The Journey Game

[Trainfan344]

Clue 5: this service is back to normal after the changes made.

 

[gnolife]

London St Pancras to Canterbury West?

 

[Trainfan344]

London St Pancras to Canterbury West?

correct.

 

[gnolife]

This journey starts at the first station on a single track line
This journey ends at a large, AC electrified station.
This journey switches between two forms of power at an intermediate station (AC, DC or diesel, I'm not stating which you need to consider)
This journey is only possible to do direct after sunset.

 

[dzug2]

Does that third clue refer to the train you are travelling on or the route it is taking?

 

[gnolife]

The third clue considers the train that we are travelling on

 

[dzug2]

Garelochhead to Euston on the Caledonian sleeper - changes locos in Waverley

 

[gnolife]

The station we start from is less than a mile from another, busier station.

 

[dzug2]

Helensburgh Upper then - same train

 

[gnolife]

The destination station has direct service to two of the three capital cities on the island of Great Britain.

 

[Trainfan344]

Motherwell to Watford Junction?

 

[gnolife]

Motherwell to Watford Junction?

Motherwell is single track now??

Either the origin or the destination station is Scottish. The other one is English.

 

[dzug2]

Let's try Helensburgh Upper to Preston

 

[gnolife]

Let's try Helensburgh Upper to Preston

Helensburgh Upper to Preston is right.

 

[dzug2]

Open floor - I'm just about asleep

 

[Trainfan344]

Motherwell is single track now??

Either the origin or the destination station is Scottish. The other one is English.

Yeah, apparently someone called David Cameron, reserved the other track as his second home.

 

[gnolife]

I'll poach floor again then

This journey starts at a station where any loco-hauled services start/terminate.
This journey ends at an AC electrified terminal station.
This journey is Diesel.
We pass the NRM on the way.

 

[Trainfan344]

Scarborough to London St Pancras on EMT summer time service using Meridians.

 

[gnolife]

Someone living near the origin station could, in theory, do this journey tomorrow.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The NRM clue could refer to either York or Shildon.

 

[gnolife]

The NRM clue could refer to either York or Shildon.

I'm going to choose not to state which, but we only pass one of them

 

[Trainfan344]

Bishops Auckland to Darlington.
(Bishops Auckland is terminus of the weardale railway)
(Service is provided by Pacers)
(Passes shildon on the way)

 

[gnolife]

There is some uncertainty regarding the future of the trains which run this service.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There is some uncertainty regarding the future of the trains which run this service.

That may well be the case but Northern are still at present runnning services along that nominated section of route, so the entry by Trainfan344 is still worthy of consideration as an answer.

 

[gnolife]

That may well be the case but Northern are still at present runnning services along that nominated section of route, so the entry by Trainfan344 is still worthy of consideration as an answer.

In following the games rules, when given the incorrect answer of Bishop Auckland to Darlo, I gave another clue, which referred to the rolling stock having an uncertain future.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In following the games rules, when given the incorrect answer of Bishop Auckland to Darlo, I gave another clue, which referred to the rolling stock having an uncertain future.

I totally agree with what you say. It was just that I could not trace a posting at the time which said that Bishop Auckland to Darlington was an incorrect answer.

 

[Trainfan344]

Grosmont to York?

passes NRM
Grosmont is the current terminus of the NYMR in winter
Pacers have an uncertain future
York is AC electrified

 

[dzug2]

Grosmont to York?

passes NRM
Grosmont is the current terminus of the NYMR in winter
Pacers have an uncertain future
York is AC electrified

Don't think there are any through services though

 

[gnolife]

This service has a name
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This train is run by East Coast

 

[dzug2]

The Highland Chieftain - Inverness to Kings Cross