The "Name the Station" game

[Buttsy]

Is the correct answer. Has the lesser used platform been demolished then? Note I did not state that both the platforms were in regular use.

Picture of Georgemas from wiki:

 

[martinsh]

Assume I "won" that round ??

Clue 1 : this station has 2 platforms


Would be interested to know when 2nd platform at Gerogemas Jnc was demolished

 

[Buttsy]

Assume I "won" that round ??

Clue 1 : this station has 2 platforms

Are you sure????

Appleford

 

[martinsh]

Clue 2 : this station is not electrified and is served by only 1 TOC
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Are you sure????

YEs - I got off there a few days ago !

 

[gnolife]

Romiley

 

[Buttsy]

Heyford

 

[dzug2]

Charlbury

 

[martinsh]

Clue 3 : the 2 platforms at this station are in the form of an island

 

[Buttsy]

Ardlui

 

[gnolife]

Bordesley

 

[martinsh]

Clue 4 : pre-grouping this station was run by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

 

[Buttsy]

Ince.

 

[martinsh]

Clue 5 : the town served by this station was (until the 1970s) the headquarters of one of the largest independent bus operators in the country. [ though their garage was on completely the opposite side of town ]
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Ardlui

You think it likely I got off there a few days ago ?!hock:

 

[southern442]

Sunderland
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Sunderland

Whoops, sorry can't be Sunderland as it is electrified

 

[Welshman]

Ashton-under-Lyne?

An original L&Y station with an island platform, served only by Northern TOC. No idea what the original independent bus company was - "Ashton, Stalybridge & Dukinfield" Co????

 

[martinsh]

Sunderland

Whoops, sorry can't be Sunderland as it is electrified

You've got it - fails clues 2,4 & 5 !

Clue 6 : (yes I know there are noly supposed to be 5 clues !) the station shares it's name with a former England cricket captain

 

[Welshman]

Atherton?

 

[martinsh]

Atherton is correct - but I don't think you get any points for taking 6 guesses !

The independent bus company was Lancashire United, taken over by Greater Manchester Transport in 1976

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancashire_United_Transport

 

[Welshman]

Atherton is correct - but I don't think you get any points for taking 6 guesses !

I wouldn't have got it at all if it hadn't been for your generous sixth clue!


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Clue 1
This station is now much-reduced to one platform.

 

[southern442]

Epsom downs

 

[Welshman]

Clue 2

This station is served by one TOC and by dmus

 

[dzug2]

Bedford St Johns

 

[Welshman]

Clue 3

This station was one of three in the town originally.
Now only this one survives.

 

[martinsh]

Bishop Auckland ?

 

[Welshman]

Clue 4

This station used to have the suffix "Junction"

 

[Buttsy]

Bishop Auckland ?

I don't think Bishop's had more than one station...
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Long Eaton?

 

[Welshman]

Clue 5

This station is on a Community Rail Partnership line.

 

[Buttsy]

Rainford?

 

[martinsh]

Barnstaple ?

 

[Welshman]

martinsh is correct with Barnstaple.

Congratulations to him, and commiserations to Southern442, dzug2 & Buttsy.