The Journey Game

[DanTrain]

6) This journey crosses a major waterway

 

[RJ21]

Edinburgh Waverley - Aberdeen by Class 170? (crossing the Firth of Forth).

 

[DanTrain]

7) This service calls at a station with fewer than 3 passengers per day (16/17)

 

[cactustwirly]

Glasgow to Edinburgh via Shotts?

 

[DanTrain]

8) This service crosses 2 major waterways on its route

 

[RJ21]

Are these navigable waterways?

 

[DanTrain]

I believe they are, yes.

 

[RJ21]

Cambridge to Nowrich by Class 170?

 

[DanTrain]

9) The destination station is in Scotland

 

[RJ21]

Edinburgh Waverley - Dundee by Class 170.

 

[DanTrain]

Edinburgh Waverley - Dundee by Class 170.

That's it, crossing the Forth and the Tay and calling at Springfield. You go

 

[RJ21]

Once you narrowed it to Scotland I knew it was Springfield, Golf Street & Barry Links which would see a 170, and the latter two are served from GLQ.

Moving on.
Clue 1: This service runs from a terminus.
Clue 2: it arrives at a through station.
Clue 3: Give or take a couple of minutes the journey is 60 minutes.
Clue 4: The same two TOCs serve both ends of this journey.

 

[DanTrain]

Newquay to Par on a 150?

 

[RJ21]

Clue 5: The route is electrified.

 

[DanTrain]

Sevenoaks to London Blackfriars on a 375?

 

[RJ21]

Clue 6: The journey starts within 2 miles of the coast.

 

[DanTrain]

Brighton to London Victoria on a 377?

 

[A Challenge]

I can't think of anything, but I will note that London Victoria isn't a through station

 

[DasLunatic]

Would it be Brighton to London Bridge, then?

 

[RJ21]

Clue 7: The journey uses entirely former BR stock.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Victoria on a 319?

 

[RJ21]

Clue 8: All stations called at, with the exception of the destination, are within 2 miles of the high tide line. And the exception is by less than 100 yards.

 

[DanTrain]

Southport to Hunts Cross on a 507?

 

[RJ21]

Correct.

 

[DanTrain]

Yay, thanks, that was a hard one!

1) The origin station is within 1km of the high water mark
2) This service involves a reversal
3) The headcode on this service starts with a 1 (e.g. 1E12)
4) The destination station has a direct service to Scotland's 2 largest cities

 

[A Challenge]

1km!

Scarborough (600m~) to York (185)

 

[DanTrain]

1km!

Ok, 0.621 miles if you insist

5) This service is operated by units that are over 20 years old

 

[A Challenge]

It is just so close!

5) This service is operated b

Could you finish the clue 5!

 

[DanTrain]

Sorry, my phone was playing up.

 

[RJ21]

Holyhead - Birmingham New Street by Class 158?