I could use 'for' or 'to' in those two, but I certainly would not use 'towards'.If I talk about the actual form of transport, then I would use "to":
Is this the train to Nottingham?
Is this flight going to Chicago?
I could use 'for' or 'to' in those two
Yes, for all practical purposes.Then do you see the train to Nottingham, for example, as exactly the same as the train for Nottingham?
Having already said that, for all practical purposes, they are exactly the same, yes.I've heard that 'the train to X' has a stronger implication of directness to the destination.
Would you disagree?
I've heard that 'the train to X' has a stronger implication of directness to the destination.
Would you disagree?
Really!? Hmm...'Direct to...' is familiar to me, but personally, I haven't seen 'direct for...'
And nobody said that 'movement for' was correct. We were speaking of the train for Nottingham, i.e. the train which was going go to (not 'for') Nottingham.
It means that the place named after 'for' is one of the stations at which the train will be stopping.So 'for' in 'the train for [place]' doesn't indicate the destination, the direction of the train's movement? If not, what does it mean?