Shrewsbury/Salop

[The Crab]

Just idly wondering, do railwaymen still call Shrewsbury "Salop"?

 

[Crossover]

Salop is an abbreviation of Shropshire dating back some years. On my iPod at the moment so can't easily post links but Wikipedia has some info on it.

I looked up about it after a visit to Wellington where the train ticket says Salop in brackets after.

AFAIK, it doesn't relate specifically to Shrewsbury

 

[The Crab]

Salop does indeed usually refer to the County but years ago a set of "Salop" men with a "Salop" engine would work a "Salop" turn. (And "Salop" would be painted on the buffer beam in GWR days.)

 

[tirphil]

Machynlleth railwaymen (and women) do still refer to Shrewsbury as Salop. Not sure that all other depots do though. It seems to be a generational thing with the likes of Crewe and Chester. The older they are the more likely they are to call 'Shrewsbury' 'Salop'.

 

[Pacerpilot]

Same for us in the South West of the country. We change crews with Salop men at Llandod/Llanwytyd on our CWL turns.

 

[The Crab]

Interesting, thanks for the replies.