The "Name the Station" game

[ls2270]

Tisbury?

 

[Sand_elf]

Ambergate?

 

[-Colly405-]

Many nopes...

(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) Only one operator serves this station.
(3) This station is on a former main line that is now a branch line.

 

[RDP]

Cowden?

 

[D6130]

Portsmouth Arms?

 

[-Colly405-]

Nopes again.

This might clinch it. Or in other words, if you know you know....

(1) This station has 1 platform.
(2) Only one operator serves this station.
(3) This station is on a former main line that is now a branch line.
(4) Both words in this station's name were originally spelt differently.

 

[martinsh]

Bere Ferrers ?

 

[-Colly405-]

I probably should have set another clue in that long gap, but you are correct.

For those that don't know , it was originally Beer Ferris, after the local Beer family of land owners.

Your turn to board the Tamar Belle...

 

[martinsh]

It took me a long time to think of a single track branch line that was formerly a main line !

Clue 1 : this station is not in Devon or Cornwall

 

[ls2270]

Purley?

 

[-Colly405-]

Aberdare?

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Taunton ?

 

[D6130]

Garelochhead?

 

[RDP]

Highbridge & Burnham?

 

[Sand_elf]

Aspatria?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 2 : this station has 2 platforms

 

[-Colly405-]

Whifflet?

 

[RDP]

Folkestone West?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 3 : this station is served by one TOC - normally all with the same class of EMU

 

[RDP]

Sandling?

 

[Sand_elf]

Dumpton Park?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 4 : this station has through trains to both London and Birmingham

 

[RDP]

Long Buckby?

 

[martinsh]

Long Buckby?

is correct ! Your turn to catch a 350

 

[RDP]

Cheers.

Clue 1: This station has two platforms.

 

[ls2270]

Purfleet?

 

[-Colly405-]

Carstairs?

 

[D6130]

Hebden Bridge?

 

[RDP]

Purfleet?

Carstairs?

Hebden Bridge?

None of those.

Clue 2: It is served by one TOC.

 

[-Colly405-]

Chippenham?