I'm thinking of a station...

[martinsh]

Why are yours always so hard.

Because they're nowhere near Droitwich !

OK. A clue. The station has an hourly service in each direction - usually pacers or class 150s

 

[gnolife]

Dore and Totley?

 

[Class172]

Because they're nowhere near Droitwich !

OK. A clue. The station has an hourly service in each direction - usually pacers or class 150s

Because they're generally up north, where I have very little knowledge. ;£

 

[martinsh]

Dore and Totley?

Not Dore and Totley, and not "up north"

Funnily enough, I was thinking of D & T to be my next station to guess ...

 

[Ivo]

I was going to say Newton St Cyres, near Exeter, but most trains don't stop there. Is this close at all?

 

[martinsh]

I was going to say Newton St Cyres, near Exeter, but most trains don't stop there. Is this close at all?

Geographically a bit closer than Dore and Totley, but it doesn't fit the junction bit at all.

Just to reiterate, just beyond the station there is a 4 way junction where trains can either continue straight on (as all normal passenger ones do), turn right (freight only branch - maybe OOU), or reverse back left (passenger diversions).

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Coatbridge Central

 

[Ivo]

When did Pacers go to Coatbridge? :?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

When did Pacers go to Coatbridge? :?

Didn't see that bit - CBC was the only station that instantly came to mind that was like that - it sits on a junction to all four compass points, but passenger trains only run North-South (and vice versa).

 

[gnolife]

Gainsborough Lea Road?

 

[martinsh]

Not Coatbridge Central, not Gainsborough Lea Road. [ I've already said it isn't "up north" ! ]

Gainsborough not a bad guess, but the line is SINGLE TRACK and the junction is IMMEDIATELY next to the station.

Next Clue. This station, and whole line, closed to passengers in 1970, and reopened in the early 1990s.

 

[ole man]

Rugeley?
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Ockendon?

 

[martinsh]

not Rugeley. not Ockenden.

No pacers at either place for a start - isn't Ockenden electrified ?

 

[Ivo]

As with virtually every other station in Essex (Chappel & Wakes Colne and Bures being the only exceptions, and then only by 300 metres in the latter example), Ockendon is electrified.

The details suggest a station not too far from here, possibly in South Wales? But I really can't think of there it could be...

 

[martinsh]

Here's a diagram I drew of the track layout there - hopefully that might make it a bit clearer. A - C is the passenger line

 

[ole man]

Castleford?

 

[martinsh]

Castleford?

It's not "up north" - for the third time !

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[Ivo]

It may not be up north but I'm struggling to think of places it could be down south!

It is either FGW or ATW, and no further west than Exeter, but that isn't saying much... :roll:

It's that diversion thing that's annoying me. I'm now wondering if it's near Rhymney?

 

[Temple Meads]

Tondu?

 

[Class172]

Abercynon?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Tondu?

No! I was going to say that!

 

[martinsh]

Tondu?

Is correct !

(Thank goodness for that)

 

[Temple Meads]

Wow!

1)It's on the GWR.
2)It has 2 platforms.
3)The station buildings are no longer in use.

 

[Class172]

That could be an awful lot of places. I'll try Kemble.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Wow!

1)It's on the GWR.
2)It has 2 platforms.
3)The station buildings are no longer in use.

Lostwithiel had new buildings built that were never used...

Could be several places...

 

[Temple Meads]

Neither are correct, I'll give some juicy clues on this I think, as it will probably be very hard.

First clue is HST's do not stop there.

 

[Ivo]

We will need more clues because there are still multiple examples!

I'm going to say Avonmouth, but I can't remember if it actually has proper buildings anywhere or just a massive shelter...

 

[Temple Meads]

We will need more clues because there are still multiple examples!

I'm going to say Avonmouth, but I can't remember if it actually has proper buildings anywhere or just a massive shelter...

It's not Avonmouth, but it is on a branch line...

 

[Ivo]

Does Yeovil Pen Mill have buildings?

 

[Temple Meads]

Does Yeovil Pen Mill have buildings?

I don't know, but it isn't Yeovil Pen Mill.

Another clue: it does have 2 platforms but only 1 is in use.