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« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2021, 23:13:09 »

It looks like a series of rusty dutch barns.

Maybe the new building at Reading west is not too bad after all.
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« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2021, 23:35:56 »

It looks like a series of rusty dutch barns.

Maybe the new building at Reading west is not too bad after all.

Officially it's made of "pre-weathered steel where rust develops over time [and] warm burnt tones".

More fully, the design goes like this:
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Key themes were identified:
? Arched structures as seen on original features of Moseley Beck landscape
? Pitched and vaulted roof forms as seen on traditional English rural buildings
? Clay bricks and warm textures as seen on original materials of the Moseley Wood Gardens
? Framed structures and vaulted roofscapes as seen on Victorian and modern engineered roofscapes

The proposed materials represent what has been found from researching
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? Pre-weathered steel where rust develops over time [and] warm burnt tones
? Framed and clad building type (like rural barns) with modern and traditional references
? Material capable of being worked to a crafted level of detail with a robust finish and long life expectancy

But, without the fancy language, you're about right. This is from the consultation brief, which also has a little map showing it is indeed not very close to the airport, so will depend on that shuttle bus being frequent.
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« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2021, 11:48:35 »

As much as I still think the provision of an Airport Parkway station / shuttle bus arrangement, vice a direct rail link, is sheer lunacy I suppose it qualifies as better than nowt but I would be very grateful if somebody could explain to me the rationale behind adding 350 car parking spaces at said station, which is intended to increase rail use, when the airport is already very well stocked with car parks.
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« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2021, 12:21:41 »

As much as I still think the provision of an Airport Parkway station / shuttle bus arrangement, vice a direct rail link, is sheer lunacy I suppose it qualifies as better than nowt but I would be very grateful if somebody could explain to me the rationale behind adding 350 car parking spaces at said station, which is intended to increase rail use, when the airport is already very well stocked with car parks.

The parking is for its "Parkway" function - for getting to Leeds or Harrogate - which I suspect is more important (at least to those being asked to approve it).
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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2021, 13:04:07 »

It seems strange to build a new station so close to Horsforth. It would be better to build a line to the Airport from the end of the existing turnback siding at Horsforth or to move some of the Commecial/Retail units elseware and extend the car park at Horsforth.

There is also a large pub ajacent to the station if that was moved as well there would be even more space for parking without affecting any housing.

The new station will be beyond the turnback siding so ether it will miss out on some services or a new turnback will be needed. The line goes into a cutting just beyond the new station site so a new turnback will require extensive earthworks.
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« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2021, 13:25:07 »

It seems strange to build a new station so close to Horsforth ...

Putting in into context ...

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Is that the same colour as the old BR (British Rail(ways)) open goods wagons were painted? I thought it was a specially selected colour so that it wouldn't show how rusty they had got.
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