The "Name the Station" game

[martinsh]

Faversham

 

[RDP]

Thorpe Bay

Faversham

Neither of those

Clue 2: It has two platforms.

 

[martinsh]

Herne Bay

 

[-Colly405-]

Crediton?

 

[RDP]

Herne Bay

Crediton

Neither of those.

Clue 3: It is on an electrified line.

 

[-Colly405-]

Pangbourne?

 

[Purple Train]

Alresford (National Rail)?

 

[RDP]

Pangbourne?

Alresford (National Rail)?

Neither of those.

Clue 4: It is served by a single class of EMU.

 

[DaventryRabbit]

Long Buckby?

 

[Purple Train]

Wrabness?

 

[RDP]

Long Buckby?

Wrabness?

Neither of those.

Clue 5: The TOC that serves this station is not the one that manages it.

 

[DaventryRabbit]

Lockerbie?

 

[RDP]

Lockerbie?

No. Fails clues 1 and 4

It's not in Scotland.

 

[RDP]

Looks like a hint is needed.

It's in third rail territory.

 

[RDP]

Looks like another clue is needed

It is managed by Southeastern but not served by them.

 

[ls2270]

Looks like another clue is needed

It is managed by Southeastern but not served by them.

Bat and Ball?

 

[RDP]

Bat and Ball?

That's the one.

Managed by Southeastern but served by GTR (Thameslink).

Your turn.

 

[ls2270]

thank you!

Clue 1: this station has two platforms

 

[John Griffiths]

Chester le Street?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 2: the lines at this station are not electrified

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Chirk?

 

[-Colly405-]

Stapleton Rd?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 3: this station is served by two TOCs

 

[RDP]

Camborne?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 4: this station originally had a suffix to its current name.

 

[-Colly405-]

Weston-super-Mare?

 

[ls2270]

Clue 5: there is an occasionally used connection to a heritage railway in the vicinity of this station.

 

[-Colly405-]

Lydney?

 

[ls2270]

Lydney?

Yes that’s the one!

 

[-Colly405-]

Excellent.

I'll try and make this less obscure than my last one at Avoncliff...!

(1) This station is served by three TOCs.