Station association

[Bedpan]

DARLINGton to HONEYbourne

 

[trentside]

St Bees

An obvious connection to Honeybourne I think

 

[Zoe]

St Bees

High Wycombe, for London Wasps.

 

[Ivo]

Bath Spa: Another rugby station. D'oh. I might have visited that station before now; will need to check. (I can't do sarcasm can I? )

Don't get me wrong; I like rugby - a lot. But sometimes it's like the city grinds to a halt just for the rugby club! It's not as though Manchester grinds to a halt for United or City games, is it? Not unless it's derby day anyway...!

 

[paulravuslante]

Llangammarch Wells - also known as a spa town.

 

[bnm]

Taunton. Another station with a Greek letter in its name.

(Yay! got my home town into this excellent quiz )

 

[Daimler]

Wareham - another station connected to a preserved railway by a presently little-used section of line.

 

[LE Greys]

Wareham - another station connected to a preserved railway by a presently little-used section of line.

Bedwyn - another somewhat obscure terminus for suburban trains from London (or at least under NSE).

 

[bnm]

Bedwyn - another somewhat obscure terminus for suburban trains from London (or at least under NSE).

Yep, FGW still turnback there.

 

[12CSVT]

Bedwyn - another somewhat obscure terminus for suburban trains from London (or at least under NSE).

Tipton - another location where the railway runs parallel to a canal

 

[MCR247]

Yep, FGW still turnback there.

I think he meant Wareham, as no (regular) trains terminate there IIRC

 

[Ivo]

From Tipton I shall choose the station I grew up around (again!), Shoeburyness. Two reasons; one genuine, one self-imposed (i.e. controversial).

Genuine reason: From a station with "Tip" in its name to one next to a tip [there is a scrapyard virtually next door].

Own reason: From a station with "Tip" in its name to a real tip!

 

[Zoe]

Lympstone Commando, another station next to an MOD site.

 

[12CSVT]

Lympstone Commando, another station next to an MOD site.

Norton Bridge - another station where the general public might face some stern questioning if they tried to access it.

 

[LE Greys]

Norton Bridge - another station where the general public might face some stern questioning if they tried to access it.

Teesside Airport - another station where you cannot catch a train during the week (not quite for the same reasons).
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I think he meant Wareham, as no (regular) trains terminate there IIRC

That's what I meant.

 

[paulravuslante]

Teesside Airport - another station where you cannot catch a train during the week (not quite for the same reasons).

Rhoose Cardiff International Airport - another station near an airport.

Also (to possibly help this link to another), this is the longest station name in Wales.

 

[317653]

Brimingham International

 

[trentside]

Kensington (Olympia)- Also serves an exhibition centre.

 

[atomicdanny]

Exhibition Centre, (Glasgow) - I think that this would be obvious!

 

[12CSVT]

Exhibition Centre, (Glasgow) - I think that this would be obvious!

Dovey Junction - the platforms are in a 'V' formation

 

[deltic1989]

Meadowhall...... I think (correct me if im wrong)

 

[trentside]

Chafford Hundred - Also serves a shopping centre...

 

[paulravuslante]

Rhiwbina - single platform with typically 2 trains in each direction, each hour.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Lydney - the nearest station to the Ribena factory at Coleford, Gloucestershire.

:roll:

*gets coat*

 

[paulravuslante]

Lydney - the nearest station to the Ribena factory at Coleford, Gloucestershire.

:roll:

*gets coat*

Is it really? Haha! Good one Muggy!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Couldn't resist it after you posted Rhiwbina; simply Googled the Ribena factory then, when seeing the line through the town was closed, looked for the nearest...

Thought it would be more interesting than simply posting something with an identical sevice or track layout...

 

[12CSVT]

From Lydney - Dean - as Lydney is a the start of the Dean Forest Railway

 

[paulravuslante]

Couldn't resist it after you posted Rhiwbina; simply Googled the Ribena factory then, when seeing the line through the town was closed, looked for the nearest...

Thought it would be more interesting than simply posting something with an identical sevice or track layout...

I know what you mean! I try to look for those obscure connections between stations. You're not the first to link stations with a drink though as I believe I did that by linking Mansfield with Blantyre via Irn Bru! I also try to pick stations that haven't been mentioned previously in the thread to add another layer of difficulty.

From Lydney - Dean - as Lydney is a the start of the Dean Forest Railway

Willington - like Dean, the TOC that manages the station has no services stopping there.

 

[37 418]

Lockerbie

Same reason

 

[MCR247]

Dunblane - another place that is famous (infamous?) for quite sad things