Title: All in a name Post by: grahame on April 08, 2023, 08:21:11 How important is a station name? Here are seven examples of stations (currently open on the National Rail Network) that have had their names changed over the years. These changes came to my mind when reading the complex name history of Kensington Olympia, or Olympia, or Kensington, or ...
A. Renamed - a suffix "West" added - 1 September 1952. Renamed again, suffix removed, 6 May 1968 B. Opened in 1842 as "[name] Junction" but the Junction suffix was removed in 1961 C. Opened in 1859 with a suffix "Road" which was changed to a suffix "Parkway" on 4 Nov 1983 D. Opened in 1897 (though public only from 1949) with a "Platform" suffix that was removed in 1962 E. Suffix "General" added in 1949 and removed again in 1973/4. F. Formerly had the suffix "Burdett Road" - dropped in the late 1960s (I am unsure of date) G. The suffix "High Street" was dropped when other stations serving the same place closed. Title: Re: All in a name Post by: eightonedee on April 08, 2023, 08:27:21 E is Reading
Title: Re: All in a name Post by: ellendune on April 08, 2023, 09:14:31 C is Bodmin
Title: Re: All in a name Post by: bradshaw on April 08, 2023, 09:21:52 F Stonehouse
Title: Re: All in a name Post by: bobm on April 08, 2023, 09:43:42 B is Swindon.
Title: Re: All in a name Post by: JayMac on April 08, 2023, 17:11:23 G is Newport, South Wales.
I was watching a YouTube video the other day featuring the former Addiscombe branch in south east London. The terminus had several name changes during it's lifetime. Croydon (Addiscombe Road) Croydon (Addiscombe) Addiscombe (Croydon) Addiscombe I'm wondering if there is any other station (open or former) that can match or beat having four names in its lifetime? Title: Re: All in a name Post by: grahame on April 08, 2023, 20:09:00 G is Newport, South Wales. I was watching a YouTube video the other day featuring the former Addiscombe branch in south east London. The terminus had several name changes during it's lifetime. Croydon (Addiscombe Road) Croydon (Addiscombe) Addiscombe (Croydon) Addiscombe I'm wondering if there is any other station (open or former) that can match or beat having four names in its lifetime? A couple of options strike me: a) The one mentioned yesterday - Kensington or Addison Road or Kensington (Olympia) or Kensington Olympia or Olympia b) some stations used in multiple filming - e.g. Oakworth, Weybourne In the Quiz, A and D remain to be identified. I had a different answers for G, but, yes, Newport fits the clue. Can anyone find the other station (or perhaps stationS) that have lost their "High Street"? Title: Re: All in a name Post by: grahame on April 08, 2023, 20:17:04 Here's another:
5 November 1899 Opened as Stoats Nest and Cane Hill 1 June 1911 Renamed Coulsdon and Smitham Downs 9 July 1923 Renamed Coulsdon West 1 August 1923 Renamed Coulsdon North 3 October 1983 Closed Title: Re: All in a name Post by: Fourbee on April 11, 2023, 12:17:19 I thought North Camp may have had some previous aliases; according to Wikipedia:
1858 North Camp, Aldershot 1863 Aldershot Camp 1879 Aldershot (North Camp) June 1910 Aldershot (North Camp) & South Farnborough July 1923 Aldershot North March 1924 North Camp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Camp_railway_station Title: Re: All in a name Post by: Hafren on April 12, 2023, 00:08:15 G - Swansea? (Still colloquially sometimes known as High Street)
Title: Re: All in a name Post by: grahame on April 12, 2023, 06:49:25 G - Swansea? (Still colloquially sometimes known as High Street) That was the one I had in mind, yes :) 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 |