The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Clue 5: Between the hours of 0845-1515 Mon-Fri and 0730-1645 Sat, the 2 stations either side of this one on the main route serving this station are not connected by direct trains - however, there are frequent trains serving this station plus one or the other/neither of them at such times. On Sundays only 1 train, in 1 direction only, calls at all 3 of the aforementioned stations.

 

[Buttsy]

Smacks of being somewhere like Brundall

 

[Robinson]

The correct answer was Stourbridge Junction.

Open floor.

 

[Trainfan344]

I'll take the floor,

Clue 1: This station is served by one TOC.

 

[gnolife]

Swinton (Manchester)

 

[clagmonster]

Lowestoft?

 

[Buttsy]

Buckenham

 

[Frothy]

Heighington

 

[Robinson]

Trimley?

 

[martinsh]

Nantwich

 

[Trainfan344]

Clue 2: The number of platforms at this station is a prime number times the number of TOC's

 

[gnolife]

So, by extension of that, there must be a prime number of platforms...

Beccles?

 

[Robinson]

Stone?

 

[Trainfan344]

Clue 3: This station sees non-stop trains as well as stopping trains.

 

[gnolife]

Moorside

 

[Robinson]

Rugeley Trent Valley?

 

[Trainfan344]

Clue 4: This station sees 1tpd each way on Saturdays.

 

[Robinson]

1tpd each way, or 1tpd in total?

 

[Trainfan344]

1tpd each way, or 1tpd in total?

Each way.

 

[Robinson]

Lakenheath?

 

[Trainfan344]

Lakenheath?

correct.

 

[Robinson]

Clue 1: This station is located on map AS of the Routeing Guide, though it may or may not be indicated by name.

 

[gnolife]

Inverurie

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station is within 50 miles of the sea.

 

[gnolife]

Stockport

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station handles direct train services to precisely 1 international terminal building. Another is 1 change away.

 

[CallySleeper]

Manchester Pic

 

[Buttsy]

Ayr??

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: Another international terminal can be reached by making 1 same-station change and then an OSI. The same-station change can be made at the penultimate stop all trains in one direction from here make before reaching their destination, or at the destination station for all trains in the same direction on Mondays-Saturdays.

 

[CallySleeper]

What's an OSI?