Whatever happened to the little word "FOR" ? (Was:- Where is Reus Barcelona ?)

bigbrian wrote
missltoe wrote
Desmond Coughlan wrote
Air a dit ...

"Reus airport is 4.5 km from the town of Reus, 8 km from Tarragona and
approx. 120 km from Barcelona city centre. Numerous beaches are in the
near vicinity (approx. 20 - 30 minutes). Other local attractions include
Vilaseca la Pineda (Port Aventura theme park) and Cambrils."

What next ? Ryanair claiming, 'New Direct Flights to London', and in the
small print, 'Landing at Edinburgh' ..?

No - landing at Stanstead - lol

Its probably not a coincidence that they're calling this one Reus
Barcelona instead of Barcelona Reus (as in Barcelona Girona). And I
would imagine many people would want to know that Reus is in the
vicinity of Barcelona if they were thinking of going there Brian

Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.

Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual
examples but I think the principle should hold good today.

So if Ryanair started using that little word then the heat would
be taken out of the argument.

eg:-
Reus for Barcelona
Girona for Barcelona
Treviso for Venice
Bergamo for Milan
Prestwick for Glasgow
even Stansted for London

All perfectly descriptive but indicating that there
will be a journey at the other end to get to your
target city.

__________________________________________________ _
And, finally,
if you are going to Barcelona,
Who is Barry Gothic?




(joke)

On 17 Oct 2003 04:40:13 -0700,
) wrote:

bigbrian wrote
missltoe wrote
Desmond Coughlan wrote
Air a dit ...

"Reus airport is 4.5 km from the town of Reus, 8 km from Tarragona and
approx. 120 km from Barcelona city centre. Numerous beaches are in the
near vicinity (approx. 20 - 30 minutes). Other local attractions include
Vilaseca la Pineda (Port Aventura theme park) and Cambrils."

What next ? Ryanair claiming, 'New Direct Flights to London', and in the
small print, 'Landing at Edinburgh' ..?

No - landing at Stanstead - lol

Its probably not a coincidence that they're calling this one Reus
Barcelona instead of Barcelona Reus (as in Barcelona Girona). And I
would imagine many people would want to know that Reus is in the
vicinity of Barcelona if they were thinking of going there Brian

Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.

Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual
examples but I think the principle should hold good today.

So if Ryanair started using that little word then the heat would
be taken out of the argument.

eg:-
Reus for Barcelona
Girona for Barcelona
Treviso for Venice
Bergamo for Milan
Prestwick for Glasgow
even Stansted for London

They used to have them on British Railways as well:

Danzey for Tanworth (still on the station sign) - between Birmingham
and Stratford-on-Avon

Penns for Walmley

Highbridge for Burnham-on-Sea

(and dozens more)

And as one radio comedian once remarked -

Harwich for the Continent
Frinton for the Incontinent

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bigbrian wrote
missltoe wrote
Desmond Coughlan wrote
Air a dit ...

"Reus airport is 4.5 km from the town of Reus, 8 km from Tarragona and
approx. 120 km from Barcelona city centre. Numerous beaches are in the
near vicinity (approx. 20 - 30 minutes). Other local attractions
include
Vilaseca la Pineda (Port Aventura theme park) and Cambrils."

What next ? Ryanair claiming, 'New Direct Flights to London', and in
the
small print, 'Landing at Edinburgh' ..?

No - landing at Stanstead - lol

Its probably not a coincidence that they're calling this one Reus
Barcelona instead of Barcelona Reus (as in Barcelona Girona). And I
would imagine many people would want to know that Reus is in the
vicinity of Barcelona if they were thinking of going there Brian

Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.

Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual
examples but I think the principle should hold good today.

So if Ryanair started using that little word then the heat would
be taken out of the argument.

eg:-
Reus for Barcelona
Girona for Barcelona
Treviso for Venice
Bergamo for Milan
Prestwick for Glasgow
even Stansted for London

All perfectly descriptive but indicating that there
will be a journey at the other end to get to your
target city.

But that would be too honest and, as they would say, 'commercially
disadvantageous'. They would want us to believe we are flying TO Barcelona,
rather than a desert strip some 60 miles away.

Alec

On 17 Oct 2003 04:40:13 -0700,
) wrote:

Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.

Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual
examples but I think the principle should hold good today.

"Monument for Bank", on the District and Circle lines of the London
Underground...

Malc.

Malcolm Weir wrote:
On 17 Oct 2003 04:40:13 -0700,
) wrote:

Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.

Unfortunately it was so long ago that I cannot remember any actual
examples but I think the principle should hold good today.

"Monument for Bank", on the District and Circle lines of the London
Underground...

Malc.

Portsmouth Harbour (Train Station) for Isle Of Wight Ferries
Jan


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Once upon a time when trains were the normal mode of travel
I used to see occasionally the little word "for" in destination
descriptions.

It meant that the station was for the destination town but not in
the destination town.


Like Alnmouth for Alnwick. On the East Coast Main Line. That designation has
only been introduced recently.

I guess people were wondering what an intercity express train was doing
stopping at what it a small village!