big black hole. Eugh!
New Street - one of the worst stations on the network for catching trains - dark, smelly, smoky and poorly accessible for changing trains. The newish gate lines make no sense.
We hate New Street for changing trains and avoid it if at all possible. Also you have to leave the platforms and trek quite a distance with luggage to find a cafe for a snack. We much prefer to change at Wolverhampton or Birmingham International.
I`m sorry, "only station actually in a city centre"????? 4:27 How many stations can i list to say a huge NO!
The kittens are so cute!
Is the World Cup of Stations award the "Jules Railway Trophy"
you went to find felix the station cat!
Where is #WeStopAtNothing all the platform zeros