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Official name change was May 1969 (52 years ago) but understandable if old name signs remained in place after then.
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Trivia: Stations that lost their suffix
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Yes it was. It lost the 'Junction' suffix and became plain Filton and later closed when Filton Abbey Wood opened.
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The station opened as Knowle, because that was the nearest village, although it was situated in the hamlet of Dorridge. Unsurprisingly the area around the station developed and Dorridge became bigger than Knowle. The first stage in its renaming was to Knowle and Dorridge and later to just Dorridge.
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The two stations in Falmouth have an interesting if confusing history of name changes. What is now Falmouth Docks was the original Falmouth, until the second station was built in 1970 when the name Falmouth was given to the new station and the old Falmouth became Falmouth Docks. The the 'new' Falmouth station totally lost it's name and became The Dell and Falmouth Docks was closed. This lasted 14 years or so when the present name Falmouth Town came into use and guess what; the Falmouth Docks station was re-opened. The confused residents are calmly waiting for the Town Station to loose it's suffix or for the station to be re-named Falmouth once again or West Falmouth or Falmouth West, or for one or the other station to be closed!
I can't think of any other place that has had such a confusing history of name changes for two stations.
I can't think of any other place that has had such a confusing history of name changes for two stations.
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Coatbridge Central is one example of a station where the suffix was a later addition. The original Coatbridge Central was a NB station on the Sunnyside to Whifflet line, what is now Coatbridge Central was just known as Coatbridge (sometimes Coatbridge Caley) as it was the only Caledonian station in the town centre. On closure of the N.B. Station on the 10th of September 1951 the title "Central" became available, but the name was not officially transferred the the ex Caledonian Station until the 8th of June 1953
YorksLad12
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I'd imagine it would stay the same, otherwise you've have two stations called Stonehouse B---- Road, which could be confusing.
According to Wiki, Darlington > Darlington Bank Top > Darlington
Ashley Hill
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Keynsham & Somerdale
Upwey & Broadwey
Upwey & Broadwey
Mersey Road and Aigburth became simply Aigburth.
Scouseinmanc
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Same with Cressington. Was Cressington & Grassendale.
I imagine after the line reopened in ‘77, that’s when the suffixes were dropped
I imagine after the line reopened in ‘77, that’s when the suffixes were dropped
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The OP asks for examples where a descriptive suffix, eg Upper/Lower &c., was dropped and specifically rules out examples of the dropping of an additional placename.
Can Wolverhampton (high level) be classed losing a suffix?
Also Leamington spa, far as I recall it gained a suffix (and lost another) as the the station originally opened as Leamington, had spa added to it after and then the name was changed again to Leamington Spa General.
Also Leamington spa, far as I recall it gained a suffix (and lost another) as the the station originally opened as Leamington, had spa added to it after and then the name was changed again to Leamington Spa General.
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A pity that Manors station never had the prefix "Mind your".....
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Nottingham was Nottingham Midland until after the demise of Nottingham Victoria
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Wrexham Exchange became one of the platforms at Wrexham General rather than being designated as a separate station a while back.
Were any of the stations like Lichfield Trent Valley, Tamworth, Retford or Shotton that have high and low-level platforms ever designated as separate stations eg Shotton Low Level and Shotton High Level, rather than just numbered platforms with the same station name?
Were any of the stations like Lichfield Trent Valley, Tamworth, Retford or Shotton that have high and low-level platforms ever designated as separate stations eg Shotton Low Level and Shotton High Level, rather than just numbered platforms with the same station name?
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I think it was mentioned earlier on but Barnstaple lost its Junction in the 70s. On the same line though, Yeoford also lost its Junction at some point (top of my head I can't remember when - late 60s?).
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Indeed. 'Nottingham Midland' had its name changed to just 'Nottingham' in 1969.
'Nottingham Victoria' station closed in 1967 as also did 'Nottingham London Road' (the latter station in 1967 to passengers at least) so 'Nottingham Midland' would have been left as the only principal passenger station in the city, presumably a factor in the station name simplification which occurred relatively soon afterwards.
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I’m not aware of Yeoford ever being called Yeoford Junction. It’s totems certainly had just Yeoford.
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Some online sources (somewhat vaguely) suggest that 'Yeoford' station was briefly known as 'Yeoford Junction' station during the mid 19th century, before then changing back again.
Wikipedia seems self-contradictary on the naming history of Stockport Station, the body text claims the station originally opened as Edgely, while the infobox claims it opened as Stockport, was renamed to Stockport Edgely at some unknown time, and then renamed back to Stockport in 1963.
Regardless, to this day there is still a mosaic sign saying "edgely station" on the roundabout over the tracks south of the station.
Regardless, to this day there is still a mosaic sign saying "edgely station" on the roundabout over the tracks south of the station.
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That would tie in with Arkwright Street closing.
Although the station signs use it and pretty much everyone in Edinburgh calls it simply Waverley, I think it is "officially" named Edinburgh
If the station signs aren't the "official" source, what is?
I thought it was the ORR. On their website they list Waverley as "Edinburgh"
Fair enough.
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It's actually spelt Edgeley.
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Bridge Street being a misnomer as no part of the station touched Bridge Street. The main road at that point being Cotton End, with the station entrance in Old Towcester Road.
I'm not sure it is - I think when the station opened what is now known as Cotton End was actually Bridge Street.
Take a look at this map from 1899 from this site https://www.oldmapsonline.org/map/britishlibrary/mapsu145ubu12u3uf009ru1
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