What would you do if you could rename any stations.

[fowler9]

Liverpool South Parkway > Garston
West Allerton > Allerton
Wavertree Technology Park > Wavertree
St Helens Junction > Sutton
St Helens Central > St Helens
Green Lane > Tranmere
Maghull > Maghull South
Hall Road > Blundellsands
Blundellsands & Crosby > Crosby

I would have to disagree with changing West Allerton to Allerton. It is right where Allerton, Mossley Hill and almost Aigburth meet. It's two minutes from my house and I'm in Mossley Hill. Its current name is pretty bang on the money. Wouldn't argue with the rest although some may have a sentimental attachment to the current name .

 

[studio_two]

Bolton-On-Dearne => Bolton-Upon-Dearne?

 

[Ken H]

New Pudsey. Its only 'New' because it replaced the old Pudsey station on the pudsey loop. But its not really in Pudsey and serves a swathe of W leeds. W Leeds parkway?

 

[trainmania100]

I would rename Preston park to withdean (stadium) because it's closer to withdean than it is to Preston park.

 

[Amanda]

Personally i would rename all of the following stations:

• East Midlands Parkway -> East Midlands Airport

Whilst I agree with you to some extent, this implies it is easy to get to the airport from the station, which it isn't. I can't remember if we're in the era when there is a bus service or not but it's far easier, or at least more straightforward, to get a bus from Nottingham/Derby/Leicester than it is to get the train to East Midlands Parkway and make your way from there to the airport. It's only really useful for people driving there to get a train to somewhere else, which is a great shame as it's really not far from the airport at all.

 

[Deerfold]

Whilst I agree with you to some extent, this implies it is easy to get to the airport from the station, which it isn't. I can't remember if we're in the era when there is a bus service or not but it's far easier, or at least more straightforward, to get a bus from Nottingham/Derby/Leicester than it is to get the train to East Midlands Parkway and make your way from there to the airport. It's only really useful for people driving there to get a train to somewhere else, which is a great shame as it's really not far from the airport at all.

I did point that out in post #49. There is one local bus service at the station operated by a minibus, but it doesn't currently serve the airport.

https://bustimes.org/services/865-clifton-kegworth-normanton-on-soar-3

 

[Amanda]

I did point that out in post #49. There is one local bus service at the station operated by a minibus, but it doesn't currently serve the airport.

https://bustimes.org/services/865-clifton-kegworth-normanton-on-soar-3

Yeah I know... I did the classic thing of replying to the post before reading the replies.

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Scarborough 》Scarbados
Pontefract Monkhill 》Ponte Carlo Nord
Pontefract BagHill 》Ponte Carlo Sud
Stalybridge 》Staly Vegas
Mountain Ash 》Rowan
Longbeck 》Marske Garden City

 

[exsignalman]

change it to weston super mud

and Grange over sands to grange over mud.

I've heard Grange Over Sands since get called.....'Grass Over Sands' as the beach has now since disappeared after the spartina grass has ended up growing unchecked all over the beach & area coastline.

It's now quite normal to walk along the prom at Grange & see sheep grazing on the "beach" as they feed on what has now become a saltmarsh.

The beach has now gone, replaced by miles & miles of grass.

'Grass Over Sands'. The "beach" at Grange-over-Sands (C) Kate Jewell :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

 

[Ken H]

I've heard Grange Over Sands since get called.....'Grass Over Sands' as the beach has now since disappeared after the spartina grass has ended up growing unchecked all over the beach & area coastline.

It's now quite normal to walk along the prom at Grange & see sheep grazing on the "beach" as they feed on what has now become a saltmarsh.

The beach has now gone, replaced by miles & miles of grass.

'Grass Over Sands'. The "beach" at Grange-over-Sands (C) Kate Jewell :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

Saltmarsh lamb. sposed to be a delicacy.

 

[exsignalman]

Saltmarsh lamb. sposed to be a delicacy.

I do a nice honey mustard leg of lamb/shoulder of lamb.

I have heard of saltmarsh lamb, but not had any ..yet.
My auntie in mid Wales has cooked saltmarsh lamb in the past, she used to do it in a honeyed mint dressing.

Mmmmmm

Sorry...I'm digressing.

 

[Gathursty]

Middlewood -> High Lane
Hall Road -> Crosby Beach
Blundellsands & Crosby -> Crosby Central
Wigan North Western -> Upper Wigan
Wigan Wallgate -> Lower Wigan
Orrell -> Orrell Post for Winstanley College
Rainford -> Rainford Junction Village
Upholland -> Pimbo Industrial Estate
Ince -> Lower Ince
Entwistle -> Entwistle & Edgeworth
Hall'i'th-Wood -> Hall in the Wood

 

[43096]

Skegness > Langley Mill on Sea
Other, less polite alternatives, are also available.

