tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post160451918247085924..comments2024-03-29T08:14:43.839+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: First Forges Forward in Edinburgh (4)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-54807945419552552692019-05-23T09:20:17.053+01:002019-05-23T09:20:17.053+01:00And Clapham station is about a mile from the villa...And Clapham station is about a mile from the village it serves.<br /><br />I too find the entrance and exit from the Class 800 trains a bit tricky ... not as bad as the fiddly little step on Networker EMUs though.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-61610586847729091492019-05-23T08:29:59.190+01:002019-05-23T08:29:59.190+01:00Clapham Junction is not in Clapham. Clapham Junction is not in Clapham. Petras409https://www.blogger.com/profile/04036674245734936601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-35918394673040920322019-05-23T08:05:30.842+01:002019-05-23T08:05:30.842+01:00Is the bigger step up to accommodate the underfloo...Is the bigger step up to accommodate the underfloor diesel engine?Shieldsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197794322283545552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-32139362902830167622019-05-23T06:49:56.047+01:002019-05-23T06:49:56.047+01:00Of course Dent Station is something like 4 miles a...Of course Dent Station is something like 4 miles and 400 feet distant from the village it purports to serve: I remember the story of the person asking why it wasn't built closer to the village, only to be told that it seemed better to build it close to the railway! In many respects I guess it was built for operational rather than commercial reasons; that is surely true of Seaton Junction which was the junction FOR Seaton not the one AT Seaton ... I'm sure there were (and possibly still our) lots of stations like that.Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com