The Journey Game

[DanTrain]

Sheffield to Doncaster on a 144?

 

[DanNCL]

Clue 8: This service does not pass through, begin or end in a major city

 

[DanTrain]

Hartlepool to Darlington on a 142?

 

[DanNCL]

Hartlepool to Darlington on a 142?

Correct. Over to you

 

[DanTrain]

1) This jouney can be done on a Friday
2) The starting station has a platform 0
3) The final station is served by an Arriva TOC
4) The traction is at least 20 years old

 

[DanNCL]

Stockport to Stalybridge on a 142?

 

[DanTrain]

I knew that would be the 1st guess! No, I’m not that obvious!

5) This journey takes over 2 hours

 

[DanNCL]

London Kings Cross to Edinburgh on a Class 91 + Mark 4 coaches?

 

[RJ21]

Cardiff Central - Holyhead by 158?

 

[A Challenge]

Redhill to Reading (165)

 

[DanTrain]

6) The destination has a direct to London St Pancras

 

[RJ21]

Kings Cross - Lincoln by HST?

 

[A Challenge]

London Kings Cross to Lincoln (HST)

 

[DanTrain]

7) The origin station is not London Kings Cross

 

[RJ21]

This one's tenuous, Cardiff Central - Nottingham by Class 170/1 (delivered in 1998, making them 20 years old).

 

[A Challenge]

I considered that - but they are mostly younger than the 20 years

 

[DanTrain]

This one's tenuous, Cardiff Central - Nottingham by Class 170/1 (delivered in 1998, making them 20 years old).

That is indeed it, having just looked back at my wording it wasn't brilliant sorry, I meant 'at least' to be it can be 20 years old, not that all the units are.

Anyway, your go.

 

[RJ21]

It was when I saw XC have most of the very early 170s I thought it was a possibility.

Clue 1: This service with run with trains which are more than 20 years old.
Clue 2: The journey takes more than 2 hours.
Clue 3: The journey involves at least one reversal.
Clue 4: The journey ends at a station with loco hauled services.

 

[A Challenge]

Cardiff Central to Nottingham on a 170

 

[DanTrain]

Sheffield to Carlsile on a 158?

 

[RJ21]

Clue 5: The destination station has more than 10 platforms.

 

[DanTrain]

Preston to York on a 158?

 

[A Challenge]

Sleeper from Edinburgh to Euston

 

[RJ21]

Clue 6: The origin is coastal.

 

[A Challenge]

Fort William to London Euston sleeper

 

[RJ21]

Clue 7: A reversal takes place at an electrified station.

 

[A Challenge]

Simply as I can't think of anything else, Aberdeen to Euston

 

[RJ21]

Clue 8: A second reversal takes place at an unelectrified station.

 

[DanNCL]

Heysham Port to Leeds on a 144?

(reverses at Morecambe and again at Lancaster)

 

[RJ21]

Exactly, your turn.