I can't understand why anybody ever voted for New Street. I avoid changing through there as much possible. The platforms are frequently packed, when changing you have to go through barriers twice, for no apparent reason, not handy if you have more than one bag and have 5 minutes to get across the station for a connection. Temple Meads is an incredible gothic cathedral, right round the corner from the city centre. Frequent railtours make things interesting too. Huddersfield outside is visually stunning too AND has cats and pubs. Haven't had the pleasure of Wemyss.

Always a good day when you hear that music! 😎😁

The famous station cats definitely pushed Huddersfield over the top. But it's not *just* the cats: it also takes a Feline P.R. department to establish a gigantic cult of celebrity cats around them too. Books, toys, articles and the press, fundraisers and so on. Good for Felix and Bolt.

Nice episode. It was nice to have you both presenting together in an episode again.

Cardiff Central is right in the City Centre too , just requires some badly needed investment, like most of the other major cities have had.

I was using those tunnels in the early 1970's when i worked there. Not only did Royal mail use it, it was also used by the Parcels which was based in the Parcels Office on Platform 12. One of the most unusual things I had to move through those tunnels was coffins (occupied) because many Irish People who lived in Birmingham would often send their bodies home to be buried. I used to have to escort the coffins from platform 12, through the tunnels on to Platform 6 where they would be handed over to the Guard on the Holyhead Boat Train for transport to Ireland. I had to make sure that the Guard signed for them before they where loaded onto the train.

London has a Station right in the center, Charing Cross, 200 metres from the center of London, Trafalgar Square, formally Charing Cross as 6 streets meet there. It is where all distances from London are measured from.

My favourite fact about Bristol TM: The Young Ones episode “Bambi” station scenes were filmed there.

love your two ronnies reference "its goodbye from me, and its goodbye from him

I was suprised that Birmingham was shortlisted, as the platform level is pants, but the station concourse & Grand Central are excellent.

Bermingham new st, the best, were there in May, this year, and found the people, food court, shopping centre, and ease to get around great. Leaves ours for dead in OZ.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned that GWR stations like Bristol Temple Meads are so large because they were built for the 7ft Broad Gauge.

"If only Corrour had been on the list, we would have had another excuse to go back there" they lamented...

Shame you couldn't make it to Wemyss Bay. Maybe they should adopt a cat too.

Sir John Betjeman said that Bristol has a railway station that looks like a cathedral, and a cathedral that looks like a railway station!

Huddersfield Number 1 because it has cats employed even though i have never seen the cats myself and i was born in West Yorkshire so it's a bit of home for me

Birmingham Station in the city centre? I could hardly find an exit when I was unfortunate enough to arrive there in the summer! Be careful what you wish for. I thought the station was bad before, but it's infinitely worse now, and the platforms are still claustrophobic. Definitely would have gone for Weymss Bay. Not only can you find your way out, it is such an elegant design.

The outside facade of Bristol's train station resembles Amsterdam's Centraal Station.

Only been to New Street and Huddersfield. The latter wins hands down. Two pubs in the grand old station building.

Big smiles all round here when the music plays... Well done Hoodezfield as Jodie Whittaker might say!

I suspects the cats at Huddersfield had something to do with that station winning by such a large margin.

new series coming... All the cats...

No, will not be bored watching your posts. Surprised to see Huddersfield at the top. Have you visited Scarborough with the longest platform-I'm sure you have!!!

The tunnels at New Street once went to the main Post Office, which is now the Mailbox Shopping Centre. The Post Office moved out to Newtown, no where near a Railway line, so post all goes by road now! Grrrrrh!

There might be more than on tunnel under the platforms at New Street, but public access down there used to be possible. The only way to have lift access from street to platform was to go via the tunnel. I did this about 10 years ago when I changed at New Street with my bicycle. No longer allowed since the rebuild in 2015, as all platforms now have lift access direct to concourse level.

Huddles field looks like the city hall on Back to the Future movie

I live in Huddersfield I was never into trains or tubes until I stumbled across your 2 videos thanks 💯

New series idea: All the Murals of Brunel in Stations.

Some times the line of Taxis at Bristol temple Meads is ridiculous Also the Portsmouth to Cardiff route is being upgraded to 5 car trains

New Street - one of the worst stations on the network for catching trains - dark, smelly, smoky and poorly accessible for changing trains. The newish gate lines make no sense.

