(12 Apr 2016, 10:25 am)northern156 wrote I disagree. In no terms of railway context 'Newcastle Central' is used - in booking engines, tickets, live departures, even down to Network Rail TIPLOC codes etc.
If it has no place on the system (nor the likes of station signs) it should not be used. The PIS must have a character limit too because on the external destination display, it's "Newcastle Cent" - this abbreviation is worse than having Central on itself!
Manors is a separate station; even the Metro station has been. It should just be 'Newcastle' and 'Manors'.
I can't believe the displays they use can't be able to scroll, even GWR ones that I have seen on some 150's/153's have the ability to scroll across incase a destination is too large to fit on but once again Northern seems to lag behind on these things.
I don't have a real issue of adding "central" - I just don't see the point of it and I definitely don't see the point if they can't fit it on. Just keep it simple and just keep it as Newcastle.