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Esker-pades

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Long wait bonus
Parliamentary, not long wait.
I'd generally rather the type of bonus wasn't specified because it's often wrong (the details aren't entirely clear; not your or anyone else's fault). We [the scorers] always check; in-game bonuses are often mis-assigned or not spotted. See this section from the "general notes and guidance" post. Thanks! :)

LONG WAIT AND PARLIAMENTARY BONUSES

Firstly, please stop posting notes to the scorer. It serves no purpose other than making the post almost impossible to make sense of when I come to it on the spreadsheet. Simply adding the word 'Bonus' beneath the station name is quite sufficient to serve as a reminder on the odd ocassion I might need one. ;) I always check every move, and will have already awarded any bonus points as may be appropriate before I see any notes left for me. Additionally, bonus points claimed have not always actually been earned. (Incidentally, it also works the other way around - I often award bonus points that nobody has spotted were due.)

I have received requests to clarify the circumstances that the different bonuses are scored and when. Unfortunately I can give no simple and definitive answer to that, but I shall attempt to give some clarity.

The Long Wait Bonus is relatively straightforward in that the rules stipulate fewer than three trains a day. However, don't forget to include Saturday and Sunday services. There are plenty of rural stations that have a better service at weekends, particularly on the East Anglia branch lines. Should a station only have one train per day Mondays to Fridays, but three or more trains on a Sunday, it won't score the Long Wait Bonus. (Lakenheath, for instance, in the current timetable.)

The Parliamentary Bonus is rather less clear cut. It depends upon both frequency of trains per day, and the number of days each week that a service operates. Some Parly services seem obvious, such as the Stockport to Stalybridge service. It runs on one day a week only, and it is the only passenger service between most of the stations it calls at en route. However, there are three Northern-operated services between Stalybridge and Guide Bridge in both directions Mondays to Fridays. Therefore Stalybridge to Guide Bridge will not score any bonus, but Guide Bridge to Denton, Denton to Reddish South, and Reddish South to Stockport would all receive the 5 point Parliamentary Bonus.

In other places it is less easy to say. Whether a service is a Parly or not depends not just on the level of service over the course of the week, but also the absence of any other passenger trains. For example, Stockton to Eaglescliffe is currently only possible on two trains that operate on Sundays only, a level of service that would ordinarily qualify it for the Parliamentary Bonus. However, there are other passenger trains that operate over the route (albeit not calling at those stations), which means it would only score the Long Wait Bonus instead. It cannot be claimed to be a 'Parly' when other trains operate over the route.

Conversely, by the same standards, Retford - Gainsborough Central - Kirton Lindsey - Brigg - Barnetby does qualify for the 5 point Parly bonuses. Although there are three trains in each direction, they only run on Saturdays and no other passenger trains run via that route. (However, it should be noted that this too is scheduled to change from December 2018.)

Also, don't forget it is the move that scores the points, not the station. This should especially be borne in mind in relation to trips between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill (and vice versa.)
 

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Parliamentary, not long wait.
I'd generally rather the type of bonus wasn't specified because it's often wrong (the details aren't entirely clear; not your or anyone else's fault). We [the scorers] always check; in-game bonuses are often mis-assigned or not spotted. See this section from the "general notes and guidance" post. Thanks! :)

Sorry, didn't realise.

Anyway, East Dulwich
 

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