Great Western Coffee Shop

I just noticed that we have 12 members with "Western...." handles.

What Western handle would you choose, and why?   (Sounds like a question for the guy to ask on "Take me Out")


I suspect I might choose "Western Campaigner" or "Western Partnership" ... others such as "Western Cynic" and "Western Passenger" remain available. 

I'd have to go for Western Campaigner too. Not because I am one, but because D1010 is the only one whose cab I've sat in and ridden behind.

Given my enjoyment for global 'Madventures', I must choose D1002 'Western Explorer'.

I think grahame is more  D1055 'Western Advocate'

I have family links to the West Country and make annual forays to the far west, so feel the best I could claim to be is "Western Imposter"

With my birthplace being in Plaistow, I could only credibly have "West Hammer" as my handle. At least, as with our railways, a bit of inexplicable hope is required.

1039 or 1049 King or Monarch - family name

Western Wind (cue obvious comments)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_M1hyHf9Eg

Western Scider. A pint, please.

Western Super Mare
Due to my home, and the fact many publications still spell it this way

In that case, given where I was born, it has to be Western Avenue (A40 to close firends).

Originating as a southern Hampshire and West Sussex youngster, probably South Western.

If it's on origins, it would have to be London North Western.  :)

Enterprise it has to be...
As in what an enterprise the GWR was.
Different in many respects to all the other railway companies through the ages....

As my father's family left the west country for Berkshire in the 19th century, the best I could do would be "Western Ancestors"

Coming from Reading, as one does, I nearly chose Western Elms Avenue, :P  but it's the other side of town... 

Applying bignosemac's logic, I should go for Western Enterprise, as I sat in its cab at Laira in 1972. Photographic evidence exists but shall remain outside the public domain!

Otherwise, maybe Western Prefect (because I was one at school  :-[)

Oooooh, well done that man. A height I never achieved, singularly consistently failing since.........  ::)

Well, if we're going by school responsibilities then I'll have to be Western Assistant Computer Room Monitor.

Anything you can do................... Western Milk Monitor ;D

With 23 yrs RN experience behind me - it has to be Western Chief ...................

..........or, having just bought a house in Southampton and then getting a Devonport based ship - my second choice would be Western Weekender.

I rather like the idea of "WESTERN CYNIC" But am not actually thinking of changing my username.

"broadgage" is sort of western related anyway, should have kept the old Brunel gauge  :)

Changing trains to go to places where there is no broad gauge track a small price to pay for...... .....what?

Rather surprised that no-one has come up with Western Welsh especially now that the tolls are no more. I seem to remember their buses alternating with Red and White in East Wales some 50/60 years ago now.

That brings back memories.   That road is a steep hill I climbed everyday to get to school!

No no, young sir, the rest of the country should have changed to Brunel gauge, greater stability at speed, improved passenger capacity and room for more freight.
3+3 seating in standard class, 2+2 in first, and 2+1 in Pullman.

Well if you insist on going back to the Brunel era then you must have 4+4 Third Class (open wagons) and it was Second Class not standard class.