Class 185 "ballroom"

[Bletchleyite]

Saw this yesterday...seems like the "ballroom" is now a semi official title!

(Image is of a poster explaining TPE's new cycle policy that makes reference to the "ballroom" as one location where cycles end up being carried)

 

[Rail Blues]

Ballroom - isn't that what manspreaders are looking for

 

[gimmea50anyday]

internally we have always referred to the universal access space as the ballroom. How it earned that nickname and why isn't known, no doubt there is a story somewhere....

 

[FQTV]

internally we have always referred to the universal access space as the ballroom. How it earned that nickname and why isn't known, no doubt there is a story somewhere....

The word has definitely been in the Railway lexicon for some time; at least nearly as long as Mk4s have been in service and the First Class carriage switch-point between 2-1 and 1-2 configurations was so-christened.

Maybe it goes back even further.

 

[gimmea50anyday]

maybe its to do with the way the catering crews are able to waltz round each other's trolleys while carrying out their service duties! XD