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Just a program idea at the moment - perhaps hosted by a former politician or pop star taking two places with similar names and featuring 20 minutes around the first station, 20 minutes on the journey between, and 20 minutes around the destinations.
Starting with the "B" Series ...
Episode 1: Battersea Park to Battersby
Episode 2: Brigg to Drigg
Episode 3: Barry Island to Barry Links
Episode 4: Barrow upon Soar to Barrow in Furness
Episode 5: Beccles to Eccles
Episode 6: Buxton to Bruton
You get the idea ... suggestions for other series? For presenters?
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Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2020, 17:58:12 » |
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Perhaps a weak entry: Christchurch to Chichester. Back in the 1970s a colleague had an appointment in the former town but drove to the latter, even though it was outside our region.
Even weaker: Some years ago a delightfully blonde friend of mine wanted to buy a ticket to Takeley where she lived. (There used to be a station there - it "formally closed" in 1961.) One day at Reading Station she heard an announcement for a service that called at Tackley.
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2020, 18:10:39 » |
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Stroud to Strood.
St Helier to St Helens.
Saltaire to Saltash.
And a little bit hopefully...
Salford to Saltford.
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Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2020, 18:24:42 » |
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Try
Goring and Streatley to Goring by Sea
Bury St Edmunds to Bury
Ascot to Ascott under Wychwood
Lymington to Leamington
Preston to Preston Park
and so on
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Surrey 455
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2020, 19:24:02 » |
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This was a journey I made a few years back to get to an 80s festival. Kim Wilde was the headliner. Also there were ABC, Nik Kershaw, Chas & Dave and others.
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2020, 21:02:36 » |
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Pre 1969 Hawick and Harwich might have resulted in some unintentionally interesting journeys.
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Merthyr Imp
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2020, 22:00:20 » |
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Yarmouth to Barmouth
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grahame
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2020, 22:02:53 » |
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Yarmouth to Barmouth
Love it - really fancy that one (More than Blackwater to Blackpool) |
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2020, 22:09:16 » |
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Pinhoe to Pinner;
Wrexham to Wroxham;
Teddington to Cheddington.
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MVR S&T
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2020, 22:17:18 » |
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Poole to Wool
Fareham to Wareham
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JayMac
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2020, 22:36:48 » |
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Newport to Newport.
Leigh to Lee.
One that can catch the unwary out at Norwich:
Liverpool St or Liverpool Lime St.
And a pre-Beeching one:
Castle Cary to Castlecary
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2020, 22:39:12 » |
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Just a program idea at the moment - perhaps hosted by a former politician or pop star taking two places with similar names and featuring 20 minutes around the first station, 20 minutes on the journey between, and 20 minutes around the destinations.
I'd suggest the production team should consider travel from Ware to Howwood to Williamwood or Kirkwood to Wye to Woodend. |
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2020, 23:31:38 » |
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Newton Abbot to Newcastle?
Newbury to Newport?
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Robin Summerhill
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2020, 23:41:00 » |
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Perhaps a weak entry: Christchurch to Chichester. Back in the 1970s a colleague had an appointment in the former town but drove to the latter, even though it was outside our region.
Even weaker: Some years ago a delightfully blonde friend of mine wanted to buy a ticket to Takeley where she lived. (There used to be a station there - it "formally closed" in 1961.) One day at Reading Station she heard an announcement for a service that called at Tackley.
This topic can also have an unpleasant side for the person (s) concerned. When I was working as ASM▸ ?s clerk in Bristol TM‡ one evening in 1979 a tearful young woman came into the office clutching the return half of her day return from Bicester to Birmingham. |
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« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2020, 07:19:11 » |
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Wallington to Wellington to Willington.
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