Talk:Bristol Temple Meads railway station

message: Why is there no platform 13? Tompw 17:29, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't you mean why is there no platform 14? (I have no idea but that's what the article states) - fchd 18:34, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Whoops... yes I do mean "Why is there no platform 14?" Tompw 21:05, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My guess is that its because odd-numbered platforms are at the northern end of the station, and the even numbered ones are at the southern end. Platform 14 would be the southern end of platform 13, but its not really long enough for two faces (and you can't go south from platfrom 13 because of buffers). Likewise, platform 15 is the northern end of the opposite face, which again isn't long enough for two, but the southern end of this would be 16. Thryduulf 12:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Platform 14?

message: How can this be the first railroad (railway) station - looks like Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, had one, albeit a much less grand one, almost 10 years earlier. http://www.ecbo.org/historic-site.shtml
:It doesn't say it's the first. Tompw 11:45, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: First station?

message: I'd like to know who created and added to it because I'd like help creating a similar one for Cardiff Central. Thanks Welshleprechaun (talk) 17:45, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be me!  I've put together a basic diagram for Cardiff in my sandbox and have copied it to the Cardiff Central railway station article.  I'll leave any changes for you to make.  David Bailey (talk) 00:11, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone removed the Cardiff diagram, but I salvaged it and stored it at Template:Cardiff Lines. It is currently not being used. The Bristol lines diagram has been moved to its own page (Template:Bristol Lines) which will make it easier to insert into other stations in Bristol, such as Bristol Parkway which I've just added it to. Thanks for the diagrams! I've done some for Manchester and Reading.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anywikiuser (talk • contribs) 17:48, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for that Anywikiuser.  Good idea to put them on as templates... I should have done so in the beginning, but it didn't occur to me at the time.  Shazz0r removed the diagram from the Cardiff Central article last week and I was tempted to put it straight back, given that he's only been on Wikipedia since November 2007.  Instead, I might put a notice on the article's talk page to find out if anyone finds it of interest or of use.  David Bailey (talk) 19:54, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Railway line diagram

message: In attempting to revise the lede text concerning the Grade 1 Listed status, I managed to track down three images of the station at Images of England: ref 380660, 380662 and 380663 (+ there may be others). These should be added to the external links section using the  template. (The image captions make interesting reading.)
It is, however, still difficult to determine from these precisely what is listed and what not, so I think some other references might be in order.
EdJogg (talk) 13:11, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Listed status 

message: For some time now the "Services" section has had subsections covering rail services and bus/ferry services.  Last week this was split with the latter becoming "Transport links".  In my mind the coach service to the airport, rail-badged bus services to Clifton and Wells, and other services are as much a part of the service pattern at the transport hub as the trains. Geof Sheppard (talk) 13:57, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Services

message: The article text says "Bristol Panel Signal Box was built on the site of the Platform 14"; the image caption says "Bristol Power Signal Box, built on the old Platform 14". I presume one of these names is incorrect, but I don't know which of "Panel" or "Power" is correct. KarenSutherland (talk) 20:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bristol Panel/Power Signal Box? 

message: On the rail diagram there is no indication of the connection from the Midland line into Bristol (Mangotsfield to Bristol St Phillips) that connected to the Pecket locomotive works (and perhaps was used to connect to the small collieries in the area??).  I think this connection was somewhere near Clay Bottom - between Kingswood junction and Fishponds station - possibly near the Ridgeway Road bridge?  The only evidence remaining of this railway that I know of is a bridge retaining wall alongside Whitefield Road near its junction with Deans Drive - this is at one end of the playing fields of Bristol Brunel Academy (formally the site of Speedwell school).  The rest of the area has been redeveloped to build Fishponds trading estate and as landfill to create playing fields.
The photos and text at http://bristol-rail.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Kingswood_Junction give no clues.
Also the 1/4 mile long tunnel at staple hill is not indicated.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.130.143.101 (talk) 14:32, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What rail diagram are you refering to?Pyrotec (talk) 19:23, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi IP person. I was the one who made that map, and I did it to the best of my knowledge. I didn't include everything in extreme detail (omitted bridges, all but 2 noteworthy tunnels, etc). I'm afraid that without more info I can't really add this extra section you refer to. -mattbuck (Talk) 01:59, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing branch??? 

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message: The short franchise starting on October 2013 is technically a new franchise awarded to the same company as before, not an extension of the previous franchise. Although personally I'm not convinced the franchising details really belong in an article about a station. Wheeltapper (talk) 19:14, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Franchise

message: Lead paragraph states: "and a ferry to the city centre in addition to the train services." What sort of ferry? Water ferry or shuttle bus? Cls14 (talk) 08:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Ferry?

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message: Read the article. But it doesn't give a reason. 81.141.33.92 (talk) 19:01, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Because one line comes in from the east and the other goes out to the south. Easy. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 00:05, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is the station and its platforms curved?