I love the effort you both make on your videos/channels. I get to learn about different bits of the U.K. and quirks of trains and how they work. Win win win. Thanks for the videos and for being so endearing. Merry Christmas. 🌠

Actually been to Birmingham New Street to catch a train to Leamington Spa (only my third trip to England ever). The lifts down to the platform were broken so I took my huge suitcase down the long escalator which was also not working... My favorite station of those I’ve been to was York, but that’s not many.

New St...really??, what about Carlisle, Preston, St Pancras, Waverley or York, the mind boggles.

Just watched you guys on channel 4. Anyway this video was fun, had me giggling. I don't often comment, all though i have a love of steam and absolutely anything and everything to do with trains. I watch and pretty much enjoy all the video's you guys put out there. Keep up the good work. 🚂😁 Regards from Dorset

Newport (South Wales) would win the leakiest station award in Britain, when it rains. Lakes form on the platforms.

Nice to see the tunnel under New Street station again. In the days of TPOs we were guests of Royal Mail to photograph the TPOs and used the tunnel to get from one platform to another as well as getting to the then Royal Mail building

Is the Huddersfield cat a ticket inspurrctor or the station mewster?

Absolutely adored the Two Ronnies reference at the end! 👍🤩👓 OOOH OOHH, IDEA!!! 💡 Seeing as it's train-related, maybe Geoff & Vicki should recreate the famous "London Rail Stations" and "Crossword" sketches from The Two Ronnies. "'Ere, hey, you left ya Barbican! Silly Arsenal!" 😂😂😂

How, in this world is Birmingham New Street on any positive list of stations?

I liked the look of confusion when Geoff explained that 3 very similar trains have 3 entirely different names

That tunnel beneath New Street eventually joins ‘Anchor Exchange’ - a modest fallout shelter beneath Birmingham’s city streets, mostly between the old library & the BT tower.

All The Stations and Londonist = 2 new videos with Vicki today. I'm in Heaven!!

I once took a train from Manchester to York, but being Canadian, didn't realize there were limited services on Sunday. The train stopped at this beautiful station, and there were buses waiting for us across the street so we could continue our journey. I wish I had more time to check out the station. Next time?

Can't stand Birmingham New Street, a shopping centre with a few platforms underneath. Love temple meads never been to the other two.

Talking about pubs - just a few miles up the line, Dewsbury has the West Riding Refreshment Rooms - you two could visit!

When Vicki did that thing with her glasses i had a massive grin on my face

My favourite was Bristol Mead. However, on our UK holiday in 2018, I thought Knaresbrough (on our way to Harrogate) was one of the prettiest smaller stations we visited.

Reasons to vote for Birmingham New Street, according to the deputy station manager and his assistant. 1. It's the only station on the network that's at the centre of its city. WHAT? 2. It caters for 170,000 passengers per day. WHAT? 3. We're at the heart of the community. WHAT? 4. We put on a lot of activities. WHAT? 5. The size of the station is equal in area to thirteen tennis courts WHAT?. Well, I suppose that makes up for New Street being the most bland and uninteresting place to be on the planet, but if you like catching your train in a cave, this is for you. (Surprised that York was not on the list)

As one who used to live in Largs - thanks for voting Wemyss

Not surprised Bristol Temple Meads came in last, after years of underinvestment. It's the Poundland of railways stations. In the last 30 years the only new infrastructure is some new ticket barriers to the left and right of the main entrance. There is no retail in and around the station unlike the brand new Birmingham New Street and the only shop is a small WHSmith in the main entrance. The forecourt is a crowded mess (unhelped by Bristol City Council's new road traffic management). The planned electrification from London Paddington with the rumoured relaunch of the original Brunel Passenger Shed for London trains was cancelled when electrification stopped at Chippenham. This station servers over 15 million people annually and deserves better.

They should honor Huddersfield Railway Station's win be removing the ticket barriers to people who don't wish to travel can enjoy the railway station.

Birmingham station is very scary. The main bit is light and loud... Then you go down the dark pits of hell onto the platforms never too be seen again.

I like the way you caught one of the TPE loco hauled 68’s or Nova 3’s in the background but didn’t mention it at Huddersfield before you got on the Nova 1.

Angel Trains are currently disposing of Pacers and mainly offerng them to heritage lines and emergency services, perhaps Vicki would like to come up with an idea to save one?

What about making a video of stations that have Platform 0 including a new platform 0 at Leeds. And of course new stations including Robroyston, Worcestershire Parkway, Kintore, Beaulieu (Essex), Cardiff Parkway and many more new railway stations being planned and to be built.

