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« on: July 09, 2024, 15:32:45 »
Has anyone ever taken a journey between two stations separated by a Levenshtein distance of just 1?
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2024, 15:40:15 »
A very long time ago I travelled from Nottingham to Mottingham.
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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2024, 17:25:12 »
Just after the WWII▸ (World War 2 - 1939 to 1945), passenger trains ran from the main line on to the Bicester Military Railway, that is largely extant.

Most services were from Oxford but on certain days one could catch a train from Paddington to Piddington.
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2024, 17:29:48 »
Parson Street to Parson Green?
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2024, 17:42:02 »
Quote from: infoman on July 09, 2024, 17:29:48
Parson Street to Parson Green?

Distance of three ... change S to G, remove t, change t to n.  But close.   Is it "Parson Green" or "Parsons Green"?
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2024, 18:05:12 »
Looking at the platform signage of these two current stations: One and Two, the Levenshtein distance between them is less than 1.
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2024, 20:06:18 »
Never did Lye to Wye... tho' buying a ticket to Wye from any station on... was it the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton... tended to be a 'mare for all concerned.

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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2024, 20:16:39 »
Well, I could say I’ve done Sheffield to Shenfield, Stroud to Strood, Hove to Hope (X2), Fareham to Wareham, Deal to Dean, Diss to Liss, Gatley to Batley, Parton to Barton (on Humber), Poole to Goole, Wanborough to Hanborough , Swindon to Swinton (X2), and the best one  Strines to Staines……
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2024, 20:46:11 »
Get into the Tardis and you could have done Bath to Wath
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« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2024, 21:04:14 »
Quote from: Mark A on July 09, 2024, 20:06:18
Never did Lye to Wye... tho' buying a ticket to Wye from any station on... was it the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton... tended to be a 'mare for all concerned.

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I do remember as a child going with my parents to a day out in Rye ... and ending up in Wye
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2024, 21:23:55 »
In 2014 I travelled from Bookham to Cookham for the Let's Rock the Moor! festival featuring Kim Wilde, ABC, Chas & Dave, Nik Kershaw, Alexander O'Neal, Sonia and other acts.
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« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2024, 21:24:35 »
Strines?

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« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2024, 21:30:28 »
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Strines?

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« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2024, 22:19:05 »
Remove the suffixes, and you can go from Goring to Goring......
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« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2024, 22:32:21 »
Yarmouth to Barmouth anyone?
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