It was formally opened on 29 May, and the older temporary station was demolished the following year. Baby Changing Facilities. At 18:12 hrs on Thursday 16 June 2016, a two-car diesel multiple unit train, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), was driven through open trap points immediately outside Paddington station and derailed. [17] The glazed roof is supported by wrought iron arches in three spans, respectively spanning 68 feet (21 m), 102 feet (31 m) and 70 feet (21 m). [20], The first GWR service from the new station departed on 16 January 1854, though the roof had not been finished at this point and there were no arrivals. [12][13], The first station was a temporary terminus for the GWR on the west side of Bishop's Bridge Road, opened on 4 June 1838. The new track layout was much more complex and required the construction of two signal boxes, East and West, to replace the original one which stood on the up platform by the footbridge steps. Mendalgief East c1960; Barry Railway. Built on a single-track branch line between Staines and West Drayton, the layout of the station was modified in 1904 with the addition of a passing loop. [13] A tube railway for the Post Office, opened in December 1927, could cater for around 10,000 mailbags every day. Escalator. [14][15] Brunel did not consider that anything less than a grand terminus dedicated to the GWR would be acceptable, and consequently this was approved in February 1853. [30], Paddington was extended again from 1930 to 1934. There are ticket barriers to platforms 2–5 and 10–16. [21] The station was substantially enlarged in 1906–1915 and a fourth span of 109 feet (33 m) was added on the north side, parallel to the others. The main departure platform was extended in 1908 and used for milk and parcels. For the London terminus of the Great Western Railway (GWR), Isambard Kingdom Brunel was planning a grand building at Paddington, situated near to both the Grand Junction canal and the Regent’s canal. Take a look at the changing landscape of Paddington as we undergo a huge year of change, delivering more seats and more frequent and faster trains. 4 and 5) were added in 1885. However recent research, using early documents and photographs, does not seem to support this belief, and their actual purpose is unknown. The roof is 699 feet (210 m) long, and the original roof spans had two transepts connecting the three spans. Excess Fares Office. INVESTIGATORS studying the Paddington rail crash are examining potential flaws in the track layout which they believe may have been one of the principal causes of the disaster. If he had seen it as red, he should have stopped; if he had thought it was yellow, which shows the next signal is red, he should have slowed down. If you are flying into London Heathrow, Paddington is significant as it is the central London Terminus of the Paddington Heathrow Express and TFL Rail Heathrow train services. Legal Notices While there did not appear to be a phantom aspect, the quality of the video recording was too poor to use as evidence. Paddington is a terminus station, so you can wait in or around the main concourse, for the number of the platform/track that your train will be leaving from to be confirmed – though the Heathrow Express trains are always usually scheduled to depart from platforms/tracks 6 and 7. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The portrait was viewed by over 21,000 people (paying a shilling each) in the first seven weeks of its being publicly shown. In November 2016, the University of Bristol announced that it plans to build a Temple Quarter Campus to the east of the station, replacing the derelict sorting office which was formerly connected to the station by the bridge. Live Track Diagrams. [99] The mystery novel 4.50 From Paddington (1957) by Agatha Christie begins with a murder witnessed by a passenger on a train from Paddington. [26], Paddington became an important milk depot towards the end of the 19th century. A little further to the south lie the conjoined parks of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. There are two London termini with famous station roofs – Paddington Station and St Pancras Station. On 17 April 1941, the departure side of the station was hit by a parachute mine, while on 22 March 1944, the roof between platforms 6 and 7 was destroyed by two 500-pound (230 kg) bombs. It goes against all the basic principles of signalling and track layout. It is rare in the railways for a signal passed at danger to result in an immediate collision between trains going in opposite directions. Major upgrades took place in the 1870s, the 1910s and the 1960s, each trying to add additional platforms and space while trying to preserve the existing services and architecture as much as possible. Layout Idea - Holborn Viaduct & the Snow Hill Lines - Modelling real locations - RMweb Other goods such as meat, fish, horses and flowers were also transported through Paddington. An additional platform (later to become No. The former company was renamed First Great Western in 1998, and merged with First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains to form the Greater Western franchise in 2006. [105] In 1997, Railtrack unsuccessfully tried to evict the band, citing a lack of space while the station was redeveloped to accommodate Heathrow Express services. If the signal had been green, he would have heard a bell in his cab, rather than the horn that sounds