tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25183740.post3668618261718653321..comments2023-11-27T01:09:12.429+00:00Comments on nb Warrior: Tiny townShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207397235093098621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25183740.post-74518530267279347312007-12-10T00:44:00.000+00:002007-12-10T00:44:00.000+00:00The Town Class names were drawn from huge cities (...The Town Class names were drawn from huge cities (Birmingham) to the smallest of hamlets. The link(ignoring the oddities for now) was that they all had a railway station. Some of the names were only part of the station name, such as Ealing, the actual station names being Ealing Broadway and West Ealing. <BR/><BR/>Several names are misspelt, others are not obvious as to which town they are supposed to be (Bilster, Glossor). It is generally though that the names were selected from a railway gazetteer.<BR/><BR/>What isn't understood is why so many of the names start with A and B, whereas I J M Q V X & Z don't get a look in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25183740.post-907398196009854802007-12-07T21:08:00.000+00:002007-12-07T21:08:00.000+00:00Hi SarahJust for your edification there were sever...Hi Sarah<BR/>Just for your edification there were several GU boats with names of non english towns some Scottish, Welsh and Irish towns were included.<BR/>Big Ricky butty Cardif, big Woolwich motor Aber, big Woolwich motor Belfast, and as for those Scotts - big Wollwich butty Ayr, and big Woolwich motors Greenlaw & Geenock and big Northwich motors Renfrew & Stirling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com