The "Name the Station" game

[martinsh]

Clue 4 : this station is adjacant to a non NR rail line

 

[gnolife]

Deansgate (OFIC) (I'm probably cutting it a little fine for calling the Met 'adjacent' though)

 

[martinsh]

Deansgate (OFIC) (I'm probably cutting it a little fine for calling the Met 'adjacent' though)

What trains built in the last 10 years serve Deansgate ?

 

[Ivo]

The Hawthorns?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 5 : this station is the terminus of loco hauled trains from London

(PS Ivo is closest so far)

 

[Buttsy]

Birmingham Moor Street?

Dammit, didn't read clue 3 again. Now know which one it is...

 

[martinsh]

Birmingham Moor Street?

Dammit, didn't read clue 3 again. Now know which one it is...

Well Moor St meets clue 3, it's clue 2 it doesn't meet !

 

[gnolife]

What trains built in the last 10 years serve Deansgate ?

185s from Manchester Airport to Blackpool. They call at Deansgate at XX52

Kidderminster (ofic )

 

[Buttsy]

Well Moor St meets clue 3, it's clue 2 it doesn't meet !

Actually it was clue 4 I was thinking of!

 

[martinsh]

Kidderminster is correct

 

[Ivo]

Kidderminster is correct

Bah. I knew it was one or the other. I had to go for the wrong one

 

[Robinson]

Floor taken, as it's been more than 24 hours without any active clue running.

Clue 1: This station's name does not begin with a letter found in the word "twerp".

 

[martinsh]

Heald Green

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station is AC electrified.

 

[Buttsy]

Hayes & Harlington

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station is normally served only by multiple units. Other trains frequently pass through this station without stopping.

 

[clagmonster]

Gidea Park?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: This station does not have automatic ticket barriers.

 

[Buttsy]

Adlington (Cheshire)

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: Bilingual signage features at this station.

 

[Buttsy]

Wishaw?

 

[Robinson]

Oops, I hadn't considered the Gaelic signage which is now getting put up at every station in Scotland

The correct answer was Southall.

Apologies for that set of, I would probably say unreasonable clues. Open floor.

 

[Buttsy]

Wishaw?

I would point out that this answer of mine failed clue 1...

 

[Robinson]

I would point out that this answer of mine failed clue 1...

I realised that after I'd made my post above I think the point still stands, though, that the clues were unreasonable given that they had failed to rule out the numerous Scottish stations with Gaelic signage.

 

[Buttsy]

1: This station is in Scotland

 

[Robinson]

Prestwick International Airport?

 

[Buttsy]

2: This station has 2 platforms

 

[Robinson]

Gretna Green?

 

[Buttsy]

3: This station is not 25kV a.c. electrified

 

[Robinson]

Dunlop?