The "Name the Station" game

[clagmonster]

St. Alban's Abbey?

 

[dzug2]

This station (or rather the town) has an aristocratic connexion(4)

 

[Ivo]

To answer the current question: Northampton?

- North of London
- AC electrified
- Normally served by one TOC only (very limited VT service, hence the "normally")
- Earl of Northampton

Just to remind you all, until 23:59 impossible responses are ignored once again.

I'll leat Ivo adjudicate as to whether Martin loses 3 for repeating his own answer.

You don't lose points for stating that an answer you previously gave still matches every clue. Needless to say however, it does not count as a response to the new clue; an alternative must provided (Turn Players must ensure that they do not accidentally set a new clue after seeing only a response on this kind).

 

[dzug2]

Not Northampton

Final clue - this is the survivor of two stations that once served the town

 

[Ivo]

I have no idea

Wild guess (which probably fails the last two clues): Skipton (normally but not exclusively served only by NT)

 

[dzug2]

The answer is Huntingdon.

Served by FCC and sometimes by EC in times of engineering work. North of London, AC electrified. There was a Huntingdon East station until around 1960ish.

The aristocrat is Selina Countess of Huntingdon who formed a small group of non-conformist churches still known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion - the spelling was significant to the clue. Presumably 18th century and never changed.

Give me half an hour or so to think of another one. Open floor if I haven't posted by 1430.
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OK

This station is south of Wolverhampton

 

[Ivo]

Fair enough

South of Wolverhampton? Eridge.

 

[dzug2]

clue 2. This station once had two platforms. It now has one.

 

[Ivo]

Newton St Cyres

 

[dzug2]

Clue 3 This station is roughly 1.5 miles outside the town it is named after

 

[clagmonster]

Cowden?

 

[dzug2]

clue 4

There are through trains to London, some of which are HSTs.

 

[Ivo]

Pershore

 

[clagmonster]

Colwall?

 

[Ivo]

Colwall?

Wouldn't every through train from there to London be an HST? I didn't think Turbos go any further than Great Malvern?

Not that it matters, given Penalties aren't applicable at present.

 

[clagmonster]

Oh, I thought Turbos got to Hereford but I couldn't be certain on that. Are there no 180s with FGW these days, I know they were supposed to be getting some back?

 

[dzug2]

I think there is the odd turbo through to Hereford. No 180s yet I'm aware of.

But Pershore is correct

Clue 5 was going to be about drupes and eggs

Ivo's go.

Checks - there's certainly a turbo on Sundays currently

 

[Ivo]

Oh, I thought Turbos got to Hereford but I couldn't be certain on that. Are there no 180s with FGW these days, I know they were supposed to be getting some back?

No 180s just yet. Later this year.

Having checked the timetable, Turbos definitely do not make it to HFD under normal circumstances.

Anyhow:

Clue 1: This station is not electrified.

 

[clagmonster]

Derby Road?

 

[andrew bell]

Oxford

 

[Ivo]

This thread is getting very good for gags (e.g. Scrabble clues, Derby Road answers)

Clue 2: This station is both north and east of Cheltenham.

Checks - there's certainly a turbo on Sundays currently

So there is. I had no idea.

1442 ex-PAD; 1830 ex-HFD

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Guys, can I just say, this thread has seen an average of one post every ~15 minutes over the last 48 hours or so! Great stuff!

Does make keeping track of scores - and Penalties (sorry clagmonster) - harder though :roll:

 

[clagmonster]

Worcester Shrub Hill?

 

[andrew bell]

Evesham

 

[Ivo]

Worcester Shrub Hill?

North yes, east no. If I had said Gloucester like I was going to then it would have been correct. But I thought that some smart-alec would then say Cheltenham!

Hint (not a clue) - further away than that

Clue 3: This station is served by at least one TOC that has "East" in its name.

 

[clagmonster]

Peterborough?

 

[dzug2]

Chesterfield

 

[Ivo]

Peterborough?

You might be in for a bit of a shock with an answer like that hock:

Clue 4: This station has two words in its name.

 

[clagmonster]

Is it one that falls foul of the 'tilt of the country' and is actually west of Chelts?

Lets try Thorpe Culvert, that should be a decent way east.

 

[Robinson]

Long Eaton?

 

[Ivo]

Is it one that falls foul of the 'tilt of the country' and is actually west of Chelts?

Clue 5: This station was once a junction with a branch of the Great Central Railway.