Trivia: Strangest bus stop names.

[Teflon988]

Hole in the wall- Waveney Road,Great Yarmouth.
On account of no pavement towards Gorleston,you got off at the base of the steps that led to the Quay.

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In Exeter there is Gallows Corner.

Also Gallows Corner with the famous flyover in Romford.

 

[Deerfold]

In addition to the Dangerous Corners from the Wigan area mentioned earlier, there was a Cunning Corner on the A672 just south of Rishworth; it was in fact a terminus of a service from Halifax pre-deregulation. The pub of that name is now known as the Booth Wood Inn, and the road is currently unserved .

A bit further west, on TLC's 596 above Heptonstall the road flattens out for a short while, with a stop at either end known as Heptonstall Slack Top and Heptonstall Slack Bottom. To spare blushes, the more genteel of the local residents (and drivers) usually referred to the latter as Bottom Slack!

In 1993 I commuted by bus along this road. One evening we saw the bus before ours that had left the road at Cunning Corner. It had just managed to stop without falling down the bank. The driver had managed to leave by the back emergency exit as the front door was over thin air. There had been no passengers on board.

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You've just reminded me of the terminus stop up above Rishworth on the end of the back road from Booth Wood Inn called 'Commons'. In case anyone wants to visit the Booth Wood Inn, it's about a mile and a half or there abouts from the Commons terminus on the road that buses use to reverse and the road is fairly quiet although with some bends to be aware of. I recently walked it one Saturday lunch time and came across 5 cars in that mile and a half to give you an idea.

Back in the 80s the 508 from Leeds to Halifax continued half-hourly to Rishworth and hourly to Commons. Those who didn't get the route regularly sometimes struggled to find the Halifax bus with a destination of a hamlet 20 miles away on the front.

In the 90s half the evening and Sunday service was provided by First Manchester in between Oldham to Halifax journeys. On one the driver mentioned to me that he wasn't sure where he should be going, so I stayed on and directed him. As the road got narrower he asked a couple of times if we were going the right way and was definitely not expecting to have to do a three point turn when we reached the end of the route.

 

[IanMac]

There's a stop between Bournemouth and Christchurch called Jumpers Corner.

And when I was going to school on H&D 14, then changing to the 1 or 2 at the former St Osmund's Church, several of us used to get off when the bus (rear entrance K type or AEC Regent III) stopped at the Halt sign, because it was the nearest point to the 1 and 2 stop. A waggish conductor used to call out "Jumpers Corner" as we did so.

 

[The North Briton]

Goole Tom Pudding Way sounds strange to the uninitiated. Also Goole Hospital Reception conjures up an image of the bus smashing through the walls of said hospital!

 

[Mal]

Not a bus stop, but destination, "Bonkle" always raised a smile with me. (It's near Wishaw).

There was a story in Central SMT days of two drivers talking and discussing the routes they were on and one said 'Are you going to Pather, faither' and the other replied 'No, i'm gong to Bonkle, uncle!' (Bonkle pronounced Bunckle.)

Two more. 'The Young Vanish' in Glapwell, Derbyshire and 'Load of Mischief' in Clayton le Moors, Lancashire.

 

[padbus]

Cow and Snuffers in Cardiff is one that amuses me. There is a building bearing that name near the stop which I assume was a pub but it is now a dwelling.

 

[Hyebone]

'The Young Vanish' in Glapwell, Derbyshire

It's a pub. They do a lovely carvery.

A lot of pubs with unique and funky names make for interesting bus stop names. Such as The Moonrakers in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Who's raking the moon? What is there to rake on the moon?

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

It's a pub. They do a lovely carvery.

A lot of pubs with unique and funky names make for interesting bus stop names. Such as The Moonrakers in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Who's raking the moon? What is there to rake on the moon?

There is a pub in Devizes in Wiltshire called The Moonrakers, and several others in the county and it extends to other businesses as it is also a nickname for locals.

The story was some locals had stashed some illicit booze from the excisemen in the 17th/18th century in a pond in Devizes. They were attempting to retrieve when excisemen/police came upon them. The locals then feigned stupidity and said they were trying to "get that big wheel of cheese" which was, of course, the reflection of the moon on the water. The excisemen then went on their way, laughing about those Moonrakers.

 

[kkong]

Rockall Road
(Torry, Aberdeen)

 

[Ayman Ilham]

Australia [named after the adjacent pub]
Porthmadog, Gwynedd

Buses bound for Porthmadog terminating there used to show up on bus stop displays (which haven't worked for well over a decade now) as 'Australia' so I had to look twice and think to myself "that's a bit far to go on a bus", then check the date to see if it was an April Fools joke. Turns out, it was named after an old pub where the bus stop terminus happens to be.

 

[TheSel]

Australia [named after the adjacent pub that may or may not still be there]
Porthmadog, Gwynedd

Buses bound for Porthmadog terminating there used to show up on bus stop displays (which haven't worked for well over a decade now) as 'Australia' so I had to look twice and think to myself "that's a bit far to go on a bus", then check the date to see if it was an April Fools joke. Turns out, it was named after an old pub where the bus stop terminus happens to be.

Pub still very much there, and now the brewery tap for Purple Moose (Pws Mws) brewery. My pic below of Arriva Wales VDL/Wright 2631 arriving there shortly before Arriva pulled off the route.



Link here to the entry on the CaMRA website.

 

[700007]

The Squirrel in Blackpool

The Squirrels in Blackheath on the 54, 89 and 108 routes to add to this.

I worked in planning for a bus company in the Middle East and kept trying to slip Weertha Fuqarwi Street into the timetable.

Hahaha this gave me a good chuckle!

