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£6m scheme to revamp Southampton Central railway station (From Daily Echo)
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£6m scheme to revamp Southampton Central railway station
11:00am Sunday 8th July 2012 in Travel
By Matt Smith, Politics and business reporter
How the new Southampton Central railway station entrance could look
MULTI million pound proposals have been unveiled to revamp the northern side of Southampton Central railway station.
A public consultation has been launched into a £6m facelift with a new pedestrian-friendly entrance, piazza and drop-off area.
Improvements are also planned for both sides of Wyndham Place, opposite the station, including four new bus stops, a new plaza with seating and a sheltered amphitheatre that could become a venue for events and street performances outside existing shops and cafes.
A giant playable chess board is among the street features being considered by designers.
The taxi rank along Blechynden Terrace would be moved to the other side of the road, next to Costa Coffee, with a new shelter. A toilet would be provided for waiting cabbies.
Ollie Davey, from lead designers Urban Initiatives, said the idea was to create a “gateway” to the city and a “place in its own right”.
Detailed designs will be worked on in the autumn for work to start by next summer.
Council leader Cllr Richard Williams said: “We are keen to see it happen and if we can get the same sort of progress we got on the other side of the station it would be fantastic.”
Transport Secretary Justine Greening last month officially opened a £2.4m revamp of the south side of the station, with a new art deco-style frontage along Western Esplanade, a larger booking hall and waiting room, a new cafe, state-of-the-art information screens and a better drop-off area.
The station, which handles six million passengers a year, was the 250th to get a revamp through Network Rail’s £150m national stations improvement programme.
Comments(62)
arthur dalyrimple
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12:24pm Sun 8 Jul 12
userds5050
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12:33pm Sun 8 Jul 12
truelysaints
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12:46pm Sun 8 Jul 12
userds5050 wrote:Should be UNLISTED. To my mind nothing of the 1960's architecture deserves preservation.
Unfortunately Wyndham Court is a listed building so there's not alot you can do aboutit. It is a good example of 1960's modernist, brutalist architecture but not the first thing you want visitors to see when leaving the train station.
userds5050
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1:00pm Sun 8 Jul 12
flatulence hero
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1:06pm Sun 8 Jul 12
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
dolomiteman
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1:26pm Sun 8 Jul 12
and the taxi drivers wil get their own toilet, will the toilet include a sink, personal hygine products and a comb/ shaver along with an advice poster on how to use thsoe products (for the minority of drivers who don't know how to groom themselves)?
Daft Kerplunk
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1:44pm Sun 8 Jul 12
J.P.M
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2:29pm Sun 8 Jul 12
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
Good Looking Man About Town
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2:52pm Sun 8 Jul 12
userds5050 wrote:Whoever listed that monstrosity of a building needs shooting. They must have really hated Southampton.
Unfortunately Wyndham Court is a listed building so there's not alot you can do aboutit. It is a good example of 1960's modernist, brutalist architecture but not the first thing you want visitors to see when leaving the train station.
Condor Man
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3:01pm Sun 8 Jul 12
Maine Lobster
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3:59pm Sun 8 Jul 12
Ant Smoking MP
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4:08pm Sun 8 Jul 12
flatulence hero wrote:So you are happy with the taxpayer subsidising private companies since the Tory privatisation 20 years ago? BR suffered from lack of investment throughout the 80s and we are suffering for that now. By your remarks I assume you are perfectly happy for us taxpayers to continually bail out sh*t private companies!!
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
sotonbusdriver
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5:15pm Sun 8 Jul 12
Clean welcoming staff is the key to success, not grumpy moaning, miserable staff. Who are Job's worths...
Any building is just that a building.
It's the people who run the building and represent the the Companies that make a place....
OceansofRed
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5:16pm Sun 8 Jul 12
The whole area can be revamped but if the staff at the station and the bus drivers remain miserable then it doesn't set a good example.
melsm57
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6:49pm Sun 8 Jul 12
X Old Bill
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7:19pm Sun 8 Jul 12
The parts occupied by the Railway Companies (and formerly British Rail) are only leased.
