TRIVIA: Rhyming rail journeys

[yorksrob]

GB wasn't specified so there is the boring Bangor to Bangor. Further afield is a doddle. E.g.

Dietikon to Dietlikon (train continues to Pfäffikon and Wetzlikon)
Nyköping-Linköping-Norrköping-Jönköping
Ketegyzhaza to Lököshaza is one stop

If we're including Ireland, York to Cork.

 

[Calthrop]

Probably getting into forbidden territory -- closed stations -- but I've always liked the succession of such (not actually rhyming, but nice assonance) on the Caledonian main line south of Carstairs: Thankerton / Symington / Lamington / Abington.

 

[yorksrob]

Probably getting into forbidden territory -- closed stations -- but I've always liked the succession of such (not actually rhyming, but nice assonance) on the Caledonian main line south of Carstairs: Thankerton / Symington / Lamington / Abington.

Martin Mill, Walmer, Deal is poetry !

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Howwood to How Wood?
Wool to Hull?
Beaulieu Road to Beauly?

 

[Western Sunset]

Sheffield to Chesterfield via Dronfield is straightforward though...

Meanwhile, for those travelling first class it'll be Bath to Penarth, whilst those in standard should go from Bath to Chapel-en-le Frith.

 

[Whistler40145]

Whalley to Crawley

 

[Peterthegreat]

Swinton to Bolton
Huddersfield to Petersfield
Skegness to Wrabness
Harwich to Northwich
Cottingham to Nottingham
Southampton to Northampton
Knottingley to Headingley
Penistone to Dalton
Barrow to Harrow
Flitwick to Wick
Liverpool to Blackpool
Manchester to Rochester
Chorley to Horley
Gatwick to Prestwick
Ayr to Saltaire
Loughborough to Habrough
Leicester to Chester
Cheltenham to Rotherham
Maidstone to Wolverton

 

[ian1944]

Reston to Wigan North Western
Derry to Rock Ferry
Rosyth to Rotherhithe
Riding Mill to Snow Hill
Ansdell and Fairhaven to Stratford upon Avon

 

[Harpo]

Probably getting into forbidden territory -- closed stations --

Bow Street to Low Street.

 

[cjw714]

In this context it's a shame there's no direct train between Cosham and Bosham.

 

[ServerHoster]

New Brighton & Huyton
Chesham & Peckham

 

[D6130]

If we're including Ireland, York to Cork.

....via Dundalk!

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Perth to St Erth.

 

[Dr_Paul]

When I worked in Norwich I was told that Norridge was the correct local pronunciation.

My grandparents' neighbours near Lowestoft pronounced it 'Narge', rhyming with 'barge'. It took me a while before I deciphered 'Gaunta Narge?' as, 'Are you going to Norwich?'

 

[bradleyd]

Have you ever travelled from Dewsbury to Shrewsbury? Or perhaps from New Clee to Newquay?
Or maybe even Cottingham to Mottingham via Nottingham?

Can you think of any more?

Sleaford to Seaford

 

[yorksrob]

....via Dundalk!

I believe that would be a valid route !

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Narborough to Market Harborough.

 

[nwales58]

There's a train from Lancaster to Leicester
and another from Spalding to Tring
In Belgium there's Silly
and France has a Billy
but to Oxford and Ashford it's bling.

 

[D6130]

Hellifield to Sellafield?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Appleby to Swinderby

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Bradford Forster Square to Weston Super Mare.

 

[xotGD]

I used to commute to Knottingley.
We moved office, so I commuted to Cottingley.
We moved again, and I now commute to...


... Leeds.

 

[Rescars]

Probably getting into forbidden territory -- closed stations -- but I've always liked the succession of such (not actually rhyming, but nice assonance) on the Caledonian main line south of Carstairs: Thankerton / Symington / Lamington / Abington.

Once upon a time, heading south from Wick, trains called at Thrumster, Ulbster and Occumster before reaching Lybster. Sadly Mid Clyth broke the rhyme mid-way.

 

[CaptainHaddock]

Preston to Wigan North Western.

 

[D6130]

Dunrobin to Obin (Oban).

 

[87 027]

Does anybody remember the song written for the BR Rail Riders club in the early 1980s? It was penned by the folk singer Mike Donald and came with the membership magazine on a plastic 45rpm record. I can only recall part of the chorus these days...

They've been to Edinburgh and Aberdeen/
Watford, Catford, Bethnal Green/
Rail Riders travel the nation...

 

[Calthrop]

Once upon a time, heading south from Wick, trains called at Thrumster, Ulbster and Occumster before reaching Lybster. Sadly Mid Clyth broke the rhyme mid-way.

And late-ish in the day -- perpetrated post-Grouping by the LMS, I suspect -- things were messed up still further by the inauguration of halts called Welsh's Crossing, Roster Road (one could figure, at least an attempt here at keeping to the theme) and Parkside. That company had no soul...

 

[ian1944]

Again long-closed, Heckmondwike to Laisterdyke, Walkerburn to Wath (upon Dearne).

 

[D6130]

Barrow to Harrow.

Guildford to Milford.

Parton to Barton (-on-Humber)

Yorton to Gorton.

Malton to Walton.

 

[JamesRowden]

I frequently do Barnstaple to Battle.