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Re: Pronunciation of Station Names
Chris Brownbill wrote in message <01bd1e90$70b25060$LocalHost@brownbill>...
>There are a number of railway ststions around the country whose names are
>not that obvious to pronounce, and you can often pick the tourists because
>they get the pronunciation wrong. Below I've listed some that are not
>obvious and a phonetic representation, and also I've listed some that I
>myself dont know - maybe someone can hekp me out with those!
>
>Marion MARRY-on
I don't know where Marion is but in Qld there is also a station (Well it's
only a terminus at a sugar mill now) called Marian.
This town is always known locally as MERRY-on.
Barry Campbell