The "Name the Station" game

[RDP]

I appear to have stumped everyone with this one so a giveaway clue.

The more prominent of the two signal boxes is one of the last three of its type on the national network.

 

[ls2270]

Canterbury West?

 

[RDP]

Canterbury West?

That's the one. Canterbury West signal box being one of the last overhead gantry boxes while the other signal box, which opened in 2003, is Canterbury, Wya Area Control Centre, an NX panel located in a portacabin next door.

Your turn to pull the levers.

 

[ls2270]

Thank you! Okay here goes…

Clue 1: this station has four platforms

 

[RDP]

Faversham?

 

[-Colly405-]

Filton Abbey Wood?

 

[D6130]

Balham?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 2: the lines at this station are third rail electrified.

 

[D6130]

Haywards Heath?

 

[WizCastro197]

Redhill?

 

[RDP]

Ramsgate?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 3: two TOCs serve this station

 

[RDP]

Dartford?

 

[444045]

Bournemouth ?

 

[D6130]

Shortlands?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 4: the two TOCs that serve this station each serve two platforms of the four.

 

[WizCastro197]

Hastings?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 5: this station once had an overline signal box.

 

[D6130]

Herne Hill?

 

[RDP]

Epsom?

 

[ls2270]

Epsom?

Yes that’s the one. Your turn!

 

[RDP]

Cheers.

Clue 1: This station has two platforms.

 

[444045]

Fleet ?

 

[FrodshamJnct]

Newton-le-Willows?

 

[Intercity110]

Long buckby?

 

[RDP]

None of those.

Clue 2: it is served by two TOCs.

 

[WizCastro197]

Reigate?

 

[ls2270]

Nunhead?

 

[RDP]

Neither of those.

Clue 3: It is on an electrified line.

 

[ls2270]

Woolwich Arsenal?