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Flagstaff
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Joined: Oct 08, 2004
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Location: Eaglemont, Hursty line, Melbourne.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:56 pm
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| Nexas wrote: | | Keilor Plains is shockingly ugly! |
What is so bad about Keilor Plains? I've never been off there but it looks nice, new, clean & colourful.
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Mr. Lane
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Oct 11, 2003
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Location: The TARDIS
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:08 am
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Clean is about the only thing going for it, and that will change over time.
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Mr. Lane
Chief Commissioner
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Location: The TARDIS
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:16 am
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Thats it, next trip is to Brighton Beach. That is one hell of a station from those pics.
Beach, Bay, Rail, blue sky, what the hell more could you want?
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d1-3508
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Dec 16, 2004
Last Visited: Apr 15, 2007
Location: Malvern Depot or out somewhere on the M>tram network
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 6:53 am
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My list 
Best 5:
Fairfield: 1
Melton: 2
Tecoma: 3
Melbourne Central & Flagstaff: 4
Wattle Glen & Montmorency: 5
Worst 5
Officer: 5
Mernda Park: 4
Digger's Rest: 3
Jacana: 2
Hampton: 1
Presently advertising Yarra Trams mk3 since Friday, February 16th 2007.
Founder of the Anti-"Superior" Fan Club.
RIP Armchair Operators Forums (Railsa)
March 18, 2006-March 17, 2007
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hansonator
Chief Commissioner
Joined: May 08, 2004
Last Visited: Aug 31, 2010
Location: Strathmore, Victoria
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:00 am
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ok,
my order
best = all of the city loop (except flagstaff)
middle of the rails = North Melbourne
absoultley hidious = South Kensington, Jacana
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hansonator
Chief Commissioner
Joined: May 08, 2004
Last Visited: Aug 31, 2010
Location: Strathmore, Victoria
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:01 am
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ok,
my order
best = all of the city loop (except flagstaff)
middle of the rails = North Melbourne
absoultley hidious = South Kensington, Jacana
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Edith
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
Last Visited: Sep 2, 2010
Location: Line 1 from Porte de Vincennes bound for Bastille station
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:54 am
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| ShaunDXB wrote: | For me...
Best looking: Malvern to South Yarra, Parliament, Melbourne Central, Spencer Street, Brighton Beach, Sandringham, Windsor, Hawthorn. |
I too think that the MATHS stations - Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Hawksburn, and South yarra are something special - and good spots for observing all manner of city, country, and freight trains.
Brighton Beach is lovely, too, with a pleasant vista over the Bay.
And like Deblaz and ShaunDXB, I like Windsor.
Jacana deserves hating, but at least you can see some things from South Kensington.
What of Macaulay, in perpetual darkness under the Freeway ? on one side is the restored Moonee Ponds Creek, but on the other you have the backs of warehouses, with the goods tracks ripped up. At least you never get rained on on the platform. 
Dreams are not something to wait for
They are something to work for
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GT26C
Locomotive Fireman
Joined: Jul 22, 2004
Last Visited: Sep 8, 2005
Location: Victoria
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Somebody in the WWW
Banned
Joined: Oct 08, 2004
Last Visited: Jun 13, 2010
Location: Banned
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 8:40 am
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| Mr. Lane wrote: | Thats it, next trip is to Brighton Beach. That is one hell of a station from those pics.
Beach, Bay, Rail, blue sky, what the hell more could you want? |
It's an oldish sort of brick station - does any know when it was built? It has a nice view over the bay. All the Sandringham trains come in on platform 3 (ugly), while all citybound trains are on the island platform (plat 2).
Platform 1 isn't used for anything other than removing M> logos from Comengs.
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merlin
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Dec 29, 2004
Last Visited: Sep 7, 2010
Location: Melbourne. Interests: British Steam.
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:33 am
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For me, the ugliest stations would have to be those built as "afterthoughts".
I'd say Kananook and the one on the Cranbourne line on Thompson's road (sorry, name not to hand -- Darling perhaps??) would have to be high contenders.
These were (apparently) both stations built onto the line as an "afterthought" because someone said "hey, we need an extra station here to seve the population growth in that area".
As a result, they are crammed into a space never envisioned to hold a station, and therefore are just an ugly kludge. They're usually no more than a strip of ashphalt or concrete with a few seats and some cyclone fencing thrown down. Kananook has some sort of 60's/70's glass and steel arty effort which just looks butt ugly.
At least at Kananook you have a really good perdestrian overpass (ostensibly for crossing the freeway which runs parallel to the station, but also crosses the tracks); great for aerial photography work.
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Somebody in the WWW
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:39 am
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I thought Kananook was some sort of Fibro structure?
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John
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:44 am
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I am a fan of the City Loop stations (i.e Flagstaff, Melb Central and Parliament). I always feel quite safe when catching the train at these stations. They are also very clean and well lit.
As for the worst, well Box Hill. There is graffiti everywhere, bird poo galore and there is generally just a bad feeling about the place. In addition, the whole station is poorly lit making it very gloomy. Oh and one more thing, it is quite cold down there.
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Nexas
The Ghost of George Stephenson
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:56 pm
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| Somebody in the WWW wrote: | | Mr. Lane wrote: | Thats it, next trip is to Brighton Beach. That is one hell of a station from those pics.
Beach, Bay, Rail, blue sky, what the hell more could you want? |
It's an oldish sort of brick station - does any know when it was built? It has a nice view over the bay. All the Sandringham trains come in on platform 3 (ugly), while all citybound trains are on the island platform (plat 2).
Platform 1 isn't used for anything other than removing M> logos from Comengs. |
Platform 1 used to see many services years ago. Sandringham Line had a high frequency of trains and many of them originated at Brighton Beach.
Occasionally trains will terminate into platform 1 during late running, or trackwork.
Brighton Beach is definately the nicest station on the whole suburban network.
Views expressed by me are strictly my own, not of my friends, employer, or anyone else, unless otherwise stated.
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crittcrud
Junior Train Controller
Joined: Dec 29, 2003
Last Visited: May 24, 2006
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:12 pm
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I just saw the pictures of Keilor Plains.......Platform 2 doesn't look too bad at all.......Maybe it's the sunny day that makes it look good.
Yah know what.........somehow I picture the station being enclosed in a toob thing like the one on the Tulla just past Flemington Road.......put in the toob, build in the facilities that allow both stations to be manned, and you got yourself a nice station
What's so good about Chatham? I use that station a lot as my church is nearby....and I find it very scary indeed. Platform 3 is simply horrendous, and the tunnel that leads up to the island platforms......well that's just scary. Especially at night. Entering the station from the south side via the carpark behind those office/shops.......the path drops down sharply, with trees on both sides........EEEEK! Chatham would be one of my WORST stations!
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Mr. Lane
Chief Commissioner
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