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Finally a platform for train puns: IBM Halt station derailed
As if its financial woes weren't bad enough, IBM is suffering the further indignity of having a Scottish rail operator halting services to a station named after everyone's favourite mainframe maker. Scotrail has announced that IBM Halt station, a single platform stop on a sleepy country branch line running past Greenock, west …
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Monday 19th November 2018 14:34 GMT Ian Johnston
A list of stations with fewer passengers than IBM in 16/17:
Barry Links
Tees-Side Airport
Breich
British Steel Redcar
Kildonan
Reddish South
Golf Street
Havenhouse
Buckenham
Elton & Orston
Stanlow & Thornton
Denton
Sampford Courtenay
Shippea Hill
Scotscalder
Acklington
Thorpe Culvert
Coombe
Sugar Loaf
Pilning
Beasdale
Duncraig
Clifton
Altnabreac
Kirton Lindsey
Culrain
Locheilside
Nethertown
Achanalt
Kinbrace
Wressle
Lakenheath
Portsmouth Arms
Lochluichart
Chapelton
Loch Eil Outward Bound
Hensall
Rawcliffe
Llangynllo
Falls Of Cruachan
Roman Bridge
Broome
Whitley Bridge
Bearley
Pont-y-Pant
Invershin
Ardwick
Llanbister Road
Achnashellach
Springfield
Dunrobin Castle
Duirinish
Attadale
Braystones
Garth (Powys)
Cynghordy
Gainsborough Central
Dolgarrog
Hoscar
Thornton Abbey
Ince & Elton
Pegswood
Berney Arms
Hubberts Bridge
Stromeferry
Spooner Row
Polesworth
New Clee
Eccles Road
Tal-y-Cafn
Hopton Heath
Eastrington
Balmossie
Kildale
Sandplace
Broomfleet
Georgemas Junction
Arram
Barrow Haven
Dolau
St.Keyne
North Llanrwst
Tulloch
Battersby
Lochailort
Cilmeri
Brigg
Causeland
Llandecwyn
Tygwyn
Finstock
Pen-Y-Bont
St.Columb Road
Saltmarshe
Bynea
Rogart
Llangammarch
Combe
Forsinard
Abererch
Salwick
Armathwaite
Snaith
Llanwrda
Lapford
Llanaber
Quintrell Downs
Luxulyan
Thurgarton
Corpach
Thornford
Ffairfach
Ruswarp
Chetnole
Tonfanau
Chathill
Moss Side
Newton St.Cyres
Harling Road
Llangennech
Achnasheen
Maesteg (Ewenny Road)
Claverdon
Gilfach Fargoed
Dalwhinnie
Pensarn
Widdrington
Penychain
Roy Bridge
Glan Conwy
Garve
Knucklas
Swineshead
Commondale
Dolwyddelan
St.Budeaux Ferry Road
Bescar Lane
Pantyffynnon
Dovey Junction
Langwathby
Peartree
Loch Awe
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Roche
Sleights
Llandanwg
Invergowrie
Hawarden Bridge
Wennington
Swale
Bugle
Upper Tyndrum
Grimsby Docks
Morar
Ascott-Under-Wychwood
Dove Holes
Dockyard
Doleham
Styal
Bodorgan
Fearn
Little Kimble
Llangadog
Penally
Ardlui
Ty Croes
Castleton Moor
Tyndrum Lower
Bucknell
Pontarddulais
Rolleston
Lamphey
Lairg
Brora
Dalmally
Bridge Of Orchy
Golspie
Helmsdale
Carrbridge
Monifieth
Banavie
Menheniot
Okehampton
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Monday 19th November 2018 18:07 GMT Dabooka
Chester le Street is my 'local'
But no sodding trains to anywhere stop there. Tees-Side Airport (now Durham Tees Valley Airport) is quite a way from the airport if I recall and only has a train-a-day or something equally pathetic; about the same as the amount of planes that now depart form the airport itself.
Anyway I thought the point of a 'halt' is the train only stopped if someone wished to alight or disembark, so it could theoretically continue to serve it even if it didn't actually stop, unless there dismantling the station entirely.
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Monday 19th November 2018 18:47 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: Chester le Street is my 'local'
"[...] unless there dismantling the station entirely."
The article says the new timetable will make a timing allowance in case the station's service is ever reinstated.
Presumably the economies are in not having to provide ticket machines or lighting etc.
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Wednesday 21st November 2018 10:03 GMT RadioEngineer
Now flattened
I worked at this site for 32 years (apart from 2 x 1 year trips to North America) - there was a great atmosphere here with 5500 people on-site at its peak.The buildings are now just rubble - I pass it fairly regularly still but luckily the site is now pretty well masked from the road so I don't need to avert my eyes...