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    Trivia: Biggest date gap between openings of two stations with a direct service

    I believe the new East Linton is on a completely different site from the old one.
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    Hereford Platform 4?

    There is only one siding parallel to platform 1 and I have never noticed anything using it.
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    Anomalous station names

    Wikipedia (usual caution applies) says that Three Bridges already existed as a hamlet when the railway arrived. It was named after three bridges over local streams.
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    New Station calendar

    You mean East Linton, I think.
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    Derby Platform 7 - Why isn't it used? (and other unused platforms)

    Realtime Trains shows a couple of early starts from Northampton platform 5.
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    What’s your least favourite station in Hampshire to visit?

    Ditto Pokesdown.
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    Trivia: Platforms where you can only alight or only board.

    Hereford platform 4 can only be used to depart. There is no crossover to allow trains to access it directly. I don't think there are any services using it in the current timetable.
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    Stations that had a very long period of time between closing and reopening.

    1967 - 2017 according to Wikipedia.
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    Double Slips

    Your Reading example looks like a scissors crossing, not a slip.
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    Trivia: Electrification that's (likely) never been used.

    Before covid, I think there were one or two peak-time trains that terminated in platform 1.
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    Route Indicator at Stechford Station West Midlands

    I had assumed alphanumeric route indicators would only be used where there are many possible routes available - which isn't the case here. Why not just a position 4 'feather'?
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    Trivia: Longest journey time between two consecutive stations

    I think you mean Acton Bridge to Warrington Bank Quay.
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    Electrification system islands.

    The Volk's Electric Railway?
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    Wooden Steps from platform to train

    Humps fitted in 2016, according to Wiki.
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    Trivia: Track layouts which seem to make little sense

    Hereford too. Platform 4 is a north-facing bay with no direct access for trains arriving from the Shrewsbury/Worcester direction. A facing crossover north of the station would fix this, but the other three platforms can cope with current traffic so it's probably not worth it.
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