Did A Day In A Class 350 Train Lower My INR?
Yesterday, I went to Birmingham to take pictures of the rebuilt Birmingham University station.
- I travelled by West Midlands Trains catching the 11:23 to Birmingham New Street station, where it arrived at 13:45.
- Coming home, I caught the 15:36 from Birmingham New Street station, which arrived in Euston at 17:49.
So I spent nearly four and a half hours in the train.
This morning, when I measured my INR, it was only 1.8.
Did the weather and the train’s air-conditioning conspire to lower my INR by removing water from my body?
A Redbrick Station For A Redbrick University
My late wife; C and myself, met at Liverpool University in the 1960s.
Liverpool considers itself as the Original Redbrick on its web site.
This Google 3D visualisation shows why.
Note.
- This 3D picture was taken from the East.
- The white building in the bottom-right corner is the Electrical Engineering and Electronics, where I did most of my studying.
- The building above it is the Harold Cohen Library.
- The clock tower in front is part of the Victoria Building.
There’s a lot of redbrick on the University site.
These pictures show University (Birmingham) station.
Note.
The Architects didn’t spare the red bricks.
- The station has an NHS Clinic
- The bridge has lifts and steps.
- There is a lot of glass.
There are a pair of bi-sexual toilets, which seems to the standard for new stations these days.
Will Other Universities Want A Station?
Here are a few thoughts.
Liverpool University
I wrote about the possibility in A Railway Station At Liverpool University.
This is an extract.
In Liverpool’s Forgotten Tunnel, I showed this map, which shows a proposed reopening of the Wapping Tunnel as a passenger route between Liverpool Central and Edge Hill stations.
Note.
- The map shows a station at University
- The Wapping Tunnel is shown as a dotted blue line.
- Between four and eight trains per hour (tph) would be running through University station.
Liverpool has other projects on its mind at present, but I wouldn’t rule it out in the future.
Manchester University
This Google Map shows the location of Manchester University.
Note.
- The red arrow picks out a notable building in the University.
- Manchester Piccadilly station is in the North-East corner of the map.
- Manchester Oxford Road station is in the South-West corner of the map.
- In recent years I’ve walked between the two stations.
- The Castlefield Corridor passes through the University.
A station on the Castlefield Corridor could be a possibility.
ORR Gives Approval For University Station, Birmingham, To Open
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on RailUK.
These three paragraphs outline the opening of the rebuilt station.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised two new station buildings and other significant enhancements at University railway station in Birmingham, allowing them to enter into service.
This is a key milestone on the way to getting the station open in the next few weeks.
Linking the two new station buildings is an accessible rail link bridge, and there are new signage, lighting, CCTV and other systems throughout.
No opening date, other than next few weeks, has been given.
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