Station association

[trentside]

Mudchute

Sleaford means "ford over a muddy stream" in Old English.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Morecambe has many dangerous MUD quicksands in the bay

 

[OxtedL]

Whilst Eynsford doesn't.

 

[Welshman]

Kentish Town

The Mon-Fri Off-Peak service northwards from Eynsford is the only one I know to terminate at Kentish Town, [unless anyone out there knows differently!].

 

[Oswyntail]

Ben Rhydding - starts with three-letter man's name

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This was on #1628.

The answer then was Fort Willliam...the closest station to BEN NEVIS

 

[trentside]

That answer sounds familiar Paul

I'll offer London Euston, as it's at the other end of the Caledonian Sleeper.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Colchester was the city sacked by the Iceni before they attacked London.

 

[Welshman]

Slough

According to George Orwell [in his novel "Nineteen-Eighty-Four"], the atomic bomb had fallen on Colchester [the only British town mentioned as having suffered this fate].

John Betjeman, on the other hand, invited "friendly bombs" to fall on Slough.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Ignore

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester is on a main line to London...as is Slough

 

[Anon Mouse]

Newcastle, another city with a Gay Village

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blackburn has a Premiership football club as has Newcastle.

 

[ainsworth74]

Blackpool until recently had also had a Premiership football club.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Oldham Mumps, also in the North West used to have a Premiership football club.....

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Batley has a rugby league club as does Oldham (But not at the top level)

 

[Anon Mouse]

Brighouse, another station in West Yorkshire

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Besses o' the' Barn has a famous brass brand, like the Brighouse and Rastrick brass band.

 

[Anon Mouse]

Barnsley

 

[Welshman]

Durham

Traditional centres when we had a coal-mining industry.

 

[LE Greys]

Stockport

Both have a viaduct on an electrified line nearby

 

[trentside]

Ribblehead - Another famous viaduct.

 

[Buttsy]

Lytham - At the mouth of the Ribble

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Birkdale has a famous golf course as does has Lytham

 

[trentside]

Denham Golf Club - obvious connection I'm afraid!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chalfont and Latimer is on one line to Aylesbury, Denham Golf Club is on another line to Aylesbury.

 

[Welshman]

Rothley

Hugh Latimer was born at Thurcaston, near Rothley.
{There's also Rothley Park Golf Club, Paul!}

 

[Bedpan]

Chalfont and Latimer,

 

[Anon Mouse]

Watford, another Metroplitan Line station which is not in London

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chalfont and Latimer,

Sorry, you can't have that one...it was only TWO postings since it was given on #1675, which brought Rothley as the answer to that on #1676.I shall reply to ROTHLEY as follows:-

Irwell Vale is the penultimate stop on a preserved railway (East Lancashire Railway), as Rothley is the penultimate stop on a preserved railway (Great Central Railway).