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« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2009, 17:46:34 » |
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The Cathedrals Express
0643 Hereford to Paddington
1822 Paddington to Hereford
The Cathedrals Express is named after the three cathedral cities on the route between London and Hereford. Oxford cathedral (established 1542), Worcester cathedral (est. 743), and Hereford cathedral (est. 676).
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Ok, so what is wrong with the above description. And no, I'm not going on about the validity of the word Express. There is something fundamentally unecessary in the description. |
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"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2009, 17:47:00 » |
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So passengers only treat Worst Late Western trains like rubbish dumps - funny that...
No, Cross Country do it for you  Doesn't really make sense but WHATEVAI shall explain; the condition of Cross Country is more akin to a rubbish dump, thus there is no need to drop litter as its already a wasteland. |
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2009, 17:51:24 » |
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The Cathedrals Express
0643 Hereford to Paddington
1822 Paddington to Hereford
The Cathedrals Express is named after the three cathedral cities on the route between London and Hereford. Oxford cathedral (established 1542), Worcester cathedral (est. 743), and Hereford cathedral (est. 676).
Ok, so what is wrong with the above description. And no, I'm not going on about the validity of the word Express. There is something fundamentally unecessary in the description. Eh? |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2009, 19:02:43 » |
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The Cathedrals Express
0643 Hereford to Paddington
1822 Paddington to Hereford
The Cathedrals Express is named after the three cathedral cities on the route between London and Hereford. Oxford cathedral (established 1542), Worcester cathedral (est. 743), and Hereford cathedral (est. 676).
Ok, so what is wrong with the above description. And no, I'm not going on about the validity of the word Express. There is something fundamentally unecessary in the description. Eh? Express ? |
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Mookiemoo
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« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2009, 19:19:38 » |
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The Cathedrals Express
0643 Hereford to Paddington
1822 Paddington to Hereford
The Cathedrals Express is named after the three cathedral cities on the route between London and Hereford. Oxford cathedral (established 1542), Worcester cathedral (est. 743), and Hereford cathedral (est. 676).
Ok, so what is wrong with the above description. And no, I'm not going on about the validity of the word Express. There is something fundamentally unecessary in the description. Eh? Express ? I specifically said it was nothing to do with the word express |
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« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2009, 19:22:44 » |
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Maybe FA's got something against cathederals. Perhaps it can be renamed The Herecesterford Express.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #21 on: December 17, 2009, 19:23:50 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #22 on: December 17, 2009, 19:34:55 » |
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The Doing Another TOCs▸ Job
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #23 on: December 17, 2009, 19:38:37 » |
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Maybe FA's got something against cathederals. Perhaps it can be renamed The Herecesterford Express.
Pronounced "Hesterford", or course.  |
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« Reply #24 on: December 17, 2009, 20:13:23 » |
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Closest yet - but not in the context you mean it........ In England and Wales a city by definition has a cathedral. It is the possession of such an institute that confers city status. Hence "......named after the three cathedral cities on the route...." contains a completely inappropriate use of the word "cathedral" since "......named after the three cities on the route...." has exactly the same meaning. |
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"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #25 on: December 17, 2009, 20:43:23 » |
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Any town in the UK▸ can apply to become a city whether it has an Anglican cathedral or not. There are 18 cities without Anglican cathedrals (some do however have a Catholic cathedral).
There are 16 towns which have cathedrals but no city status.
City status does not apply automatically on the basis of any particular criteria.
Interestingly Hereford briefly lost its city status in 2000 when it lost its city council in local government reorganisation. It re-applied for city status later in 2000, which was granted. Rochester in Kent also lost its status for the same reason, however it has not re-applied.
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #26 on: December 17, 2009, 21:02:25 » |
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Any town in the UK▸ can apply to become a city whether it has an Anglican cathedral or not. There are 18 cities without Anglican cathedrals (some do however have a Catholic cathedral).
There are 16 towns which have cathedrals but no city status.
City status does not apply automatically on the basis of any particular criteria.
Interestingly Hereford briefly lost its city status in 2000 when it lost its city council in local government reorganisation. It re-applied for city status later in 2000, which was granted. Rochester in Kent also lost its status for the same reason, however it has not re-applied.
Now that contradicts everything I was taught growing up..... But then I do come from a city which states "if you want a cathedral we've got one to spare" |
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #27 on: December 17, 2009, 21:21:07 » |
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Head ... brick wall ...  After taking a deep breath: using 'reply' rather than 'quote' makes it easier for the rest of us to follow the quick wit and repartee of the discussion. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #28 on: December 17, 2009, 21:33:08 » |
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The Bristol Channel Coastliner
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2009, 21:39:47 » |
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Wouldn't that be The Avonmouther?  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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