This was apparently the main reason for not expanding the facilities on the North side - Because BR had sold it off.
Does anyone know?
---------
Also, to melsm57,
I think that you will find that the same thing happens at Basingstoke, Winchester and Bournemouth (and anywhere that might have a ticket barrier.)
lordshill loyal
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7:22pm Sun 8 Jul 12
J.P.M
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7:23pm Sun 8 Jul 12
cliffwalker
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7:26pm Sun 8 Jul 12
flatulence hero wrote:Is the flatulent one under the misapprehension that Southampton acquired its Central Station sometime after 1948?
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
X Old Bill
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7:45pm Sun 8 Jul 12
cliffwalker wrote:Maybe what is being referred to is the fact that this part of the Railway Station was built in 1967, when Harold Wilson's Government was in office.
flatulence hero wrote:Is the flatulent one under the misapprehension that Southampton acquired its Central Station sometime after 1948?
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
That would also be the relevant date when I believe that British Railways sold off (privatised) the North side of the station and then started to pay a private landowner rent for what had been their land.
X Old Bill
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7:47pm Sun 8 Jul 12
J.P.M wrote:Well, can you confirm or refute it?
x-old bill usually knows EVERYTHING!!
I am only relating what I was told years ago, by someone who worked in the building.
userds5050
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8:08pm Sun 8 Jul 12
melsm57 wrote:They should simple have refused to pay. What was the guard going to do? They could have asked for a penalty notice which they then have the right to appeal. There was a story in the national press a while back about a couple travelling on a megatrain ticket being charged £50+ each for getting off one stop EARLY at Eastleigh. You do not have to pay any fine up front.
Well, they could start by treating visitors to the city with respect and consideration! Two years ago my son and daughter in law were ripped off 65 pounds (cash straight into the pocket of the employee) because they had listened to the Waterloo staff member who told them that, yes indeed this was the train they were booked on. Only to find when the train pulled into Southampton Station that they were '5 minutes early' and thus 'had to pay 65 pounds, right now, in cash, no receipt'. What a welcome to Southampton that was - It was my daughter in law's first visit to the city my son was born in, when they phoned to tell me what had happened, I was ashamed to be a Sotonian!
The Salv
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9:01pm Sun 8 Jul 12
loosehead
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9:30pm Sun 8 Jul 12
If so great this council isn't scrapping anything touched by the last Tory council & for that I will congratulate them but please give a little credit to the Tories for indeed proposing it in their blue print on the way forward.
Anyway great news
BadassTash
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10:14pm Sun 8 Jul 12
IronLady2010
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10:35pm Sun 8 Jul 12
Great to see improvements being made, long overdue, well done Royston for setting the wheels in motion!
jimmy.little
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11:05pm Sun 8 Jul 12
IronLady2010
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11:11pm Sun 8 Jul 12
jimmy.little wrote:Thinking positive, if the area around the ugly building looks good and is designed correctly, you won't notice the eyesore?
Wyndham court flats are listed buildings, sadly they by law cant do to much to them.
It's all about catching the eye, how often do you look at the first floor of any main street? We don't really! Signs and things take our focus into what they want us to see.
jimmy.little
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11:13pm Sun 8 Jul 12
loosehead
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6:34am Mon 9 Jul 12
jimmy.little wrote:Maybe restoring the concrete back to it's new look instead of it's grey colour now would be an improvement?
sometimes these laws come back and bite a city in the butt. My friend owns a flat in the court and is on the committee, they would love a face lift to the place.
OSPREYSAINT
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7:07am Mon 9 Jul 12
userds5050
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8:20am Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:It probably didn't look new even when it was built. The term brutalist architecture comes from the French Beton brut meaning raw, unfinished concrete. I'm pretty sure Wyndham court is the first such building to look like an ocean liner.
jimmy.little wrote:Maybe restoring the concrete back to it's new look instead of it's grey colour now would be an improvement?
sometimes these laws come back and bite a city in the butt. My friend owns a flat in the court and is on the committee, they would love a face lift to the place.
flatulence hero
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8:24am Mon 9 Jul 12
J.P.M wrote:What a stupid transvestite.
