[Talk-GB] Standardize railway platforms names & refs

[Dave F]

On 28/08/2022 13:28, Colin Smale wrote:
> Just my $0.02 - In many countries (e.g. Germany and the Netherlands) the paradigm is to label the *tracks*, and not the *platforms*. A subtle difference, but it might be relevant here. Long "platforms" that have space for two (short) trains behind each other, with appropriate crossovers half way along, would be numbered for example "12A" and "12B". If there is a track without a platform, for through trains or for "shunting" type activities, it still gets a number, even though it is never displayed for passengers.
>

Do the public & public fronted signage/documentation refer to platforms 
as 'track'?

For 'small' stations ie two tracks, two platforms, 'Gliess/Spoor 1' is 
the same irrelevance as 'Platform 1' as it isn't a name.

Unsure how that systems works at large stations where tracks split to 
serve multiple platforms.

 From a brief perusal the majority which have names appear to be tagged 
with the station name.

DaveF