Shrewsbury Down Platform 3

allan tracy wrote:

> Just seen a picture in one of the magazines of a WSMR service arriving
> from London at Shrewsbury's platform 3.
>
> I hadn't realised this platform was in use and assumed that all
> traffic at Shrewsbury had been concentrated on the island platform
> (and bays) for some years now.
>
> Is this a recent thing and was that platform ever taken out of use or
> just not used until WSMR started up?

It was revived and made available for use, and provided
with screens (but no lift?) a couple of years back, but
hasn't seen much use (one train a day?) until WSMR started.

Charlie

>
> It was revived and made available for use, and provided
> with screens (but no lift?) a couple of years back, but
> hasn't seen much use (one train a day?) until WSMR started.
>

Thanks.

I've got an old Quail (1990) that shows a platform 3 but even back
then I doubt it was in regular use.

On Jul 18, 6:07 pm, allan tracy <thunderbird57...@************> wrote:
> > It was revived and made available for use, and provided
> > with screens (but no lift?) a couple of years back, but
> > hasn't seen much use (one train a day?) until WSMR started.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I've got an old Quail (1990) that shows a platform 3 but even back
> then I doubt it was in regular use.

Before WSMR started using it, it used to be pressed into use when the
timetable went mammaries-up.

The only use the passenger use in the 70's was the ocasional football
special as "fans" could be escorted down the platform and along the path to
the ground without crossing any running lines, and saving a long hike
through town.
(mind you in the old division 3 you didn't get that many specials !!!!)

"Richard W. Jones" <the.gog@**********> wrote in message
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On Jul 18, 6:07 pm, allan tracy <thunderbird57...@************> wrote:
> > It was revived and made available for use, and provided
> > with screens (but no lift?) a couple of years back, but
> > hasn't seen much use (one train a day?) until WSMR started.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I've got an old Quail (1990) that shows a platform 3 but even back
> then I doubt it was in regular use.

Before WSMR started using it, it used to be pressed into use when the
timetable went mammaries-up.

"Paul Rigg" wrote
> Surely passenger trains can set off towards Crewe from No 3

No, not according to Quail.

"Paul Rigg" <g0tvb@************> wrote in message
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> Not having seen Quail, are you saying that there are no rails,or that it
> isnt signalled for that manoevure? Google Earth shows some rails to be
> ther.

Quail shows that the line emerging from the north end of platform 3 joins
the down main Chester line *after* (north of) the point where the down main
Crewe line diverges from the down main (the latter being the through
non-platform line). So the layout doesn't physically allow it - there is no
track across from platform 3 towards Crewe. I've also looked in the old
(1990) edition of Quail, and it was like that even then.