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Old September 30th 03, 01:20 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Michael Bell Michael Bell is offline
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Default Yerkes (was Public Transport Expansion)

In article , Sam Holloway
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 00:08:08 +0100, Michael Bell
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An American called Yerkes (Rhymes with "Turkeys")


Is that true? I'd always assumed it was Yerkes, rhymes with Turks. But
then again I've never heard anyone speak it; only read the name.

Sam

It is authoritatively stated so in "Rails through the clay" By
Croom & Jackson (actually, I am not quite certain of the spelling of
Croom. Might be Croom, Croome, Croomb, Croombe etc)

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Michael Bell