The "Name the Station" game

[gnolife]

Not Widnes.

There is a junction just past the eastern end of this station.

 

[clagmonster]

Hazel Grove?

 

[Robinson]

Liverpool South Parkway.

 

[gnolife]

Hazel Grove is the correct answer.

 

[clagmonster]

This station is in Great Britain (I did vary it last time).

 

[gnolife]

Newton-le-Willows

 

[andrew bell]

Edale

 

[clagmonster]

This station is served by one TOC.

 

[Ivo]

This station is in Great Britain (I did vary it last time).

I kinda wish that wasn't true but you aren't exactly lying are you? :?

Anyhow, Mallaig? (Intended as a one clue guess but still possible after two....)

 

[gnolife]

Hucknall?

 

[Robinson]

Littlehampton.

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 3:
If proper nouns were allowed, the two words in this station would score a combined 24 points in Scrabble, assuming no blank tiles were used and no special scoring spaces (eg double letter) were used.

 

[gnolife]

Say what now?
I can't remember the tile scores from scrabble!!

 

[clagmonster]

As I'm nice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble_letter_distributions
We are using the version of the country in which this station is situated.

 

[Ivo]

As I'm nice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble_letter_distributions
We are using the version of the country in which this station is situated.

Oh great. I only know the English version without looking it up

 

[Robinson]

Rotherham Central.
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Oh shucks, I miscounted that...

 

[Ivo]

clagmonster - please give us a while with this one!

I shall answer presently...

Drat. I keep getting 25

 

[clagmonster]

I believe, Robinson, you unfortunately lose a point there.
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gnolife - please give us a while with this one!

I shall answer presently...

Done. Some people may have momentarily seen an additional clue which was posted simultaneously to Ivo's request. I have retracted it so people can count - if anyone saw it please could you keep it to yourselves. Cheers.

 

[Ivo]

Why do I keep getting 25?

 

[clagmonster]

Why do I keep getting 25?

I don't know. I've just double checked and I still get 24 for this particular station in its native countries language.

 

[Ivo]

I don't know. I've just double checked and I still get 24 for this particular station in its native countries language.

I have a funny feeling we're in Wales here.

Oh, and do what the PM I sent said!
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OK, I've got an answer: Llantwit Major (Llanilltud Fawr; 5+1+1+1+5+3+2+1+2+1+1+1=24)

 

[clagmonster]

Is the wrong answer.

This station is a branch line terminus with one passenger train per day in each direction.

 

[Robinson]

Heysham Port.

 

[clagmonster]

Heysham Port.

Is tthe correct answer.
4+1+4+1+4+1+3
3+1+1+1

 

[Ivo]

What I want to know is how Ll is worth 5 points hock:

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is served by 3 TOCs.

 

[Temple Meads]

Newport?

 

[gnolife]

Warrington Bank Quay

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station does not handle any Siemens rolling stock.

 

[andrew bell]

I dont know what TOCs use Siemens stock so its a pure guess Macclesfield