The "Name the Station" game

[Cowley]

Seaham?

I had to think where that was...
No Dan. Not Seaham.

 

[Cowley]

Clue 3: This station is served exclusively by ex BR DMUs.

 

[DanNCL]

Bedford St Johns?

 

[A Challenge]

Lidlington?

 

[Cowley]

Clue 4: This station is served off peak by roughly an hourly service to Norwich.

 

[martinsh]

North Walsham

 

[A Challenge]

Sheringham

 

[Cowley]

Sheringham

Very good, Sheringham it is and I didn’t even get to clue 5...

 

[A Challenge]

Hadn't expected that

1. This station is not served by ScotRail or a sleeper service

 

[DanNCL]

Birmingham New Street?

 

[martinsh]

Matlock

 

[A Challenge]

1. This station is not served by ScotRail or a sleeper service
2. Stock that runs services to London is 125mph capable

 

[DanNCL]

Penrith

 

[A Challenge]

1. This station is not served by ScotRail or a sleeper service
2. Stock that runs services to London is 125mph capable
3. This station is served by TransPennine Express services (not to London though of course)

 

[DanNCL]

Northallerton

 

[martinsh]

Lancaster

 

[sonic2009]

Lockerbie?

 

[A Challenge]

1. This station is not served by ScotRail or a sleeper service
2. Stock that runs services to London is 125mph capable
3. This station is served by TransPennine Express services (not to London though of course)
4. This station's services to London all go to London Euston

 

[A Challenge]

Lockerbie is correct, didn't need the fourth clue even.

 

[sonic2009]

1. You can travel direct to two different London Termini from this station.

 

[DanNCL]

Leeds

 

[A Challenge]

Bedford?

Is Leeds two London termini?

 

[Cowley]

Exeter st David’s

 

[DanNCL]

Is Leeds two London termini?

EMT operates a handful of services to St Pancras from Leeds, in addition to the VTEC services to Kings Cross

 

[A Challenge]

I forgot about the EMT services!

 

[sonic2009]

2. The Parent Company of the TOC that runs 1 of the services to London also runs another TOC that calls at this station

 

[A Challenge]

Bristol Temple Meads?

 

[DanNCL]

York?

 

[sonic2009]

3. This station has reopened within the last 23 years

 

[DanNCL]

Smethwick Galton Bridge?