Cryptic clues = station name

[A Challenge]

Random guess at Fleet?

 

[DanTrain]

Nope, not Fleet.

 

[neilmc]

Weston-Super-Mare?

 

[DanTrain]

No, not there.

Hint: There’s an anagram in the clue

 

[Calthrop]

West Runton?

 

[DanTrain]

That’s it, the anagram of ‘turn to news’ and an Atlantic (west) weakling (runt), and of course ‘on’ it.

Your go

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks !

Former junction, frequented by low-dwelling birds of prey?

 

[DanTrain]

Harrington?

Harriers are low dwelling birds of prey, and it used to be a junction

 

[Calthrop]

Harrington?

Harriers are low dwelling birds of prey, and it used to be a junction

Not Harrington. Think "wordplay" rather than impressive ornithological knowledge...

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Eaglescliffe?

 

[Calthrop]

Eaglescliffe?

You're on the totally right track species-wise; but not Eaglescliffe.

 

[A Challenge]

Gleneagles as a glen is low?

 

[Calthrop]

Gleneagles as a glen is low?

Absolutely right. Your eyrie, sir.

 

[A Challenge]

OPEN FLOOR

 

[neilmc]

Right on for Sellafield traffic?

 

[DanTrain]

St Bees?

 

[neilmc]

Nope. The answer is actually a station on the EAST coast and nothing really to do with Sellafield and its well-known traffic except it's play on words.

 

[Calthrop]

Billingham?? ("Billing 'em" -- i.e. the purchasers of the field, for the money due...)

 

[neilmc]

Nope, not Billingham, wrong estuary. Homophone regarding Sellafield's traffic which is, of course ...

C

 

[johnnychips]

New Clee - nuclear without the 'r'?

 

[neilmc]

Well done Johnny, New Clee it is! Your turn!

 

[johnnychips]

P is for pig.

 

[Calthrop]

Swineshead?

 

[johnnychips]

Is correct!

'Head' = first letter, swine = pig.

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks. My go, I take it...

Driver's (English) back-up chap on SNCF steam loco -- urban one, not his country cousin?

 

[DanTrain]

Ashford International?

 

[Calthrop]

Ashford International?

No; but very broadly indeed, you're in the right part of England.

 

[A Challenge]

Judging by the last guess and the second half of the clue Ashford (AFS)

 

[Calthrop]

Judging by the last guess and the second half of the clue Ashford (AFS)

No: Ashford isn't involved. The station concerned is within 50 (indeed, 40) miles of London; but north of the Thames.

 

[Calthrop]

Hint: the "answer" station's name has four syllables: for the purposes of the clue, the first two are in English; the second two in French.