Station association

[12CSVT]

Bootle New Strand also serves a shopping centre

 

[Anon Mouse]

As does Meadowhall

 

[deltic1989]

Rotherham Central, Another station in South Yorkshire.

 

[12CSVT]

Frome is also on a loop off the main line

 

[Buttsy]

Bourne End - another station that gets a peak hour through service to/from Paddington

 

[Anon Mouse]

Bouremouth

 

[gnolife]

Ill assume that thats supposed to be Bournemouth
in which case
back in Virgin days, Bournemouth terminating XCs used to sometimes run through to Poole

 

[Buttsy]

Goole rhymes with Poole

 

[gnolife]

Stalybridge - very infrequent on one line, but regular on the rest of them

 

[12CSVT]

Stalybridge - very infrequent on one line, but regular on the rest of them

Mouldsworth - like Stal(e)ybridge could be referring to bread that has been left out too long (sorry about this association being rather tenuous)

 

[gnolife]

Its MouldsWorth taking the time to get a good Deal

 

[deltic1989]

Cardington, you Deal cards

 

[12CSVT]

Potton is another Bedfordshire town which lost its rail service many many years ago

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sandy shares an affiliation in history with Potton in that both were the original stations in the Sandy and Potton Railway, which was taken over in 1860 by the Bedford and Cambridge Railway.

 

[12CSVT]

Dawlish - the beach is rather Sandy (when the tide is out).

 

[150222]

PAIGNTON is where some trains from dawlish terminate.

 

[Welshman]

Keighley

also has a heritage railway adjacent the station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Shipley is on the line of the river Aire, as is Keighley

 

[12CSVT]

(Connel) Ferry is another sailing vessel

 

[Welshman]

Acton Main Line[r]

is very nearly another!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stevenage has a stone terminal (Lafarge Redland), as does Acton Main Line (Foster Yeoman).

 

[150222]

ORE is also served by 313's

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wem is a station name with only three letters, similar to Ore.

 

[gnolife]

Wembley Stadium (i think thats the right one there, on the Chiltern Mainline)

 

[Buttsy]

Manchester United Football Ground - Also next to a football venue

 

[150222]

BARNT GREEN is served by 323's which also operate the man u football specials.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Redditch is on the Cross-City Line, as is Barnt Green.

 

[12CSVT]

St Albans Abbey is at the end of an electrified suburban branch line

 

[150222]

St.Albans is in the same town as st albans abbey.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Chester was a Roman settlement (Deva Victrix) as was St Albans (Verulamium).