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Trivia: fictional stations you've seen displayed on message boards?
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Farigiraf
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London St Pancake, Frighton, Creepy Crawley, Scottport, Burberry Street, Buxton Water and Fold Street spring to mind, although some of these have 'existed' for at least a day.
pokemonsuper9
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Does this count? (the "secret" board at Inverness) showing a GBRf train.
And similar to above (another GBRf train), I don't think "CHARTER SERVICE" is a station either.
And similar to above (another GBRf train), I don't think "CHARTER SERVICE" is a station either.
Merthyr Imp
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At York on the day of the World Cup semi-final in 2018:
MadMac
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Not a message board, but there are several pictures out there of a 101 DMU on a rail tour with the destination blind showing “CLUNY BRIDGE”. There was never a station at Cluny Bridge. Story as I understand it was that the blind manufacturer was given a Working Timetable with everywhere they didn’t want on the blind crossed out, but they forgot to cross out Cluny Bridge.
Ashley Hill
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Wales & West/Wessex destination blinds used to feature Newton Abbeywood, a curious combination of Newton Abbot and Filton Abbey Wood. No idea how that came about.
Changing boards on trains and at stations is actually quite common these days and TOCs have done it dozens of times.
Back in February 2015 SWT renamed many stations for one day only for Valentines Day on all of their CIS boards:
Back in December 2016 SWT renamed many stations for one week leading up to Christmas on all of their CIS boards:
Back in December 2020 C2C renamed many stations for about a week leading up to Christmas on all of their CIS boards:
Back in October 2023 GTR renamed many stations for one day only for Halloween on all of their CIS boards:
Then there is Southeastern who rename London St Pancras International on their CIS boards on Pancake Day every year:
Also at Southeastern again they rename London St Pancras International on their CIS boards on St Patricks Day every year:
Not the same as renaming stations but there has also been cases of TOCs adding special messages to boards for various special event things.
I quite like these fun name changes but i do worry that they confuse unfamiliar passengers or foreigners with limited English language knowledge.
Back in February 2015 SWT renamed many stations for one day only for Valentines Day on all of their CIS boards:
Back in December 2016 SWT renamed many stations for one week leading up to Christmas on all of their CIS boards:
Back in December 2020 C2C renamed many stations for about a week leading up to Christmas on all of their CIS boards:
Back in October 2023 GTR renamed many stations for one day only for Halloween on all of their CIS boards:
Then there is Southeastern who rename London St Pancras International on their CIS boards on Pancake Day every year:
Also at Southeastern again they rename London St Pancras International on their CIS boards on St Patricks Day every year:
Not the same as renaming stations but there has also been cases of TOCs adding special messages to boards for various special event things.
I quite like these fun name changes but i do worry that they confuse unfamiliar passengers or foreigners with limited English language knowledge.
RichJF
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Frighton is a common one on Halloween on Thameslink departure boards.
Bradford PA
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I attended the 2006 National League Play-off Final between Halifax Town and Hereford at Leicester City in 2006. Upon returning to Leicester station after the game a special service was indicated to Hereford "next stop the Football League".