The "Name the Station" game

[Eagle]

Corby is single platform, and falls foul of service to two airports - I don't even think it has service to one.

It has one a day to and from East Midlands Parkway (ex/ad Derby). However there are no direct services to Luton Airport Parkway.

 

[Trainfan344]

It has one a day to and from East Midlands Parkway (ex/ad Derby). However there are no direct services to Luton Airport Parkway.

Fair enough. Martinish's go...

 

[martinsh]

This station has 2 platforms

 

[clagmonster]

Ellesmere Port?

 

[Eagle]

Canley.

 

[gnolife]

Twerp?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 2 : This station is AC electrified

 

[gnolife]

Heald Green?

 

[Eagle]

Tile Hill

 

[clagmonster]

Handforth?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 3 : all trains that stop at this station are EMUs run by one TOC, but diesel trains of more than one TOC pass through non stop

 

[clagmonster]

Shieldmuir?

 

[gnolife]

Dudley Port

 

[martinsh]

Clue 4 : although never closing, in the 1960s/70s this station (and whole line) only had a few rush hour services. A greatly expanded service started in th late 1970s and now there are several trains per hour

 

[Eagle]

Ashburys?

 

[martinsh]

Ashburys?

You're getting further away !

Clue 5 : the next station north of this one was built new in the late 1970s and the next one north of that was reopened at the same time

 

[gnolife]

Ashburys?

Diesels to New Mills stop there.

I've not got any ideas for this now, sorry

 

[Eagle]

Kings Norton.

 

[martinsh]

Kings Norton.

Kings Norton is the closest so far but isn't correct (doesn't meet clue 5).

I'm offline line now until tomorrow - will give the answer then

 

[Eagle]

Annoying thing is, I know what it is now.

 

[Temple Meads]

Selly Oak?

 

[Buttsy]

Bourneville, just in case it isn't Selly Oak

 

[martinsh]

Selly Oak?

Selly Oak is correct

 

[telstarbox]

I'm going to dive in:

Clue 1 - This station is served by more TOCs than the number of platforms it has

 

[gnolife]

Dore and Totley

 

[Robinson]

Stoke-on-Trent.

 

[telstarbox]

Clue 2 - This station is near a motorway.

 

[Robinson]

Cosham.

 

[clagmonster]

Penrith?

 

[Trainfan344]

Penrith?

Penrith falls fowl of Clue 1, three platforms, two TOC's