The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Does that not have four platforms?

Yes; I forgot that clue when giving that answer

 

[dzug2]

last clue - trains of the District Railway once called at this station

 

[clagmonster]

That either places it on the LTS or on the GWR. The only other operator on the LTS is GE at Upminster, which has more than 2 GE services so that is out. On the GWR, Hanwell is the most appropriate option, so I'll go for Hanwell.

 

[dzug2]

Hanwell is the correct and I think the only option that fits all the clues

 

[clagmonster]

I think so too. I was a little unsure as I could only find one FGW service. I must have missed the other.

Clue 1:
This station is west of Lowestoft.

 

[dzug2]

I think so too. I was a little unsure as I could only find one FGW service. I must have missed the other.

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The second one is the 0002 to Reading - opentrain times doesn't throw it up for some reason but the National Rail journey planner does as does FGW's .pdf on their website

 

[clagmonster]

That explains it then, I was scanning through Open Train Times.

 

[dzug2]

Manningtree

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 2:
Apart from the BMU, EDs and diesel-electrics, electric trains are not capable of serving this station unless hauled by a diesel/steam locomotive.

 

[Robinson]

Bury St Edmunds.

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 3:
This station has a prime number of platforms and has a prime number of train operating companies oeerating trains which pass this station.

 

[dzug2]

Chesterfield

 

[Robinson]

Birmingham Snow Hill.
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And I think that's the floor open as it's over 12 hours since the last clue was set (and answers have been given in that time).

 

[clagmonster]

Perhaps so, appologies for that. However, as nobody has taken the floor I shall resume unless anybody objects.

Clue 4:
Loco hauled passenger service trains pass through through this station bound for two of the three capital cities on Great Britain.

 

[4SRKT]

Polmont

 

[Robinson]

Flint (there is still some Pendo haulage along the North Wales coast, isn't there?)

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 5:
In it's local language, if proper nouns were allowed, the board was infinitley large and an infinite number of tiles was available, no blank tiles were used and no tiles were laid on bonus squares, this station would score approximately 103 points in a game of Scrabble.

 

[Robinson]

Llanfairfechan? (Think it's that one, anyway...)

 

[dzug2]

Sounds like Llanfair PG Please don't ask me to type it out in full

 

[clagmonster]

Sounds like Llanfair PG Please don't ask me to type it out in full

An acceptable answer. Here it is in full:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch from http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nwroute.htm

 

[Robinson]

Bugger, wrong one. I knew it was one or the other of those 2

 

[clagmonster]

Deepdene

For penalty compilation purposes, does anybody know whether both 165s and 166s are booked to call at Deepdene?

 

[dzug2]

For penalty compilation purposes, does anybody know whether both 165s and 166s are booked to call at Deepdene?

Wiki suggests both are in use - don't know how reliable (or up to date) it is.


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1 This station is south of Wolver... well Birmingham will do just as well

 

[clagmonster]

Coventry?

 

[dzug2]

2. This station is served by a single TOC

 

[clagmonster]

St. Alban's Abbey?

 

[dzug2]

3. This station has a single platform

 

[clagmonster]

Park Street?

 

[dzug2]

4 This station is a now a terminus though it hasn't always been

 

[clagmonster]

Barnstaple?