In message , at 16:09:32 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Mizter T remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?
--
Roland Perry

On 27/02/2015 16:28, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 16:09:32 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Mizter T remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?

William Baker, of Baker Street - partial (and unwitting) contributor to
the Bakerloo line name. Started laying out the street in 1755:

http://blackcablondon.net/2012/08/08/baker-street-part-one-tubes-beatles-lost-property/

Perhaps fortuitous that the flashing beacons accompanying zebra
crossings took the second part of Leslie's double-barrelled surname,
rather than the first.

In message , at 17:00:55 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Mizter T remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?

William Baker, of Baker Street - partial (and unwitting) contributor to
the Bakerloo line name. Started laying out the street in 1755

That beats Lord Liverpool (after whom a Street is named) or William
Praed. But St James's Park dates to 1603, and Leicester Square to 1630.

I'll offer St Pauls's and 604 as the oldest yet. Can anyone beat that?
--
Roland Perry

On 2015\02\27 19:53, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 17:00:55 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Mizter T remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?

William Baker, of Baker Street - partial (and unwitting) contributor
to the Bakerloo line name. Started laying out the street in 1755

That beats Lord Liverpool (after whom a Street is named) or William
Praed. But St James's Park dates to 1603, and Leicester Square to 1630.

I'll offer St Pauls's and 604 as the oldest yet. Can anyone beat that?

London Wall?
Aldgate?
Aldersgate?
London Bridge?
Tower Hill?
City Thameslink?
I'm not sure I understand the question.

In message , at 20:03:51 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Basil Jet remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?

William Baker, of Baker Street - partial (and unwitting) contributor
to the Bakerloo line name. Started laying out the street in 1755

That beats Lord Liverpool (after whom a Street is named) or William
Praed. But St James's Park dates to 1603, and Leicester Square to 1630.

I'll offer St Pauls's and 604 as the oldest yet. Can anyone beat that?

London Wall?
Aldgate?
Aldersgate?
London Bridge?
Tower Hill?
City Thameslink?
I'm not sure I understand the question.

Transport things named after a person from long ago.
--
Roland Perry

On 2015\02\27 21:08, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:03:51 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Basil Jet remarked:
Regarding the schemes eponymous nickname, Bozza said "If anyone still
persists in calling them 'Boris bikes' rather than Santander I will
change my name to Santander Johnson."

I expect the name could be as long lived as :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisha_beacon

or even:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_boot

Any older offerings with a vague transport connection?

William Baker, of Baker Street - partial (and unwitting) contributor
to the Bakerloo line name. Started laying out the street in 1755

That beats Lord Liverpool (after whom a Street is named) or William
Praed. But St James's Park dates to 1603, and Leicester Square to 1630.

I'll offer St Pauls's and 604 as the oldest yet. Can anyone beat that?

London Wall?
Aldgate?
Aldersgate?
London Bridge?
Tower Hill?
City Thameslink?
I'm not sure I understand the question.

Transport things named after a person from long ago.

Christ's Hospital
Godalming
Je-Hove-ah
Ashby-de-la-Zeus

Seriously, Aspatria is named after St Patrick.

In message , at 21:29:04 on Fri, 27 Feb
2015, Basil Jet remarked:

I'll offer St Pauls's and 604 as the oldest yet. Can anyone beat that?

London Wall?
Aldgate?
Aldersgate?
London Bridge?
Tower Hill?
City Thameslink?
I'm not sure I understand the question.

Transport things named after a person from long ago.

Christ's Hospital

The station only dates from 1902, and the hospital's not as old as St
Paul's. But if are going to drill back, then St Paul was born in 5AD
(and Hadrian in 76AD)

Godalming
Je-Hove-ah
Ashby-de-la-Zeus

Seriously, Aspatria is named after St Patrick.

He was born in 387. The town is also apparently named after "St
Patrick's Ash Tree".
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" wrote

I'm not sure I understand the question.

Transport things named after a person from long ago.


Mark Lane.



--
Mike D

In message , at 02:30:31 on Sat, 28
Feb 2015, Michael R N Dolbear remarked:
Transport things named after a person from long ago.

Mark Lane.

That's named after a nearby Mart/Market.
--
Roland Perry

In uk.transport.london message ,
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:08:15, Roland Perry posted:


Transport things named after a person from long ago.

Adam and Eve Mews, London W8 6UJ, http://goo.gl/maps/n3yIS - unless
you wish to be pedantic about your "a".


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