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The "Name the Station" game

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Robinson

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Clue 3: This station is served by precisely 1 of the big bus companies. For the purposes of this clue, the following apply:

Virgin Trains is part of Stagecoach.
Chiltern Railways is part of Arriva.
 
Ivo

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Assuming Abellio aren't considered a major player in the bus market (you might want to clarify this):

Barrow-in-Furness
 
Robinson

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Ivo said:
Weybridge (assuming 458s don't count when calling under diversion...)
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Complete aside here, but I thought the 458s were built at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. I'm guessing I must be wrong...
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Ivo said:
Assuming Abellio aren't considered a major player in the bus market (you might want to clarify this):
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I wouldn't consider Abellio to be a "big bus company".
 
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Robinson said:
Complete aside here, but I thought the 458s were built at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. I'm guessing I must be wrong...
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I think you're right actually. The penultimate units built there (preceding the Pendos) or something? I was going on the assumption of them being built in the same country that their builders are headquartered in (shudder)...
 
Robinson

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Ivo said:
I think you're right actually. The penultimate units built there (preceding the Pendos) or something? I was going on the assumption of them being built in the same country that their builders are headquartered in (shudder)...
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The 334s also came after the 458s IIRC.
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Clue 4: This station is within the boundaries of a city.
 
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Scarborough?
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I've missed clue 4, a point off for me.
 
CallySleeper

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Ivo said:
...is served by Stagecoach (EMT) and Arriva (XC).
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For me the clue wasn't specific enough in that it was referring to the bus company owning the only TOC which serves this station, and not as it transpires a major bus company running buses to this station.
 
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Ivo said:
Following on from Weybridge, but moving a few stations up the line, Surbiton?



It also fails to satisfy Clue 4.
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It was intended for Clue 2, but I was a page behind because my phone doesnt make it clear that theres a next page (I use 50 posts per page before anyone makes a comment about there not being a new page).
 
Robinson

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Clue 5: To get to Derby Road from this station, it is necessary to change once. To get to Twerp, it is also necessary to change once, departing from this station on heavy rail in the evening peak or on another mode of railed transport at other times of day. Twerp can also be reached at all times of day using heavy rail from start to finish by changing twice.

(I hope that's clear enough for everyone...)
 
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