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
It was Labour and Unions that ruined the station at Southampton.
The Phantomerer
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9:17am Mon 9 Jul 12
flatulence hero wrote:Didn't the revamp of the station come about because Lord Adonis said the it was crap?
J.P.M wrote:What a stupid transvestite.
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
It was Labour and Unions that ruined the station at Southampton.
The Phantomerer
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9:19am Mon 9 Jul 12
The Phantomerer wrote:Please excuse the erroneous 'the'
flatulence hero wrote:Didn't the revamp of the station come about because Lord Adonis said the it was crap?
J.P.M wrote:What a stupid transvestite.
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
It was Labour and Unions that ruined the station at Southampton.
southy
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11:58am Mon 9 Jul 12
J.P.M wrote:There was a Train station there before there was a Labour Party.
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
southy
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12:01pm Mon 9 Jul 12
sotonbusdriver wrote:Well if they did not unstaff a work place, maybe the workers might be a lot happier
A railway station that works is more important than looks...
Clean welcoming staff is the key to success, not grumpy moaning, miserable staff. Who are Job's worths...
Any building is just that a building.
It's the people who run the building and represent the the Companies that make a place....
southy
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12:04pm Mon 9 Jul 12
flatulence hero wrote:Ig it was not for the old type Labour and Unions if you like, you would still have the 1920's look station, totally gruby and rundown.
J.P.M wrote:What a stupid transvestite.
flatulence hero wrote:Stupid woman - it was the will of the people, to create a concrete jungle - they did not consider the next generation.
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
It was Labour and Unions that ruined the station at Southampton.
southy
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12:10pm Mon 9 Jul 12
IronLady2010 wrote:Royston did not set the wheels in motion, it was of what some one said when getting of the train and then complained to Rail line (old BR), that set this in motion, the council just jump on the band wagon to make them look good
£6 million, get a local builder in, it will be a fraction of the cost.
Great to see improvements being made, long overdue, well done Royston for setting the wheels in motion!
southy
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12:15pm Mon 9 Jul 12
X Old Bill wrote:Nearly old bill, part of the land that the station is built on (when they extended it) belongs to the city and still do.
cliffwalker wrote:Maybe what is being referred to is the fact that this part of the Railway Station was built in 1967, when Harold Wilson's Government was in office.
flatulence hero wrote:Is the flatulent one under the misapprehension that Southampton acquired its Central Station sometime after 1948?
The station is not the most pleasing to the eye.
But then this is the legacy of British Rail and Labour Governments.
That would also be the relevant date when I believe that British Railways sold off (privatised) the North side of the station and then started to pay a private landowner rent for what had been their land.
stay local
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12:21pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Justine Greening was given a tour the station, which has been completely refurbished with improved passenger facilities including a new art deco style frontage, an enlarged booking hall and waiting room, state-of-the-art information screens and an improved drop-off area.
So why is it being done again just three weeks after it was last done??
loosehead
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12:28pm Mon 9 Jul 12
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
loosehead
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12:32pm Mon 9 Jul 12
southy wrote:Southy come on tell the truth!
IronLady2010 wrote:Royston did not set the wheels in motion, it was of what some one said when getting of the train and then complained to Rail line (old BR), that set this in motion, the council just jump on the band wagon to make them look good
£6 million, get a local builder in, it will be a fraction of the cost.
Great to see improvements being made, long overdue, well done Royston for setting the wheels in motion!
Blueprint for the Future was a Tory plan for this city which included the Train station & surrounding areas development so please give credit where credit's due or didn't the Tory council plan anything?
