Seemingly immortal railway expressions

[GordonT]

I'll offer up a couple for starters. "Full and standing" and "as booked".

 

[Rescars]

How long does an expression have to be in use to count as immortal? Does "stand clear of the doors" count?

 

[Railsigns]

"Replacement bus service"

 

[Rescars]

"One engine in steam"

 

[75A]

You've got the road.

 

[midland1]

Right away.

 

[Harvester]

‘Has been delayed’

 

[PaulJ]

See it say it sorted

 

[Tester]

'We apologise for any inconvenience caused'

 

[Hadlow Road]

Stand away.

 

[LowLevel]

Bell out

Pull off

Empty stock/cars

CAPED

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On receiving any direction from a signaller:

"What it is, is..."

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All change

 

[weepingwillowb]

All aboard (U.S.)

 

[GordonT]

Fast train approaching. Set down. Set back. Stop order. Please explain.

 

[Hadlow Road]

Tickets, please.

 

[GordonT]

How long does an expression have to be in use to count as immortal? Does "stand clear of the doors" count?

Immortal from whenever the expression becomes in common use on the railway. Yes it counts.

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"Please remember to take all your personal belongings".

 

[Railwaysceptic]

"The light at the end of the tunnel." (I am aware that canals had tunnels before railways were invented)

 

[Rescars]

Fast train approaching.

I guess "On the block" is a bit old-fashioned these days.

 

[Titfield]

Mind the Gap

 

[GordonT]

Here is a platform alteration.

 

[Hadlow Road]

Stand away.

Stand away.

Because it usually needs to be said more than once.

 

[Rescars]

Stand away.

Because it usually needs to be said more than once.

Or STAND ASIDE. A local variation which is not only repeated but shouted!

 

[Romsey]

Running "Bang Road" - single line working or wrong direction working.

"Earth Fault" - derailed

"Gone to ground" - derailed

"The desert" - Castle Cary - Taunton - there's nothing there .......

 

[Mag_seven]

"Job stopped"

 

[GordonT]

"Tie up" (rather than couple); "Set" (rather than multiple unit); "Car" (rather than coach).
"Has become derailed".

 

[contrex]

Are signallers still bobbies, and signals themselves sticks, or boards?

 

[Falcon1200]

Used by Control staff, and others, in Scotland;

The GB&K; Glasgow Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Line, between the Caledonian and Glasgow & South Western Railways [GS&W], which both ceased to exist in 1923
The Caley; Ex Caledonian Glasgow-Carlisle via Beattock route
The GSW; Ex GS&W Glasgow-Carlisle via Dumfries route

 

[Merle Haggard]

A word (in bold in this example) in an announcement that used to be very common but which seems to be extinct now is 'The next train at platform 1 is the delayed 08.00 to Euston'. Perhaps they think we won't notice if they don't mention it.

 

[Alfie1014]

Got the feather (junction signal indicator for diverging route).

 

[Hadlow Road]

A word (in bold in this example) in an announcement that used to be very common but which seems to be extinct now is 'The next train at platform 1 is the delayed 08.00 to Euston'. Perhaps they think we won't notice if they don't mention it.

Or is it because a delay is currently the norm (with some TOCs) and so, in the interests of shorter and more clear announcements, the word is superfluous?

 

[GordonT]

"running out of course", "will be diverted via an alternative route".