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« on: November 12, 2014, 22:51:26 »
I travelled on the 17:22 from Paddington to Worcester this evening (Wed Nov 12). An HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)), with the oddest collection of coach letters that I have ever seen : ABBCDKLL.

There were reservations inside most of them, so I assume that whoever put them out started at one end and ignored the actual letters on the outside.

Once past Oxford, the announcements should've got complicated. "The next station is Hanborough. You'll need to be in the front three coaches to alight at Hanborough - that's coaches A, B or C." But there was no mention of the complications of two coach Bs.
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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 23:21:45 »
Quote from: Worcester_Passenger on November 12, 2014, 22:51:26
ABBCDKLL.

My mind works in funny ways some times. I saw that group of letters and the first sentence that came into my mind was, 'ABBA COULD KILL'.  Undecided
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 23:26:14 »
My reaction was that if I'd been dealt those letters in a game of Scrabble, I'd have simply handed them back and asked for a fresh set ...  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 23:42:40 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on November 12, 2014, 23:26:14
My reaction was that if I'd been dealt those letters in a game of Scrabble, I'd have simply handed them back and asked for a fresh set ...  Roll Eyes

Especially as, in standard rules, you'd have been given (or drawn) one too many. That said, BLACK, for 13 points basic. Never throw a C&K back. Wink

Oh, and just imagine if this was an 11 coach Virgin Pendolino. You'd have an F&U in the mix as well...
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2014, 11:24:50 »
I've recently seen one or two HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) sets with a coach X, presumably as a short-term fix for a coach which had a duplicated letter?
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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2014, 17:45:40 »
Quote from: bignosemac on November 12, 2014, 23:21:45
Quote from: Worcester_Passenger on November 12, 2014, 22:51:26
ABBCDKLL.

My mind works in funny ways some times. I saw that group of letters and the first sentence that came into my mind was, 'ABBA COULD KILL'.  Undecided

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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2014, 18:12:41 »
What a curious tangent this thread has taken!  Huh Grin
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« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 18:37:11 »
Yes it has gone a little off course. Maybe Another Town, Another Train is needed to Waterloo.  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 20:49:41 »
Quote from: bignosemac on November 13, 2014, 18:37:11
Yes it has gone a little off course. Maybe Another Town, Another Train is needed to Waterloo.  Grin

Couldn't escape if I wanted to  Grin Roll Eyes
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« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2014, 11:53:57 »
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