"Martin Summerfield" wrote in message
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In message , Ben Nunn
writes

Lyndhurst Road sufficed perfectly well for over 100 years.

So what was the reason the name was changed - no doubt at a great
expense - unless everyone thought it was a good and necessary reason.

You're forgetting the modern trend: change for the sake of change!

Ben Nunn wrote:
If anyone is interested, I set up a petition to get the historic and
proper station name reinstated.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lyndhurs/petition.html

I.e. You want Ashurst (New Forest), a station at Ashurst in the New Forest,
to revert to its historic name of Lyndhurst Road, Lyndhurst being a place 2
or 3 miles down the said road. I agree that the old name is "historic", but
in what sense is it "proper"? I would have thought "former", "outdated",
"misleading", "confusing" might be more appropriate.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
...
If anyone is interested, I set up a petition to get the historic and
proper
station name reinstated.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lyndhurs/petition.html

It would cause far too much confusion and cost too much; I'd prefer to see
money going to improve other aspects of the service...


--
Kat in Downtown Toronto

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Kat ), in
message who said:
"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
...
If anyone is interested, I set up a petition to get the historic and
proper station name reinstated.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lyndhurs/petition.html

It would cause far too much confusion and cost too much; I'd prefer
to see money going to improve other aspects of the service...


The renaming in the first place would've cost needless money too.

I'd settle for an 'organic' renaming - as signage and timetables are
replaced, the name can evolve back to what it used to be.

(Of course, most people still seem to call it Lyndhurst Road anyway, which
makes it more confusing for visitors.)

'Redbridge, Totton, Lyndhurst Road, Bealieu Road, Brockenhurst, Sway, New
Milton, Hinton Admiral, Christchurch, Pokesdown and Bournemouth'

I always feel that having two successive 'road's is somehow aesthetically
satisfying. So much more pleasing to the ear than 'Ashurst New Forest'.

BTN

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:48:12 +0100, "Ben Nunn"
wrote:

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Kat ), in
message who said:
"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
...
If anyone is interested, I set up a petition to get the historic and
proper station name reinstated.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lyndhurs/petition.html

It would cause far too much confusion and cost too much; I'd prefer
to see money going to improve other aspects of the service...


The renaming in the first place would've cost needless money too.

I'd settle for an 'organic' renaming - as signage and timetables are
replaced, the name can evolve back to what it used to be.

(Of course, most people still seem to call it Lyndhurst Road anyway, which
makes it more confusing for visitors.)

'Redbridge, Totton, Lyndhurst Road, Bealieu Road, Brockenhurst, Sway, New
Milton, Hinton Admiral, Christchurch, Pokesdown and Bournemouth'

I always feel that having two successive 'road's is somehow aesthetically
satisfying. So much more pleasing to the ear than 'Ashurst New Forest'.

BTN


Errr... I've worked for SWT on the line for four years, and NO ONE
calls it Lyndhurst Road, at least no one *I've* ever spoken to.

Ashurst (New Forest) describes the location pretty well. Lyndhurst
Road might be a name from history, but then so is bubonic plague ;-)

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:49:51 +0100, "Ben Nunn"
wrote:

If anyone is interested, I set up a petition to get the historic and proper
station name reinstated.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lyndhurs/petition.html

BTN


For what reason? The new name makes much more sense!

wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:49:51 +0100, "Ben Nunn"
wrote:

I set up a petition to get the historic and proper
station name reinstated.

For what reason? The new name makes much more sense!

Amen! I just looked at the map... http://tinyurl.com/r333

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"John Rowland" wrote in message ...
wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:49:51 +0100, "Ben Nunn"
wrote:

I set up a petition to get the historic and proper
station name reinstated.

For what reason? The new name makes much more sense!

Amen! I just looked at the map... http://tinyurl.com/r333

Even if renamed you might find it being called Lyndhurst Road New
Forest, like Oxenholme the Lake District or Penrith North Lakes.

The reason for renaming stations like this is to alert people of their
proximity to these places so that the stations get better use.

CJC wrote:
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:49:51 +0100, "Ben Nunn"
I set up a petition to get the historic and proper
station name reinstated.
Even if renamed you might find it being called Lyndhurst Road New
Forest, like Oxenholme the Lake District or Penrith North Lakes.

Just be grateful it wasn't renamed Lyndhurst Parkway.

Colin McKenzie

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Colin McKenzie
), in message
who said:

I set up a petition to get the historic and proper
station name reinstated.
Even if renamed you might find it being called Lyndhurst Road New
Forest, like Oxenholme the Lake District or Penrith North Lakes.

Just be grateful it wasn't renamed Lyndhurst Parkway.


I rather like stations with 'Parkway' in the name, as it happens.

'Southampton Parkway' (none of these ****y 'Airport' variants) is an
integral part of the route through Lyndhurst Road to Bournemouth.

BTN