Maybe they weren't going to expand Mayflower Park or build a new Fruit & Vegetable Market?
melsm57
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1:35pm Mon 9 Jul 12
userds5050 wrote:Well, they were visitors to this country, they had no idea about the 'rules' and were brow beaten into paying upfront. I wonder just how many other unsuspecting visitors were coerced into paying. Yes I recall the other incident you mention it happened not that long after the one I'm referring to.
melsm57 wrote: Well, they could start by treating visitors to the city with respect and consideration! Two years ago my son and daughter in law were ripped off 65 pounds (cash straight into the pocket of the employee) because they had listened to the Waterloo staff member who told them that, yes indeed this was the train they were booked on. Only to find when the train pulled into Southampton Station that they were '5 minutes early' and thus 'had to pay 65 pounds, right now, in cash, no receipt'. What a welcome to Southampton that was - It was my daughter in law's first visit to the city my son was born in, when they phoned to tell me what had happened, I was ashamed to be a Sotonian!They should simple have refused to pay. What was the guard going to do? They could have asked for a penalty notice which they then have the right to appeal. There was a story in the national press a while back about a couple travelling on a megatrain ticket being charged £50+ each for getting off one stop EARLY at Eastleigh. You do not have to pay any fine up front.
Lone Ranger.
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1:46pm Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:I would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council.
I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated.
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
.
In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are.
.
It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
OSPREYSAINT
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1:48pm Mon 9 Jul 12
southy
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2:36pm Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:It is the truth Loose, it was not a blue print at all till after that Lord said what he though of southampton Train station and complained to Rail line, and when rail line said they will improve on what they owned and willing to put so much money into it, it force the City Council to pay up on the part that was standing on council land for improvements.
southy wrote:Southy come on tell the truth!
IronLady2010 wrote:Royston did not set the wheels in motion, it was of what some one said when getting of the train and then complained to Rail line (old BR), that set this in motion, the council just jump on the band wagon to make them look good
£6 million, get a local builder in, it will be a fraction of the cost.
Great to see improvements being made, long overdue, well done Royston for setting the wheels in motion!
Blueprint for the Future was a Tory plan for this city which included the Train station & surrounding areas development so please give credit where credit's due or didn't the Tory council plan anything?
Maybe they weren't going to expand Mayflower Park or build a new Fruit & Vegetable Market?
The only reason they want to extend Mayflower park is to stop people rights to the water edge and to stop local river users of landing on Mayflower wall, it was not in the interest for local people, only for his rich friend to be able to take away full public use.
Sovietobserver
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3:02pm Mon 9 Jul 12
stay local wrote:The report of 11th June referred to the South side of the station.
Am I missing something here is the Echo report from the 11th of JUne.........THE transport secretary today unveiled a £2.4m revamp of Southampton’s “shabby” central train station.
Justine Greening was given a tour the station, which has been completely refurbished with improved passenger facilities including a new art deco style frontage, an enlarged booking hall and waiting room, state-of-the-art information screens and an improved drop-off area.
So why is it being done again just three weeks after it was last done??
This report refers to the proposals for the North side as well as mentioning last months unveiling.
Please read more carefully.
loosehead
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4:15pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:more Labour lies?
loosehead wrote:I would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council.
I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated.
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
.
In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are.
.
It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
Taking credit for Tory initiatives?
Lone Ranger.
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4:25pm Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:No its all in print in the Echo if you want to look for it.
Lone Ranger. wrote:more Labour lies?
loosehead wrote:I would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council.
I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated.
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
.
In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are.
.
It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
Taking credit for Tory initiatives?
.
I leave the "tall stories" to you.
.
I would have cut and pasted for you but cant be bothered ...... You have a look
OSPREYSAINT
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5:26pm Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:Your OCD about Labour is bringing you into disrepute!
Lone Ranger. wrote:more Labour lies?
loosehead wrote:I would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council.
I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated.
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
.
In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are.
.
It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
Taking credit for Tory initiatives?
allsaintsnocurves
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6:29pm Mon 9 Jul 12
The plans for the city are still a work in progress and seem to be changing all the time. What will actually come to fruition and what is being proposed may be very different.
