Bristol’s Temple Meads Station
 

Bristol’s Temple Meads Station has been awarded ‘Major Station of the Year’ at the National Railway Awards. The 130 year old station beat off Edinburgh’s Waverley and London’s Liverpool Street to win the award.
When the judges visited there were five ticket serving positions and 4 fast-ticket machines open and no queue. They also praised the catering and commented on the range of facilities for passengers which included a new indoor help desk on platform 3. They praised the station staff and described them as helpful and smart. They said the station had a general mood of calm amid the bustle. The station also has won the 'Bristol in Bloom' award for the last 2 years which helped towards the award.
The award ceremony was held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel before an audience of 1,200 people.

Congratulations to them all.
On top of that it's a fabulous looking station as well.
Paul.

Great to hear that, I have only visited TM once, but when I did it gave off the sense of history and grand underneath that roof. I think that station and York are the two best on the network when it comes to class.

Temple Meads is a great Station. Very please that it has been honoured in this way.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

As well as the wonderful roof, it has a lot to do with that sweeping curve on the track just like York.
Paul.

Great award to have,

Congratulations to them for the award and I have spent many a happy time in the platform track testing :)

In the last issue of the Railway Magazine they had a great York city bird's eye view, really shows how immense the overall curve is around the city and how it links to the station. Must take a good 10-15 mins to get around that station, I certinately remember coming from Newcastle on a voyager down to York, and was passing the Yorkshire wheel for quite a long period of time before reacing York station.

In the latest edition of British Railways Illustrated there is a plan of York station and surrounding area. The curve just goes on forever.
Paul.

temple meads
 

great to see it awarded, being from Bath origionally, a many a happy day at platform 12 on temple meads, sat on the parcle trolleys, a fantastic station at the time and still is. i went back 3 years ago, not knowing that the depot had long since past. as i wasnt spotting for 15 years. i do feel a that me childhood has been stolen. but hay well done temple meads.:)