Collective Nouns

[Harbon 1]

A Yummy of 'Blue Sausage' wagons

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A brilliance of Goldfish YNB/BLA bogie bolster waggons

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A caninity of Mer-Dog ZFB ballast hopper wagons.

 

[Yew]

A vomit of Apt's (from the drunk journalists. Obviously nothing to do with the booze at all)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A shell of Clam ZCV hopper waggons.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A bed of Cockle ballast plough brake vans

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Another one from the Departmental stocks....


A Pod of Dolphin YAO bogie low-sided sleeper waggons.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A convocation of Egret ZCV modified Grampus ballast waggons.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A greed of Gannet 25 ton ballast hopper waggons

 

[Grantham]

A pond of hoppers?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A standing of Heron YCV modified bogie bolster waggons.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A clinging of Limpet ZKA ballast waggons

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A shoal of Mackerel ZMV ballast hopper waggons

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A wingspread of Manta ZKA Bogie long-welded rail waggons.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A spike of Marlin ZKA bogie rail waggons

 

[PaxVobiscum]

A deck of Ticket Vending Machine vouchers

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thank you for your last posting


A gathering of Mussel 10A open ballast waggons

 

[PaxVobiscum]

A grumble of Senior Railcard holders.

A sweep of Brush-Sultzers.
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A squelch of discarded teabags

A scald of trolley drinks
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A riot of Blackberries

 

[Welshman]

A Beeching of Railway Forum Collective Nouns Quizzes

 

[Harbon 1]

A Graveyard of Mk2 'coffin' carriages

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A drove of Penguin Flatrol waggons.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

A pose of MacBooks

A leak of iPods

A motive of games consoles

A relief of paperbacks

 

[deltic1989]

A ship of Deltics..

A Flight of Battle of Britain Pacifics..

A Flotilla of Merchant Navy Pacifics..

A Draw of spoons (class 47's)..

Just a few that I came up with on the spur of the moment in response to Paul's request for help keeping this great thread going, so sorry if they are'nt really that creative. I will be back with some better ones once I have had time to think,

 

[PaxVobiscum]

An attack of luggage

A wastebin of cretinous magazines/tabloid newspapers left by the previous occupant of a seat

A necessity of Multiple Units.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

An Edmondson of railway ticketing machines.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

An invitation of signalling cables laid outside the lineside troughs/ducts

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A cold collation of railway refreshments

 

[PaxVobiscum]

An inconsistency of Railway Trespass Penalty Signs

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A hyperbolic cosine curve of catenaries.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

A holding of passengers queueing outside the toilet