The "Name the Station" game

[Eagle]

Stonehouse?

Which larger town is that a railhead for?

 

[clagmonster]

It was a one in three punt.

 

[Robinson]

Kemble!

 

[Eagle]

Kemble!

Correct! (The larger town being Cirencester, of course.)

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is within 20 miles of the sea.

 

[Buttsy]

Thorpe Bay

 

[clagmonster]

Skegness?

 

[Eagle]

Gilfach Fargoed

 

[gnolife]

Meols?
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Thorpe Bay

You stole MY answer

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station is booked to be served by 1 type of traction only.

 

[Buttsy]

Plockton

 

[clagmonster]

Bempton?

 

[Eagle]

Lymington Town

 

[gnolife]

Shoeburyness

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station is served predominantly by rolling stock built in the British Isles, although foreign-built units may occasionally visit.

 

[gnolife]

Hang on. Define Type of Traction please - do you mean class or DMU, AC EMU etc?

 

[Eagle]

Newcraighall

 

[Robinson]

Hang on. Define Type of Traction please - do you mean class or DMU, AC EMU etc?

Your options for types of traction are diesel, AC electric or DC electric. Rolling stock may be multiple units or loco-hauled (I did not specify).

 

[clagmonster]

Hull Paragon?

 

[Eagle]

deleted

 

[Buttsy]

Nairn

 

[gnolife]

Barrow Haven?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: This station primarily serves as an interchange to another form of scheduled passenger transport.

 

[gnolife]

Barton-on-Humber? (for buses over to Hull)

 

[Buttsy]

Squires Gate

 

[Eagle]

Lymington Pier.

 

[Robinson]

Lymington Pier.

Served by diesel traction Monday-Friday and a 450 at weekends
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Clue 5: This station is in one of Ivo's local areas (Bath/Bristol or Southend for the avoidance of doubt).

 

[Eagle]

Southend Airport. (360s being the foreign units.)

 

[Robinson]

Southend Airport. (360s being the foreign units.)

We have a winner

 

[Eagle]

Open floor, I do have work you know... :P