Letter by Letter...

[Springs Branch]

Castle Bar Park ??

 

[backontrack]

Correct!

Your floor.

 

[Springs Branch]

I don't have one to hand, so Open Floor.

 

[DasLunatic]

I'll happily oblige.

My first is in Datchet, not in Arram
My second is in Paris, where I'll be found
My third is in Norwood, also in Junction,
My fourth isn't an express, nor is it local or stopping
My fifth is blue. Why? It's not a glen
So...
My last is in Exeter, where I've been cloned.

Hint: This station isn't on the National Rail network
Puzzle invalid - must be in the UK
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My first is in white, yet not in height
My second is an express, not stopping at all
My third is in Wivenhoe, more than once, too
My fourth is in Poplar and Elm, but not Oak
My fifth isn't in Norwood, nor in Clapham or Watford
My last is in yellow, but not red or black.

Have fun

 

[backontrack]

Thanks DasLunatic - please don't be discouraged from posting on the quiz.

Weeley?

(Also, nice clue for 5 - generally I do those when I need a rhyme and there are no other options. If I'm right, then does the proximity to Wivenhoe count as a clue?)

 

[DasLunatic]

Weeley?

Correct - your floor.

 

[backontrack]

My first is in Sleaford, though not in Spalding
My second’s got hair, it’s also in balding
My third’s in Llandecwyn, not Tonfanau
My fourth, though not in ein or zwei, is in drei,
My fifth is in envelope, parcel, not post,
My sixth’s not in cliff, promontory, or coast,
My seventh’s in potassium, sulphur and salt,
My eighth’s not in request, nor interchange, nor halt,
My ninth’s in the journey and the destination,
My tenth’s in wend and way but not in station,
My last's not in premolar, molar or mouth,
My whole maybe on a future mainline south?

Easily cut + pasted from a library of riddles I'm building up. Using Project Mapping's Zoomable Map, I pick an inconspicuous station at random, unless I already have some ideas. Finally, I try to come up with a theme, although not all riddles, such as this one, have one.

 

[Springs Branch]

Bit confused by the last letter, but is it .....

Riddlesdown ?

 

[backontrack]

Riddlesdown is correct, yes. That's what happen's when you don't check these properly.

That last line, of course, referred to the possible BML2 via Hayes, Sanderstead, Oxted and Uckfield.

Anyway, your floor.

 

[Springs Branch]

My first is in Brough and Burscough Bridge,
My second in Taplow and also Blackridge.
My third is in Saltaire and Strawberry Hill,
My fourth is in Hindley, not Hilsea nor Hull.
My fifth's in Westhoughton, Whitby and Weymouth,
My sixth's in Blackfriars but not Blackpool South.
My seventh's not Swindon, but present in Swale
My last is in Dove Holes and also Dinsdale.
.

 

[backontrack]

Rainhill?

 

[Springs Branch]

Rainhill?

That's it! You're next.

 

[backontrack]

My first is in Westmorland, Cumberland and Dumfriesshire,
My second’s in Roxburghshire, though not in Peebleshire,
My third is in Caithness, Invernesshire and Sutherland,
My fourth’s in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire, not Rutland,
My fifth is in Staffordshire, not Salop or Cheshire,
My sixth’s in Merionethshire, Radnorshire and Denbighshire,
My seventh’s in Yorkshire and Lancashire, not Durham,
My eighth is in Somerset, Dorset but not Avon,
My last’s in Huntingdonshire and Herefordshire,
The tay and golf are in close proximity here.

 

[AndrewR232]

Monifieth?

 

[backontrack]

Correct!

Your floor.
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A reminder that AndrewR232 has the floor.
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Over 24 hours has passed now, another 20 left...

 

[AndrewR232]

Sorry! Forgot about this!

Open floor.

 

[DasLunatic]

My first is in Yarmouth and Yate, yet not in slave
My second is in France, the Falklands and Fratton
My third isn’t in Cwmbran, nor is it Zaphod, Ford, Arthur or a Vogon
My fourth is in antenatal but not in atoll
My fifth is in north, but not south, west, or east
My last is in Islip and Islington, but not in slow
My whole is a lot longer in the Queen’s Language, and two words in this language.

Bonus points if you can name the language I'm alluding to.

 

[backontrack]

My whole is a lot longer in the Queen’s Language, and two words in this language.

Bonus points if you can name the language I'm alluding to.

Stations must be in English.

My last is in Islip and Islington, but not in slide

There's no such letter.

 

[DasLunatic]

There's no such letter.

Fixed.

 

[backontrack]

My first is in Yarmouth and Yate, yet not in slave
My second is in France, the Falklands and Fratton
My third isn’t in Cwmbran, nor is it Zaphod, Ford, Arthur or a Vogon
My fourth is in antenatal but not in atoll
My fifth is in north, but not south, west, or east
My last is in Islip and Islington, but not in slow
My whole is a lot longer in the Queen’s Language, and two words in this language.

Bonus points if you can name the language I'm alluding to.

Aberystwyth | Y Fenni, the language being Welsh?

 

[DasLunatic]

Aberystwyth | Y Fenni, the language being Welsh?

The Welsh name is correct, the English one isn't.

 

[backontrack]

Abergavenny hock:

How did I make that mistake?

 

[DasLunatic]

Abergavenny

Correct.

 

[backontrack]

My first is in fettuccine and penne,
My second’s in cavatappi and farfalle,
My third’s not in linguini, conchiglie or gnocchi,
My fourth’s not in bucatini but in fusilli,
My fifth’s in tortellini and spaghetti,
My sixth’s in macaroni and ravioli,
My seventh’s in rigatoni and casarecce,
My last’s in lumache and orechiette.

 

[DasLunatic]

1 - e/n
2 - a
3 - a/b/d/e/f/j/k/m/p/q/r/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z
4- b/c/a/t/n
5 - e/t/i
6- r/a/i/o
7 - a/r
8 - c/h/e

The closest match I can come up with is Narberth...

 

[backontrack]

I have made a mistake. Let me correct it.

My first is in fettuccine and penne,
My second’s in cavatappi and farfalle,
My third’s not in linguini, conchiglie or gnocchi,
My fourth’s not in bucatini but in fusilli,
My fifth’s in tortellini and spaghetti,
My sixth’s in macaroni and ravioli,
My seventh’s in rigatoni and casarecce,
My last’s in lumache and orechiette.

Should be:

My first is in fettuccine and penne,
My second’s in cavatappi and farfalle,
My third’s not in linguini, conchiglie or gnocchi,
My fourth is in bucatini but not in fusilli,
My fifth’s in tortellini and spaghetti,
My sixth’s in macaroni and ravioli,
My seventh’s in rigatoni, not casarecce,
My last’s in lumache and orechiette.

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Narberth...

...is correct.

Sorry that I made a couple of mistakes. That's what happens when you don't check these properly.

Anyway, your floor.
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A reminder that DasLunatic has the floor.

 

[DasLunatic]

Cheers, mate... a nice, easy one for you, today.

My first is in Portsmouth, not docked or sailing
My second is in Thanet, as well as Thatcher
My last is in falcon, as well as in fowl
My whole is a code, the answer's in my pants.

 

[Springs Branch]

Looks like there could be two dozen letter combinations with stations which fit the clues, but the only one I could see trouser-related was....

PTF - Pantyffynnon

 

[DasLunatic]

PTF - Pantyffynnon

Correct.

 

[Springs Branch]

I don't have anything to hand, but I bet backontrack has a cupboard full, so ....

Open Floor