The "Name the Station" game

[clagmonster]

Lancaster?

 

[gnolife]

Wigan North Western?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: This station's name originally included a suffix, unique to it, which is no longer in common usage.

 

[andrew bell]

No idea about EMUs or DMUs used at the station but i think it might be Carlisle

 

[Robinson]

No idea about EMUs or DMUs used at the station but i think it might be Carlisle

Correct answer.

 

[andrew bell]

Thats good, for a moment I was trying to think of the passing service, then I remembered the 1630 Euston-Glasgow service

Clue 1 This station is south of Manchester Victoria

 

[gnolife]

Manchester Piccadilly

 

[clagmonster]

Shanklin?

 

[gnolife]

Manchester Piccadilly

Shanklin?

I like the way we've gone for opposite extremes for the clue

 

[Robinson]

Derby.
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I like the way we've gone for opposite extremes for the clue

Whereas I'm surprised you didn't say Twerp

 

[gnolife]

Whenever we get a limit like that, I get tempted to put the closest station on the right side of it. I'll put Twerp if its still valid for the next clue

 

[andrew bell]

Clue 2 This station is not electrified

 

[Robinson]

Longton.

 

[clagmonster]

Liskeard?

 

[gnolife]

Reddish South

 

[andrew bell]

Clue 3 This station has double the amount of platforms as TOCs

 

[Robinson]

Burton-on-Trent.

 

[gnolife]

Romiley

 

[clagmonster]

Ham Street?

 

[andrew bell]

Clue 4 This station has direct services to a capital city, and is 1 change from the others

 

[Robinson]

Stonehouse.

 

[clagmonster]

Cwmbran?

 

[andrew bell]

Clue 5 Dont get confused with this station as there is another station with the same name approx 130 miles from here

 

[Robinson]

Whitchurch (Shropshire).
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I'm crossing my fingers that at least 1 of the other Whitchurch stations is about the right distance away...

 

[dzug2]

Whitchurch Hants

 

[andrew bell]

The answer I was looking for was Gillingham (Dorset)

Clue 1 This station is not in the NSE area

 

[dzug2]

Melton Mowbray

 

[Robinson]

Dunbar.

 

[andrew bell]

Clue 2 This station has more platforms than TOCs

 

[Robinson]

Barnt Green.