The "Name the Station" game

[clagmonster]

I didn't realise that had been relocated, I would be interested to learn more.

Clue 5:
The public timetable implies that many trains serving this station are either capable of time travel or of passing through another train operating in the opposite direction on the same line.

 

[Robinson]

It's slightly dodgy ground as to whether it counts as resiting, I'll admit.
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Clue 5:
The public timetable implies that many trains serving this station are either capable of time travel or of passing through another train operating in the opposite direction on the same line.

What on earth does this mean? I can't get my head round this

 

[clagmonster]

Go on, expand. I have no idea what happened.
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It's slightly dodgy ground as to whether it counts as resiting, I'll admit.
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What on earth does this mean? I can't get my head round this

I don't want to give the game away but admit it was difficult to word. The best I can suggest is to think of how the public timetable and track layout may contradict each other.

 

[Robinson]

The platform at Lympstone Commando is built using cast sections which were recovered from Weston Milton after the track had been singled.

 

[clagmonster]

I see. It wasn't what I had in mind, but technically it has been relocated. Clever response, shame you didn't get there (I did wonder whether the four clues may have narrowed it down to one possibility too quickly).

 

[Robinson]

Wrexham Central?

 

[clagmonster]

Wrexham Central?

Correct.

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is in NSE-land.

 

[clagmonster]

Angel Road?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: 2 out of the 3 main types of traction used on the British network (diesel, AC electric and DC electric) are represented at this station.

 

[Temple Meads]

Honiton?

 

[Robinson]

I did just realise - in the previous round Lympstone Commando was a point off regardless of whether it fits the resiting clue, because it isn't north of Swindon
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Honiton?

Which is served by diesel and which other type of traction exactly?

 

[martinsh]

Bletchley ?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station handles stopping and terminating services.

 

[clagmonster]

I am going to argue that dual voltage units should count at DC electric so Bletchley is served by all three of the main types of traction seen on BR. Adjudication please.
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Bournemouth? I don't think the South Central division make it here, so there shouldn't be any dual voltage units.

 

[martinsh]

Hastings

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: This station's layout is of the "back-to-back" type.

 

[martinsh]

Clue 4: This station's layout is of the "back-to-back" type.

Not sure what you mean by this, but if it's the same as in the "Unusual Station Layouts" thread, then I guess Colchester

 

[Robinson]

Not sure what you mean by this, but if it's the same as in the "Unusual Station Layouts" thread, then I guess Colchester

You have the right idea. Although I'd like to know what diesel-traction services work round there these days...

 

[clagmonster]

To clarify, do you mean:
a) island platforms (I suspect not if Colchester is the right idea,
b) platforms opposite each other on a double track line, as is found at Derby Road, for example (and no, that is not a guess)
c) something else.

 

[Robinson]

I mean that it has through platforms, and bay platforms facing in both directions.

 

[clagmonster]

I see. Please could you clarify your position regarding my dual voltage objection at Bletchley (which was that the 377s that call there are dual voltage so both AC & DC appears)?

 

[Robinson]

I see. Please could you clarify your position regarding my dual voltage objection at Bletchley (which was that the 377s that call there are dual voltage so both AC & DC appears)?

I had intended to word the clue so as to make it clear that only 2 types of traction are represented at this station (i.e. we are not concerned with other types of traction the units may operate on elsewhere). I accept that I didn't word it very well, though.

 

[clagmonster]

Excellent. Now that has been clarified I will say Cambridge (the 365s worried me).

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: This station's name consists of one word, which is playable in a game of Scrabble using the standard rules (English-language).

 

[clagmonster]

Reading?

 

[Robinson]

Reading?

Correct.

 

[clagmonster]

No dual voltage units, so I can't appeal for a dud clue penalty.

I can appeal for a penalty for Bletchley and Hastings though.

Clue 1:
This station is east of Edinburgh.

 

[Robinson]

North Berwick.

 

[martinsh]

No dual voltage units, so I can't appeal for a dud clue penalty.

I can appeal for a penalty for Bletchley and Hastings though.

Whats wrong with my guesses of Bletchley and Hastings ? They met the clues as given at the time ...

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