Thread: FGW Link excels even Thames Strains at public safety (lack of ...)
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Old November 28th 04, 11:52 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,uk.local.london
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Default FGW Link excels even Thames Strains at public safety (lack of ...)
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Huge wrote:
 (S.Byers) writes:
The 11.53 today (Sunday) ex-Hayes to Paddington FGWL strain arrived
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well eventually - fully 25 minutes late - but packed to the gunnels.
It's "gunwhales", BTW.

actually, it's "gunwales".

CC

Actually, the OED lists: gunwale, gunnel, gonne walle, gunwayle,
gunwaile, gun-wall, gunwhale, gunal, gunnal, gunhil. Of those, the
first two spellings are still common.

James.
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