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yorkie said:
Had to think about that for a while, was thinking it'd be somewhere near Middlesbrough, then I remembered your alternative location ;)
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Damn! Of course one of the few people on here to know that happens to wander by just at the wrong moment :lol:;)
 
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seagull said:
KSW - Kingswood?
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Nope. (BTW you can check this using LDB, or Stations Made Easy, etc...)

I've looked it up so I can't have a go now!


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Damn! Of course one of the few people on here to know that happens to wander by just at the wrong moment :lol:;)
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Max would probably not be impressed if I didn't get it, either! :lol:

Though I've only got a train from there about twice, and once was because I got the wrong train!

Anyway someone else needs to guess KSW - it's not Kingswood (clue: Kingswood to KSW is a ludicrous £108.40 for a SSR, and the fare is priced by EC. Another clue: the W makes no sense!)
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Edit: I've realised why the W exists now; the station used to have a slightly different name! I would never have guessed it. The place that would have been known as KSE would have closed as a station before these 3-letter codes were implemented, I'm sure, but trains still passed through the location until 1989. Quite a tough choice by MattE2010.
 
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I'm pretty sure that KSW is in fact Kirkby Stephen station in Cumbria.

Therefore, try this one.

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We have not received a correct answer to RHA, but as we have moved on - the correct answer is ROBIN HOOD APT (according Avantix Traveller) - Sorry to IanPoole for semi taking that one over!

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Haven't looked this one up - Taunton?

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KSW as Kirkby Stephen? Wow, that's surprising.

And I now know why - 'formerly known as Kirkby Stephen West'.

Learn something every day! :)

TAU must definitely be Taunton which allows me to make a guess at:

MEC: Metrocentre? Although based on some so far I have a sneaky feeling it won't be that simple... :D
 
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KSW is indeed Kirkby Stephen - I never knew about the 'West' suffix, thanks!

MEC I think is Meols Cop near Southport, in which case:

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Heh, I'm not very good at this game! :lol:

Does make me realise that you would often not be able to guess a three letter code for a station - I wonder how they were decided, and what criteria were used.
 
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Abton Cridge? :lol:

Acton Bridge unfortunately is the AB but not the C... unless it used to be known as Acton Bridge Central... :D

I can't think of anything better than imagination's guess.
 
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