Guess the Station...

[OxtedL]

I have been looking at the thread, and can see no recent references to the last two stations on the leaderboard, so KEEP GOING!

Paul, I have no clue. At all. Pewsey?

 

[paulravuslante]

I have been looking at the thread, and can see no recent references to the last two stations on the leaderboard, so KEEP GOING!

Paul, I have no clue. At all. Pewsey?

Can you confirm it is the Virgin Trains station we are looking for? Rugby?

With the three guesses so far, we've been moving closer to the answer, but there's still a way to go. Another clue is the area this station is in is home to a power station, a sewage treatment works and chemical manufacturing plants.

 

[OxtedL]

Bridgwater? Surrounding area?

We're looking for two stations served by Virgin, yes.

 

[IanPooleTrains]

Carlisle and Preston for the VT stations?

Picture though, dunno, Immingham?

 

[paulravuslante]

Bridgwater? Surrounding area?

We're looking for two stations served by Virgin, yes.

Closest yet but go a bit further north now. Another clue: That building on the platform is a hairdressers.

As for the board, if it ain't Rugby then Stoke-on-Trent?
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Carlisle and Preston for the VT stations?

Picture though, dunno, Immingham?

Immingham is miles away.

 

[OxtedL]

That makes it Avonmouth, or nearby?

Preston is on the leaderboard, well done IPT. Carlisle was already there. One more to go. Also served by ATW.

Can I apologise if anyone had already said that without me noticing, and if anyone has already said the remaining one, likewise...

 

[paulravuslante]

That makes it Avonmouth, or nearby?

Preston is on the leaderboard, well done IPT. Carlisle was already there. One more to go. Also served by ATW.

Can I apologise if anyone had already said that without me noticing, and if anyone has already said the remaining one, likewise...

It is indeed platform 1 at Avonmouth.

As for the board -- Stockport?

 

[OxtedL]

That's a nice shot, I couldn't find any similar ones, so really doubted that!

Sneakily changed there! Neither of the Warrington stations appears to have ever been put up on the thread. Which is extremely odd. Perhaps someone could sneak them in at some point soon?

Stockport has only appeared 3 times.

I will leave the floor until the morning, if someone else desperately wants it before then, then take it.

 

[paulravuslante]

That's a nice shot, I couldn't find any similar ones, so really doubted that!

Sneakily changed there! Neither of the Warrington stations appears to have ever been put up on the thread. Which is extremely odd. Perhaps someone could sneak them in at some point soon?

Stockport has only appeared 3 times.

I will leave the floor until the morning, if someone else desperately wants it before then, then take it.

I promised myself I would say Stockport after Stoke, only to forget.... but thanks for covering both bases. You said it wasn't a Welsh station either I believe, so Chester is next on the list......

Perhaps Warrington could be the new Lowestoft?

 

[OxtedL]

Chester it is. Whatever happens, I'm sure that Lowestoft will have a special place in all our hearts...

So, the full top 25:

Crewe			12
Lowestoft		11
Newport (South Wales)	10
Cardiff Central		9
Carlisle		9
York			9
Bristol Temple Meads	8
Lancaster		8
Chester			8
Preston (Lancs)		7
London Marylebone	7
Ely			7
Leeds			7
Peterborough		6
Didcot Parkway		6
Stafford		6
London Paddington	6
Reading			6
London Waterloo		6
Exeter St David's	6
Doncaster		6
Blackburn		6
Derby			6
Nuneaton		6
Newcastle		6

And some more:

Stations with five occurrences:
Haymarket, Glasgow Central, Perth, Bedford, Wimbledon, Basingstoke, Leicester, Rugby, Norwich, Blackpool North, Sheffield, London Victoria, Grangetown (Cardiff), Coventry, Droitwich Spa, Leamington Spa, Wigan North Western 
Stations with four occurrences:
Stirling, Inverkeithing, Gravesend, Cambridge, Llandudno Junction, Manchester Piccadilly, Stratford-upon-Avon, Eaglescliffe, Morecambe, Shrewsbury, Carmarthen, Grantham, Edinburgh, London St Pancras International, Keighley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Nottingham, Watford Junction, Clacton-on-Sea, Teignmouth, East Croydon

And I bid you good night, on this note:

Hi Hydro,

I'm currently tying up some loose ends on the guess the station thread (as part of the census project thingy), and I've noticed that we never seem to have got to the bottom of the picture you put up in the thread!

Can you shed any light on this?

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=569443

Many thanks,
OxtedL

Lordy, I forgot about that one. I left it hanging after posting it and going to work for a week without the internet. It's Walmer!

So congratulations to Coxster on that!

 

[Crossover]

Wonder if anyone will post a couple of Lowestoft now, just to knock it up a bit

Also thanks to OxtedL and company for taking their time (of which they may have too much :P) to do the census. Oxted - I'll get to you at some point to see if there is anything else to do as I may have a little time to spare and have kept saying I will help

I would love to take the floor (I have tonnes of possibles for this quiz, few now left for Guess the UK Train Class) but given the time and not knowing when I'll be on tomorrow, I will have to pass for now

 

[OxtedL]

A nice ambiguous Welsh one for your delectation...

 

[paulravuslante]

A nice ambiguous Welsh one for your delectation...

I believe it is Cwmbrân.

 

[OxtedL]

It is indeed. The link will appear here later...

AND HERE IT IS: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2403095

 

[paulravuslante]

Where is this?

 

[HST Power]

I swear we had that one before!

Pegswood?

 

[paulravuslante]

I swear we had that one before!

Pegswood?

Pretty sure we haven't. Must be a look-a-likey Pegswood isn't the correct answer.

 

[Class172]

Wetherby? Open floor if so

 

[OxtedL]

That's going to be in Lancashire methinks, so hold tight until MattE2010 arrives!

Cherry Tree?

 

[paulravuslante]

Not Wetherby nor Cherry Tree.

It does look northern doesn't it? That's why I picked this picture as it is rather deceptive. Nobody has been near as yet.

 

[Class172]

Is that a green sign I can see, is it southern or midland area?

 

[paulravuslante]

Is that a green sign I can see, is it southern or midland area?

It's not green, so it's neither Southern nor Midland areas.

 

[clagmonster]

Grindleford?

 

[paulravuslante]

Grindleford?

Nope, just to clarify, it's not in the Northern, Midland nor Southern regions.

 

[gnolife]

Abergele & Pensarn?

 

[Temple Meads]

Sugar Loaf Halt?

 

[paulravuslante]

Abergele & Pensarn?

Now we're in the right country, but it isn't Abergele & Pensarn.
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Sugar Loaf Halt?

Not Sugar Loaf Halt either. These suggestions are far too rural.

 

[OxtedL]

I want to think the colour scheme puts it in some kind of Brunel-ish land, but have no further inpsiration on the matter. So... Cogan?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

That's going to be in Lancashire methinks, so hold tight until MattE2010 arrives!

Cherry Tree?

That was never gonne be round here, not enough chavs, druggies, drunks or lowlifes in it

South Wales at a guess...

Tonypandy?

 

[paulravuslante]

I want to think the colour scheme puts it in some kind of Brunel-ish land, but have no further inpsiration on the matter. So... Cogan?

That's an inspired guess. You're the closest yet. Not Cogan though.
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That was never gonne be round here, not enough chavs, druggies, drunks or lowlifes in it

South Wales at a guess...

Tonypandy?

I think your description of Cherry Tree could apply to Tonypandy too NOt Tonypandy but we are in the right area.