Eating habits in train stations
 

Hello,

We are a team of students in Avans Hogeschool in the Netherlands, currently performing a research about the eating habits in train stations.
To be more precise we are interested in these moments, between the meals, when you do not want to eat too much but still crave for something to quench your hunger or your thirst.

Now, imagine yourself at a train station, you are thirsty or hungry or both. What are you going to do? Just let it pass you by, hunger is but an illusion? Search for some food? If so, what kind of food? Or are you going to do something completely different?
What would you do in a train station you are familiar with? And in one you have never been before?

There is only one limitation, you cannot leave the train station or at least not go very far from it.

We are hoping for answers as accurate and diverse as possible.

Thank you.

Tall Latte, milk and sugar at Starbucks or Costa thanks! :)

Normally just grab some crisps or a butty from WH Smith or a "big red vending machine" that every platform has 10 of these days, or somthing?

Probably a cup of tea (or latte) and a scone if there's a cafe.

I never go to "Train Stations". It's Railway Stations!

Regards, 62440.

To most people train station and railway station are one and the same thing.:D

And what would you call a station that had trains and trams ?

A transport interchange? "Train Station" is a horrible Americanism. To me it's a Station on the Railway, not a Station on the Train.

Regards, 62440.

Now Now you lot it's a Train/Railway Station.

I myself take a flask of tea or coffee with me then buy a sandwich crisps and chocolate at the shop on the train station whoops sorry railway station or wherever.

ccmmick.

and leave a huge yule log in the mess room toilets, or is that just me?

You say about that Anon
I know a bloke that went into the shunters toilets at Tavistock Jtc NO PAPER :eek: so he used his yellow vest and blocked the toilets up :D :D.

ccmmick.

Hello ThomasS and welcome to the Railway Forum. I find that a glass of water will stop hunger for a few hours. I can't have any sugar (diabetic) and try to keep away from eating between meals. Water has been my answer for a long time and always works.

AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH! THE DIRTY BA.....! lol haha that is gross, poor cleaners and mental note never to pick up a discarded Hi Viz! lol

Hi Thomas, welcome to the Forum.

If I am travelling any distance I usually have some food with me. If I have to spend time at a station I would look for a drink of tea or coffee.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Welcome to this very informal & friendly forum, Thomas. I normally travel with some sausage rolls and a can of coke, but am not averse to visiting pubs situated outside stations for a bite to eat (burger & chips, etc) and a couple of pints to wash it down. However, when I've travelled in Holland, the perfect solution is to be found (as no doubt you know); those dispensing windows to be found on many Dutch stations, equipped with a large variety of inexpensive savoury snacks - they're DELICIOUS! My favourites were Nasi Goreng and Fricadels. Just the job - keep you going all day until it's time for a whole meal. Highly recommended to all rail travellers visiting Holland. :):):D

i worked in the buffet at manchester victoria,we had to clean the toilets too,,we put on a big red glove and once i had to remove a pair of tights with soiled underwear in them,this was in the male toilets ermm??we made all the food and it was fresh and hands were washed frequently,,food in railway stations is over priced and microwaveable,no nutrition but a quick fix until you reach home for a balanced meal,my advice is to take sandwiches,you know who made them,and whats in them.

good advice faltskog36abba, I am traincrew and used to eat each day on stations, add the cost of starbucks etc etc and I was spending £10 frequently each day. I've saved a fortune and spend about £10 a week on taking a packup and a flask! DIY Its the future! lol

Nasi Goreng...........bring it on !

I got the taste for that when I was in the far east, in fact in the Market in Kuching (Sarawak) they done the "bestest" Nasi Goreng ever.

There thats surprised you lot "Eh" ?

A long way from Nuneaton shed AND I have been on the footplate of a Malaysian train travelling from Tampin overnight.

Not just a pretty face ;);)

Sadly no 8Fs though :(

48111

48111, Respect! ;)

Always fancied Malaysia, would love to get the train from Singapore to Kula Lumper!

Back in the late 1960s we used to eat pie, chips and gravy and drink cream soda at Durban station (South Africa) on our weekend outings with my dad. The old railway terminal had a lot of character, unlike the cattle shed that replaced it (a few miles away). It can be seen at 29 51' 22.89"S 31 01' 26.16"E (paste that in the "fly to" box) on Google Earth. The old workshop can be seen to the right and is now a shopping center and flea market (in the original building) and the station is a health studio. The trains entered and exited to the left and the tracks followed the road to the north west.

Ooh, I like cream soda !

Can you still buy it ?

I actually haven't seen it for years. I guess so...

Yes you can pre65 in the big supermarkets lovely with ice cream in it Yum Yum :D :D.

ccmmick.

...but WHERE can I get hold of a nice tasty Nasi Goreng without having to get a new passport? :confused::(:D

I know a Chinese restaurant run by two Malay ladies in York...........

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/248/5...ba93bd84f3.jpg

now that is mouth watering, my Ex's Mother (Thai) used to make me something similar, and I had a similar (Chinese) dish with included sliced tomato when I was in Leshan......

Dave I know you are not near me which is a shame, because in "MK" "up the road", we have a big Oriental Supermarket. When you walk in there it smells of spices and brings back memories of my visit to the far east.
Everything from the far east is avaialable and a lot of it is labelled in Chinese but the staff print out the labels in English, all you have to do is ask.
They also do Japanese, Indonesian, Malay, Jamacian,Indian, it is brilliant place to go if you like spices and eastern food.

48111

I certainly do, Peter! There used to be a similar shop in Southsea some years back, but was the victim of an arson attack, and burnt down. No doubt there's something similar a little nearer than Milton Keynes! Funny thing - my next door neighbour popped in yesterday, and, not knowing anything about this thread whatsoever, happened to mention that he fancied a Nasi Goreng! He was a cook in the Royal Navy, and used to throw a huge Nasi Goreng together on board ship, he reckoned all the lads loved it, although he himself hates any/all seafood, fish, etc, and had to pick the prawns out! Strange coincidence; it's not every day that a Nasi Goreng pops into a conversation TWICE in a day... :D:confused::D

We have a great Chinese in Roche it is one of the best in Cornwall, i have a takeaway at least once a week very tasty :D.
We also have a kebab takeaway but from what my daughter told about the meat i dont have them anymore :eek:.

ccmmick.

Regarding the original post:

There's nothing I love more than having a beer at a station where you can watch the public coming and going. It's great watching everyone going about their business, wondering who they are and what they are doing. If I'm in a town centre, I'll always head to the station for a beer.

Glasgow Central is fabulous for it, with the open terrace at the upstairs bar. However, the best beer(s) I had were with mates at Amsterdam Central, when we were over for the Scotland game. We must have sat in the bar for over an hour, watching the people go by below us, discussing and judging the merits of the local female population :D

For my last few spare shifts I've been eating incredibly tasty and very cheap package noodles bought from a Supermarket in Newcastle's Chinatown, saving me a fortune as it keeps me out of Burger King and Upper Crust! and for drinks, my Girlfreind sent me a load of Chinese Tea which has been very well recived! :)

You cant beat a good cup of strong tea and not teabags Anon :D.

ccmmick.