Largest Heritage railway station in UK ?

pre65 · #11 13th September 2009, 07:13

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Originally Posted by Pesmo

Revisiting this, I went onto google maps and had a look at the minehead aerial photo. Very handily the picture shows a Loco and 8 on the longest platform, but a quick bit of measuring on the photo shows that Minehead platform is able to take sixteen coaches and a Loco. Thats pretty impressive

Was the platform that big because of the "Butlins" holiday camp nearby ?

Pesmo · #12 13th September 2009, 21:33

I don't think so as the platforms were extended many years before Butlins came to the town.

Incidentally, it looks like the other platform can take 12 and a Loco. They also have that excellent turntable in a public area which was an inspired idea when it was installed last year.

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