 

[adrock1976]

Weston-Super-Mare to Where's the Sea?
Reading to Reading General (as Reading West is nearby, and there are proposals to open a Reading Green Park station)
Oxford to Oxford General (being as there is an Oxford Parkway nearby)
Bristol Parkway to Bristol Parkway for Stoke Gifford (I believe that Stoke Gifford was its original name when built)
Clydebank to Clydebank Dumbarton Road
Singer to Clydebank Montrose Street
Edinburgh Park to Edinburgh Hermiston Gait (there is no such location as Edinburgh Park)

 

[AndyNLondon]

London Kings Cross -> London King's Cross
King's Cross St Pancras -> Kings Cross St Pancras

Just to let the apostroflies stretch their wings

 

[AlastairFraser]

Millbrook (Beds) to Marston Moretaine, as the latter is nearer and it would remove one of the confusing "doubled up" station names that occasionally cause issues such as on this thread:

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/help-with-getting-£669-60-refunded-after-i-was-sold-the-wrong-ticket-and-fined-a-penalty-fare-also.174600/

Annoyingly, the other one that I'm aware of, Hope (Wrexham) and Hope (Derbyshire), don't have anywhere near the station to rename them to that isn't already the name of another station!

what about Hope for Castleton?

 

[krus_aragon]

How I wish in English there was a neat equivalent to the German 'Hauptbahnhof' (Main Station)

'Central'?

Although probably not applicable to Exeter where Central refers to its location within the City rather than its being the main station.

'General', as used in Wrexham, would be a safer bet.

 

[krus_aragon]

what about Hope for Castleton?

A pessimist might say there's no hope for Castleton...

 

[exsignalman]

Croston renamed to ..Croston & Bretherton

Layton renamed to ...Layton & Warbreck

Gathurst renamed to ...Gathurst & Shevington ...
Or reverting back to Gathurst (for Shevington)..incidentally that was the actual name that it carried up until the 1970s
I can still remember the signage at Gathurst being the modern 'corporate image' BR black lettering on white declaring GATHURST (for Shevington) with the Shevington suffix being underneath in smaller blue lettering.

Anyone remember that at Gathurst?

Back in the 1970s Upholland used to have the BR 'corporate image' black &white signage declaring....UPHOLLAND (for Skelmersdale) with extra signs reading....'Alight Here For Skelmersdale New Town'.

 

[backontrack]

Gleneagles -> Gleneagles and Auchterarder
Llanfairpwll -> Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Whittlesea -> Whittlesey
Valley -> Y Fali
Stratford International -> Stratford North
Stratford -> Stratford South
Canterbury West -> Canterbury North
Canterbury East -> Canterbury South
Teesside Airport -> Goosepool Beck Halt

 

[Esker-pades]

Gleneagles -> Gleneagles and Auchterarder
Llanfairpwll -> Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Whittlesea -> Whittlesey
Valley -> Y Fali
Stratford -> Stratford North
Stratford International -> Stratford South
Canterbury West -> Canterbury North
Canterbury East -> Canterbury South
Teesside Airport -> Goosepool Beck Halt

The current Stratford is south of Stratford International though.

 

[AlastairFraser]

A pessimist might say there's no hope for Castleton...

lol, poor Castleton , I thought it had a lot of tourist traffic when I was up there in 2013

 

[swt class 450]

I would also rename Ockley to either "Capel & Ockley" or "Ockley & Capel" as the station is located pretty much exactly half way between the two villages.

 

[Grumbler]

London Liverpool Street -> London Bishopsgate.

 

[davetheguard]

I've heard Grange Over Sands since get called.....'Grass Over Sands' as the beach has now since disappeared after the spartina grass has ended up growing unchecked all over the beach & area coastline.

It's now quite normal to walk along the prom at Grange & see sheep grazing on the "beach" as they feed on what has now become a saltmarsh.

The beach has now gone, replaced by miles & miles of grass.

'Grass Over Sands'. The "beach" at Grange-over-Sands (C) Kate Jewell :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

Grange over Grass it is then; rolls off the tongue nicely.

 

[NoMorePacers]

Howden - Howden Parkway or something like that.

 

[Clip]

Saltmarsh lamb. sposed to be a delicacy.

Its very very nice as is the beef

 

[UP13]

Liverpool Street and actual Liverpool stations must get mixed up.

I vote for Station McStation Face.

 

[backontrack]

Martins Heron -> Martin's Heron, purely because I like to think that Martin has a heron.

Or maybe Heron of Martin?

 

[Bedpan]

Harpenden to Harpenden Exchange, as the telephone exchange is about two minutes walk away.