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crimson Fri 19-Oct-12 19:06:14

Nothing to do with this really, but do you watch the excellent Michael Portillo series about the railways? Not sure what he calls things, though.

railman Fri 19-Oct-12 18:48:17

I know - it doesn't really matter - and given my nom de pen I should be more sympathetic.

What on earth is a "Train Station" - these must have materialised in the last decade, along with cup cakes, etc., - they are after all railway stations, and derived from - hey believe it or not, stations on the railway!!

I've heard this repeated so many times on the BBC - and no doubt other TV and radio broadcasters - but it is just plain wrong.

I'm afraid I didn't know whether to include my little rant in pedants corner or not.

Mind you I can't wait for someone to say they're going to travel by train on the train way! Then we can all arrive into a train station, and go to the kiosk and ask if we can get a newspaper, coffee, bacon barm, etc.