Just been on one of the new GWR Hitachis

[Mordac]

Just been on one of the new GWR Hitachis

I thought this was going to be another discussion about sex toys...

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5' 3" In Ireland
4' 8 1/2" in the UK however, the carriage size usually is the same.
Going to Spain and Belarus, the carriage is jacked up and the wheels reset.

Russian gauge - 5' 0" - or 1520/1524 for Finland.

Iberian gauge - 5' 6" also used in India.

[OwlHoot]

Seats were hard and seemed narrower than the those on the old 125s. Legroom ok though.

Also felt cramped and stuffy - that said, it was a busy service.

Inter carriage area smaller than the old 125s and no openable windows. Loos are much nicer with a decent sized wash hand basin that dispenses soap, water and hot air in the correct order.

Oh, and there's no buffet car.

Train arrived into Bristol 5 minutes late and didn't seem any faster. I guess we have to wait for them to raise the pantographs before we see any improvements in speed.

Bristol?

My current clientco is about two hundred yards from Temple Meads station.

Maybe we should meet up for a drink one evening (*), unless you're reluctant to break cover

(*) Provided you don't drone on all evening about steam trains or rock and roll bands of yore

[Pip in a Poke]

Bristol?

My current clientco is about two hundred yards from Temple Meads station.

Maybe we should meet up for a drink one evening (*), unless you're reluctant to break cover

(*) Provided you don't drone on all evening about steam trains or rock and roll bands of yore

I'm actually in Yate, slightly North East of Bristol

N.B. Should you ever bring Yate into a conversation during your sojourn in Bristol it's pronounced YAHTAY not YAYT. Just thought I should bring this to your attention otherwise you may be found floating face down in the Feeder Canal.

HTH.

[OwlHoot]

I'm actually in Yate, slightly North East of Bristol

N.B. Should you ever bring Yate into a conversation during your sojourn in Bristol it's pronounced YAHTAY not YAYT. Just thought I should bring this to your attention otherwise you may be found floating face down in the Feeder Canal.

HTH.

I've often thought about compiling a list of places pronounced differently to how they would appear to be, based on their spelling.

Such as Featherstonehaugh pronounced "Fanshaw", and Simonsbath as "Simmonsbath" etc etc. There are loads of them.

Maybe there's already a web site listing them.

Also, with every place name in Sussex ending in "ly" the latter is almost always pronounced "lie". The one exception is East Hoathly, in which the "ly" is pronounced "lee".

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I've often thought about compiling a list of places pronounced differently to how they would appear to be, based on their spelling.

Such as Featherstonehaugh pronounced "Fanshaw", and Simonsbath as "Simmonsbath" etc etc. There are loads of them.

Maybe there's already a web site listing them.

Also, with every place name in Sussex ending in "ly" the latter is almost always pronounced "lie". The one exception is East Hoathly, in which the "ly" is pronounced "lee".

Breightmet and Daubhill in Bolton. Tallaght in Dublin, Mouswald and Tothorwald in Dumfries, Moniaive, St John's Town of Dalry and fantastically named Haulgh of Urr....

[OwlHoot]

Breightmet and Daubhill in Bolton. Tallaght in Dublin, Mouswald and Tothorwald in Dumfries, Moniaive, St John's Town of Dalry and fantastically named Haulgh of Urr....

Nice ones - Thanks!

I'm guessing Breightmet is a shortened Saxon form of "Bright Helmet", named after a large assembly of soldiers that occurred there at some time.

(like Brighton in Sussex, which until the early 19th century was spelled Brighthelmstone, short for "Bright Helmets Town" as it was named in Saxon times)

[WTFH]

Belvoir Park
Leigh in Surrey
Hunstanton
Kirkcudbright
Leominster
Teignmouth

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Nice ones - Thanks!

I'm guessing Breightmet is a shortened Saxon form of "Bright Helmet", named after a large assembly of soldiers that occurred there at some time.

(like Brighton in Sussex, which until the early 19th century was spelled Brighthelmstone, short for "Bright Helmets Town" as it was named in Saxon times)

Breightmet actually quite east BR-EIGHT-met like Br 8 met! Think it cones from Bright Mat, used to lay out flaxen sheets to dry on the hills - not googled it tho. The Rocket pub in Breightmet was one of the roughest in Bolton.
Daubhill is Dobble
Tallaght is Ta-ler
Mouswald is Moozul
Tothorwald is Toth-orruld
Moniaive (where I used to live) is Mon-ee-ive
St John's Town of Dalry - Sint Johns Town of Dal-rye
and my favourite, quite easy tho, Haulgh of Urr is Hoff of Urgh - as in The Man with Two Brains nearly!

[BR14]

feck me! - you lot really SHOULD get out more