The "Name the Station" game

[Robinson]

Newark North Gate is correct.

 

[gnolife]

1) This station is South of a hypothetical journey from Cleethorpes to Holyhead, completed by changing at Manchester Piccadilly only.

 

[clagmonster]

Birmingham Moor Street?

 

[gnolife]

2) This station is served by neither ATW nor ScotRail services

 

[clagmonster]

Clapham Jn?

 

[Robinson]

Heald Green?

 

[gnolife]

3) This station is unstaffed

 

[Robinson]

Patchway?

 

[gnolife]

4) This station is managed by London Midland

 

[clagmonster]

Polesworth?

 

[Robinson]

Bedworth?

 

[martinsh]

Rugeley Trent Valley

 

[gnolife]

5) This station has direct service to exactly one of London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. To reach either of the other two, you can travel either way from this station and change once

 

[Trainfan344]

Stone?

 

[gnolife]

The answer I was after was Wilnecote

 

[Robinson]

OK, I'm gonna pick this up and start a new round.

Clue 1: This station is north of the Thames.

 

[clagmonster]

Fitzwilliam?

 

[martinsh]

Charing Cross (London)

 

[Robinson]

Clue 2: This station handles no direct train services which cross an international border. (As usual with this clue, I'm including the England-Scotland and England-Wales borders as international.)

 

[martinsh]

Cannon Street

 

[Robinson]

Clue 3: This station is served predominantly by BR-era multiple units. Newer stock does also occasionally visit, however.

 

[Trainfan344]

West Runton?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 4: You can reach precisely 1 national capital in Great Britain by direct train from this station. To get to one other, you can change at minimum once at certain times, and twice at other times. To get to the third you can change a minimum of twice at certain times, 3 times at other times.

 

[Trainfan344]

Longton?

 

[Robinson]

Clue 5: This station is within the boundaries of a national park. It does not have direct trains to any other station inside a national park.

 

[martinsh]

Is this one still going ? Had a look at all National Parks on my atlas but couldn't find anything that definitely fitted.

I'll guess Penally - but I'm not sure about clue 1.

 

[Robinson]

The correct answer was Balloch.

Open floor.

 

[backontrack]

Clue 1: I can be found north of Penzance.

 

[clagmonster]

Gilfach Fargoed?

 

[backontrack]

Clue 2: I am a 1 platform station, despite many smaller stations en route having passing loops.