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Wiktionary 20/01/2011 at 20:09 #2266
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From the pages of Wiktionary
'The study of railways, or a general interest in them as a hobby, is sometimes known as ferroequinology (literally, "study of iron horses"but especially locomotives.'
Wonder if theres a special phrase for interest in railway signalling? :: Any responses please keep it clean!

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Wiktionary 20/01/2011 at 20:09 #13260
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From the pages of Wiktionary
'The study of railways, or a general interest in them as a hobby, is sometimes known as ferroequinology (literally, "study of iron horses"but especially locomotives.'
Wonder if theres a special phrase for interest in railway signalling? :: Any responses please keep it clean!

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Wiktionary 20/01/2011 at 20:18 #13262
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Semi-morphology?
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Wiktionary 20/01/2011 at 23:42 #13267
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Ferromechanicalology?
Ferrosignallingology?
Ferroaspectology?

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 00:14 #13268
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Itinerimperiology? (The study of route control, I think. :: )
Planotransitophobic!
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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 03:11 #13269
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sloppyjag said:
Itinerimperiology?

I like that, might use it in me Sunday night quiz just to get reaction (if any) ::

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 06:51 #13271
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Not signalling but Class 25's used to be called Rodentus (or Raticus) Mechanicus (Mechanical Rodents (Rats)) and there was another to do with Incendica and Class 27s propensity to catch fire between Dundee and Edinburgh but I can't recall the full expression.

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 10:32 #13275
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sloppyjag said:
Itinerimperiology? (The study of route control, I think. :: )
As a linguist, I like that a lot!

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 12:21 #13276
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Signology, Latin signum, Greek logos, add electro for signalling via your computer :D

What to do with simulation of electrosignology?

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 16:02 #13288
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Josie said:
As a linguist,

So am I. I speak three languages, English, Irish and Rubbish

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 17:55 #13289
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Albert said:
Signology, Latin signum, Greek logos, add electro for signalling via your computer big_smile

What to do with simulation of electrosignology?
Pseudoelectrosignolferroequinology?

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Wiktionary 21/01/2011 at 18:25 #13290
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Just did a Google Search and noticed the 2nd result...

Quote:
    The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives
    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ferroequinology



So surely ferroequinology covers signalling anyway as it's part of the railways.

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Wiktionary 22/01/2011 at 04:37 #13296
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Backup said:


Pseudoelectrosignolferroequinology?
That sounds like it should be a town in North Wales

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Wiktionary 23/01/2011 at 02:46 #13306
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Nah, too many vowels, and not enough y's
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Wiktionary 23/01/2011 at 11:47 #13309
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Backup said:
Pseudoelectrosignolferroequinology?

Delete this L, Latin signum does not have.

With that L deleted it does not have the first 3 letters of that Wales station.

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Wiktionary 23/01/2011 at 12:42 #13312
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meeko said:
Nah, too many vowels, and not enough y's ;)
and no double 'l's either

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Wiktionary 23/01/2011 at 15:49 #13321
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Don't forget the W's and G's

Btw I'm having an old 3d costing platform ticket of this station.

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