Railway Pride Restored - Hampton Court

Regular Eye readers may recall these sorry images from Hampton Court station.

But what's this?

Railway Pride is being restored at Hampton Court!

Not quite complete, but definitely a major improvement.

Good effort!

Railway Pride - Manningtree Co-op

This from a Mr T…

While at the Post Office in my local Co-op in Manningtree, I happened upon a few Network Rail A4 Lever Arch files dumped on a shelf amongst some boxes

On closer inspection I noticed that they were full of Anglia Level Crossing Closure proposals.  Had a contractor or employee carelessly left them there whilst out shopping?

On the contrary I thought, for surely it must be part of Network Rail’s consultation on Level Crossing Closures. And no doubt they leave their proposals across a range of local shops and libraries etc as part of that consultation, as well as to meet their legal responsibility.

However, I'd have at least expected an NR branded poster at the entrance to the supermarket, advertising the consultation and informing members of the public as to where in the shop the plans might be found. And perhaps even some sort of explanation near the files, as to why they are there and how residents can engage with the process?

Alas, of such, there were none.

Come on NR. A bit of Railway Pride please!

Railway Pride - Hampton Court (update)

Good news for fans of Railway Pride and Hampton Court station.

Regular Eye readers may recall this sorry image of the buffer stops at Platform 2 from a post on the 14th October?

The situation is now much improved as this photo from the weekend shows!

As the legend on the billboard behind notes: 'Ever onwards' indeed!

Railway Pride - Hampton Court

This from a Mr Penson...

What a reassuring sight to greet you on arrival at Hampton Court's platform 2.

As Henry Francis Lyte observed: 'Change and decay in all around I see'.

Railway Pride Restored - Belper

This from the Weaver…

'Railway pride restored in Belper - thank you to all involved'.

Older Eye hands may remember this image from Belper in September.

Great joy!

Pictures from today!

Railway Pride is restored in Belper.

A reminder, as the late great Noel Coward might have said…

Railway Pride has been handed down to us.
Railway Pride is a flower that's free.
Railway Pride means our own dear town to us,
And our pride it for ever will be.

Good effort!

Railway Pride - Beeston

This from a Mr Ed Starr…

My entry to your exciting competition comes from Beeston in Nottinghamshire.

Which apparently also has a Sealink terminal!

Railway Pride - Pewsey

This from Pewsey Snapper…

Might I enter Pewsey into Eye's exciting new contest?

All the criteria are met including:

Faded sign

New pole

As an added bonus there are some ancient yellow stars stencilled on the sign.

Can anyone remember what they commemorate?

UPDATE: This, unbelievably, from the late World of Sports star Dicky Davies…

Perhaps these stars are the relics of a long lost people from Wiltshire and the Salisbury Plain.

Ones that transported boxes (reliably!) unbelievably long distances using what are now ancient technologies.

I think they were called diesel-electrics!

UPDATE: This from Strawbrick…

It might help jog a few more memories if you referred to the as being red, rather than yellow, as in "Red Star" (Picky, picky! Ed)

For your London centric readers, I believe that similar emblems may still be seen on at high level at Euston station.

Railway Pride - Manningtree

This from a Mr T…

The column itself still bears the First Great Eastern scars and has been painted at least twice since, the latest colour palette being Greater Anglia's lovely grey.

Sadly, it appears they didn't have the appropriate ladder, scaffold tower or sponge to enable them to reach 3 feet higher...

Railway Pride - Belper

This from Rerailer...

I wonder if I might propose an Exciting New Eye Feature - Railway Pride?

Railway Pride draws on Noel Coward's beautiful encomium to our indomitable Capital City:

Railway Pride has been handed down to us.
Railway Pride is a flower that's free.
Railway Pride means our own dear town to us,
And our pride it for ever will be.

Alas, not so much Railway Pride in the town of Belper.

Where to start!

National Rail sign, the symbol that binds us all together, our mark of quality!

You get the gist.

More please...