Cryptic clues = station name

[DanTrain]

Hint: It's in Scotland.

 

[neilmc]

Pitlochry?

 

[DanTrain]

Pitlochry?

That’s right. Large hole -> pit, key -> lock -> loch, rye without an echo -> rye - an ‘e’ (phonetic alphabet) -> ry . Your floor.

 

[neilmc]

Blue coat? Hood? Run wild around remote station at your leisure!

 

[neilmc]

This one's in Scotland too, and you might indeed need your blue coat and hood to run wild here. It's another anagram of course.

 

[318266]

Corrour

 

[neilmc]

Nope. It's an anagram of the first five words in the clue. Needs a big signboard.

 

[DanTrain]

Loch Eil Outward Bound?

 

[neilmc]

Correct Dan. Your turn.

 

[DanTrain]

Thanks

A battle took place near a modern town, at this time of year, 338 years ago.

 

[johnnychips]

Wick?

 

[DanTrain]

Wick?

That’s the hard part done - the answer includes that word (now I’ve remembered what the answer is - I forgot about this thread!)

 

[johnnychips]

Trying to think of stations with that word in, and it’s too late to do research so Swanwick as a wild guess for no real reason.

 

[DanTrain]

Trying to think of stations with that word in, and it’s too late to do research so Swanwick as a wild guess for no real reason.

Not that one, think of the word ‘battle’.

 

[Jona26]

Fishguard and Goodwick? I say that as Fishguard was the site of the last invasion of the U.K. but that was later than 338 years ago I think. Also invasion - battle - guard?

 

[DanTrain]

Fishguard and Goodwick? I say that as Fishguard was the site of the last invasion of the U.K. but that was later than 338 years ago I think. Also invasion - battle - guard?

No, but I like the thinking! Think of what a battle might be part of.

 

[GusB]

Warwick?

 

[DanTrain]

Warwick?

That's the one: War -> battle and Wick -> a battle near there 334 years ago

 

[GusB]

Thanks. No time to put together a clue, therefore the battlefield is open.

 

[DanTrain]

Do you want the floor @johnnychips since you got the first bit?

 

[K.o.R]

"In French station, we hear?"

 

[plymothian]

Ongar (en gare)

 

[K.o.R]

Ding ding, we have a winner!

 

[DanTrain]

Let's get things moving over here - try this:

The rate of energy transfer can be found on a stick of rock at a Staffordshire market town.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Watton-at-Stone?

 

[DanTrain]

Watton-at-Stone?

That is indeed it: Rate of energy transfer -> Watt + on + at + Stick of rock/Staffordshire market town -> Stone. Your floor

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Thank you.

Here’s the next one:

You will be locked in a state of astonishment at this station.

 

[Esker-pades]

Loch Awe?

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Loch Awe?

It is Loch Awe. Well done!

 

[Esker-pades]

I didn't realise fruit had legs.