The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Clue 4: This station is situated between 2 Y-shaped junctions, both of which face away from this station in such a way that it forms one edge of a triangular route layout. One of the other edges of this layout regularly has passenger trains running along it in revenue service; the other only handles ECS movements and passenger trains diverted in the event of disruption elsewhere.

 

[gnolife]

Clue 4: This station is situated between 2 Y-shaped junctions, both of which face away from this station in such a way that it forms one edge of a triangular route layout. One of the other edges of this layout regularly has passenger trains running along it in revenue service; the other only handles ECS movements and passenger trains diverted in the event of disruption elsewhere.

So in other words, it's a triangle junction with platforms on one side of the triangle?

 

[Robinson]

So in other words, it's a triangle junction with platforms on one side of the triangle?

Yes. Although I'm not revealing how close to the platforms the Y-shaped junctions are - just that they're between this station and the next in both directions

Apologies if I've made it sound unnecessarily complicated...

 

[gnolife]

Hmmm... I really could do with knowing more about diversionary routes before tackling this one. Loughborough Junction?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: The normal Monday-Saturday off peak routes which serve this station, between them, connect it to fewer stations in total than the route which runs on Monday-Saturday evenings, despite the station receiving fewer trains per hour at such times. Peak-time/early morning services which do not follow the normal routes can be disregarded. On Sundays one route operates, serving fewer stations in total again.

 

[martinsh]

Ashton ?

 

[Robinson]

Is still not right...

There was a trick to clue 1 - I specifically said "on a Sunday" for the Helensburgh-Edinburgh route

The answer was Jordanhill.

Open floor.
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Clue 1: This station is south of Carlisle.

 

[gnolife]

Maesteg (Ewenny Road)

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station is AC electrified.
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Merry Christmas, by the way

 

[gnolife]

Patricroft.

Merry Christmas to you as well

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station has more words in its name than it has platforms.

 

[gnolife]

Newton-le-Willows

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: To get to Derby Road station you need to change at least twice.

 

[martinsh]

St Albans Abbey

 

[gnolife]

Steeton and Silsden

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: This station's three-letter code corresponds to the first letters of each of the 3 words in its name. Precisely one of these words begins with a letter found in the word "twerp".

 

[gnolife]

Thorpe-le-Soken?

 

[Robinson]

Thorpe-le-Soken (Twerp North) is correct

 

[gnolife]

Thorpe-le-Soken (Twerp North) is correct

I think I went the wrong way about getting that one - I posted my answer then realised that I didn't actually know what the code for it was.


1) This station is in England

 

[Robinson]

Twerp?

 

[gnolife]

Twerp?

Nice try...


2) This station is served by exactly one TOC

 

[Robinson]

Cramlington?

 

[gnolife]

3) This station is managed by Northern.

 

[Robinson]

Styal?

 

[gnolife]

4) This station is in a PTE area.

 

[Robinson]

Guiseley?

 

[gnolife]

5) The answer is clearly visible.

Apologies to anyone who is blind who might be intending to play the game

 

[Robinson]

Bryn? (I really need to keep pace with the progress of these electrification schemes...)

 

[gnolife]

Bryn? (I really need to keep pace with the progress of these electrification schemes...)

Where does electrification enter into it? Unless Ive made a massive slip up, none of this set of clues mention electrifocation

Bryn is correct

 

[Robinson]

Champagne and Christmas pudding has clearly affected my memory somewhat...

Clue 1: This station has never been managed by a TOC owned by National Express.