Cryptic clues = station name

[DasLunatic]

Cadoxton was on the right track with the Prime Meridian. A look at the Allocations thread may help you here...

 

[DaleCooper]

Newhaven Marine is close to the prime meridian (approx. 3' E) and the edge (coast).

 

[DasLunatic]

The station I'm thinking of is about 150m away from the Meridian.

 

[DaleCooper]

(55003) Meldreth ?

 

[Seacook]

Cleethorpes is on the prime meridian.

 

[SEClass375]

is it not East Grinstead?

 

[DasLunatic]

Cleethorpes is on the prime meridian.

Cleethorpes doesn't see a Fibonacci-class train, though.

East Grinstead is too far away - that is about 1.25km.

 

[DaleCooper]

I take it Meldreth wasn't even worthy of a comment.

 

[DasLunatic]

377s only started serving this station very recently - Southeastern didn't have them until about a month ago...

 

[SEClass375]

Another punt, Shortlands

 

[DasLunatic]

Another punt, Shortlands

At last - a winner!

Shortlands is very near the Prime Meridian and sees 377s. Your platform

 

[SEClass375]

Next Clue: The art of meat.

 

[Zamracene749]

Etchingham?

 

[SEClass375]

... is the correct answer. Your floor.

 

[Zamracene749]

Cheers- open floor cos i'm busy

 

[DaleCooper]

Another one from me:

Venue for loud music on a theme by Handel.

 

[Calthrop]

Greenhithe for Bluewater?

 

[DaleCooper]

Greenhithe for Bluewater?

No, it's not that.

 

[Seacook]

Another one from me:

Venue for loud music on a theme by Handel.

How about Fairwater?

 

[DaleCooper]

How about Fairwater?

That'll do nicely, your turn...

(P.S. I was rather pleased with that one)

 

[Calthrop]

How about Fairwater?

That'll do nicely, your turn...

(P.S. I was rather pleased with that one)

Never heard of the place before today -- was scouring through the timetable index for "... water" station names, but totally overlooked Fairwater. Sometimes I'm dimmer than the average bear...

 

[Seacook]

That'll do nicely, your turn...

(P.S. I was rather pleased with that one)

I was impressed too.

Now try this one:

Cat left in Morning has Broken

 

[Calthrop]

Cat left in Morning has Broken

Leominster?

 

[DaleCooper]

I know it's not but I wish it was Stevenston...or is it?

 

[Seacook]

Neither Leomiinster nor Stevenston is the one I have in mind. It's a teaser (but not a firecat).

 

[Calthrop]

Shortly after submitting the L-place, I thought of Stevenston -- but, we learn, neither. I'm at a loss...

 

[Karl]

Felixstowe?

 

[Seacook]

Felixstowe?

Not Felixstowe.


Hint: no feline species or genus is involved.

 

[Calthrop]

Not Felixstowe.

Hint: no feline species or genus is involved.

And it can't be the singing geezer -- as it's not Stevenston, and Islampur station is not in the UK. Time for utter desperation: I'm going to try, Boat of Garten (on the Strathspey Railway). Boat -- Cat(amaran). Letters "ofgar", plus l (left): broken (anagrammatised) to make "golf" and "RA". The village of Boat of Garten has a golf course; and the beautiful scenery thereabouts, is liable to attract landscape painters from the Royal Academy. And "ten" -- ten o'clock in the Morning.

 

[Seacook]

And it can't be the singing geezer -- as it's not Stevenston, and Islampur station is not in the UK. Time for utter desperation: I'm going to try, Boat of Garten (on the Strathspey Railway). Boat -- Cat(amaran). Letters "ofgar", plus l (left): broken (anagrammatised) to make "golf" and "RA". The village of Boat of Garten has a golf course; and the beautiful scenery thereabouts, is liable to attract landscape painters from the Royal Academy. And "ten" -- ten o'clock in the Morning.

Wow! The effort involved is impressive - futile, but impressive; the station you are looking for is not Boat of Garten.

I do not generally consider indirect anagrams (where you first have to find the words to be anagrammed) make for sound clues. You can rule out anagrams formed from Yusuf or Islam.