 

[Steddenm]

Uncle Tom's Cabin in Blackpool (now known as Cabin)

 

[andyb87]

A57 west of Lincoln, currently on Stagecoach EM route 100, and others, used to have a stop named Odder before they straightened the road out. The replacement, about 100 m. away is called Odda Farm. There is a small river between the two, and this also separates Odda Farm from Odder Farm. Strange or what?

 

[ACBest]

A57 west of Lincoln, currently on Stagecoach EM route 100, and others, used to have a stop named Odder before they straightened the road out. The replacement, about 100 m. away is called Odda Farm. There is a small river between the two, and this also separates Odda Farm from Odder Farm. Strange or what?

Even more odd, this particular stop was used as a splitting point for the multiple registrations which made up Hulleys X98 service from Sheffield to Skegness and Ingoldmells - not a location you’d expect to appear as the terminating/commencing point for anything!

 

[Sealink]

Near where I live in St. Leonards there is a stop called Eversfield Hospital. The building is still there, derelict and the hospital must have been closed for over 10 years.

Similar in Bridport, a few stops still named after long closed pubs and shops including

The Boot Inn
Pierrepoint Gallery
Fisherman's Arms

 

[eastwestdivide]

Australia [named after the adjacent pub]
Porthmadog, Gwynedd

Buses bound for Porthmadog terminating there used to show up on bus stop displays (which haven't worked for well over a decade now) as 'Australia' so I had to look twice and think to myself "that's a bit far to go on a bus", then check the date to see if it was an April Fools joke. Turns out, it was named after an old pub where the bus stop terminus happens to be.

Meanwhile, California is in Norfolk, e.g. "California, adjacent to Caravan Camp":

California, adjacent to Caravan Camp – Bus Times

bustimes.org

 

[GatwickDepress]

Near where I live in St. Leonards there is a stop called Eversfield Hospital. The building is still there, derelict and the hospital must have been closed for over 10 years.

I used to get off at that bus stop with my dad when the west wing of Eversfield was still used for CAMHS and child physiotherapy services. CAMHS moved to St Annes Centre at the Conquest in about 2009/10, and I think physiotherapy stayed for a couple more years until they could find a suitable location. It was a beautiful room that used the old hall or sun room, with high ceilings, clerestory windows, and panoramic views of the sea.

Hillcrest Sports Centre is another strange one. It hasn't been open to the public since the Hastings Academy severed their partnership with Freedom Leisure in 2012, and it was never the optimal stop if you were visiting anyway. It's always been quicker to get off at Ivy Gardens (formerly Kings Head) and cross at the lights - plus it's northbound only, so useless for anybody making a return trip. Be surprised if it gets more than single digit journeys a year.

 

[The exile]

Uncle Tom's Cabin in Blackpool (now known as Cabin)

Could twin that with a Berlin U-Bahn station, which still bears the full name (albeit in German).

 

[Mark L]

Not a bus, but I once asked the conductor on a Sheffield tram - when approaching the "Halfway" terminus - "Half way to where? And how do I get the rest of the way?

There is a hamlet called Halfway on the A4 between Newbury and Hungerford which also gives its name to an adjacent inn. It’s halfway between London and Bristol and the bus stop is still served by Newbury & District service 3X and Swindon’s Buses X20.

There is also the World’s End, Chelsea at which route 328 still terminates.

Sadly it doesn’t look like the Idle Working Men’s Club, which still exists, has a bus stop named after it.

 

[700007]

Quite a few in quick succession on the 47 route in London

Unicorn Theatre
Boss Street
Dockhead
Wavelengths

 

[6Gman]

Has anyone mentioned Ffon Tom in Deganwy, North Wales.

It means Tom's Stick and is named after a home-brewed tonic sold in a nearby shop, which closed and was demolished nearly a century ago.

 

[aron2smith]

Ha Ha Road, Woolwich.

Not a bus stop but Sketty Road in Enfield always made me laugh.

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There is also the World’s End, Chelsea at which route 328 still terminates.

There's a World's End in Enfield too.

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Cocking End between Ilkley and Addingham.

The surname for the MP for Broxbourne is also Cocking lol

 

[Steddenm]

Roker - Harbour View, These Things Happen in Sunderland

 

[Sealink]

Hole in the wall- Waveney Road,Great Yarmouth.
On account of no pavement towards Gorleston,you got off at the base of the steps that led to the Quay.

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Also Gallows Corner with the famous flyover in Romford.

Hole in the Wall is a traditional pub name, wonder if that is where it come from?

 

[Chutters 73]

There's also a (three bus stops) "Dangerous Corner" in Westleigh (Manchester). It looks vaguely threatening on the next stop displays.

I’d bet that 8 out of 10 passengers don’t even notice the corner at “Dangerous Corner”. The two that do are under 4.

It’s a real anti-climax in fact. I felt cheated out of a thrill.

Side noteriving a late night dead run in a healthy Enviro400, with a naughty 62.5mph lead foot, they wouldn’t spill their ‘water bottle’ over at Dangerous Corner.

The area it’s in does look fairly dangerous /Twinned with Pripyat.

 

[izvor]

There is a local service in Annan which goes to "Back of the Hill".

 

[Pinus contorta]

I think the 666 to from Earlestown to Vulcan would have been the scariest bus stop to get off at in the 1970's outside the Vulcan foundry in Earlestown

 

[Silver Cobra]

Uncle Tom's Cabin in Blackpool (now known as Cabin)

While related more to the tram network than the buses, although the visual displays in the trams show the stop as just Cabin, the audio announcements still refer to it as Uncle Tom's Cabin. Would be interesting to see if this is the same on the buses.

 

[kkong]

On a recent journey, I was reminded of:

Back o' Yards (Inverkeithing)