On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:32:30 -0000, "Peter Masson"
wrote:


"Ken" wrote

Not to mention Ely vs. Ealing, or, my favourite, a Nigerian lady plus
2 kids who asked me for a ticket (in London) to "Te'fo'd". So I sold
her SVRs to Telford and sent her off to Euston, telling her "Change at
Wolverhampton". Two hours later she came back. "I wanted a ticket to
"TEHT-ford, T-H-E-T-F-O-R-D". Oops.

Bill Hayles has a lovely story of confusion between Oval and Yeovil. ;-)

I'll never forget that one, mainly because of the good humour on the
part of the lady who wanted the ticket - much better to have a good
laugh than get annoyed.

One confusion that happened on several occasions was people arriving at
Hayes (Kent) wanting Hayes (Middlesex).

It probably happened with Ashford to Ashford (for which I remember
seeing a ticket from one to the other) and Gillingham to Gillingham, but
I can't recall a real life example.

I remember meny years ago as a teenager trying to get a ticket to
Chelsfield (where I lived) and being issued with one to Chestfield,
which I'm sure occasionally gets confused with Chesterfield and so life
goes on.
--
Bill Hayles
http://www.rossrail.com