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Abbreviation to S&M[edit]

Is it wise in this day and age to abbreviate Sodor & Mainland Railway to S&M due to other uses of the abbrev.? If it is ok, should we put a note at the top of S&M linking to this article?? ...removes tongue from cheek... Mdcollins1984 14:04, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and let's go the whole hog and unlink S&M (disambiguation) too! (it currently links to SM).

More seriously, the article states that it is called the 'S&M' in the books, but is it? I am away from my reference material (would get some funny looks if I kept a shelf-ful of Awdry books by my work PC!!), but clarification would be in order. Regardless, we could utilise 'S&MR' as a (very) safe compromise... --EdJogg 14:14, 13 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Generally, railways seem to be known by whatever is written on the engines. So the London, Midland and Scottish Railway is usually known as the LMS, while the London and North Western Railway is known as the LNER. While it's true that S&M has unsavoury connotations, there are plenty of other terms that have double meanings these days (without going into details, see also "watersports").—Preceding unsigned comment added by HonestTom (talk • contribs) 18:37, 7 May 2007