Trivia: Stations where the code does not match the name

[CyrusWuff]

Being involved with the Station Code Game for a number of years, I am surprised that no-one has mentioned the three NR station codes that begin with "Z"

Nice and simple explanation for those, namely they're LU stations. Though there are, of course, exceptions to that particular rule in the form of the Great Central and Metropolitan Joint Railway stations between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Amersham (inclusive), and the "New Line" stations between Queen's Park and Harrow & Wealdstone (inclusive).

 

[6Gman]

BPC Penychain

Butlins Penychain?

 

[Cherry_Picker]

It used to be "Town" until it was recently and errorenously renamed.

It was only 'Town' for about 25 years, it's not like naming the station after the place which pulls in a LOT of tourist money is ruining 150+ years of tradition is it?

 

[LowLevel]

CWD - Creswell Derbyshire. MFT - Mansfield Town.

 

[Andyjs247]

It was only 'Town' for about 25 years, it's not like naming the station after the place which pulls in a LOT of tourist money is ruining 150+ years of tradition is it?

There was no need to rename the station. The new name is inappropriate and wrong and the whole process behind the decision is seriously flawed - Chiltern Railways has alienated a lot of people locally by failing to consult with relevant stakeholders.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Genuine question then; where the locals angry when BR changed the name of the station to Bicester Town in 1987? Bicester Village is the fourth name the station has had since it opened for business so I'm not sure I can accept that people dislike the name for reasons other than it's an extension of the fact that they dislike Bicester Village retail outlet and the impact it has had in bringing traffic into the town. If that's the case then shouldn't the station take cars off the road?

Mods can move this to another thread if they feel it's necessary.

 

[RPM]

Genuine question then; where the locals angry when BR changed the name of the station to Bicester Town in 1987? Bicester Village is the fourth name the station has had since it opened for business so I'm not sure I can accept that people dislike the name for reasons other than it's an extension of the fact that they dislike Bicester Village retail outlet and the impact it has had in bringing traffic into the town. If that's the case then shouldn't the station take cars off the road?

Hard to argue with that. I suspected the Bicester Village renaming would occur long before it was announced. I does grate with me I must admit, but the business logic behind the decision is pretty powerful. Folks are just going to have to like it or lump it; it ain't changing.

 

[Andyjs247]

For the purpose of this thread, BIT is appropriate for Bicester, or even Bicester V... sorry I'm not going to mention the V-word. Yet

 

[318259]

Howwood station opened in 2001. HOO, HOD, HWD HWW are already in use.

 

[nottsnurse]

I was on a train through Bristol the other day, and realised I'd written down the station code for Bedminster as BDM instead of BMT. BDM is of course the station code for Bedford, despite the fact there's no M in it (I assume the M comes from Midland). This led me to wondering what other stations don't match their station code, eg where the name doesn't match *A*B*C*:

NR Code Station Name
...JCH James Cook...

Wasn't it originally planned to be called James Cook Hospital?

 

[fairysdad]

Can codes be reused if a station closes? For instance, I understand that the old Tiverton Junction code was TIV, yet Tiverton Parkway is TVP. Should Tiverton, Cheshire ever get a new build station, and they called it Tiverton, could that station end up with the old TIV code? Or would they give it something else (TVC perhaps?)?

(Having looked it up on a map, from first glance it doesn't look completely beyond the realms of possibility that a station could be opened, in fact there might well have been one there already! That said, the chances of it being named after Tiverton are slim; Beeston or Tarporley are more likely... possibly to avoid confusion with Tiverton, Devon!)

 

[AndyW33]

That said, the chances of it being named after Tiverton are slim; Beeston or Tarporley are more likely... possibly to avoid confusion with Tiverton, Devon!)

Beeston would create confusion with Beeston, Nottingham

 

[JaJaWa]

Beeston would create confusion with Beeston, Nottingham

Or any of the other many Beestons! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beeston

 

[37 418]

Ebbsfleet's code of EBD is a strange one. There's no D in the name anywhere, and there's a perfectly good EBF that could be used. Could the D be from Dartford?
Stratford International's code SFA is also a bit odd. There's an A in International, admittedly, but I assume SFA is simply to align it with Stratford's SRA?

EBF is already used for the Eurostar element of the station. Other Eurostar related codes are:

SPX - St Pancras International
ASI - Ashford International
SDI - Stratford International (I gather this isn't used due to the lack of international services)
WIT - Waterloo International (no longer used)

Can anyone shed light on when Penychain changed it's name?

Also for the benefit of the OP, Penychain's code is now PNC
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The full name for Llanfairpwll may explain the G. There are quite a few.

The actual proper name of the place is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll the rest was added on in Victorian times. Sometimes it is known as Llanfair P.G.

 

[emoaconr]

Butlins Penychain?

Penychain is now PNC apparently

 

[imagination]

No trains there but Bude being BUA is another odd one (caused presumably by BUD and BUE being taken - the oddest thing is perhaps that it doesn't begin with an X like most bus-related codes).

On which note there are a whole load of bus ones that do begin with X where the later letters make no sense at all on first glance (Devizes XAQ, Glastonbury XEA, Minehead XBW etc.).

 

[PR1Berske]

Buckshaw Village is like the Bicester Village issue in reverse: designed and built as "Village", and with a railway station attached called something (marginally) different

 

[Bletchleyite]

I still think it was a real shame that the station's heritage was lost and it was not reopened as Euxton ROF.