Bit of a unbiased video as Wemyss Bay didn’t featured.. as someone who lives and works there it would have been good to see it .. anyway well done Huddersfield 👍

Some beautiful stations on that shortlist, but for me, nothing beats the stunning railway cathedral otherwise known as St. Pancras......

How did Birmingham New street do as well as it has? The place is an open Sewer with rails through it and shops on the roof.

No Waterloo in the finalists?! Boo!! Love that place!

6:10 A cross country trolley; is it 4WD?

I'm sure Glasgow Central and Queen Street are almost, nearly, yup probably, the centre of Glasgow..... and Waverley is kinda close too.

Absolutely gutted you went Huddersfield on the days im not there. I'm one of the station volunteers there that does the help desk in the foyer, and we also do all the gardenings there!

Just happened to come across an episode of 'The Tube' and there was a young [very young] Geoff Marshall

very surprised Birmingham New Street made the final three when on the platforms there is no public toilets and it's a big black hole

Another series that they could do is all the stations... heritage addition? Would be fantastic to watch.

Bristol TM is very similar to Bournemouth station in the architecture.

Big win for Hoodezfield

Writing this before I know who's won but Huddersfield looks amazing such a brilliant frontage

Is Birmingham New Street really the size of 13 tennis courts? A tennis court at Wimbledon, or anywhere, is 78’ x 36’. So thirteen are a total of 4,056 sq yds, a square about 64 yds by 64 yds. Being one of the tiniest stations in the UK explains why it is always so rammed.

Its been over 26yrs, but I have been to Huddersfield-I have friends there.

Birmingham New Street, the Slough of railway stations. And yes, I've been to Slough (made candy bars for a living), and to Birmingham, where I would have left New Street in it's murky hole and entered Moor Street in the race instead. Just my humble opinion, I prefer pride in engineering over economical sense. Happy to see Huddersfield got the cup, well done !

Edinburgh Waverley is in the city centre = just go up the steps and bingo - Princes Street, gardens, museums, the lot!!

Just seen you guys “Scotland’s Scenic Railways” on C4😀😀

you went to find felix the station cat!

'Rail Delivery Goop'?

It could be your last time seeing a 142 pacer Vicki . Next stop for it is either Booth’s at Rotherham or EMR Kingsbury unless it’s very lucky and preserved. Huddersfield looks like a Wetherspoon pub from its frontage .

i had to use birmingham new street in sept when my train from manchester to reading was cancelled but the train started at birmingham i found new street station complicated to get round and the platform levels very noisy not good for people with disabilities

whom could possibly have nominated Birmingham (new street) over Birmingham (moor street) also, I don't understand why the same trains have different names?

Most people vote for the hometown station. Interesting fact, my hometown of Portsmouth has four stations in our city, beat that!

I voted it was very difficult for me because I love both Bristol temple meads and Birmingham New Street for different reasons

I like new street station it's massive like a shopping centre and I'm from birmingham

I'm going to vote for the forgotten stations of Coastway West, between Brighton and Portsmouth. They have had delays, all sorts of problems, strikes, etc etc, but the staff have been great despite all the complaints. The stations are not great architecture, and don't have much of a Brunel vibe about them. But, you know, they get me to work, and the electrostar trains are a nice place to spend an hour.

Huddersfield has cats...I'm now questioning to now work at Huddersfield

Hey! It's Adam out of E-G Media and Steam Locos in Profile!

She's whispering because of the echo. You know, when you record sound....

Best sign-off ever.

Glasgow Central as the name implies could not be any more Central also Queen St is also in the centre of the city

can't believe Birmingham got into these 'world cup semi finals'. it's in the city centre?..oh wow! so is St.Pancras, Edinburgh Waverley and Liverpool Lime Street who all beat New street for architechture. New street is just a concrete 60's yukism.

I can't believe my town finally won something other than the Worst Place to Live 2018!!

Lime street is in the city centre as well

Wakefield Westgate is nice as well sadly no cats yet

I've heard a rumour that Weymouth Quay may be reopening next year in connection with a new ferry service.

GWR=IET LNER=Azuma Transpennine=Nova Hull trains=Paragon

I miss the "secret tunnel" at BHM, it always used to be the quickest way to get between platforms. Shame you're not allowed to use it anymore

Glad Huddersfield won, Felix was happy

Viki and the pacer reunite lol

Victoria Station in London is right in the city centre. What does the Birmingham bloke mean about NS being the only stn that is in the city centre. There are loads.

Pretty shocking that St Pancras didn't make the list. I don't think there is a station that even comes close.

Hulls Trains' new stock are called "Paragon", after Hull station.

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