(Light-hearted). Things you might expect to see at railway locations but don't

[Alc59]

I don't think there is any cured pork for you to show your appreciation at Clapham.

 

[py_megapixel]

"Swindon Wilts" might well be fairly accurate.

I don't think "Stone Staffs" has any tall poles, on the other hand.

 

[PGAT]

I thought the queen lived in Crystal Palace ;-;

 

[Peter C]

Very little in the way of monarchs or pork products at Kingham!

-Peter

EDIT: And I'm informed there aren't any biblical figures or misrepresented articles in Evesham...

 

[Dai Corner]

I don't think "Stone Staffs" has any tall poles, on the other hand.

Nor is it an instruction.

 

[Beemax]

No bears at Paddington

 

[Dai Corner]

No bears at Paddington

There is a statue though. And probably a number of the sort of men described as bears but maybe that's not appropriate for a family forum.

 

[py_megapixel]

No bears at Paddington

Except this one:

Statue of Paddington Bear - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[xotGD]

No sign of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer scoring a century at Darlington.

 

[spyinthesky]

No German idiots at Dover

 

[D6968]

There isn't exactly a lot of shipping at Dudley Port.

Nor is there a nunnery at Seven Sisters

and the pub at Berney Arms closed down in 2015.

I always thought Dudley Port was a new type of after Dinner Wine?

 

[Dai Corner]

I always thought Dudley Port was a new type of after Dinner Wine?

Similarly Newport

 

[TrainTrackJack]

I'm yet to see a right handed witch having a massage at Droitwich Spa

It may pay to look in your French books to get this one

 

[Ashley Hill]

I thought I’d see Tucker Jenkins and Zammo McGuire at Grange Hill but they were nowhere to be seen!

I wouldn’t bother taking my swimming trunks and suncream to Waterbeach either.

 

[PaulJ]

No Rams gate at Ramsgate although the footbridge steps at Broadstairs are fairly wide...
No bread based comestibles at Sandwich...

 

[Ken H]

There isn't exactly a lot of shipping at Dudley Port.

Nor is there a nunnery at Seven Sisters

and the pub at Berney Arms closed down in 2015.

Dudley port used to be an area of wharves and warehouses for the canal network in the area. It was 'Dudley's Port' as it served Dudley but was outwith the borough.

 

[PGAT]

No bread based comestibles at Sandwich...

Beat me to it

 

[duncanp]

You can't play cricket at Bat & Ball

 

[Purple Train]

I was expecting a port when I went to Newport (Essex).
I was also expecting a brilliant castle, probably designed by Zaha Hadid, showcasing the latest architectural fashions and techniques, at Newcastle.
I also can't find much overcooked meat in the Burnham area, and I couldn't find a drama club that would accept me in Acton either. I couldn't find any raspberry jam, or even strawberries and cream, at Berrylands, at I couldn't find a bishop at Bishop's Stortford. I also didn't find a nice quiet alley in Bowling.
Come to think of it, all my railway explorations have been totally pointless. I haven't discovered anything.

 

[Foxxle]

Sevenoaks now has Eight Oaks, except only One is original.

 

[duncanp]

Not many hooks at Hook

and there is no wool at Wool

Have you ever tried to buy some hay at Haymarket

and Warwickshire Cricket Ground is nowhere near Edgbaston Village (as some people have found out to their cost)

 

[6Gman]

Or in Taff's Well.

But there certainly was when it got its name. A medicinal well first recorded in 1729.

ish

 

[aliceh]

No virtuous pigs at Hamworthy
No seafarers at Hinton Admiral
No Romeo and Juliet at Starcross
And no-one is accompanied by gardening tools at Wivenhoe

 

[PGAT]

Seems to be no red hills at Redhill

I don’t see any nut farms at Nutfield station.

No holy rocks at Godstone

No battles at Battle

Chelsea don’t seem to have scored any goals at Winchelsea

 

[L401CJF]

Nowhere to swim underneath the platforms at Overpool.

Can't see any moors or fields at Moorfields?

On a positive note, there are definitely some chests too be seen at Chester (particularly on race days!) ((Delete if not appropriate )

 

[PGAT]

Unfortunately no one’s head has been turned into corn at Headcorn station

 

[swt_passenger]

I think the hedge continues beyond Hedge End…

 

[PGAT]

There aren’t many people starving at Hungerford

It’s September not March

 

[Bletchleyite]

You can't play cricket at Bat & Ball

Though it was named after a former pub which very likely did have some sort of cricketing connection.

There were a number of stations called "X Central" that weren't particularly central and were just so named because of the Great Central Railway.

 

[Dai Corner]

Heath High Level and Heath Low Level are very much in the urban area of Cardiff with no heathland nearby