X Old Bill
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6:45pm Mon 9 Jul 12
southy wrote:Rail line? Isn't that a firm that sells tickets on the internet?
IronLady2010 wrote:Royston did not set the wheels in motion, it was of what some one said when getting of the train and then complained to Rail line (old BR), that set this in motion, the council just jump on the band wagon to make them look good
£6 million, get a local builder in, it will be a fraction of the cost.
Great to see improvements being made, long overdue, well done Royston for setting the wheels in motion!
X Old Bill
says...
6:53pm Mon 9 Jul 12
X Old Bill wrote:Apart from Southy's obfuscation, Can anyone say for sure who owns Overline House.
I was led to believe that Overline House was built, and is owned by, a Private Company.
The parts occupied by the Railway Companies (and formerly British Rail) are only leased.
This was apparently the main reason for not expanding the facilities on the North side - Because BR had sold it off.
Does anyone know?
---------
Also, to melsm57,
I think that you will find that the same thing happens at Basingstoke, Winchester and Bournemouth (and anywhere that might have a ticket barrier.)
I am fairly certain that it is NOT owned by:
The Railway infrastructure company (Network Rail - formerly Railtrack).
South West trains.
Southampton City Council.
Any of the Current occupants.
Lone Ranger.
says...
7:18pm Mon 9 Jul 12
X Old Bill wrote:I always thought that Overline house was built by British Rail (or whatever name) as a Southern Office.
X Old Bill wrote:Apart from Southy's obfuscation, Can anyone say for sure who owns Overline House.
I was led to believe that Overline House was built, and is owned by, a Private Company.
The parts occupied by the Railway Companies (and formerly British Rail) are only leased.
This was apparently the main reason for not expanding the facilities on the North side - Because BR had sold it off.
Does anyone know?
---------
Also, to melsm57,
I think that you will find that the same thing happens at Basingstoke, Winchester and Bournemouth (and anywhere that might have a ticket barrier.)
I am fairly certain that it is NOT owned by:
The Railway infrastructure company (Network Rail - formerly Railtrack).
South West trains.
Southampton City Council.
Any of the Current occupants.
.
In time it has been refurbished a couple of times and sub let into smaller individual offices. I think that the Tax man is/was there.
.
From what i am told!! . it is still owned by the railway ... so i think Network Rail
X Old Bill
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7:46pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:My reason for doubting is from what I was told, in that some offices connected with the railway had to have their lease renewed about 8 or 9 years ago and the department were being told that they would have to find new accommodation actually on the station if it was not renewed.
X Old Bill wrote:I always thought that Overline house was built by British Rail (or whatever name) as a Southern Office.
X Old Bill wrote:Apart from Southy's obfuscation, Can anyone say for sure who owns Overline House.
I was led to believe that Overline House was built, and is owned by, a Private Company.
The parts occupied by the Railway Companies (and formerly British Rail) are only leased.
This was apparently the main reason for not expanding the facilities on the North side - Because BR had sold it off.
Does anyone know?
---------
Also, to melsm57,
I think that you will find that the same thing happens at Basingstoke, Winchester and Bournemouth (and anywhere that might have a ticket barrier.)
I am fairly certain that it is NOT owned by:
The Railway infrastructure company (Network Rail - formerly Railtrack).
South West trains.
Southampton City Council.
Any of the Current occupants.
.
In time it has been refurbished a couple of times and sub let into smaller individual offices. I think that the Tax man is/was there.
.
From what i am told!! . it is still owned by the railway ... so i think Network Rail
It seems unlikely that Network Rail would cause problems of that nature - Threatening to evict part of the Railway from 'railway premises' seems odd.
OSPREYSAINT
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8:29pm Mon 9 Jul 12
Lone Ranger. wrote:Network Rail supply the infrastructure to run the trains nothing to do with the Station building itself, that is Stagecoach South West Trains little baby. However NR have joined in the Partnership which is spending money on improving things but I guess that is to protect their access to their equipment.
