St Pancras

[Alan Wickens]

Have been watching a series recently on UK television that a friend sent to me in NZ. What an achievement and and undertaking.

One thing I have yet to find out - can anyone help please ...

Where does the name 'St Pancras' orginate from? Was there a 'St Pancras', if so who was he (presumably a 'he') and when did he live?

Any info much appreciated to fill in a vital gap in the information channel.

Alan

[EuroStar]

I watched the series too and found it very interesting. Unfortunately I don't know where the name St Pancras came from.

[EuroStar]

Just found something about St Pancras:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pancras_of_Taormina

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pancras

HTH
EuroStar

[hairyhandedfool]

the most common mis understanding of kings cross/st pancras is that they are both in an area of london called 'kings cross' in actual fact st pancras is the area and kings cross was so named because it stands on the site of a cross which was built to remember a king (can't remember which one), hence king's cross. the cross no longer exists but chin up cos they have half a luggage trolley now! I can only imagine st. pancras was a local lord or baron or something.

[martin adamson]

Ive been down to see the new look station last week and it is certinately an achievment. The last time I was there it was still the original MML hq but looks so much more modern.

Just one thing I have to mention though, does anyone else feel that the domestic intercity services have been 'pushed to the back' in favour of the Eurostars? Wish they were not all the way back there it would be nice to have them side by side at the front with the Eurostars.

[hairyhandedfool]

unfortunately there are phsical laws involving train lengths and the position of the new highspeed lines but euros don't belong in there.

incidentally why are the FCC platforms listed as A & B?

[Foghut]

Originally Posted by hairyhandedfool

incidentally why are the FCC platforms listed as A & B?

Because FCC trains call at both high level (LMR) and low level (Moorgate line) stations, somebody has actually thought ahead and anticipated the confusion that might arise.

It seems to have been a policy on the Thameslink line (which is still called that despite the fact that FCC now has the franchise)
that when their through-line commuter platforms are located near to a mainline terminus with the same name they identify them with letters rather than numbers - It kind of hints that they're 'less important' and will thus be harder to find.

To ram the point home, when FCC drivers are arriving at lo level they 're actually supposed to announce it as 'St Pancras International Low Level', just to make the point (not that anybody ever listens to the PA )


King's Cross Thameslink was/is similarly endowed with A & B platforms.

[hairyhandedfool]

Originally Posted by Foghut

To ram the point home, when FCC drivers are arriving at lo level they 're actually supposed to announce it as 'St Pancras International Low Level', just to make the point (not that anybody ever listens to the PA )

assuming you can hear the PA on the 319's!! I had a 2 hour journey from Bedford to Leagrave (19mins on timetable) on one of them!!