The thread on the potential name change in New York reminded me of something here.
In Clydebank on the western outskirts of Glasgow there are two suburban electric lines. Ine has Clydebank Central as the name and the other running parable but a ten minute walk is 'Singer.' Now the thing that has always niggled me any time I pass it or use it is that name. Back in history it was called that because right bang beside it was a large Singer sewing machine factory. Understandable of course but the factory was pulled down actually decades ago and today most of the people will never have a clue why it is called that. Elsewhere in Glasgow another suburban station called Finnieston was renamed Exhibition as there were no longer as many houses as used to be and over the line and next the River Clyde was the big new Exhibition & Conference Centre. Fair enough but I still think that Singer is a very pointless name and should have been changed!
In Clydebank on the western outskirts of Glasgow there are two suburban electric lines. Ine has Clydebank Central as the name and the other running parable but a ten minute walk is 'Singer.' Now the thing that has always niggled me any time I pass it or use it is that name. Back in history it was called that because right bang beside it was a large Singer sewing machine factory. Understandable of course but the factory was pulled down actually decades ago and today most of the people will never have a clue why it is called that. Elsewhere in Glasgow another suburban station called Finnieston was renamed Exhibition as there were no longer as many houses as used to be and over the line and next the River Clyde was the big new Exhibition & Conference Centre. Fair enough but I still think that Singer is a very pointless name and should have been changed!