Around the UK on nearly 80 trains…

PAUL BIGLAND completes his seven-day Rail Rover tour of the rail network on Scotland’s west coast

What could be finer than starting one’s day at a railway station that’s an architectural masterpiece? Day 5 kicks off at Surbiton, a Grade 2 Listed concrete and marble Art Deco wonder built in 1937 by the Southern Railway. It was designed by J R Scott from the company’s Architect’s department. He was also responsible for Waterloo station’s victory arch. The station’s well worth a visit for anyone who admires good design. Network Rail has spent £6.7 million upgrading facilities in a manner sympathetic to the original, which should be applauded and held up as an example. Fog had set in after the previous day’s torrential rain, but it doesn’t delay me. I catch an old Class 455 to Clapham Junction for a brief look around. The yard contains several…

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