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Stuball · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject:

Make it a request stop like some of the remote highland stations

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norrie · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject:

Hi stuball, sounds Ok but would you have to telephone for the train to stop, its not like at a bus stop

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Stuball · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

nah, just stick yer hand out
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norrie · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject:

Sticking your hand out is Ok for the bus

Anyway lets hope they get a result.
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Stuball · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject:

worked fine for me and james at Lochailort
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norrie · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject:

Hi stuball, all right already, I give in

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james73 · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:44 pm Post subject:

Queen Street on track for multi-million pound revamp (Scotsman)

GLASGOW's Queen Street Station is to undergo a multi-million pound expansion,
Scotland on Sunday has learned.

The landmark – which dates back to 1842 – will get new and longer platforms
and, sources suggest, an airport-style passenger terminal. The upgrade will
be made as part of the Scottish Government's proposed £1 billion revamp of
the flagship Edinburgh to Glasgow route

Transport planners had long feared they would not be able to boost capacity
between Scotland's two biggest cities because Queen Street, which is accessed
through a long and narrow tunnel, could not handle longer and more frequent
trains.

However, it is now understood they have come up with a plan to drive existing
track right into what is currently the station's passenger concourse and add
an extra-long curling platform in an area now used as a taxi rank.

Sources yesterday said the ambitious plans would leave little room for
passengers in the current concourse, forcing station owners Network Rail and
the Scottish Government to build a new two-level airport-style terminal next
to the existing glass-ceilinged Victorian structure.

Network Rail, however, would yesterday only confirm it was looking at platform
expansion. A spokesman said: "As part of the Edinburgh and Glasgow improvement
programme we are examining how capacity at Glasgow Queen Street could
be enhanced.

"The options under consideration include lengthening some existing platforms
and creating an additional platform by utilising the current car parking space.
This project is at an early stage and many elements, including funding, have
yet to be finalised."

Scotland on Sunday, however, understands that the Scottish Government will
almost certainly look to Network Rail to raise the funds needed for Queen Street's
upgrade, probably, insiders said, by asking the state-owned company to borrow
against its considerable track and other infrastructure assets.

James H
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glasgowken · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

What's the deal with the lengths of old rail left between or alongside the trackbed. Is it not economical to remove them ?
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james73 · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject:

Return to Grand Central in £20m hotel revamp (Evening Times)

THE Central Hotel in Glasgow city centre, used by some of the world's biggest
stars, is to be given a £20million makeover.

The 222-room, seven-floor hotel closed in February when its owners went
into administration. A hunt to find a buyer came to nothing, sparking fears
the A-listed Victorian building would be left to rot.

But UK hotel group Principal Hayley has now bought what is one of Glasgow's
oldest hotels, which was built in 1898.

And the company plans a major refurbishment, transforming it into a four star
tourism and conference venue. When it does re-open, it will have an additional
30 bedrooms.

The Central Hotel, which adjoins Central Station, was most recently known
as the Quality Hotel and was once the place to be seen for high-profile visitors
to Glasgow.

Guests or diners through the years have included Cary Grant, Gene Kelly, Frank
Sinatra, Laurel and Hardy, Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger, the Queen, Sir
Winston Churchill and John F Kennedy.

In May 1927 it was the venue from which the world's first long-distance television
pictures were transmitted by John Logie Baird.

In recent years the hotel had lost its sparkle, but all that is about to change,
says Principal Hayley, which has also bought the famous New Connaught Rooms
in London. The firm now owns 24 hotels in Britain, Paris and Barcelona, including
the four-star George Hotel in the centre of Edinburgh.

A spokeswoman said the Central would remain closed until February 2010 when
it will be reopened with a flourish and a new name - the Grand Central Hotel.

Tony Troy, chief executive of Principal Hayley, said: "Glasgow is a thriving
tourism and conference destination and the acquisition of the Grand Central
Hotel is in keeping with our strategy of offering dedicated conference hotels
in key city centre locations around the UK."

"Even in today's challenging economic climate we are confident our unique
model of offering an a la carte selection of high quality city centre hotels and
dedicated conference, event and training venues is one that will continue to
appeal to the corporate and leisure markets alike. This acquisition further enforces
our commitment to grow."

A spokeswoman for the group added: "We like to restore our buildings to their
original glory.

"The Grand Central Hotel is a great old dame of hospitality so it is only right
it gets restored and opens again next year. The hotel has been unloved for
some time, but our plan is for it to take its place again as one of Glasgow's
top four-star hotels."

James H
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Marti · Bag of chips Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 132

Central Station Hotel.
At last sense has prevailed, one of the finest buildings in the city centre.
unappreciated IMHO...