I concur!He's such a legend isn't he!
I concur!He's such a legend isn't he!
I concur!
His name is Benjamin Rich, there’s more about him on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_and_BankruptI'll gladly confess that I live under a rock; but, please -- who is this chap in the video?
Banff in Scotland and Canada
Hope (Kreis Hannover) and the two in the UK, one in England and one in Wales.
Sadly the station in the former closed in about 2000 so you can't go from Hope to Hope to Hope any more
My apologies, I'm not perfectBeaulieu Hants and Beaulieu Sur Mer, near Nice
I'm not entirely sure that Canada is part of mainland Europe despite their agreement with the EU. it does remind me though of somebody I used to work with who, when I said we were going to Vancouver, asked if I would be catching a Eurostar....they thought it was in Holland!
You could go from Hope to Schwarmstedt, but then you'd be beyond Hope
Speaking of Bald and Bankrupt, Vauxhall shares its name not with an actual place, but with the Russian for train station "Voksal." I believe that stems from a Russian oligarch visiting London in Victorian times and the start of the railways, and ending up near/on Vauxhall station!
I have fallen into the same trap many times!My apologies, I'm not perfect
Same formation, even if they don't sound the same: Peterborough and (St) Petersburg.
I seem to remember once seeing something in Italian (I can't remember where) about 'Pietroburgo' and briefly wondering what it had to do with Peterborough, before realising that it was in fact St. Petersburg.Same formation, even if they don't sound the same: Peterborough and (St) Petersburg.
And there's Watten in Northern Scotland on the line to Wick with a closed station and Watten in Northern France on the line to Calais - but the French station is called Watten-Eperlecques incorporating the name of the nearby wartime German bunker, now a visitor attraction
And Beauly north of Inverness.Beaulieu Hants and Beaulieu Sur Mer, near Nice
And Breda, Netherlands. I would presume that Brede, East Sussex is pronounced "Breed" and Brede, Denmark is pronounced like Breda.Brede, East Sussex
Brede, Denmark
Also the Dutch/Flemish name for Liège, Belgium is Luik.Leek in Staffordshire and in the Netherlands not been mentioned yet I don't think
Oh yes, so there is. I forgot about that one -- possibly a contender for the station with the shortest platform too (or is Conan Bridge shorter?).And Beauly north of Inverness.
Beauly is the shortest - see this video from All the StationsOh yes, so there is. I forgot about that one -- possibly a contender for the station with the shortest platform too (or is Conan Bridge shorter?).
Not a settlement, but there must be a link between our Pennine mountains and the Apennine mountains in Italy?
Interesting, thanks Calthrop!According to Wiki: "Various etymologies have proposed treating 'Pennine' as though it were a native Brittonic / Modern Welsh name related to "pen [=head]". It did not become a common name until the 18th century and almost certainly derives from modern comparisons with the Appenine Mountains, which run down the middle of Italy in a similar fashion." (The article continues to expound on this theme, in considerably greater detail.)
Almost a fourth on this one: the village of Beulah in Powys.And Beauly north of Inverness.