The past and future of Stratford Regional Station

Laura, ODA Transport team

The past and future of Stratford Regional Station

Laura, ODA Transport team,
11 Nov 2008
Take a look at the past and future of Stratford Regional Station by seeing the new hoardings now up at the station. They reveal a fascinating story of the station’s past, but also look to the future, showing how it will be improved for the London 2012 Games and long into the future. 

The hoardings are situated at the front of the station, where the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is building a new entrance. This is part of an investment of more than £100m to improve Stratford Regional Station for the growing number of people who will use it before, during and after the Games.

Here are some of the images that feature on the hoardings:

Past: The front of the station in the early part of the 20th century:

The front of Stratford station

Future:
An impression of how the front of the station will look after the improvements have been made:

An artist's impression of what Stratford station will look like

1932:
An employee at Stratford Works, a railway workshop that used to be part of the station, cuts cardboard into strips for train tickets:

An employee making train tickets in 1932

1946: A poster announcing the extension of the Central Line service to Stratford:

A Central Line poster from 1946

...and one of the first Central Line trains:

One of the first Central Line trains

Late 1940s:
Stratford station before electrification:

Stratford station before electrification

...and after:

Stratford station after electricfication

Paralympic Games

1955: A Wheelchair Basketball game at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, which many people consider to be the home of the Paralympic Games:

Wheelchair Basketball in 1955

2008:
Simon Munn helps ParalympicsGB win bronze in the Wheelchair Basketball at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games:

GB Wheelchair Basketball in 2008

Olympic Games

1948: Fanny Blankers-Koen of Holland grabs gold in the 100m at Wembley Stadium at the London 1948 Olympic Games:

Fanny Blankers-Koen winning gold in 1948

2008:
Christine Ohuruogu, from Stratford, wins gold in the 400m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:

Christine Ohuruogu winning gold at the Beijing 2008 Games
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