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In message , at 12:27:00 on Mon, 3 Jun 2019,
Graeme Wall remarked:
*I saw one in Platform 1 at Paddington at around midnight. The
destination indicator on the side said "Shenfield via Stratford".
After* a couple of minutes it changed to "Hayes & Harlington".
*I wonder why the "Via Stratford" is felt necessary.
Only locals and rail enthusiasts have heard of Shenfield.* This way,
tourists will know that it's somewhere near Stratford-on-Shakespeare.
Even journalists writing about rail have been known to describe
Crossrail as serving Sheffield.
On the other hand, routes like the #1 metro through Brussels cite
"Stockel" as the destination, and I've no idea where or what that is.
It's at the end of the line :-)
Exactly, and all you need to know is that it's a label for the train you
want to catch.
Of course, in the UK we have false labels like Foxton, which means "slow
train to the station after, Cambridge".
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Roland Perry
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