The "Name the Station" game

[clagmonster]

Clue 2:
This station is served by precisely 1 TOC.

 

[dzug2]

Sugar Loaf

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 3:
This station has precisely 3 platforms.

 

[martinsh]

Gospel Oak

 

[Robinson]

Oxted.

 

[Frothy]

Walsall

 

[clagmonster]

Clue 4:
If roper nouns were allowed, no blank tiles were laid and no tiles were laid on bonus squares, the combined words of this stations name would score precisely 28 points in the standard English version of Scrabble.

 

[Robinson]

Birkenhead North.

 

[gnolife]

Rugeley Trent Valley

 

[clagmonster]

Birkenhead North.

Correct.

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is not electrified.

 

[clagmonster]

Eridge?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station is on map CE of the Routeing Guide, although it may or may not be indicated by name.

 

[clagmonster]

Knaresborough?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station handles stopping, passing and terminating services.

 

[clagmonster]

Horsforth?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: If proper nouns were allowed, no blanks were played and bonus squares were disregarded, this station's name would score 15 points if played on a standard English Scrabble board.

 

[clagmonster]

Chinley?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: From this station, it is possible to catch direct trains to each of England's largest cities (London, Manchester and Birmingham), each using a different TOC.

 

[martinsh]

Sheffield ?

 

[Robinson]

Sheffield ?

Which services pass through Sheffield without stopping?

 

[clagmonster]

Even if there is a non-stop through Sheffield, there are services to both London and Manchester operated by EMT, so it fails clue 4 as well (assuming I have interpreted it correctly).

 

[Robinson]

Think you might have got your clues mixed up there; clue 4 is the Scrabble clue (although according to my calculations it does not score 15).

 

[dzug2]

Even if there is a non-stop through Sheffield, there are services to both London and Manchester operated by EMT, so it fails clue 4 as well (assuming I have interpreted it correctly).

EMT London
XC Brum
TPE Manchester

It didn't exclude the possibility of multiple operators

But it fails the Scrabble clue, yes.

 

[Robinson]

I'm going to have to end this round, as I'm going to be away for the rest of the week as of tomorrow and won't be able to continue any longer.

The answer I was looking for was Hereford.

Floor is now open.

 

[dzug2]

1 This station is in the NSE area

 

[Welshman]

Broadstairs?

 

[dzug2]

2. This station has two platforms

 

[clagmonster]

Falmer?

 

[Welshman]

Canterbury East?