Railway trivia - Page 3

Welshman · 11th July 2012, 21:21

If passengers alighting from the Boston direction at Heckington obeyed the sign about not crossing the line, they'd never get off the platform.

Bald Rick · 11th July 2012, 21:41

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Originally Posted by johnnychips

Bob Holness played the saxophone on Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street'. Gerry got the idea of using him when he heard him busking on the said tube station.

Whilst the Baker St thing is well known to be tosh, it is true that Bob Holness was the first British actor to play James Bond.

Although that has nothing to do with the railways.

John55 · 11th July 2012, 22:50

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Originally Posted by SprinterMan

On average, Marks Tey is the coldest station in East Anglia.

As Marks Tey is in Essex it isn't in East Anglia is it?

Peter Mugridge · 11th July 2012, 22:54

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Originally Posted by ChiefPlanner

C stock 5585 was the first one in a new "corporate livery" in the 1980's - and as also relegated to the middle of a 6 car train ......

There are now at least 15 units of C Stock which can only be formed in the middle of a rake. Could even be more, but I don't think so.

Tiny Tim · 11th July 2012, 23:52

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Originally Posted by Ivo

And the Ns and Os?

Every third Wednesday.

johnnychips · 11th July 2012, 23:58

Is Stalybridge station the only buffet where black peas are on the menu?

And is it true that the Widnes station where S+G were apparently inspired to write 'Homeward Bound' is actually today's station, or was it a now-closed Widnes station, or is the whole thing a legend?

And I do know Bob Holness didn't play the Sax on Baker St. It was actually Johnny Ball.

SprinterMan · 12th July 2012, 00:00

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Originally Posted by John55

As Marks Tey is in Essex it isn't in East Anglia is it?

East Anglia in the instance where I read this was referring to Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and the parts of Essex outside the M25.

EDIT:East Anglia in the instance where I read this was referring to Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, a very small part of Lincolnshire and the parts of Essex outside the M25.

Adam

MattE2010 · 12th July 2012, 07:31

Sorry to go OT, but never in my life have I heard someone call Lincolnshire East Anglia! I think of it as Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as Essex usually.

Anyway, back on topic...

pitdiver · 12th July 2012, 08:55

Was New Southgate Colney Hatch the only station named after a Lunatic asylum.

EM2 · 12th July 2012, 09:04

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Originally Posted by pitdiver

Was New Southgate Colney Hatch the only station named after a Lunatic asylum.

Quite possibly, but Liverpool Street is built on one, the site of the first Bethlem hospital, that gave rise to the word 'bedlam'.

LE Greys · 12th July 2012, 10:57

Some station sites have strange histories. Edinburgh Waverley started off as the Nor Loch, which had gradually filled up with sewage as the city grew in size, so in the 19th Century, they decided to drain it. When they did, it naturally had very fertile soil, so they decided to turn it into public gardens rather than building on it. The first railway arrived from the north. It's not the only place where they had to build on the only land available. Berwick station is in the castle.

Michael.Y · 12th July 2012, 14:24

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Originally Posted by Bald Rick

Whilst the Baker St thing is well known to be tosh, it is true that Bob Holness was the first British actor to play James Bond.

Although that has nothing to do with the railways.

Except Bob wasn't British, he was South African; born in Natal. And that performance as Bond was on South African radio.

317666 · 12th July 2012, 14:34

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Originally Posted by pitdiver

Was New Southgate Colney Hatch the only station named after a Lunatic asylum.

In this country, probably, but there is a Berlin U-Bahn station called Karl-Bonhoeffer-Nervenklinik, named after the local asylum.

Michael.Y · 12th July 2012, 14:52

More of a question than a definitive statement, but is Llan- the most common prefix for a station name in Britain? being as it's the Welsh word for St., I imagine St. is its closest competitor, or perhaps New.

SprinterMan · 12th July 2012, 15:49

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Originally Posted by MattE2010

Sorry to go OT, but never in my life have I heard someone call Lincolnshire East Anglia! I think of it as Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as Essex usually.

Anyway, back on topic...

Whoops, missed out important phrase there

Sorry
I meant to say a tiny part of Lincolnshire

My dad and step mother live up there and they acknowledge the river Welland as the border between East Anglia and the Midlands. So what I meant was I count East Anglia as Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex outside of the M25 and the small part of Lincolnshire east of the river Welland.
Adam

12th July 2012, 10:57	#41
LE Greys Established Member Join Date: 6 Mar 2010 Location: Hitchin Posts: 5,377	Some station sites have strange histories. Edinburgh Waverley started off as the Nor Loch, which had gradually filled up with sewage as the city grew in size, so in the 19th Century, they decided to drain it. When they did, it naturally had very fertile soil, so they decided to turn it into public gardens rather than building on it. The first railway arrived from the north. It's not the only place where they had to build on the only land available. Berwick station is in the castle. __________________ Always thinking as I type, sometimes not very well

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Welshman Established Member Join Date: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 1,216	If passengers alighting from the Boston direction at Heckington obeyed the sign about not crossing the line, they'd never get off the platform.

11th July 2012, 23:58	#36
johnnychips Member Join Date: 19 Nov 2011 Location: Doncaster Posts: 605	Is Stalybridge station the only buffet where black peas are on the menu? And is it true that the Widnes station where S+G were apparently inspired to write 'Homeward Bound' is actually today's station, or was it a now-closed Widnes station, or is the whole thing a legend? And I do know Bob Holness didn't play the Sax on Baker St. It was actually Johnny Ball.

12th July 2012, 07:31	#38
MattE2010 The cry was No Surrender Established Member Join Date: 16 May 2010 Location: North Posts: 9,637	Sorry to go OT, but never in my life have I heard someone call Lincolnshire East Anglia! I think of it as Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as Essex usually. Anyway, back on topic...

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pitdiver Member Join Date: 22 Jan 2012 Posts: 172	Was New Southgate Colney Hatch the only station named after a Lunatic asylum.

12th July 2012, 14:52	#44
Michael.Y Member Join Date: 13 Oct 2011 Posts: 956	More of a question than a definitive statement, but is Llan- the most common prefix for a station name in Britain? being as it's the Welsh word for St., I imagine St. is its closest competitor, or perhaps New.