I thought of this based on my own 'Uni of X', but then thought that for students and visitors (often not familiar with UK travel or geography) it would be clearer to start it with Birmingham. I acknowledge the inconsistency with the institution though.
In a railway context, steam locos have been known as "Atlantics" and "Pacifics" for generations without anyone objecting.
I've done a little googling and there are several towns/villages in the US called Baltic.
I came here to write exactly these suggestions. These station names are currently completely wrong and odd.
“Parkway” is simply an odd, discordant term. If the station is intended as a park-and-ride, just call it “Oxford Park and Ride”. In the Worcestershire case it should be called “Worcestershire Interchange” or “Norton Junction” a la Dovey Junction.
Why would you need to change the CRS code?
SAC & SAA are so different in size and service that many locals rarely use the Abbey, even where I live, to the west of SAA.Train journeys here are mainly to central London, and via Watford is both slower overall and more expensive. Even a trip to MK is (regrettably) usually by road.
Baltic isn't an adjective, Balt isn't a word. It just a coincidence that it is spelt the same way as some adjective endings
That will teach me to Google things before making definitive statements
People are going to be disappointed turning up to Hayes Gardens and expecting something like Kew Gardens and instead finding an Iceland and a few charity shops
The problem with this one is Tiverton Parkway has a very broad catchment area to whom Parkway is more suitable. It's also a common RRB departure point when the line between Exeter and Plymouth is shut, simply as the M5 proximity gets buses underway very quickly compared to downtown Exeter.
Gospel Oak id not at Hampstead Heath, it is at Parliament Hill Fields.
Ermmm no, it’s not. Parliament Hill Fields is where the 88 bus terminates, at the roundabout, a bit further up Highgate Road. Hampstead Heath is the name of the park that is right next to the railway at Gospel Oak. I am local to this area and I can assure you that Gospel Oak is not at Parliament Hill Fields.
Ahhhh okay, this makes sense. It’s just that having ‘Tiverton’ as the first word leads to the thought that it’s in Tiverton!
"Road" or "Parkway" as a suffix has historically been used to indicate that a station is near to, but not in the named place.
Possibly true, but surely Wolverton should also have been renamed? Much more potential for confusion since they are both on the WCML (or branches of).
Agreed completely.
I think it was in the days of the GWR, so Wolverton wouldn't have been their problem.
Wolverton had a station before Wolverhampton, so perhaps the station in the Black Country ought to change its name?
To be honest - why not just show the destinations at Norwich as Liverpool and London - it’s not as if there are direct trains to any other stations in those places.Although the new board apparently has reverted:
[Image showing new departure board at Norwich showing 'Liverpool Lime St' and 'London Liverpool St' from Greater Anglia Press release: Link:https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/abo...eils-new-integrated-train-and-bus-information]
Although I agree it can and should be overridden to show 'London Liv. St' and 'Lime St, Liverpool' if they're not going to rename London Liverpool Street (which would cost millions to update everything and fixes a comparatively small problem).
In general, the most confusing thing you can do to a station is rename it!
Take a look at an Ordnance Survey Map. All of the area north of the lido and the athletics track, and west of Highgate Ponds, is Parliament Hill Fields.
Highgate Harriers’ Athletics Track and the open space around it is used for various cross country races and is known as Parliament Hill.
