John Salmon

"Graeme Wall" wrote
> Historically the companies had different ideas on how it should be done,
> the
> GWR went for paired by use, the LSWR went for paired by direction for
> example. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages. The GW version
> allowed for cheap stations with a single island platform serving the slow
> lines only at intermediate stations, the LSWR system allowed for cross
> platform interchange between fast and slow services at key points such as
> Woking and Basingstoke.

Except that they put the platforms in the wrong places at those two
locations, so cross-platform interchange between fast and slow can't happen.