(Trivia) Railway stations which should be people

[david_g]

Similarly Berk Hamsted

This brings to mind the film "The Bargee" (early 60s) in which Harry H. Corbett plays a character called Hemel Pike, so called because his parents were tied up in Hemel Hempstead on their boat when he was born.

Cue line from Ronnie Barker's character: "Good job they weren't tied in Berkhamsted then"

 

[Neo9320]

Tom Atin (nowadays passing loop only)

Len Tran (potential passing loop re-opening)

Bea Uly

Muir Oford

Evan Ton (station re-opening proposed)

Pop Pleton

Cat Tal

Peny Ffordd

Brad Ing

Em Sworth

Hil Sea

Bea Ulieuroad

Mel Ksham

Fil Tonabbey-Wood

Pat Chway

Saunders Foot

John Stown

John Stone

Glen Garnock

Sy Ston

Burt Onon-Trent

Tam Worth

Ivy Bridge (may have already had that one!)

Clif Tondown

Sal Tash

Lis Keard

May Bole

Blake Down

Gerrard Scross

Virginia Water

(That's enough name for one night! - Ed.)

I was trying to think of something for burton!

Well done sir

 

[yorksrob]

Various stations which sound like 1930s novel characters:

Chester Road
Apsley Guise
Bow Brickhill
Kempston Hardwick

Also Hampden Wick (oops, already done by the Two Ronnies !)

 

[LRV3004]

Rose Hill and Hazel Grove spring to my mind!

 

[Ashley Hill]

If we're including closed stations I'd like to mention Ashley Hill

 

[D6130]

Tony Pandy (Andy's brother? )

Taff Swell

Claire Beston-Road (Slight poetic license there!)

Kid Welly (Milky Bar eater in Boots? )

 

[mrcheek]

Have we had Rick Mansworth yet?

Also, those of you who follow US politics will know that Roger Stone (which we already had) is an actual person, a Republican political advisor
And Allens West is very close to another Republican politician, Allen West

 

[Bertone]

Bill Ingshurst
Fay Gate
Norman S Bay
Col Lington

 

[PaulJ]

Canterbury West / Kanye West. See also here https://www.change.org/p/canterbury...me-canterbury-west-station-kanye-west-station

 

[Western Sunset]

I've not read the whole thread, but have we had:
Amber Gate
Bee Ston
Bel Per
Pear Tree
Will Ington

Think someone's already mentioned Mat Lock.

 

[JohnRegular]

Always felt like Clifton Down and Filton Abbey-Wood were a couple of toffs.

 

[D6130]

Kirk B Infurness

Kirk B Stephen

Hal Twhistle

 

[biko]

Nobody mentioned Selly Oak yet?

 

[miklcct]

Kennedy Town - named after Arthur Edward Kennedy
Jordan - named after Jordan Road for Sir John Jordan

 

[GtNortherner]

Has anyone mentioned Steve Nage (or Steven Age) yet…? You get two for one there!!

Keep going up the ECML and you’ll also find Sandy, Peter Borough and Grant Ham before meeting Don Caster. And if you keep going north, you’ll also eventually stumble across Pegs Wood.

On other regions, you’ve got Ken Tishtown (OK… I’m clutching at straws with that one…) and Beth Nalgreen…

I’ll stop now. Really.

 

[gingertom]

as a surname Wick has movies featuring the central (no pun!) character John...

 

[Bertone]

Ken Ton

 

[Peter0124]

Hamilton West

 

[D6130]

Stan More

Ray Nerslane

Annie Sland

Mary Hill

Duke Street

Alexandra Parade

Belle Grove

Sal T Coats

Mark Inch (possibly had that one already?)

Blair Hill

Mo Therwell

Bell Shill

Kirk Hill

Clark Ston

William Wood

Cath Cart

Carl Uke

 

[CheekyBandit]

Stations that are a full name

• Lawrence Hill
• Martin Mill
• Harold Wood
• James Street
• James Cook
• Maxwell Park
• Roy Bridge
• Perry Barr
• Abbey Wood (not the most common spelling of the first name but I think it is used)
• Barry Links
• Blair Atholl
• Blake Street
• Bruce Grove
• Duke Street (sounds like a jazz trumpeter)

Stations that are a first name

• Keith
• Chester
• Ashley
• Shirley
• Barry

Stations that are a surname

• Nairn
• Dean
• Salisbury
• York
• Ashley
• Shirley
• Nelson
• Aberdour (more of an aristocratic surname)
• Appleby
• Buckley
• Busby
• Cambridge (at least for Royals)
• Cardross (mainly aristocratic I think)
• Carlisle
• Cogan
• Crawley
• Danby
• Denham
• Dent
• Arundel (again aristocratic)
• Bentley (but without the S. Yorks or Hants!)
• Aston
• Barnes

Not exhaustive, just examples - and we have had some of them already

Keighley (https://www.thebump.com/b/keighley-baby-name) also qualifies as a first name. Had a colleague called this.

 

[oxfordray1]

Stan Sted-Mountfitchet

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

 

[Railsigns]

Mary Hill

Maryhill is genuinely named after a person whose name was Mary Hill.

 

[D6130]

Maryhill is genuinely named after a person whose name was Mary Hill.

Absolutely correct. I must try and remember that for the 'Settlement Association' game!

 

[mikeg]

Maryhill is genuinely named after a person whose name was Mary Hill.

And James Cook was named after the hospital, which was named after a real person called James Cook

 

[D6130]

Bede

Percy Main

Simon Side

(If Tyne & Wear Metro stations are permitted)

 

[hermit]

Al Perton and Ray Nerslane on the Piccadilly Line.

 

[Springs Branch]

Hal Lithwood
Kyle O'Lochalsh
Ben Tham
Del Amere
Kirk Newton
Sid Cup
Besse Sothbarn (Metrolink)
Beth Gelert (Welsh Highland Railway)
. . . . and the matriarch of the prolific Well family - Mother Well

 

[RSDonovan]

That famous swashbuckling star of stage and screen Eden Park

 

[MadMac]

That famous swashbuckling star of stage and screen Eden Park

No longer open, but Errol?

 

[mirodo]

Leon C.