What about London St Pancras International?

Just seen the other posts about St Pancras. I think it has a beautiful exterior.

I've just been reading the article in the Railway Magazine about the reopening ceremonies of St Pancras, it all sounds very impressive, all though I've got to say that I'm not sure bout that 30' statue of that hugging couple, what does everyone else think?

Hi Bubblewrap,
Ahh, you have mentioned the most special of stations. Nottingham Victoria.
I was in Nottingham at the weekend and a little bit more of this wonderful line is disappearing. The entrance to Weekday Cross tunnel has a new developement right up to the lip of the tunnel mouth. The tunnel is still as good as the day it was built and is used to pipe hot water heating to the flats in the Victoria centre. This comes from the Eastcroft incinerator plant and uses the waste heat to heat the water up.
The whole station and approach was a magnificent landmark, sadly missed.
Paul.

Sorry forgot to mention I'm Nottingham born & bred I spent many happy hours on Victoria station I can still remember the second entrance/exit on to Parliament street.
Most of the traffic on the GC route was steam hauled until the end.
Yes I know the locos were mainly Ex LMS or BR standards but it was still steam.
Another good place for local spotting was Colwick yard.
Colwick 38A/40E had nearly 200 locos allocated to it at one time.

The tunnel Weekday Cross to Victoria was known the Thurland Street tunnel
The tunnel at the north end was known as the Mansfield Road tunnel.
Victoria was one of the largest stations closed by BR having 12 platforms(4 through 8 bays)& 4 signal boxes controlled the station area.
At least the station hotel is still there!

I too was impressed by the re-opening ceremonies of St Pancras from what I read about them. Did any other forum members see the recent TV programmes about the re-development of the original station? I found them very interesting.

I find Rainhill an attractive Station in side and out side as it has pleanty of charicter and the staff are very helpfull and freindly and if the trains go up the wall it's only a 31/32 minute bike ride to Widness.

Altogh it is a bit of a mess more externaly than internaly buit yet i still give it my vote it is a good station for clenleness ok you do yet rubbish but it is clened up on a regular basis through out the day.

Even the booing office inside when you look in it always looks clean and tidy these are all welcoming factors and i could go on for ever but that would be a bit boaring.

One station that bugs me is Liverpool South Park Way it s an ieye sore to big too bright and in the wrong place as it should have been a bit smaller and more in keeping with the area / scenery around and caled ALLERTON & GARSTON INTERCHANGE. (Sorry to be a little off topic)

I saw some of the programmes. What an amazing building. When you went into St Pancras you had no idea it hid so much underneath.
A friend of mine drives for East Midland Trains (Midland Mainline), and he used to get sneak viewings of the under platform areas. He says that areas had been long forgotten and sealed up only to be like a time warp when rediscovered. Has anyone else heard this?
Paul.

I've read that there are areas beneath St Pancras that were used to store beer brought down from Burton. Is this true?