Who remembers the old Cardiff Queen Street railway station?

[ddraig]

No probs
Yes should do

 

[ddraig]

from Cardiff before Cardiff

Taff Vale Rail Office, by Queen St R/Bridge, where Greggs are now

 

[ddraig]

another Cardiff before Cardiff pic

 

[editor]

It was fucking criminal to smash down such a fine station.

 

[pepper78]

It was fucking criminal to smash down such a fine station.

Aye. I sadly can't remember anything other than the depressing frontage in place now. I don't think the new one is much better either.

 

[editor]

Aye. I sadly can't remember anything other than the depressing frontage in place now. I don't think the new one is much better either.

It looks hideous.

 

[pepper78]

That's bloody awful! Looks like something from a ski resort.

 

[ddraig]

that's not finished
not that i'm defending it!
new platform will be good

 

[pepper78]

I wonder how much longer it is before Brunel House gets pulled down?

I sometimes have to work in that building and it's fairly tired and run down inside. The ceiling height makes it feel like the office in Being John Malkovich!

 

[editor]

Here it is in all its glory:

http://www.urban75.org/blog/cardiff...ation-adds-new-platforms-for-valleys-traffic/

 

[editor]

Here's a cracking set of photos:

In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s -

Although recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale Railway offices have long since been swept away, but I'm grateful to Rob Masterman for sending in these...

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[editor]

1959 pic. What a station it was!

 

[Declanrandordlc]

oops, thought i'd posted that on another site..

Hi mate spoke to a guy recently that bought a custom bike of Charlie way back when a souped up BSA

 

[editor]

Found this on eBay

 

[editor]

Some more pics

Cardiff Queen Street Station

I’ve spent a lot of time on Cardiff Queen Street station. As a child my friends and I would usually alight there to go for days out around Cardiff. Years later, I worked in Admiral Insurance …

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[editor]

Some cracking archive pics here:

Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s – a series of fascinating photos by Rob Masterman

Once again, this site is obliged to Rob Masterman for giving us permission to reproduce this wonderful set of photographs of Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s. The station looks ve…

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