The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station does not have automatic ticket barriers.

 

[clagmonster]

Polesworth?

 

[sonic2009]

Southend Airport

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[Robinson]

Clue 4: Despite clue 2, no services which call at this station are worked by EMUs.

 

[sonic2009]

Manors

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[Ivo]

Let's try this one again: Chester-le-Street.

Derby Road?

This is a joke, right? That has to be the most hapless concession of points in the game's history...

 

[martinsh]

Newcraighall

 

[clagmonster]

Cramlington?

Ivo, TrainBoy98 has had a previous point deduction for a similar response. However, in this case, as Robinson's clue states either, and Derby Road has both, technically does it not fit?

 

[Ivo]

Cramlington?

Ivo, TrainBoy98 has had a previous point deduction for a similar response. However, in this case, as Robinson's clue states either, and Derby Road has both, technically does it not fit?

To me it reads as saying it has neither.

 

[clagmonster]

I think that is Robinson's intended meaning yes.

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: This station handles direct services to 2 capital cities in the British Isles, with the other 1 change away (with a choice of interchange stations).

 

[clagmonster]

Durham?

 

[Ivo]

This is a bit of a gamble because I don't know whether HC ever stop there, but Acton Main Line?

 

[Robinson]

This is a bit of a gamble because I don't know whether HC ever stop there, but Acton Main Line?

HC only call there when there's problems on the Greenford line I think.

Still not the right answer though. The station I was thinking of was York.

Open floor.

 

[sonic2009]

I'll take the open floor


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[Ivo]

I shan't be taking the floor, but I will say that AML was daft anyway. When did trains from there ever reach Cardiff or Edinburgh?

Bit late Sonic (just as well because it would have been a penalty - AC electrified).

 

[Robinson]

EDIT: Already been mentioned.

 

[sonic2009]

Clue 1 : My station shares a similar name to another station which is in a very famous district of which a certain Poet was born.

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[Johnuk123]

Bradford on Avon

 

[sonic2009]

Incorrect.

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[sonic2009]

Clue 2 : This station has two train classes that call

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[Welshman]

Stratford?

 

[sonic2009]

Clue 3 : The station has direct services to London

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[clagmonster]

Kemble, which is similarly named to Kendal, in the Meres, Waters and Lake District in which Wordworth was born.
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Thinking about it, I'd better pray that only one class of unit that isn't a HST is booked to call, else I am in for a points penalty. There must be fairly short odds on 153s or 158s being booked to call.

 

[sonic2009]

Kemble is incorect.

Clue 4 : My station is near a major airport on the WCML

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[Robinson]

Hmmm. At the risk of pushing the definition of a "major" airport to extremes, let us try Preston (Lancs), which is fairly close to Blackpool Airport and is similarly named to Prestwick (presumably Prestwick Town station?) in Ayrshire, home county of Robert Burns.

Tenacious links, I know - but I can't think of anything better.

 

[sonic2009]

Clue 5 : After the Airport station, it is the station Im talking about, and then Berkswell.

In the London Direction

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[Robinson]

Can only be Hampton-in-Arden, surely...

 

[sonic2009]

Correct



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[dzug2]

Isn't clue 1 back to front in that case? The way it's written Hampton in Arden is the other station, not the required answer.