The rain keeps poring!

[whole diary]

[Palfers]

I feel sorry for the person who's working at liskeard station today there is vertually little shelter from the rain and you got to walk up and down from the main station building so a day they wish they could stick to the ticket office me thinks! I wonder how many other stations suffer wich the staff have to cope with lack of shelter I can think of Bodmin parkway and Camborne but don't think anyone would be there as its a Sunday. So is there any more in the west you can think off?

[JayMac]

Castle Cary

[SandTEngineer]

Tiverton Parkway. Pewsey.

[Worcester_Passenger]

The one that I hate, as a mere passenger, is Wolverhampton, where a brand-new footbridge, with lifts, has been provided. But this is separated from the rest of the station canopies by 50m of open platform.

And the footbridge is absurdly high, but that's another story.

[chuffed]

Gloucester...where the single sided shelter is only of any use when the rain is falling straight down in dead calm conditions. When it blows at any angle and any strength it's about as much use as a chocolate teapot....

[bobm]

I fell sorry for platform staff at almost any station where HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) have to be despatched when it is raining.  They have to walk to the far end, be it the front or back, which is inevitably beyond the end of the platform roof.  They do their job, walk back, start to get dry and then do the same thing all over again when the next one comes in!

[Palfers]

I fell sorry for platform staff at almost any station where HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) have to be despatched when it is raining.  They have to walk to the far end, be it the front or back, which is inevitably beyond the end of the platform roof.  They do their job, walk back, start to get dry and then do the same thing all over again when the next one comes in!

Liskeard platforms are completely open apart from to oversize bus shelters a road bridge and a small waiting room with a heter as much use as a candle so I do feel sorry for the staff who go out in full wet weather gear it's a small trek up and down to the platforms keeps them fit as well

[Rhydgaled]

completely open apart from to oversize bus shelters

I suspect there are a fair number of stations where that applies which are served by IC125s at least occasionaly. They would be unstaffed though, so not quite in line with the OP^▸ (Original Poster / topic starter, or Off Peak, depending on context).

[Chris from Nailsea]

Indeed: my own home station of Nailsea & Backwell, for example. 

[JayMac]

completely open apart from to oversize bus shelters

I suspect there are a fair number of stations where that applies which are served by IC125s at least occasionaly. They would be unstaffed though, so not quite in line with the OP^▸ (Original Poster / topic starter, or Off Peak, depending on context).

In those instances it's the poor Train Manager who has to often walk the length of the platform in all weathers.

[Chris from Nailsea]

That's why those staff are issued with weatherproof outer garments ... and knitted headgear (we know who you are, a certain train manager  )

[The Tall Controller]

As someone who used to work at Bodmin Parkway and Liskeard, I certainly disliked Liskeard the most. You can seek refuge under the road bridge if it's raining but due to its location it's normally quite windy too. To be honest it doesn't matter which station you work, if it's raining you know you're going to get soaked!