X Old Bill wrote:I always thought that Overline house was built by British Rail (or whatever name) as a Southern Office.
X Old Bill wrote:Apart from Southy's obfuscation, Can anyone say for sure who owns Overline House.
I was led to believe that Overline House was built, and is owned by, a Private Company.
The parts occupied by the Railway Companies (and formerly British Rail) are only leased.
This was apparently the main reason for not expanding the facilities on the North side - Because BR had sold it off.
Does anyone know?
---------
Also, to melsm57,
I think that you will find that the same thing happens at Basingstoke, Winchester and Bournemouth (and anywhere that might have a ticket barrier.)
I am fairly certain that it is NOT owned by:
The Railway infrastructure company (Network Rail - formerly Railtrack).
South West trains.
Southampton City Council.
Any of the Current occupants.
.
In time it has been refurbished a couple of times and sub let into smaller individual offices. I think that the Tax man is/was there.
.
From what i am told!! . it is still owned by the railway ... so i think Network Rail
OSPREYSAINT
says...
8:43pm Mon 9 Jul 12
loosehead
says...
9:06pm Mon 9 Jul 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:osprey I know that the Last council brought out a brochure called blueprint for the `Future in which they showed areas for development.
loosehead wrote:Your OCD about Labour is bringing you into disrepute!
Lone Ranger. wrote:more Labour lies?
loosehead wrote:I would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council.
I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated.
I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council).
I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprint
.
In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are.
.
It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
Taking credit for Tory initiatives?
one of these was the train Station area.
now many posts slate the concrete building which is across the road from the station but has any one asked a resident if they would like to see them knocked down?
Yes I would love to see a great looking building put there but do the looks make it a great living space?
I just would like to hear what those residents actually think of their homes?
loosehead
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9:24pm Mon 9 Jul 12
RESIDENTS got the chance to have their say on a visionary masterplan aimed at bringing in more than 24,000 jobs and £3 billion of investment into Southampton.
A new world class waterfront, a remastered city centre and a "transformed railway station" are just some of the developments residents cast their eyes over as Southampton City Council tried to gauge reaction to its plans for the city over the next 25 years.
So as I've said this was a Tory concept or don't you believe what you read in this paper?
OSPREYSAINT
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3:48am Tue 10 Jul 12
loosehead wrote:LH I have no issue with that particular building, it is what it is and symptomatic of the period that it was built, I have no idea of what particular party label was responsible at the time and don't consider that important either, as long as a Council is doing the job that it was elected to do, is doesn't matter a jot who their leaders are or what colour their allegiances are. Political dogma gets in the way of the real issues and people with attitudes like yours, cloud the issue, I admire your loyalty to the cause but I say it is misguided.
OSPREYSAINT wrote:osprey I know that the Last council brought out a brochure called blueprint for the `Future in which they showed areas for development. one of these was the train Station area. now many posts slate the concrete building which is across the road from the station but has any one asked a resident if they would like to see them knocked down? Yes I would love to see a great looking building put there but do the looks make it a great living space? I just would like to hear what those residents actually think of their homes?loosehead wrote:Your OCD about Labour is bringing you into disrepute!Lone Ranger. wrote:more Labour lies? Taking credit for Tory initiatives?loosehead wrote: I would like to congratulate the Conservative Party for having the foresight to have these schemes alongside many others in their blueprint for the Future brochure that any one could see before the local elections & many Labour/union supporters slated. I also would like to thank this Labour administration for carrying on with the good work of the Tory Council ( last council). I hope you continue to proceed with all those developments in the tory blueprintI would like to congratulate the Coservatives as well for continuing the the 20/20 project that was conceived 8 years ago by the Labour council. . In addition i would also like to congratulate loosehead on his endeavour to make the Tories in Southampton appear to be better than they really are. . It really does brighten my day to almost feel the hate in his posts when he realises that his beloved party are failing nationally and failed abysmally locally ......
kissmya%% says...
11:41am Sun 8 Jul 12