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Old January 12th 14, 02:44 PM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default Which UK railway station names do you feel are anomalous?

On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:04:27 +0000, Bevan Price
wrote:

On 11/01/2014 23:25, The Real Doctor wrote:
On 10/01/14 21:46, gordonT wrote:
....and what would you rename them to and why?

I'll kick off with Kilpatrick renamed to Old Kilpatrick to be
consistent with the name of the community which it serves.


The obvious one:

"Middlesbrough" to be renamed "Festering ******** cum Abandon Hope
All Ye Who Enter Here"

Ian


Other locations merit that description far more than Middlesbrough -
Kings Cross (London) to name just one.

If you are referring to the Railway Station, the Network Rail station
is much improved since the refurbishment. The new ticket hall is a
great improvement.

OTOH, the TfL Station is problematic,
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