Station association

[Buttsy]

Tony Blackburn, among others, always pronounced it 'Bye-cess-ter'

 

[Eagle]

Then either they were doing it for comic effect (which I strongly suggest in Blackburn's case) or they were just plain wrong.

 

[Nym]

Cheadle Hulme, where the actor who played Captain Darling(ton) was from...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crianlarich is a junction station, as is Cheadle Hulme.

 

[Bedpan]

Manea, like Crianlarich I have no idea how it is pronounced.

 

[Eagle]

MAY-nee and Cree-an-LA-rikh respectively.

Mottisfont and Dunbridge is managed by a TOC who pass through it and never stop there.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Beaulieu Road is a Hampshire station with a low annual passenger total, as is Mottisfont & Dunbridge

 

[Buttsy]

Then either they were doing it for comic effect (which I strongly suggest in Blackburn's case) or they were just plain wrong.

I would say the EXACT opposite with Blackburn, bearing in mind I heard it and also he did ask people to write in with their name, address, date of birth and how old they were...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Now that the historial TV interlude now appears to be over. we still are looking for a smilarity to:-

BEAULIEU ROAD

 

[Eagle]

Beaulieu is home to the National Motor Museum. The National Motorcycle Museum is across the M42 from Birmingham International.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Liverpool South Parkway serves an airport, as does Biringham International

 

[12CSVT]

Charing Cross (London Underground station) - what used to be two stations is now one

 

[Eagle]

Aldwych (defunct tube station) also used to be known as Strand.

 

[ainsworth74]

Brightside - Also closed in the 1990s

 

[Eagle]

Mr Brightside is a well-known track by The Killers, whose lead vocalist is Brandon Flowers.

Very neat connection if I say so myself.

 

[Oswyntail]

Brightside - Also closed in the 1990s

Shipley....Eric Idle sang "Always look on the bright side of life", and Shipley was the terminus of the Bradford Idle and Shipley railway.

 

[Eagle]

You appear to have stolen my idea, Oswyntail.

We have Brandon or Shipley. Next poster decides (bonus points if you can linnk to both).

 

[ainsworth74]

Clydebank - Lots of ship(ly)s once came from there along with possibly HMCS Brandon which was built during WW2.

(I choose Clydebank to the be the next station to be linked to)

 

[12CSVT]

Barrow in Furness - was associated with ship building for many years

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dalton shares an ancient religious association in Furness Abbey with Barrow in Furness

 

[Welshman]

Shipley....Eric Idle sang "Always look on the bright side of life", and Shipley was the terminus of the Bradford Idle and Shipley railway.

Is it true there used to be an "Idle Working Men's Club"?

Anyway:-

Buxton

David Patrick Griffin was born there.
Better known as Dave Lee Travis.
Shortened to DLT
Dalton's code is DLT.

 

[LE Greys]

Is it true there used to be an "Idle Working Men's Club"?

Anyway:-

Buxton

David Patrick Griffin was born there.
Better known as Dave Lee Travis.
Shortened to DLT
Dalton's code is DLT.

Quite a long way from the Ugley Women's Institute

Great Malvern

Bottled water comes from both

 

[Welshman]

Little Sutton

 

[12CSVT]

Little Sutton

New Brighton - another Merseyrail station suffixed by the name of a station served by Southern and FCC

 

[Welshrail]

New Brighton - another Merseyrail station suffixed by the name of a station served by Southern and FCC

Newtown, Mid Wales - begins with 'New' as well!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Basildon was developed under the New Towns Act of 1946

 

[Welshman]

Corpach

Basildon Bond paper products.
There used to be a famous paper mill at Corpach.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Loch Awe is on a single track line that leads to a terminal station with ferry services on the west coast of Scotland (Oban), as does Corpach who is on a similar line to Mallaig.

Information about Corpach....In 1470, the Battle of Corpach saw the Clan Cameron defeat the Clan MacLeod.

 

[12CSVT]

Cwmbran has also been the name of a class 37

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newtown shares an association with Cwmbran in that they are the only two new towns created in Wales since the development of such bodies was established.