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Post by ianvisits on Jan 10, 2012 10:21:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 14:39:17 GMT
Orpheus and Eurydice.
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Post by trt on Jan 10, 2012 14:40:30 GMT
Ant and Dec. The most boring things I can think of.
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Post by mrfs42 on Jan 10, 2012 14:56:09 GMT
Oh... If you're going for gods of the underworld, you might as well go for unpronounceable ones! Batara Kala, Wepawet, Ningishzida, Tuoni, Vanatühi, Jiibayaabooz, Mictlantecuhtli, Q'uq'umatz. ;D |
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Post by nickf on Jan 10, 2012 15:07:32 GMT
Dante and Virgil
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Post by trt on Jan 10, 2012 15:50:34 GMT
Quatermass and Quinn
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Post by pitdiver on Jan 10, 2012 16:00:21 GMT
Kate &Pippa
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Post by superteacher on Jan 10, 2012 21:02:03 GMT
Boris and Ken.
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Post by angelislington on Jan 10, 2012 21:34:53 GMT
Ant and Dec. The most boring things I can think of. LOL class - unfortunately the names have to be female  I tried going down the saints route but all the associated saints are male. All the ones I could be bothered to find, at any rate! Other than that, I'm devoid of inspiration. Boo. |
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Post by rincew1nd on Jan 10, 2012 21:59:27 GMT
Surely you submitted "Angel" and "Islington"?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 22:31:45 GMT
Push & Shove  XF |
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Post by phillw48 on Jan 10, 2012 23:19:14 GMT
Ant and Dec. The most boring things I can think of. LOL class - unfortunately the names have to be female I tried going down the saints route but all the associated saints are male. All the ones I could be bothered to find, at any rate! Other than that, I'm devoid of inspiration. Boo. I dunno St. Catherine perhaps? |
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Post by trt on Jan 11, 2012 11:14:09 GMT
Given the size of those teeth, Janet and Esther.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2012 12:39:45 GMT
I went with Brunel and Greathead ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2012 12:45:56 GMT
Ed & Dave XF |
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Post by trt on Jan 11, 2012 13:12:48 GMT
Actually, I have entered Sophia and Mabel.
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Sophia Kingdom the wife of Marc Brunel and mother of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Mabel Stephenson, née Carr, mother of Robert Stephenson the miner and railway engineer.
I thought it was quite fitting.
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Post by flippyff on Jan 16, 2012 22:58:12 GMT
Hannah & Karen.......
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Post by Chris M on Jan 17, 2012 12:36:34 GMT
Gwyneth [Dunwoody] and Caroline [Pigeon]
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2012 13:14:47 GMT
Des and Troy, 'cause together they destroy! |
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Post by superteacher on Jan 17, 2012 21:11:23 GMT
Des and Troy, 'cause together they destroy! Good one! |
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Post by Colin D on Jan 25, 2012 18:02:32 GMT
They've just taken one out near the Niagara River after boring a tunnel to the Sir Adam Beck power plant, it's name...Big Becky. Talk about original |
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Post by flippyff on Jan 28, 2012 21:26:58 GMT
As no one has picked up on my choice of names, I shall expand..... www.crossrail.co.uk/route/tunnelling/naming-competition - Tip: History, geography, architecture/ landmarks, transportation or names of famous Londoners might make good names for these giant machines that will be burrowing beneath the streets of London from Spring this year. Karen HarrisonFirst woman to be appointed as a train driver in the UK starting at Old Oak Common and moving to Paddington and then Marylebone. (Info. from Wikipedia, so I hope it's right) Hannah DaddsFirst female tube driver, born in Forest Gate. I can't find anything that says where Hannah worked out of as a driver - I presume Upminster? So we get two 'famous' females related to trains who have ties to east & west London. I've submitted this to Crossrail, let's see what happens. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2012 21:34:55 GMT
Just to say, I saw one of the Crossrail TBM's at the tunnel entrance near Paddington this evening
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Post by mikebuzz on Jan 30, 2012 23:03:15 GMT
Salmon and Sturgeon - they can then be leant to Glasgow if it decides to extend the subway.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 8:00:07 GMT
From the Metro
Named on Tuesday,
Phyllis -- after Phyllis Pearsall creator of the A-Z
Ada -- after Ada Lovelace,an early computer scientist
Anyone get near?
Wednesday afternoon Phyllis had moved about 20' ahead of Ada.
By yesterday (Thursday) afternoon she had passed under the footbridge (I presume overnight) and was sat on the starting slope down towards the tunnel portal.
Ada was still being completed.
Tunneling starts next week according to the Metro.
Andy
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Post by flippyff on Mar 16, 2012 8:47:50 GMT
According to crossrailnews.co.uk/ a bridge lift is required before tunneling can start - which bridge would this be? TIA Simon |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 20:03:04 GMT
That URL requires a login to find out the rest of the link and I'm not paying £79 to find out what it says.
The bridge would be the only one between the assembly site and the portal.
It is a footbridge (as I mentioned above) and has already had its abutments raised by about a metre or so.
I presume this is to allow clearance for the overheads.
Two towers of red blocks with what I presume are hydraulic lifts are in place under each end of the deck.
They were still there today so I don't know if they are going to leave them for when Ada goes down the slippery slope.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2012 10:29:49 GMT
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Post by charleyfarley on Mar 17, 2012 13:10:17 GMT
I bet Phyllis hated her initials - prior to marriage - and Ada was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron. Rather odd choices in my opinion.
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Post by mikebuzz on Mar 30, 2012 21:14:18 GMT
I bet Phyllis hated her initials - prior to marriage - and Ada was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron. Rather odd choices in my opinion. Lucky her name wasn't spelt Fyllis. Then we'd have F 'n' Ada... |
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