The "Name the Station" game

[keyesey07]

Llandudno Junction?

That's some luck, because it is indeed Llandudno Junction! Over to you.

 

[MatthewE707]

Wow! That is lucky!

1) The station is served by only one TOC

 

[Hamma52]

Newbury Racecourse?

 

[keyesey07]

London Waterloo?

 

[Hamma52]

London Waterloo?

The devil in me has always wanted to do this. See how many Llanwrda's, Achnashellach's and Lealholm's we get before hitting people with the "This station has 24 platforms"!

 

[MatthewE707]

Newbury Racecourse?

London Waterloo?

Neither of those!

1) The station is served by only one TOC
2) The station is served by bi-modal trains, but the line is not electrified

 

[Hamma52]

Bury St Edmunds?

 

[MatthewE707]

Bury St Edmunds?

Nope!

1) The station is served by only one TOC
2) The station is served by bi-modal trains, but the line is not electrified
3) The station has one platform

 

[Hamma52]

Sudbury?

 

[MatthewE707]

Sudbury?

Nope!

1) The station is served by only one TOC
2) The station is served by bi-modal trains, but the line is not electrified
3) The station has one platform
4) The station has direct trains to the eastern-most station in Britain

 

[Hamma52]

Brampton?

 

[keyesey07]

Oulton Broad South?

 

[MatthewE707]

Oulton Broad South?

Unfortunately not, however ...

Brampton?

is correct! Well done - your turn now!

 

[Hamma52]

Awesome!

1) This station has 2 platforms

 

[MatthewE707]

Newark Castle?

 

[RDP]

Newtown?

 

[Hamma52]

Newark Castle?

Newtown?

Not this time!

1) This station has 2 platforms
2) The station is served by 1 TOC

 

[MatthewE707]

Edenbridge Town?

 

[D6130]

Hebden Bridge?

 

[RDP]

Tywyn?

 

[Hamma52]

Edenbridge Town?

Hebden Bridge?

Tywyn?

The game goes on! Alas not.

1) This station has 2 platforms
2) The station is served by 1 TOC
3) The station has a Grade II listed station building, as well as a rather nice pedestrian footbridge linking the two platforms

 

[MatthewE707]

Kemble?

 

[Hamma52]

Kemble?

It isn't Kemble!

1) This station has 2 platforms
2) The station is served by 1 TOC
3) The station has a Grade II listed station building, as well as a rather nice pedestrian footbridge linking the two platforms
4) Inside the Grade II listed station building is a "bistro" (Not Cafe!), which has very good reviews on TripAdvisor, Google Maps etc.

 

[MatthewE707]

Etchingham?

 

[Hamma52]

Etchingham?

Well done! It is indeed.

Passing you the mic...

 

[MatthewE707]

Okay!

1) The station has more than one platform

 

[Sand_elf]

Reading

 

[MatthewE707]

Reading

Nope!

1) The station has more than one platform
2) The station is served by Caledonian Sleeper

 

[Trainguy34]

Corrour?

 

[MatthewE707]

Corrour?

Nope!

1) The station has more than one platform
2) The station is served by Caledonian Sleeper
3) The station is served (but not exclusively) by Class 170s, and also has some loco-hauled passenger services (not including the sleeper)