another one for liverpool

[arl]

this months victim of regenration is garston station

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/g/garston/index.shtml

http://www.liverpoolviews.co.uk/south/garstat/gs1006065.html

 

[Nemesis]

This month I suspect it will only be one in a very long list of victims, sadly...

Grrrr. Network Rail how I hate you.

 

[David Q]

Sorry to disappoint anyone about Nework Rail, but the station WAS demolished and rebuilt about 1976 when the line was reopened and electrified. The only remaining part was the station masters house (now a private house) and I am willing to bet that will stay in place (as it is privately owned). I took many photographs and prepared a full set of drawings of the old buildings before demolition. So only 20 years of life and the demolition of some bus shelters and a metal footbridge.

 

[Nemesis]

Phew! Thanks!

 

[arl]

I too was under the impression that the house was privately owned but the letter i recieved from network rail implied that the whole thing would be demolished including buildings (which i took to mean the station masters house). They are then closing off the road (unadopted) to the station permenantly so presumably there would be no access to the house anyway.
I do hope your correct though. Im away at the moment but i know they fenced off the road on saturday - will just have to wait and see i guess

 

[Nemesis]

Interesting:

http://www.disusedrailways.co.uk/

 

[Nemesis]

And:

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/

 

[arl]

just had a look today, the station masters house is now a large pile of bricks .

 

[Nemesis]

Sad.

Network Rail has great deal of similar in the pipeline...

 

[yoofookinwah]

Steady on there.

 

[David Q]

Another part of my heritage gone. Granddad was a signalman there up to the early sixties. House was a fine example of railway gothic, entrance building was Scottish baronial (castellated and crenallated). Looked rather out of place to me. Best bit (demolished and lost in 1970s) was the wonderful cast iron brackets - each with the railway name cast in.

 

[yoofookinwah]

So from this thread I am forming the opinion that this is only happenng in Liverpool.

Surely not.

 

[Nemesis]

No - see my post above.

Saved Span Four at Paddington though - but Network Rail is seeking to make cash by developing many sites - disused goods yards etc.

Some are interesting historically - Hexham for example.

Some developments are good in parts but bad in others - Kings Cross.