Loppylugs
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Er....no.
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Cryptic clues = station name
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John Griffiths
Member
Port Sunlight ?
Named after a brand of soap...
Named after a brand of soap...
Loppylugs
Member
No, but a brand of soap/washing powder is involved. (The brand may be a thing of the past however).
John Griffiths
Member
Bold Street ?
DaleCooper
Established Member
Pomona?
Loppylugs
Member
Had to google that.
Had to google that too. Thought it might have an Australian connection.
The station is served by GWR.
DaleCooper
Established Member
Luxulyan?
Loppylugs
Member
Yep. Lux is Latin for light, lux (xul backwards) was a brand of soap powder and any way you look at it gives you Luxulyan. All yours.
DaleCooper
Established Member
Thank you.
Next clue:
This dreadful, truncated limerick describes the station.
In the heart of a Celtic nation
Lies a rural railway station
With very few trains
And subject to rains
It's revealed by anagramatis...
RobertsN
Member
I'll take a guess with Tain. (allways within the last word of every line - except the 4th).
DaleCooper
Established Member
No, it's not Tain.
Perhaps I've made it confusing by giving the clue and several hints at the same time. The following might be clearer.
Clue:
This dreadful, truncated limerick describes the station.
Hints:
In the heart of a Celtic nation
Lies a rural railway station
With very few trains
And subject to rains
It's revealed by anagramatis...
DaleCooper
Established Member
I'm sure you all realise that it is a small station on the Heart of Wales Line but have you tried truncating a limerick?
Loppylugs
Member
It's between Garth and Builth Road guys.
RobertsN
Member
Obviously Cilmeri, but no credit to myself there. If correct, then open floor.
DaleCooper
Established Member
Cilmeri (anagram of "limeric...") is correct. Open floor...
Purple Train
Established Member
This train has been delayed due to an unusually large passenger.
DaleCooper
Established Member
Overton?
Purple Train
Established Member
No.
Loppylugs
Member
The Northern Belly.
DaleCooper
Established Member
That's better than my attempt - Palegrass Green
D6130
Established Member
Mountain Ash?
Loppylugs
Member
It could have been caused by a Broadbottom.
Purple Train
Established Member
Which is the correct answer (inspired by seeing a photograph of a display board at Manchester Piccadilly showing the referenced delay reason).
Your turn.
Loppylugs
Member
Oh, that was done a bit tongue in cheek so to speak! Thank-you.
Bonkers ! Hand ban to mad eco-freak. However, you will have to freak out for yourself to find this mixed up station.
Strat-tastic
Established Member
Oban
DaleCooper
Established Member
Cobham & Stoke D'Abernon?
Loppylugs
Member
Not Oban.
Loppylugs
Member
It is. You sussed the anagram. Over to you.
DaleCooper
Established Member
Thank you.
Next clue:
This station was constructed from rolled steel angle, Y millimetres thick by X metres long.
Purple Train
Established Member
(Well the original clue was firmly tongue-in-cheek!)
All I can think of is Birmingham New Street, but I'm mixing your clue up with the sort given in "Railway General Knowledge" by doing so; I shall carry on thinking...