I'm thinking of a station...

[Xenophon PCDGS]

My last go...for the time being, at least.

GAINSBOROUGH CENTRAL.

Gainsborough worked in Southwark at one time when he was a young painter.

 

[Ivo]

This matches the Southwark clue better, but does not match the first clue. Gainsborough is far from the largest urban area in the UK to not have a city...

The required station is in England, but is north of Gainsborough. And not just by the odd mile either.

 

[Class172]

Is it up near Middlesborough?

 

[Ivo]

It is!

But what is the name of the station in question?

Note to self: Slow down. Will hit 100 posts in 24 hours at this rate :?

 

[Class172]

Stab in the dark, Thornaby?

 

[Ivo]

Not Thornaby. If it helps, go on Wikipedia and look up the Tees Valley Metro; specifically, look at its map. The station I require should be obvious!

 

[Class172]

South Bank?

 

[Ivo]

South Bank would be correct!

 

[Class172]

Lets see, I'm going to have to make this one harder than my previous station.

I am normally served by 2 TOCs, but on very rare occasions I am served by a 3rd TOC. This 'mysterious' TOC doesn't have any timetabled stops here but it does call if it ever comes via me.

 

[Ivo]

That could surely be more than one station! For all I know, you could mean Bath Spa - i.e. my new local station - and that XC are the mystery operator, when in fact they do stop here once a day anyway...

 

[Class172]

Bath Spa

Wrong station

XC are the mystery operator

But you got the mystery operator, this should make it quite a bit easier

 

[OxtedL]

This could be Worcester Shrub Hill, perhaps.

 

[Class172]

This could be Worcester Shrub Hill, perhaps.

Darn, I thought it would last longer than that, my next clue was going to be that the XC also very rarely call at a nearby station (ie Droitwich Spa).

Well done

 

[OxtedL]

This puts me in an awkward position, I don't think I can get away with East Grinstead again. Or South Croydon...

Hmmm....
I am in a less than desirable area, since traffic dried up. I have far less usage than my fellow station. However, all trains passing through (2 each way an hour) stop at me, and I mark the entrance to double track.

Oh yeah, semaphore signals, coast.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This puts me in an awkward position, I don't think I can get away with East Grinstead again. Or South Croydon...

Hmmm....
I am in a less than desirable area, since traffic dried up. I have far less usage than my fellow station. However, all trains passing through (2 each way an hour) stop at me, and I mark the entrance to double track.

Oh yeah, semaphore signals, coast.

Fareham?

 

[OxtedL]

Doesn't have a fellow station. ie Croydon style "fellows" (it isn't Croydon)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Helensburgh Upper......far smaller than its sister station Helensburgh Central

 

[OxtedL]

But alas! Not close enough to the coast

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newhaven Harbour....and Newhaven Town

 

[OxtedL]

Yup! Really close to a sewage works if I recall.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Right, let us start a new one.

This is NORTH of Hadrians Wall, has only 1 platform and had a water tank.

Off you go.....

P.S. I will be off-line until later on Sunday

 

[HST Power]

I was going to say Hexham, but it can't be as it's got two platforms.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Alas, no. My station only has one platform

If it is of any help, NORTH can mean ANYWHERE northwards....

 

[blackettstreet]

alloa? (random guess)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sorry, not so.

Clue...but you were in the right country.

 

[blackettstreet]

(Scotland IS north of Hadrians Wall)

really? never!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

really? never!

I was just trying to be helpful:roll:


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I was just trying to be helpful....I might have been quoted a few Northumberland station

Never mind the sarcasm....come and have a go

If you are from Gateshead, you will be playing Stockport County next season

 

[blackettstreet]

If you are from Gateshead, you will be playing Stockport County next season

for football allegiance, look left

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

for football allegiance, look left

This is now becoming off-thread, so I will re-issue the UPDATED clues:-

1) This station is in Scotland
2) It has only one platform
3) It had a water tank

 

[Welshman]

Dunbar?