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« on: October 06, 2017, 20:51:50 »

Here's a couple of potential pub names and signs inspired by a few minutes changing trains at Swindon





What rail inspired pub names do you suggest?

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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2017, 21:03:41 »

Image not found is not a very inspired Pub name in my opinion.
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2017, 21:07:21 »

Image not found is not a very inspired Pub name in my opinion.

I have now uploaded the images.  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2017, 09:13:09 »

Queen Vic is a tad obvious?
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« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2017, 09:25:34 »

How about a pop-up pub in the Thames Valley next weekend for those who won't now be travelling by train.

'The Rail Replacement'.

No dogs. No cycles. And a slow route to the bar.
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« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2017, 10:21:53 »

Could you have a two-sided sign with "Leaves on time" on one side and "Leaves on the line" on the other?
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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2017, 17:14:21 »

To reflect that railway stations are sometimes in the seedier areas of town, 'The Bustitute and Punter'.
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« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2017, 17:14:45 »

Could you have a two-sided sign with "Leaves on time" on one side and "Leaves on the line" on the other?
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« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2017, 17:22:43 »

The (platform) Alteration.
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« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2017, 17:45:19 »

What about these two? Would make great pub names.




Oh, hang on a minute...

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« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2017, 22:29:54 »

The (platform) Alteration.

... or, at a rather more boisterous station, The Platform Altercation. That would be a tied, rather than free house, obviously. Tongue

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« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2017, 23:11:28 »

How about a pop-up pub in the Thames Valley next weekend for those who won't now be travelling by train.

'The Rail Replacement'.

No dogs. No cycles. And a slow route to the bar.

And no restaurant, not even a buffet.
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« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2017, 10:31:31 »

This one struggles for custom

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« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2017, 19:19:39 »

What about these two? Would make great pub names.

So would the "Craven Arms" and the "Bat and Ball"  Grin  ... are there any others where stations are named after pubs?
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« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2017, 19:22:17 »

So would the "Craven Arms" and the "Bat and Ball"  Grin  ... are there any others where stations are named after pubs?

Elephant & Castle.
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