Station association

[Class172]

St. Erth is also served by the Night Riviera as well as being the terminus of a branch line, similar to Par.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newton Abbot is a 3 platform station managed by First Great Western, as is St Erth.

 

[Class172]

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury and Newton Abbot are both served by FGW and XC.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Austell is a 2 platform station managed by First Great Western, as is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury.

(In the words of Captain Oates, I am going outside, I might be some time)..............in other words, the match is about to start

 

[Class172]

Redditch was opened in 1859 as well as St. Austell.

 

[andrew bell]

St Albans Abbey is a 1 platform terminus like Redditch

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Garston is a 1 platform station on the Abbey Line, as is St Albans Abbey.

 

[andrew bell]

Watford Junction is the interchange station for trains from Garston

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The Abbey Line is certainly popular tonight...

Milton Keynes Central station is managed by London Midland, as is Watford Junction station.

 

[12CSVT]

Caerphilly station is also a rail / bus interchange

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Croeso i Gymru


Ystrad Mynach station was built by the Rhymney Railway with two platforms and is currently managed by Arriva Trains Wales, as is the case with Caerphilly station.

 

[transportphoto]

Norwich, you can get direct trains to Cardiff Central from Ystrad Mynach which is served by a First Group TOC, [stn]NRW[/stn] is also a station where you can get a direct service to a station served by a First Group TOC (TPE at Sheffield for example).

 

[Zoe]

Norwich, you can get direct trains to Cardiff Central from Ystrad Mynach which is served by a First Group TOC, [stn]NRW[/stn] is also a station where you can get a direct service to a station served by a First Group TOC (TPE at Sheffield for example).

St Budeax Ferry Road is also near a bridge where a main line is single track.

 

[12CSVT]

Heath High Level is one of two stations situated side by side, very close to where the routes to/from those stations converge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gilfach Fargoed was built by the Rhymney Railway in the 20th century and is a 2 platform station managed by Arriva Trains Wales, similar to Heath High Level.

 

[andrew bell]

Thorne North also has the same frequency of service as Gilfach Fargoed

 

[Class172]

Olton and Thorne North were both opened in 1869.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tyseley has services by Chiltern Railways and London Midland, as does Olton.

 

[Class172]

Worcester Shrub Hill is operated by LM and has a locomotive depot next to it, as does Tyseley.

 

[37 418]

London Paddington was also on the GWR's route from London to Birmingham, as was Worcester Shrub Hill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bridgend station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, as was London Paddington station.

 

[andrew bell]

Exeter St Davids is also on a mainline where there are two branch lines, like Bridgend

 

[Zoe]

Exeter St Davids is also on a mainline where there are two branch lines, like Bridgend

Bristol Temple Meads also has a bus link to an international airport.

 

[Buttsy]

Pontefract Baghill also has a unique suffix

 

[Eagle]

London Paddington was also on the GWR's route from London to Birmingham, as was Worcester Shrub Hill

Was Worcester? I thiught the GWR route was

London–Reading–Oxford–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham

later

London–Wycombe–Oxford–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham

even later

London–Wycombe–Bicester–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham (as today)

 

[Class172]

Was Worcester? I thiught the GWR route was

London–Reading–Oxford–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham

later

London–Wycombe–Oxford–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham

even later

London–Wycombe–Bicester–Banbury–Leamington–Birmingham (as today)

There were services operated by NSE in the 1990s:

Paddington-Reading-Oxford-Worcester-Stourbridge-(Birmingham) Snow Hill

 

[Zoe]

There were services operated by NSE in the 1990s:

Paddington-Reading-Oxford-Worcester-Stourbridge-(Birmingham) Snow Hill

That may well have been the case but that doesn't make it the GWR route to Birmingham.

 

[Class172]

That may well have been the case but that doesn't make it the GWR route to Birmingham.

I know that fully well but I think they're referring to it as GWR as they were the company who operated it (ie not SR/LMS etc).

Here is a photo I've found of a Class 165 at Droitwich Spa with a service to London.

 

[Zoe]

I know that fully well but I think they're referring to it as GWR as they were the company who operated it (ie not SR/LMS etc).

Here is a photo I've found of a Class 165 at Droitwich Spa with a service to London.

They said Worcester was on the GWR's London to Birmingham route, it was not.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pontefract Baghill also has a unique suffix

I think that we need reminding that this was the last unanswered clue......


Hattersley is a 2 platform station managed by Northern Rail, as is the case with Pontefract Baghill.