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tbtc
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“…But that’s too sensible so it’ll never happen”
TT-ONR-NRN
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So tempted to report for self-promoted backseat moderation
It is the “folks” that makes it so accurate
I’ve never known a moderator that doesn’t use that term, and I love it. I normally see it as “but this is the railway, so doing so would be far too sensible”
Bletchleyite
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Are you sure about that?It is the “folks” that makes it so accurate
If you can identify a post where I have actively used that term (not simply quoted it) I will buy you a drink! 
Great list; I've actually done all of those!
The first time I saw that, I genuinely had no idea what it referred to and had to look it up!"Ringway Airport"
As we’ve covered everything we’re now bringing this thread to a close, thanks folks.
Normally about 5 seconds before I’m about to hit “post” after spending ages writing a long reply
Or "This thread is going around in circles and no new information has been forthcoming so we're going to close it for now"
So tempted to report for self-promoted backseat moderation
It is the “folks” that makes it so accurate
I normally see it as “but this is the railway, so doing so would be far too sensible”
I've never used "folks"!
Personally I often see "it really isn't as simple as you've made it out" or something similar to "the long arm of the DfT".
TT-ONR-NRN
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Ah, that’s why I said moderator and not administratorAre you sure about that?
ABB125
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PedantAh, that’s why I said moderator and not administrator
Purple Train
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"DafT".
TT-ONR-NRN
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Reminds me of the rather immature use of “Super High-speed Intercity Train” I’ve seen, or S.H.I.T. for short.
Edit: Super Hitachi Intercity Train
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Purple Train
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Wouldn't the suitable acronym for that have an "S" between "H" and "I", though, if it's "High-speed"?
TT-ONR-NRN
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Sorry I’ve just remembered it’s Hitachi not High-speed
Bletchleyite
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"Penalty Fakes", for Northern's £80 settlement offers, though that seems to have died off a bit.
Purple Train
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Ah I see. Well, it would make an easier-to-remember acronym than I.E.T....
TT-ONR-NRN
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Also had a flow of posts referring to LNER’s then-new flagships as “Satsumas,” which very quickly became not funny and just annoying, thankfully seemingly abandoned now.
61653 HTAFC
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"Only a court can issue a fine. What you've been issued is a Penalty Fare".
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“Bean counters” Mythical people who only exist in the minds of people who don’t have a clue what they’re talking about and are looking for a ‘they’ to blame.
TT-ONR-NRN
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Not heard of that one before.
"Euston scrum"
Very misleading as a scrum is usually what humans form when playing rugby, and I'm not entirely sure the Euston gateline staff are human sometimes
tbtc
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I don’t think we’ve had “random unit generator” yet?
Quite a patronising one used by people who claim that the professionals trying to match finite fleets to diagrams (despite engineering restrictions etc) are actually only as accurate/ competent as monkeys sat at typewriters
Often a seemingly strange allocation makes more sense if you know the diagrams that the stock is expected to perform over the course of a day (so it might appear like a fast train is randomly put in a stopper but you need to appreciate what other journeys it’s doing in the same day)
Absolutely, all too often used to disparage anyone doing a job that isn’t frontline - people want to bash the railway but daren’t be seen to criticise actual drivers/ guards do invent a bogeyman to pile all of the blame onto
Quite a patronising one used by people who claim that the professionals trying to match finite fleets to diagrams (despite engineering restrictions etc) are actually only as accurate/ competent as monkeys sat at typewriters
Often a seemingly strange allocation makes more sense if you know the diagrams that the stock is expected to perform over the course of a day (so it might appear like a fast train is randomly put in a stopper but you need to appreciate what other journeys it’s doing in the same day)
Absolutely, all too often used to disparage anyone doing a job that isn’t frontline - people want to bash the railway but daren’t be seen to criticise actual drivers/ guards do invent a bogeyman to pile all of the blame onto
telstarbox
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"You can't commute on a road bike for a 09.00 meeting without a break every 2 hours like beads on a string"
61653 HTAFC
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"Split from this thread"
Bonus points if the tangent had already run its course by the time it gets split off!
Bonus points if the tangent had already run its course by the time it gets split off!
"Yob": Anyone under the age of 25 who isn't wearing a three-piece suit.
"Scrote": Anyone under the age of 25 who's been accused of a crime.
"Gang": Any group of friends who have the temerity to be out after 7 pm.
"County Lines": A young man on a train with a backpack.
"Scrote": Anyone under the age of 25 who's been accused of a crime.
"Gang": Any group of friends who have the temerity to be out after 7 pm.
"County Lines": A young man on a train with a backpack.
eastwestdivide
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“of course” followed by some utterly obscure minor exception to a general statement made previously.
ABB125
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Of course, you would only find such a statement on a niche thread purporting to be humourous on a minor internet forum.
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