for every signal other than a green. A rail manager said: "Murphy and his law played a blinder to cause this accident. [30], Unlike several other London termini, Paddington saw no damage during World War I. There are sixteen platforms running northwest from the station. Used for local services to Basingstoke, Newbury and Bedwyn. The rear power car of an InterCity 125 high speed train, destined for Penzance, train number 1C81, derailed at 11:57 hrs on departure from platform 2 at Paddington station. Although Victoria and Charing Cross were the main stations for military movement during the war, Paddington was used for some of this traffic. The painting is now held in the Royal Holloway College. Platforms 2 to 11 were extended past the Bishop's Road bridge and a new parcel depot was built. The work was halted because of World War I but resumed in 1926, to be completed the following year. A footbridge crosses the north-western end of the station and gives access to platforms 1–12 and 14. Double yellow is an extra warning indicating that two signals ahead there is a red. [74], The worst accident at Paddington was the Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also called the Paddington rail crash). [38] By this time, public opinion had turned against wholesale demolition and redevelopment of stations such as Euston, and consequently the rebuilding work was done with an eye towards preserving Brunel and Wyatt's original station design. ATM/Cash Machine. [66][67] It ceased when the Acton-Northolt line closed. [26], The GWR began experimenting with the electric lighting in 1880, leading to Paddington being decorated with Christmas lights that year. Until recently there was little office accommodation in the area, and most commuters interchanged between National Rail and the London Underground to reach workplaces in the West End or the City. It also has screens showing television news as well as a departure board. … Platform 14 can only be reached indirectly via the north-western end of platform 12. Paddington Station took four years to complete and opened on 29 May 1854 – serving as the London terminus of the… 13–16) and providing a new ticket office and entrance for suburban services next to the bridge. Paddington station is undergoing the most significant transformation since the completion of the original building in 1853. [46], The station's fourth span was renovated in 2010, involving repair and restoration of the original glazed roof, so that platforms 9 to 12 can once more enjoy daylight. [44], In the mid 1990s, the Great Western main line approaches and platforms were electrified as part of the Heathrow Express project. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Work was completed and the restored roof unveiled in July 2011. However, Gordon later finds out that the station in London is St Pancras. Parts of the station, including the main train shed, date from 1854, when it was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus for the Great Western Railway (GWR). There has already been a blog about Paddington Station but this one concentrates on the original station roof. [37] The track layout was reorganised in 1967, abolishing the distinction between arrival and departure platforms that had been a feature of Paddington since opening. Assistance is available to and from platforms. It is situated in Taunton, Somerset, and is operated by Great Western Railway.It is also served by CrossCountry trains and by the West Somerset Railway on special event days and by mainline steam excursions. The troubled history of the signal, which had been passed at red eight times in six years, led to a series of meetings chaired by Railtrack, which is responsible for safety of the track and infrastructure. [47] A false ceiling or crash deck had been in place since 1996. The station complex is bounded at the front by Praed Street and at the rear by Bishop's Bridge Road, which crosses the station throat on Bishop's Bridge. Duration 2h 26m. [60][61], Paddington is the terminus for suburban trains to West London, Thames Valley, Reading, and Didcot, operated by Great Western Railway and TfL Rail.[62]. All buildings on the layout are scratchbuilt, including the Station Building, Carriage Shed, Goods Shed, Water Tower, Coaling Stage and Plate Layers Hut. [21], The band Supertramp used Paddington station to record the train sounds featured in the song "Rudy" on the 1974 album Crime of the Century. Monday to Sunday – 24 hours. Next year will not be quite the same, and anyway it might not be sunny.". [45] Opening in 1998, the airport rail link connects the station directly to Heathrow Airport. Circle line services run through both of the sub-surface stations as part of a spiral route. Passenger traffic continued to improve as well. The layout was originally built by Dave Fearn, but is now owned by Geoff Bell. [55], The concourse stretches across the heads of platforms 1 to 12, underneath the London end of the four train sheds. Parts of the station, including the main train shed, date from 1854, when it was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Three hours later London Victoria station was targeted in a much more serious attack. Like all future Elizabeth line stations, the station has been built to be fully accessible, with lifts and step-free access. It was sculpted by John Doubleday and funded by the Bristol and West Building Society. He clearly never realised that, for the last 300 yards, he was on track supposed to be used only by London-bound trains. Do not use where the safety of you or others is a concern. Artwork of cloud formations by artist Spencer Finch has been digitally printed onto the glass canopy. Nobody put two and two together, realising that not only was there a problem with this signal but also the potential consequences were disastrous." [89], The station was designed by Weston Williamson,[90] with a 90 m (300 ft) clear opening into the underground station covered by a 120 m (390 ft) long by 23 m (75 ft) wide glass canopy. 