92 Clubs – Every Station Needs More of These
This is only one of the standard railway information boards you get on British stations all over the place.
Information Display at Hartlepool Station
The difference about this one is that it is in the carpark at Hartlepool station and easily visible to anybody rushing to get a train. In this case, it might just give you a chance to get a swift half in at the Rat Race Ale House, if you are early or your train is running late.
The London Overground and some stations have some of these remotely placed displays, but surely a few more in strategic places might well take a bit of the strain out of the train journey. If I take Ipswich station, which I know well, one on the walking route from the town centre and some of the car parks would very much be welcomed by me, as I rush to the train after a home game.
The further I get into my trip around the UK, the more I find that maps and information are variable. In Bournemouth, Bury, Exeter and Hartlepool, they are excellent, but in Blackpool, they are absolutely non-existent.
The Anonymous Widower 
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