towerman
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Post by towerman on Jul 26, 2005 19:42:42 GMT
Lets see if the members know their tube and geography.You are at station A on line X you board a NB train go one stop to station B you change trains to line Y,still travelling NB,the first station you hit is station A again!What are stations A&B,lines X&Y?And what causes this apparent anomily?
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Post by Harsig on Jul 26, 2005 19:53:28 GMT
Lets see if the members know their tube and geography.You are at station A on line X you board a NB train go one stop to station B you change trains to line Y,still travelling NB,the first station you hit is station A again!What are stations A&B,lines X&Y?And what causes this apparent anomily? Easy. Stations Euston & Kings Cross Lines Victoria & Northern The anomaly is caused by the fact that both these lines are at this point generally on an east-west alignement. However because of the overall geography of the lines they are designated as northbound/southbound throughout. It just happens that northbound on the Victoria happens to be eastbound at this point while northbound on the Northern happens to be westbound. Now a further quiz. Back in the 1990s there was a journey between two stations A & B where the journey from A to B was one stop but the journey from B to A was two stops. What stations are A & B? |
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Post by zman on Jul 26, 2005 19:58:17 GMT
Shucks, and I was going to say that (a+b) • (x+y) = 94½. Shows you what I know.
And I was also going to take a shot and guess Ealing Common & Acton Town on the Dist & Picc, but I think I'd better stick to my a's and b's.
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Post by piccadillypilot on Jul 26, 2005 20:04:13 GMT
Now a further quiz. Back in the 1990s there was a journey between two stations A & B where the journey from A to B was one stop but the journey from B to A was two stops. What stations are A & B? A = Heathrow Central/Terminals 12&3 B = Hatton Cross |
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Post by zman on Jul 26, 2005 20:45:15 GMT
Here's a couple. One is easy, the other you'll have to be a train buff to answer.
1) One LU station has a french word in the station name. What station is it? (Hint: it's not Tooting Broadway).
Extra credit: What does the word mean?
2) One LU station and one New York Subway station share the same name. What is it?
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Post by compsci on Jul 26, 2005 21:05:13 GMT
The station with the partly French name is Theydon Bois, where bois is French for drink.
The stations with the same name share Kew Gardens.
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Post by zman on Jul 26, 2005 21:27:08 GMT
The station with the partly French name is Theydon Bois, where bois is French for drink. The stations with the same name share Kew Gardens. Ding ding! You got both questions right! But sorry on not getting the extra credit. But you were sooo close! 'Bois' in this sense is actually a french noun for woods (i.e. Bois de Boulogne). The conjugated singular tense of the verb 'boire' is bois as well, as in je bois (I drink), but in this case it's the noun that is implied. |
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Post by deckchair on Jul 27, 2005 11:08:49 GMT
Just a quick note of pedantry. Tooting Bec also qualifies as a station with a partly French name.
below is an excerpt from the Metropolitan Police history of Wandsworth borough.......
"By the 12th century the area acquired the additional name of Graveney taken from the Lord of the Manor. A small village north of Tooting Graveney took the name of Tooting Bec, Bec coming from the Abbey of Bec in Normandy."
Bec also translates as beak, bill; nib of a pen; spout....
Do i get half a point?
EDIT: Hows that for a first post?
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Post by piccadillypilot on Jul 27, 2005 12:34:36 GMT
'Bois' in this sense is actually a french noun for woods (i.e. Bois de Boulogne). The conjugated singular tense of the verb 'boire' is bois as well Well that's good to know. It's not only LU that's got its fair share of smartarses! ;D |
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Post by zman on Jul 27, 2005 16:45:17 GMT
Deckchair: Tell ya what, I'll give ya the entire point! And you chose the wrong name for your handle - it should've been "becchair". BTW, if I ever see the nib of a pen toot, I'm going directly to rehab!
Picc Pilot: Phooey! ;D
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Post by suncloud on Jul 27, 2005 20:59:34 GMT
Though the Bois (pronounced Boys) is apparently derived from the Bosco family who lived in the area in the 12/3 th C. I think over time it all got mixed up to end up as Theydon Bois...
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Post by q8 on Jul 31, 2005 19:10:05 GMT
Theydon Bois got it's name from a Lord of the Manor donkey's yonks back. He sent his men out to get rid of some peasants and demolish their hovels.
He was sitting on his battlements that evening when the men came back. So to make sure the job was done right he hollered down from above "They done boys?"
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