Collective Nouns

[Minilad]

A NoFaultFound of Fitters

 

[Eng274]

A confusion of engineers.

Watch it!

A naivety of civilians...

A tedium of Swindonians.

 

[Yew]

A 'themanontheplatformtoldmeitwasok' of advance tickets on the wrong train

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A range of Class 45 "Peaks"

 

[SwindonPkwy]

You're not far wrong with the swindonians! All that talk about roundabouts. "I know, let's put one in the middle and then six around the outside"

How about an absurdity of Swindon Town Planners?

 

[Minilad]

You're not far wrong with the swindonians! All that talk about roundabouts. "I know, let's put one in the middle and then six around the outside"

How about an absurdity of Swindon Town Planners?

Or for the drivers around said roundabout

A confusion of Swindon Roundabout Drivers

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

An uncertainty of franchaises.

 

[Spamcan81]

A plummet of skydivers

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A rake of Blood and Custard coaches

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

An excellance of Pullman coaches

 

[deltic1989]

A Purr of Deltics,
A chop of 20's,
and 'ooooh arr get off moy land' (farmer accent) of 37's.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

One for the "old timers" who know about departmental stock......


A shoal of Pollock ballast waggons.

 

[deltic1989]

Or for the drivers around said roundabout

A confusion of Swindon Roundabout Drivers

Ahhh the Magic Roundabout I've often wondered what the town planners were smoking when they came up with that....... and where I can get some.

to keep my post relevent.

A Boil of Kettles.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A netful of Cockle 12t ballast brake vans

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A panorama of observation cars.

 

[The Sleeper]

A kip of sleepers
A flap of managers
A bobby of signallers
A post of signals

So what is a collective of forum participants?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

So what is a collective of forum participants?

A differential of forum participants.

I will add another from my memory box of departmental waggons....

A honking of Sealion YGH Bogie Ballast Hoppers.

 

[deltic1989]

A cup of TEA tank waggons

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A cup of TEA tank waggons

A fellow "departmental" specialist is amongst us. That was a good one!!


A school of Dolphin bogie low-sided waggons.

 

[deltic1989]

I thank you.

How about a heard of Seacow ballast hoppers, or
a shoal of shark brakevans.
or a reign of queen mary brakevans.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A blowing of Bubble Cars.

 

[deltic1989]

A race of Sprinters.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

An education of S.R. "V" class Schools

 

[The Sleeper]

A kennel of dog boxes

 

[district]

A minding of gaps.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A snapping of S.R. Terriers

 

[deltic1989]

A stud of LNER Pacifics.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A clinging of Limpet ZKA ballast waggons

 

[deltic1989]

A bang of LNER v2's ( anyone into thier ww2 weapons will understand this one)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whilst we are on military weaponry....

A barrage of L.N.E.R. J11 Pom-Poms