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Title: Which way to the station? Post by: JayMac on October 12, 2013, 01:33:34 (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/Whichway3_zps1bbc19e7.jpg)
Oh, and which way for Dastardly? ;D Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: eightf48544 on October 12, 2013, 10:22:36 What a useless sign. Is it Muttley station in 15 minutes by bike one way and a railway staion by bus the other. Is it the same station, which station is it?
And where is Muttley? I tried Google and got Dastardley and a Grill Bar in West Virginia! Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: JayMac on October 12, 2013, 10:53:43 The two signs pointing to 'Railway Station' both give correct direction to Plymouth Station, either side of the ridge (North Road East) overlooking the south side of the station. Might cause some confusion to those who don't know the area though.
As for 'Muttley'..... let's see if anyone can work than one out..... Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: Phil on October 12, 2013, 12:06:15 I confess it has me stumped. Several years ago I stayed overnight with a colleague who lived in the Mutley area of Plymouth, which led me to think at first it was a reference to that - but this is spelled differently so presumably refers to something else altogether.
Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: LiskeardRich on October 12, 2013, 12:43:44 I've always known Mutley with a single "T". It is correct though with the stations being in 2 directions, One way for walking, the other for those who need to observe the one way system.
I don't think it is any different in distance to walk. Attached map shows the 2 routes the sign points, I've coloured the 2 routes in red and blue Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: ReWind on October 12, 2013, 12:59:36 Nothing to do with a dog grooming business in Plymouth then? ::)
Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: eightf48544 on October 12, 2013, 13:56:38 Thanks clearer now.
North Road looks difficult to get to by both road and foot! Long time since I've been there. Found this on Google Mutley Plain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutley_Plain Mutley Plain is a street in Plymouth, Devon, England. Although Mutley Plain is the main street of the dense suburb called Mutley, the term is often applied to the ... Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: LiskeardRich on October 12, 2013, 18:05:49 I've just relooked at my map and I am extremely baffled why Google thinks Redruth station car park is within the area of this map. Redruth station will be TR15 2** Not the PL4 6AB it has on this map.
Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 12, 2013, 23:53:35 As I was born and raised in Plymouth (until I was 14, anyway), I can reassure our readers that it is indeed Mutley - Mutley Plain being the road which has been notorious for traffic problems ever since the invention of the infernal combustion engine, apparently.
That spelling error on the signpost is clearly the responsibility of whoever commissioned that particular sign, for either a) specifying the wrong spelling in their order; b) not checking the spelling from the printer when they received the proof version; or c) allowing someone from work experience to have a go on the sign-writing equipment without supervision. ::) Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: JayMac on October 13, 2013, 00:14:29 Time to fess up. The signwriters in Plymouth can rest easy.
The 'Muttley' partt of the sign is enttirely of my doing. A litttle bitt of mischievousness on my partt. Justt my warped sense of humour. Seeing whetther anyone would nottice or realise itt was photoshopped. As already said however, the different directions to Plymouth Station are real. Original photo: (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/100_2614_zps105f0384.jpg) :D Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 13, 2013, 00:22:49 Hmm. Rather dastardly of you, eh? ::)
Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: JayMac on October 13, 2013, 00:28:04 Only one answer to that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSTOHa4Im4 Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: bobm on October 13, 2013, 09:55:10 With your skills bignosemac you could lend this lot a hand.... ;D
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24495368 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-24495368) Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: Lee on October 13, 2013, 10:39:45 A clear lesson to us all of the need to look at the detail, read the small print and check more than one source...
Title: Re: Which way to the station? Post by: JayMac on October 17, 2013, 03:22:09 A clear lesson to us all of the need to look at the detail, read the small print and check more than one source... Where's the 'Like' button when you need one? ;D This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |