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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 4, 2012 7:26:42 GMT
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Post by neutron on Jul 4, 2012 9:28:19 GMT
One more obvious difference amongst them is that Harrow and Wealdstone uses the word "and", whilst the others use the ampersand symbol "&"
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Post by Chris M on Jul 4, 2012 10:11:35 GMT
Perhaps on signs (I haven't, and atm can't) check, but on the map all stations use &. For quiz purposes I've recently standardised on & for station names and 'and' for a conjunction of two locations (e.g. 'Between Chalfont & Lattimer and Chesham').
So, that it isn't the reason today.
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Post by melikepie on Jul 4, 2012 19:45:29 GMT
I'll say Chafont is ooo oas oit ois othe only one outside of othe oLondon oboundary
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Post by jeebeelodo on Jul 4, 2012 21:21:05 GMT
Harrow & W is the only one not one sta away from a terminus?
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Post by Chris M on Jul 4, 2012 21:47:05 GMT
Both true, but the odd one out isn't about geography on this occasion.
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 4, 2012 21:57:18 GMT
Chalfont & L is the only one built and opened by an Underground company (i.e. the Met - the others were opened by the NLR, GNR and LNWR)
Or T&W is the only one not served by NR trains.
Or FR&F is the only one not served by the Underground
Or perhaps one of them started out as just "X" or just "Y", and only became "X & Y" later?
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Post by rincew1nd on Jul 4, 2012 22:30:26 GMT
Or perhaps one of them started out as just "X" or just "Y", and only became "X & Y" later? I'm not sure of the details, but the link is to do with the station name. |
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Post by jeebeelodo on Jul 5, 2012 11:17:13 GMT
H&W has longer suffix name unlike the rest
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Post by cso on Jul 5, 2012 13:25:05 GMT
Nope, that's still not the reason...
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Post by rhubarbrhubarb on Jul 5, 2012 13:50:06 GMT
Is the odd-one-out anything to do with a change of station name? Chalfont & Latimer started life as "Chalfont Road". (But, then again, Totteridge might not have had its "& Whetstone" right from the start).
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Post by cso on Jul 5, 2012 14:26:45 GMT
You are on the right lines... and that's all I'll say.
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Post by rhubarbrhubarb on Jul 5, 2012 14:35:19 GMT
Am wondering whether it's actually the other way around (from what I thought in my previous posting).
Chalfont & Latimer started life as Chalfont Road.
Totteridge & Whetstone started life as just plain Totteridge.
Harrow & Wealdstone started life as just plain Harrow.
Is Finchley Road & Frognal the only one of the four still to retain its original name?
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Post by norbitonflyer on Jul 5, 2012 15:33:29 GMT
Am wondering whether it's actually the other way around ...... Totteridge & Whetstone started life as just plain Totteridge. according to Wikipedia (usual caveats apply) it started as "Whetstone and Totteridge" |
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Post by Chris M on Jul 5, 2012 23:31:43 GMT
Is Finchley Road & Frognal the only one of the four still to retain its original name? That takes the points! |
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