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Lee

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Railway Eye - Cardiff Central pointless sign & "railway bothy"

« on: February 21, 2012, 10:30:41 »

Dont forget your ID card...

http://railwayeye.blogspot.com/2012/02/pointless-sign-railway-bothy-cardiff.html


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Re: Railway Eye - Cardiff Central pointless sign & "railway bothy"

« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 20:59:39 »

That's not really a bothy, though. Tongue

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothy:

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A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge.


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