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This route has been in existence since 1906. On 5 October 1999, a Thames Train stopping service from Paddington to Bedwyn passed a red signal and collided with a Great Western express travelling in the opposite direction. A statue of him by Marcus Cornish, based on the original drawings by Peggy Fortnum, is located under the clock on platform 1. The average journey time between London Paddington and Cardiff Central is 2 hours 26 minutes. [51], Paddington is the London terminus for long-distance high-speed trains operated by Great Western Railway. A milk dock was built 1881, and by the 20th century over 3,000 churns were being handled at the station every day. Cause of the accident . It is one of 11 London stations managed directly by Network Rail. The National Rail station is officially named London Paddington, a name commonly used outside London but rarely by Londoners, who call it just Paddington, as on the London Underground map. The station concourse was enlarged in 1970, and the ticket office was rebuilt in the same year. The meetings, in Swindon, were chaired by the production manager, not the zone director, and no reference was made to head office in London. [10], After several false starts, Brunel announced the construction of a railway from Bristol to London on 30 July 1833. The front data recorder of the Thames train was destroyed in the impact and its data lost, so we will never know if the normal warnings sounded in driver Michael Hodder's cab. [20] It was originally run by a consortium of GWR shareholders and staff, before the company took over operations completely in 1896. A large bridge above the tracks at the east end of the station which was erected in the 1970s for postal traffic was demolished at Christmas 2014. Two services go to Heathrow Airport: the Heathrow Express travels non-stop at a premium fare, while TfL Rail takes the same route but calls at most intermediate stations. Platform 4a, 4b – East facing bay platforms. [75][76], On 25 May 2014, the middle coach of an empty stock Class 360 electric multiple unit 360 205 derailed as it entered platform 3, due to maintenance errors. These arenumbered from 1 to 16 going southwest - northeast, of which platforms 2 - 3,4 - 5, 6 - 7, 8 - 9, 10 - 11, 13 - 14 and 15 - 16 share island platforms. Het echte officiële Paddington station, hier staat een mooi geschilderd Paddington bankje met een tekstplaat aan de muur en nog een beeld van Paddington. The station has been perennially popular for passengers and goods, particularly milk and parcels. Despite the numerous upgrades and rebuilding, plus damage sustained in particular during World War II, Brunel's original design is still recognisable. INVESTIGATORS studying the Paddington rail crash are examining potential flaws in the track layout which they believe may have been one of the principal causes of the disaster. [8], The narrow busy section of the incoming main railway line between Ladbroke Grove and Paddington station is known as Paddington Throat among some engineers. The bronze memorial, depicting a soldier reading a letter, was sculpted by Charles Sargeant Jagger and stands on platform 1. [11] The GWR had originally planned to terminate London services at Euston as this allowed them to use part of the London and Birmingham Railway's track into the station, which would have been cost effective. These track diagrams show you the location of trains on the railway in real-time. In the books, by Michael Bond, he is found at the station, having come from "deepest, darkest Peru" and with a note attached to his coat reading "please look after this bear, thank you". Coinciding with this project, a new taxi rank and pick up point was built north of the main station, as well as comprehensive upgrades to Paddington tube station. For a detailed explanation of the maps, see our help pages . You can read more about the branch and see Graeme's photos of Watlington taken in 2004 in the GWR Features section . This map shows shops, bars, restaurants, information, toilets, baby change, tickets, platform numbers, hotel, parkings, taxis, underground in London Paddington railway station. [29], On Armistice Day 1922, a memorial to the employees of the GWR who died during the war was unveiled by Viscount Churchill. [102], Paddington station was the subject of William Powell Frith's 1862 painting The Railway Station. Find your way around using the Paddington Station Map (PDF 853 KB) British Transport Police. Please contact customer services of the appropriate train operator, 48 hours in advance: Great Western Railway - 0800 197 1329 Heathrow Express - 0208 757 2700. Three of the seventy passengers were injured. Hodder only realised something was amiss just 2.5 seconds before the crash, barely time enough for the brakes to be fully activated. 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