Merseyrail PTE Challenge - Stations with bonus points.

[ChrisTheRef]

Please tick any station which you feel should be worth bonus points during the challenge. If a majority agree, we'll alter the rules.

If you haven't already signed up, follow the link in my sig and join us in Lime Street on Sat 31st Oct!

Explainations:
Halewood - only served by 1tph in each direction
Heswall - only served by 1tph in each direction
Hough Green - 2tph (one calls at Halewood) but the other runs non stop to Liverpool South Parkway, so you cover a lot of distance for only one point
Meolls Cop - served by roughly 3 trains every 4 hours, no regular calling pattern. Requires change of train for only 1 station.
Newton-le-Willows - requires change onto ATW service (Man Picc - Llandudno) as Warrington to Liverpool services go direct to Earlstown
Rainford - only served by 1tph in each direction. Requires change of train for only 1 station.
Upton - only served by 1tph in each direction

 

[John @ home]

My own opinion is that none of the stations mentioned have such a poor service to deserve bonus points, but the poll won't let me vote for none. Do we need a none of the above option?

Also, I don't think the description of the Newton-le-Willows service is right. The Merseyrail City Line Timetable booklet indicates that it has 3 trains an hour in each direction on Saturdays: Manchester Piccadilly - Llandudno, Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Victoria local service and Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Airport semi-fast.

John

 

[Swift-Deere]

Rainford its kind of out of the way, lovely place thought

 

[ChrisTheRef]

Can I interest you in joining us?

 

[Swift-Deere]

Sorry can't i will be at university, but good luck anyway

 

[Mojo]

I'm with John, wouldn't really say any are worthy of bonus points purely because they're not "that" out of the way and worth redefining my route for.

 

[ukrob]

Not really sure why Newton-le-Willows is on there? Off the top of my head, I can think of 3 trains per hour from Lime Street that go there.