Trains at: Southampton Central, SWML, 01/03/25 скачать в хорошем качестве

Trains at: Southampton Central, SWML, 01/03/25

An excellent afternoon session spent at Southampton Central on the South Western Mainline where we see plenty of services from Southwestern Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway and freight from Freightliner and GBRF. Southampton Central was opened in 1895 by the London and South Western Railway. It was originally called Southampton West which replaced the original station smaller station located fairly nearby called West End Station. When the station was built the surrounding area was completely different to how we all see it today. Back in the 1800's the station was located right next to the seafront, the actual area being known as the West Bay. During a high tide the water level would actually reach the platform level of the Southern end of the station, as a result of the threat of constant flooding the London and South Western Railway started funding a series of projects that focused on land reclamation to push the water away from the main station. The result of this would eventually form a new dock yard known at the time as the New Docks which today is known as the Western Docks. Because of the amount of land that was to be reclaimed and the eventual cause of which allowing the station to be land locked allowed the company to expand the station with new platforms and much more track to bring in more traffic and increase passenger numbers. In the years 1934-1935 the station was expanded from 2 platforms to 4 platforms. This eventually gave the station its name Southampton Central. The station was unfortunately hit during WW2 when two German parachute bombs fell onto the station resulting in the complete destruction of the ticket office and damage to the island platform. When the Southern Terminus Station was getting prepared to close completely work was starting to take place at Southampton Central to allow it to take parcel traffic by upgrading the parcel handling facilities. When the Southampton Terminus was closed Southampton Central was renamed to Southampton. Although in 1994 the station was once again renamed Southampton Central. You would of thought it would have made life slightly easier just to keep the station as it was. But hey what do I know? The overall appearance of the station hasn't really changed all that much since the 1930's in terms of its overall layout but in 2011 the station was redeveloped to refurbish key areas and improve the passenger facilities such as toilets, waiting areas and the main entrance. Joining me was Mind The Gap Please. My next film will be from Whittlesea. You can find me on Facebook through the group Tornado922, there you will find regular updates, videos and photos from all of my goings on throughout 2025. You can also find me on Instagram through the name tornado922 where it isn't just rail related content that I produce. You can now find me on TikTok under the name Tornado_922