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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by gwr4090, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Why would anyone want to shoot a brake van? Would it be on the move or static? :)
     
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  2. Matt37401

    Matt37401 Nat Pres stalwart

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    During it's SVR days 6960 was known as 'Ratbag', that's pretty easy to pronounce! :p:D:)
     
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  3. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Seems I was wrong;
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raveningham

    Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
     
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    30854, Aug 4, 2017
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  5. Matt37401

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    Matt37401, Aug 4, 2017
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    Ah, another one of those places that's pronounced nothing like the way it's written!
     
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    ...or Chumley (Cholmondeley)
    ...or Rootham (Wrotham)
     
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    Like the River Severn!
     
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    add Meppam (Meopham) to the list
     
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    Haze-borough (Happisburgh)
    Beevor (Belvoir)
    Beecham (Beauchamp)

    Don't ask about the place in Derbyshire ending in "stone"
     
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    Chillum (Chelfam)....tho 'spose this one should be on the Narrow Gauge section!
     
    30854, Aug 4, 2017
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  12. paulhitch

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    Woolsery (Woolfardisworthy)
     
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  13. Forestpines

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    Mullguy (Milngavie)
     
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  14. Copper-capped

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    Toads are a big problem here in Queensland - you can never be too careful about letting pest species get out of control....
     
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  15. Martin Perry

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    Cammis (Cambois)
     
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    You could provide free alcohol as a means to up the degree of difficulty......what could go wrong?....
     
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    Ploughman Part of the furniture

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    How many Retrievers do you need to bring one back when you have downed one?
     
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    Can I add Grenich (Greenwich), Alster (Alcester) Lemster (Leominster) but we wont cross the border as that would just be silly.
     
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    I'm not sure about retrievers, but I bet a Bulldog could do it in style! ;)
     
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    That could reduce the numbers of lineside trespassers when popular visiting locos appear?
     
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