Guess the Station...

[Bedpan]

If its Arbroath, I won't be about this afternoon so the next one will have to be open to the floor.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Found this on flickr which should help clear things up:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sxv74/4587785726/



In the meantime while we wait for TB to confirm I'll repost last night's image.

 

[Track Basher]

Sorry Mothers day lunch.

Mt taylor is correct it is Inverkeithing the footbridge is further down the platform now.

 

[clagmonster]

I'd agree with Inverkeithing for TB's.

For Matt's, it's in third rail land so probably on the Southern (it just doesn't look like Merseyside to me). It also looks to be a reletively small, 2-platformed country station. The platforms also appear to have a decent length to them. Southwick?

 

[Matt Taylor]

Correct!




















It is the former Southern Region, but not Southwick!

 

[clagmonster]

Durrington-on-Sea?
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Open floor in the unlikely event that I'm right.

 

[HST Power]

Durrington-on-Sea?
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Open floor in the unlikely event that I'm right.

I'll take the open floor if he is!

 

[Matt Taylor]

Nope, it isn't Durrington On Sea.

The station is served by three operators.

 

[NXEA!]

Southampton Airport Parkway? Floors open if I'm right.

 

[clagmonster]

Portchester?

Again, floor open.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Still not right.

 

[Ivo]

Cosham

I like how everyone seems to have ignored the "three TOCs" clue

 

[Matt Taylor]

Cosham is correct.

 

[Ivo]

Very few places in the former Southern Region have more than two operators...

Southampton Central (4)
Guildford (4)
Exeter St Davids (not third rail)
Reading
Basingstoke
Brighton
Gatwick Airport
Redhill
Wimbledon
Clapham Junction
London Bridge

...and various stations in the Portsmouth/Fareham/Havant triangle.

Only the last such option seemed viable based on the leafy nature of the area and it having only two platforms, so Cosham seemed to be the natural choice.

A picture - which, as noted previously, shall be one that was taken by another user who has asked me to upload it - shall be up shortly.

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Here we go then. This shot was taken by Neilandrewhall.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Exeter St Davids

 

[Anon Mouse]

Taunton?

bit of a cheeky one this! I like it!

 

[clagmonster]

Ivo, for Matt's, I used the 3 TOCs clue and guessed it would probably be South Central, South Western and Great Western services, so in the Pompey/Soton area, I just didn't know which stations all three actually called at as well as passing through.

As for yours/Neils, there is no third rail which must make the Southern unit a DEMU. It, however, has a headboard meaning it could easily be a red herring. The DMU's number has a P prefix, which I believe makes it a Laira unit. It looks like a fairly substantial station. I think Matt's answer of Exeter SD is very likely, but in order to be different I will go for Newton Abbot pre-rationalisation.

 

[Ivo]

EXD it is. I wouldn't have had that (as Neil found out when testing me a few days ago; that is when I suggested this thread)...

Ivo, for Matt's, I used the 3 TOCs clue and guessed it would probably be South Central, South Western and Great Western services, so in the Pompey/Soton area, I just didn't know which stations all three actually called at as well as passing through.

Fair enough My mistake. Sorry about that!

 

[Matt Taylor]

 

[clagmonster]

I reckon it's the junction for one of the branches. Colchester North.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Norwich?

 

[Ivo]

Braintree

Great to see a 312 pic. My favourite stock growing up, and even today probably third only to HSTs and 121s.

 

[Track Basher]

Braintree

Great to see a 312 pic. My favourite stock growing up, and even today probably third only to HSTs and 121s.

I am with Ivo on this one.

 

[Matt Taylor]

Colchester was the right answer.

 

[clagmonster]

picture

 

[Ivo]

Oh, come on; I was on 211 and 213 yesterday, but not 212! :roll: 323s are rapidly approaching "least favourite stock" status with me...

Having been *everywhere* that is served by LM 323s, I cannot think of anywhere like that I have been during the day, so it must have been one of those I've done at night. Then, allowing for places I know that do not look like that, there are surely only three stations it can be!

First guess: Butlers Lane

 

[Track Basher]

University (Birmingham)

 

[richard1976]

Longbridge

 

[Ivo]

University (Birmingham)

...Or it could be that, because I'm thinking too far down the platform.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Aston?