Station association

[ainsworth74]

Berney Arms - Is in the middle of field (Hellifield)

 

[12CSVT]

Berney Arms - Is in the middle of field (Hellifield)

Langley - Berney Arms station is situated near Langley Marshes

 

[paulravuslante]

Langley - Berney Arms station is situated near Langley Marshes

Swaythling - Ford used to have a factory building Transit vans based in Langley. When it closed the work transferred to Swaythling.

 

[Broken Viking]

Dagenham East - Also has strong connections with Ford (The old Transit factory is/used to be there, IIRC. )

 

[37 418]

Longbridge

also had a car factory nearby

 

[paulravuslante]

Longbridge

also had a car factory nearby

Barton-on-Humber - station is located near a long bridge

 

[MCR247]

Nottingham - is served by a bus company called Trent Barton, formally Bartons

 

[Zoe]

Nottingham - is served by a bus company called Trent Barton, formally Bartons

Rothley, another location served by the former GCR.

 

[paulravuslante]

Rothley, another location served by the former GCR.

Embsay - also only served by a heritage railway.

 

[Broken Viking]

Alton (Hants) - Also has direct services provided by a heritage railway...
And no, I'm not referring to the more clapped-out members of SWTs fleet!

 

[Zoe]

Uttoxeter, the station for Alton Towers.

 

[transportphoto]

Uttoxeter, the station for Alton Towers.

Exeter (St D) - sort-of an anagram!

 

[paulravuslante]

Exeter (St D) - sort-of an anagram!

St Neots - another saintly station.

 

[Broken Viking]

Let's have a lass in for once...St. Helen's

 

[paulravuslante]

Let's have a lass in for once...St. Helen's

Seeing as you like Helen so much - Helensburgh

 

[Broken Viking]

Nice one!

Edinburgh Waverley

 

[MCR247]

Wellinborogh - both have a similar kind of ending when said, but they are spelt differently

 

[paulravuslante]

Wellinborogh - both have a similar kind of ending when said, but they are spelt differently

Wellington (Shropshire) - they both start the same way.

 

[me123]

Gobowen

Has also recently lost its direct London service after WSMR ceased operations.

 

[paulravuslante]

Gobowen

Has also recently lost its direct London service after WSMR ceased operations.

March - both stations have intact but disused branch lines stemming from them.

 

[12CSVT]

March - both stations have intact but disused branch lines stemming from them.

Walkden (I think the association is obvious)

 

[paulravuslante]

Walkden (I think the association is obvious)

Wolverhampton - both stations formerly used the suffix 'High Level'

 

[deltic1989]

Wolverton- i'm not very good at this am i?

 

[paulravuslante]

Wolverton- i'm not very good at this am i?

Wolferton - you take what you can get in this game!

 

[37 418]

Llangadog

Canine related

 

[paulravuslante]

Catford - rival to the dog.

 

[Zoe]

Catford - rival to the dog.

Hanger Lane, also the location of a busy gyratory system.

 

[paulravuslante]

Hanger Lane, also the location of a busy gyratory system.

Twyford - the original Great Western station at today's Hanger Lane location was called Twyford Abbey Halt

 

[Mojo]

Armitage, another manufacturer and designer of bathrooms (Armitage Shanks).

 

[Zoe]

Armitage, another manufacturer and designer of bathrooms (Armitage Shanks).

Tamworth, another site where the formation used to change between 2 and 4 tracks.