I'm thinking of a station...

[ole man]

Noooo thats what i meant to say Moor Street

 

[dzug2]

Noooo thats what i meant to say Moor Street

Tuff.

Not convinced it's right anyway

 

[martinsh]

Birmingham Moor Street?

Is correct.

3 platforms when opened
2 platforms when moved to through lines
4 platforms when 2 terminal platforms reopened earlier this year
still has one terminal platform oou (with a GWR 28xx on it)

I got the bit about being closed on sundays from Wikipedia - did anyone else know that ?

 

[Schnellzug]

St Denys.

Served by 1tph WAT–POO,

i always find that amusing.

[/juvenile]

 

[dzug2]

Open floor then - I can't think of one quickly

 

[ole man]

Ok i'll pop in

1) I have 3 platforms
2) I am electrified with 25kv
3) Have a Branch Line which is rarely used

 

[martinsh]

Ok i'll pop in

1) I have 3 platforms
2) I am electrified with 25kv
3) Have a Branch Line which is rarely used

Sandbach.

HINT : not a good idea to do stations that are very close to where you live ...

 

[ole man]

Correct, Next time it will harder, was only a quick easy one to carry on the quiz

 

[martinsh]

this electrified terminal station only has one platform. It has 5 departures an hour, all by the same TOC. It was renamed in the 1990s.

 

[ole man]

Redditch?

 

[martinsh]

Redditch?

Redditch has never been renamed, and I don't think it has as many as 5 departures per hour.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Colchester Town (formerly St Boltophs)?

 

[ole man]

Walton-on-the-naze?

 

[Ivo]

Redditch has never been renamed, and I don't think it has as many as 5 departures per hour.

Only two 6tph on the Cross-City, but four terminate at Longbridge.

Colchester Town (formerly St Boltophs)?

Looks good to me :? I didn't realise it was renamed that recently though! I had to look it up hock:

 

[martinsh]

Colchester Town (formerly St Boltophs)?

Is correct - except you can't spell St Botolphs !

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Who cares? :P

Floor open

 

[Ivo]

Me If the floor is open, knock yourselves out with this...

Given it is on a relatively quiet and partially single-track route, this station is surprisingly busy! The town however is a focus for the local area, which would explain this, although it too is quite small. This station has regular services to two major interchanges, one of which is a major destination on the railway network, and several other lesser interchanges. Although this station has no direct link to London, its services directly link to no less than four different routes to the capital, with three of those being in the direction of the major hub. One of the country's smallest classes is the usual traction here.

 

[Eagle]

Wild guess: Maiden Newton?

 

[Ivo]

Nay. 150s aren't exactly rare. A decent guess otherwise though; it does appear to meet the London criteria (Bristol/Bath, Westbury, Yeovil [arguably], Weymouth) - unless north of Bristol is considered anyway...

 

[Eagle]

I thought you meant smallest in terms of physical dimensions (you do get quite a few 153s on the route).

And yeah, technically it links to seven London routes (Dorchester, Yeovil, Westbury, Bath/Bristol, Bristol Parkway, Gloucester/Cheltenham and Worcester).

 

[gg1]

Ludlow?

 

[Ivo]

I'm not yet in the business of recycling my previous stations on this quiz! Sorry, but Ludlow is not right this time.

 

[Class172]

Stourbridge Town?

 

[Ivo]

Sorry I haven't answered yet; been asleep most of the day >.<

Not Stourbridge Town. This station is not in a PTE area and is south of the M62 (which admittedly SBT is).

 

[martinsh]

Newmarket ?

 

[Ivo]

Probably the closest geographically, but still some way off. I will add this station is in a county that shares a border with at least one of Greater London and Surrey.

 

[Class172]

Windsor Riverside (whatever the SWT one is called).

 

[Schnellzug]

that place in Essex.
Upminster? Southminster? Something like that, isn't it.

 

[dzug2]

Sheerness?

 

[gg1]

Rye ?