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The "Name the Station" game
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martinsh
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Uttoxeter
D6130
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Neither of those two.
D6130
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....nor those two.
Clue 3: This station is electrified on the AC overhead system.
Y Ddraig Coch
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Guide Bridge
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Pangbourne?
D6130
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Not one of those either.
Clue 4: Many years ago there was a connection to a now closed line which passed over the main line at right angles a short distance to the South of this station.
Thirsk?
D6130
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Correct! Your turn.
Clue1: The station site is on the opposite side of a main road to the site of the original station
Clue2:Services are provided by 3 TOCs
A small number of ECS trains run by a fourth TOC pass through.Sundays excepted.
Clue3: A neighbouring property has a building which is the biggest
of its type in the UK
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Gloucester?
No
Clue4: The station has direct trains to one London Terminal. Following the station closures/rationalisation/re-routings of the 60's the station gained some trains to another London terminal. These continued for many years following privatisation but have subsequently ceased
martinsh
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Birmingham New Street ?
No
Clue5: The station has two through platforms and no bays (although it used to have an approximately north-facing bay)
Clue6: Services are mainly provided by multiple units, but some locomotives can be seen
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Crianlarich?
No
Clue7:A short distance to the South of this station there is a single track spur to another line (4 tracked at this point) which passes under the station approach viaduct at approximately right angles
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Wakefield Westgate?
Correct!
Your turn
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that was a tricky one...
OK then, here goes...
(1) This station is not in Yorkshire
OK then, here goes...
(1) This station is not in Yorkshire
Y Ddraig Coch
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Manchester Piccadilly?
-Colly405-
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Nope
(2) This station is not electrified
(2) This station is not electrified
Y Ddraig Coch
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Shrewsbury?
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Nope
(3) This station has two platforms
(3) This station has two platforms
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Nope
4 - This station in on the site of an earlier station with a similar, but different, name
4 - This station in on the site of an earlier station with a similar, but different, name