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Author Topic: First Great Western rebrands to Great Western Railway and related department changes  (Read 328750 times)
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« Reply #210 on: September 18, 2015, 11:49:54 »

Mine was addressed to Dear Mr Justin.  Roll Eyes

I am not surprised. I regularly (well I think its me) get letters from FGW (First Great Western) (not had anything from GWR (Great Western Railway) yet) addressed to:

Mr Sally Edwards.

My name is Eric Edwards
My partner is Sally Swift*

We have never been married. I get a season ticket, so assume thats where they have my details from. She only travels by train occasionally and has never had a season ticket, so no idea where they got her details from.

Some how they managed to not only muddle our surnames, but also have her down as a Mr. Or is it me down with a female name, never worked out which....

* Names changed to protect the innocent  Grin


Edit: Oh and my GWR email ended up in my (well Googles') SPAM (unsolicited advertising emails or forum posts,) folder Roll Eyes
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« Reply #211 on: September 18, 2015, 12:18:08 »

Saw this last night at Slough.
They've even started re-branding the man-hole covers. Grin
Good stuff
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« Reply #212 on: September 18, 2015, 13:11:28 »

Somewhat against the trend here, but my GWR (Great Western Railway) email was correctly addressed.
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« Reply #213 on: September 18, 2015, 13:25:37 »

I've yet to get mine...
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« Reply #214 on: September 18, 2015, 13:56:57 »

Come across a third based on God's Wonderful Railway.

God's Worst Railway.
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« Reply #215 on: September 18, 2015, 15:15:25 »

Mine was also correctly addressed.

Maybe we need a poll  Grin
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« Reply #216 on: September 18, 2015, 15:52:12 »

Mine was addressed to Dear Mr Justin.  Roll Eyes

I used to get similar mailshots from Tom Champagne at Readers Digest (yes, it was his real name!):

"Dear Mr Now!

Be the envy of all your friends in No Fixed Abode..."
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« Reply #217 on: September 18, 2015, 16:35:07 »

Readers' Digest sent one such letter to the library I used to frequent at university. "Dear Mr Faculty-Library..."
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« Reply #218 on: September 18, 2015, 17:20:19 »

Saw this last night at Slough.
They've even started re-branding the man-hole covers. Grin
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You are not Jeremy Corbyn in disguise are you?  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11867182/Why-Jeremy-Corbyn-and-I-both-love-coal-plates-and-drain-covers.html
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« Reply #219 on: September 18, 2015, 17:48:34 »

Readers' Digest sent one such letter to the library I used to frequent at university. "Dear Mr Faculty-Library..."

I get letters from Vodafone addressed to Mr Anonymous!
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« Reply #220 on: September 18, 2015, 18:04:27 »

Rebranding article from Swindon Link. Transwilts gets a mention too.
http://swindonlink.com/2015/09/first-great-western-to-be-renamed-great-western-railway-gwr/
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« Reply #221 on: September 19, 2015, 12:56:15 »

166205 is now fully refurbished in the new livery . Link on the next post.
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« Reply #222 on: September 19, 2015, 12:58:19 »

https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/dougieb1971/21522196451/in/favorites-privicy_of_charlie/
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« Reply #223 on: September 19, 2015, 19:55:28 »

I passed the sleeper heading east at Liskeard about 1700 today top and tailed by 57s.

I thought the new green livery looked very drab even on a sunny day. Is that just me? I admit it was only a fleeting look.
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« Reply #224 on: September 19, 2015, 20:29:59 »

Its running up to Laira, starts from Plymouth tomorrow due to maintenance in Cornwall
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