The History Of Waterloo Station

[AndiFlatland]

Waterloo Station has 24 platforms.

When it was first built in 1849, it only had 6 platforms.

So it was called Quarterloo.

But even before that, there was no station and no platforms, and there were just lots of blokes carrying people's luggage to the nearest horse and cart.

So it was called Porterloo.

And even before that, when there was nothing there, it was called Noughterloo.

The Romans once had an abbatoir on the site.

That was called Slaughterloo.

During the black death, there was a mass burial site.

It was called Mortaloo.

Nobody knows quite why it eventually ended up as Waterloo, but it's believed to be because originally there were no public toilets, and so everybody *** into the Thames.

The station manager purchased some temporary self-assembly toilets, and wanted to call it Boughtaloo. But they were demolished by an exceptionally strong wind, and the name Waterloo was revived, and so it has remained ever since.

Source: Wikiloonia.

[tonyav]

What about Waterloo sunset though !.
Hope it has nothing to do with mooning ;-)

[Patsy33]

What about that time Lulu donated a Loo?
Lulu's Loo...

[AZardoz]

Darn. I was so hoping there was a Wikiloonia with more insanity.
Cheers.

[nescio]

... and then there was the headline about closure of public conveniences in Toulouse:

Toulouse to lose two loos

[Canary42]

The underground toilet got so hot they callled it the Bakerloo.

[sanmac]

And then there was the French train driver explaining why his train crashed: " Too loose, le track."

[Patsy33]

When they all vanished someone shouted goodbye. So it became known as Toodleloo.

[marval]

Then they built a curry house, and called it vindaloo.