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The fastest Liverpool-Manchester journey is the 03:38 Northern which calls at Piccadilly and Airport only, taking 44 minutes to Piccadilly
The fastest regular journey is indeed the one that calls at Wavertree TP, St Helens, Newton, Oxford Road, Piccadilly and Airport, taking 48 mins to Piccadilly
 
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This station was once the third largest in the country ... but, due to Dr. Beeching, now has just a single platform and a bus shelter. You can get from here to New York with just one change and without ever going outside.

Back later.
 
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third largest in which country, we don't know if you're English, Scottish, or Welsh, or if you're referring to the UK as a whole

ill take a guess at Kendal though
 
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Arr Haa! You are prempting a future clue.
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third largest in which country, we don't know if you're English, Scottish, or Welsh, or if you're referring to the UK as a whole

ill take a guess at Kendal though
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I'm not sure the origins of my parentage are entirely relevant to the question in hand, however ... the country in question is Wales.
 
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Not Barry Island.
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Oxted - Not Lowestoft either!!
 
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Aber has a booking office and buffet to this day.
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Clue then - I was originally named after a town that is 16 miles away by road.
 
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Oxted has it.

Morfa Mawddach was originally Barmouth Junction and, in terms of number of platforms, was the third largest in Wales with five, after Cardiff Central and Swansea High Street. Barmouth itself is a mile and a half by train and about sixteen by road. Now all that is left is one platform where the up Machynlleth platform used to be. The two of the other four platforms are still there in the undergrowth, with the bay platform forming part of the car park. Direct trains to Birmingham International mean you can go to New York (or indeed Dubai) with just one change and without getting wet in the rain.
 
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2 weeks have past so I think it's time we breathed some life into this thread.

I have I direct service to London, yet I serve a village; I am not in 3rd rail land
 
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Now severely rationalised, I used to be an important interchange between the L&Y and LNWR. I even had a billiards room.
 
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Although Victoria was the L&Y Station and Exchange the LNWR, but they did share a platform, and I think some LNWR services ran though
 
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