The "Name the Station" game

[ls2270]

Newington ?

 

[Purple Train]

Neither, I'm afraid.

2) This station is served by one TOC.

 

[ls2270]

Ingatestone?

 

[D6130]

Springfield?

 

[RDP]

Herne Bay?

 

[Purple Train]

No, none of those.

3) Helpfully, the first three letters of the station's name also happen to be its CRS code (as in SLO - Slough).

 

[RDP]

Deal?

 

[ls2270]

Rye?

 

[Purple Train]

Neither of those, sorry.

4) This station is sited on a relatively sharp curve.

 

[RDP]

Poole?

 

[Purple Train]

Not Poole.

5) This station has 2tph in each direction in the normal timetable, but the two trains are less than ten minutes apart.

 

[444045]

Dorchester South ?

 

[Purple Train]

Not Dorchester South. Think further east.

 

[D6130]

Redbridge?

 

[Purple Train]

Not Redbridge either. Think much further east.
(I did think I had put in a geographical clue, but evidently I haven't - apologies If the next clue doesn't get it, I'll post up what I thought was clue 1.)

 

[D6130]

Billingshurst?

 

[Purple Train]

Not Billingshurst.

6) This station has direct trains to London Liverpool Street.

 

[RDP]

Wivenhoe?

 

[Purple Train]

Wivenhoe?

Bingo, and apologies again for messing up the clues!

Your turn.

 

[RDP]

Cheers.

Clue 1: This station is served by one TOC.

 

[Purple Train]

Salhouse?

 

[444045]

Templecombe ?

 

[RDP]

Salhouse?

Templecombe ?

Neither of those.

Clue 2: It is on an unelectrified line.

 

[444045]

Dawlish ?

 

[RDP]

Dawlish ?

Not Dawlist.

Clue 3: It has two platforms.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Conwy?

 

[ls2270]

Burley Park?

 

[RDP]

Conwy?

Burley Park?

Neither of those

Clue 4: Semaphore signalling survives at this station.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

North Llanrwst?

 

[RDP]

North Llanrwst?

Not North Llanwrst

Now for the giveaway

Clue 5: There is a branch line here which lost its passenger service in 1965 but is still open for freight.