Station association

[Anon Mouse]

Chester-le-Street, Another station managed by Northern but where most trains that stop there are ran by another operator!

 

[me123]

Poulton-le-Fylde; a self explanatory connection I would hope.

 

[Oswyntail]

Wait - Canterbury Seaside and remote? are we talking about the same city? Because its neither!

OK, perhaps not seaside - but Canterbury is bloody remote...from the rest of England

 

[Ivo]

Stanford-le-Hope. Might also be related to the French word for "the" [masc.].

 

[trentside]

Hope - Obvious connection, sorry

 

[Oswyntail]

Hope - Obvious connection, sorry

Slough - as in a pit of despair, the opposite of Hope.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Middlesbrough, also a pit of despair

 

[317653]

Eastbourne- One of the worst places in the country

 

[Anon Mouse]

Sittingbourne

 

[317653]

Chatham- on the Medway valley

 

[Anon Mouse]

Ebbsfleet International, another Medway Town station

 

[Ivo]

Clapham Junction - another station whose name didn't properly match the local area when new!

 

[Anon Mouse]

Severn Tunnel Junction

 

[12CSVT]

Severn Tunnel Junction

Shirebrook - another stabling point which is no more than a distant memory

 

[me123]

Ballieston

Both stations were closed in the Beeching cuts, the line became freight only operation, and service then resumed in the 1990s.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Berwick-upon-Tweed

begins with a b!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Diss - another fairly small town in the middle of nowhere served exclusively by 'InterCity' services.

 

[atomicdanny]

Ebbsfleet International, another Medway Town station

Its not a Medway Station (its actually closer to the Thames!)

Anyway as for the more recent one

edit -

Dunbar - Another small town with an Intercity Service as its main service!

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Its not a Medway Station (its actually closer to the Thames!)

Anyway as for the more recent one

Carlisle - Another station where Scotrail 156s can be seen (probably the worst example!)

When was a 156 last at Berwick-upon-Tweed?

Diss now anyway (see above)

 

[Ivo]

Bootle Oriel Road

As with Diss, there is a reference to belittling others in the name...

My female housemates are going to make me sick (they're talking about hardcore adult entertainment :?)...

 

[atomicdanny]

When was a 156 last at Berwick-upon-Tweed?

Diss now anyway (see above)

I didn't see the Berwick one because that was posted just as i was typing out mine!, but I've changed mine fairly quickly

edit - I guess I won't bother with this game any more, i just mess it up

 

[Anon Mouse]

Bootle Oriel Road

As with Diss, there is a reference to belittling others in the name...

My female housemates are going to make me sick (they're talking about hardcore adult entertainment :?)...

That sounds interesting.......anyway less thinking about sleaze, ahem

Aintree, another station that see's 507's and 508's

 

[MidnightFlyer]

My female housemates are going to make me sick (they're talking about hardcore adult entertainment :?)...

Couldn't be worse than some of the stuff in the MHC thread, though that has gone way off topic....................

 

[Ivo]

Couldn't be worse than some of the stuff in the MHC thread, though that has gone way off topic....................

Bearing in mind most of the jokes in that thread were poked at me?

The way this forum has gone of late, it'll be renamed MHCUK before long.

@ Anon Mouse: This is two straight girls talking about hiring a DVD to watch! That's not normal! And they know damn well I won't like it!

 

[me123]

That sounds interesting.......anyway less thinking about sleaze, ahem

Aintree, another station that see's 507's and 508's

Westenhanger

Another station that serves a racecourse (in this case, Folkestone).

 

[Anon Mouse]

Hexham, also serves a Racecourse

 

[me123]

Ellesmere Port

Both stations have won awards for their floral displays

 

[Anon Mouse]

@ Anon Mouse: This is two straight girls talking about hiring a DVD to watch! That's not normal! And they know damn well I won't like it!

ah I see, certainly not what I was thinking of! (dodging a slap from the Mrs!)
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Ellesmere Port

Both stations have won awards for their floral displays

Stranraer Harbour, another station service a Port

 

[me123]

Heysham Port

Primarily exists to serve a ferry link

 

[Anon Mouse]

Boulogne Maritime

Primarily exists to serve a ferryport