Railway Stations

[Arran]

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Edmondson tickets lasted until February 1990 on British Rail according to Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmondson_railway_ticket

[darren]

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[zabadak]

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IT IS RATHER NICE WITH THE HORSE AND CARTS INDEED.

OLD TRAIN TICKETS.

Nice - any chance of adding them here, please?

[amethyst]

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Thanks darren love the old tickets

[darren]

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IT IS RATHER NICE WITH THE HORSE AND CARTS INDEED.

OLD TRAIN TICKETS.

Impressive picture outside the station with horse and carts

I used to love the old tickets we had on trains

[Arran]

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A noteworthy point.

The railway network in Northern Ireland is operated by Northern Ireland Railways. It has never been part of British Rail and the double arrow symbol found on stations on the mainland isn't used. Northern Ireland Railways is still nationalised.

[zabadak]

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I remember Casey Jones Burgers were common at the London stations, & another snack food outlet called something like Travellers Fare at many other ones.

Ah yes, I remember those - there was one in Liverpool Street station in the 80s

[amethyst]

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Impressive picture outside the station with horse and carts

I used to love the old tickets we had on trains

[80sChav]

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M,Y LOCAL STATION PORTADOWN FROM 1972.

ANOTHER PIC BELOW FROM AROUND THE EARLY 1900'S

This is classy in the extreme Daz mate - it sure looks a place I could spend/windle an hour or 2 away dreaming! Thankfully in the North of England where I am , I think we are blessed many Stations remain un-changed! I love Stations with an Olde' World Greasy spoon and tiny Newsagents on certain platforms. Though these are a dying breed 1 or 2 thankfully remain as memory to such childhood-ness for me!

80sChav

[CrystalBall]

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I remember Casey Jones Burgers were common at the London stations, & another snack food outlet called something like Travellers Fare at many other ones.

They were both owned by British Rail. Casey Jones burger bars were to be found in most major stations (Leeds had one) and Traveller's Fare was the station snack bars and brand name for BR drinks, sandwiches, snacks etc.

[Richard1978]

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I remember Casey Jones Burgers were common at the London stations, & another snack food outlet called something like Travellers Fare at many other ones.

[darren]

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M,Y LOCAL STATION PORTADOWN FROM 1972.

ANOTHER PIC BELOW FROM AROUND THE EARLY 1900'S

[Arran]

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Does anybody remember the British Rail giant cookie sold at stations and on trains? They were a bit before my time but I might have eaten a few when I was very young. A victim of railway privatisation.

British Rail also had a reputation of producing dubious and unpleasant sandwiches which were once the butt of many jokes.

[Arran]

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Quickfare ticket machines that only took cash and had no facility for card payments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascom_B8050_Quickfare

APTIS ticket machines in ticket offices

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APTIS

CRT displays for arrival and departure times of trains complete with burn in on the screen.

Mechanical displays for arrival and departure times of trains. Click click click click click when they changed information.

[Twocky61]

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Railway stations like Oakworth as featured in the film 'The Railway Children