The Journey Game

[DanTrain]

Sheffield to Reading on a 220?

 

[Esker-pades]

@A Challenge - Is @DanTrain 's answer correct?

 

[A Challenge]

1. This service starts a station with more than 2 platforms
2. This service terminates at a station with more than 2 platforms
3. This service is operated on both AC and DC electrified railway
4. This service calls at no stations in the county of Rutland
5. This service runs seven times per week
6. The stock for this service arrives ECS at the origin
7. This service reverses in the West Midlands
8. This service always uses a DEMU
9. This station runs mainly south to north

 

[Esker-pades]

Southampton Central to Edinburgh Waverley (221)?

 

[A Challenge]

1. This service starts a station with more than 2 platforms
2. This service terminates at a station with more than 2 platforms
3. This service is operated on both AC and DC electrified railway
4. This service calls at no stations in the county of Rutland
5. This service runs seven times per week
6. The stock for this service arrives ECS at the origin
7. This service reverses in the West Midlands
8. This service always uses a DEMU
9. This station runs mainly south to north
10. This journey terminates at Newcastle Central

 

[Esker-pades]

Guildford to Newcastle Central (220)?

 

[A Challenge]

Indeed - the stock arrives ECS from Eastleigh via Havant - much to my surprise when the evening's ECS came past my train back from Portsmouth last summer!

 

[Esker-pades]

That took quite a long time!

1. The origin is a single platform terminus
2. The destination is also a dead-end terminus
3. The traction is an EMU
4. The service calls at all stations between origin and destination

 

[185143]

Balloch-Larkhall?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The origin is a single platform terminus
2. The destination is also a dead-end terminus
3. The traction is an EMU
4. The service calls at all stations between origin and destination
5. There is a reversal en-route

 

[A Challenge]

Lichfield City to Redditch (reversing at Birmingham New Street)?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The origin is a single platform terminus
2. The destination is also a dead-end terminus
3. The traction is an EMU
4. The service calls at all stations between origin and destination
5. There is a reversal en-route
6. The traction is timed for 100mph max

 

[DanTrain]

Colchester Town - Liverpool Street on a 321?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The origin is a single platform terminus
2. The destination is also a dead-end terminus
3. The traction is an EMU
4. The service calls at all stations between origin and destination
5. There is a reversal en-route
6. The traction is timed for 100mph max
7. The TOC that operates the service is the only one that calls at all the stations on the journey, including origin and destination

 

[DanTrain]

Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea in a 360?

This really is a bizarre service!

 

[Esker-pades]

Walton-on-the-Naze to Clacton-on-Sea in a 360?

This really is a bizarre service!

And it is the correct answer!

 

[DanTrain]

And it is the correct answer!

Thanks, that took a while to find!

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station

 

[Esker-pades]

Preston to Blackpool North (319)?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station
5) The service is run by an Abellio TOC

 

[Esker-pades]

Glasgow Central to Paisley Canal (314)?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station
5) The service is run by an Abellio TOC
6) The service does not travel over any electrified track

 

[Esker-pades]

Kilmarnock to Stranraer (156)?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station
5) The service is run by an Abellio TOC
6) The service does not travel over any electrified track
7) The service runs 7 days a week

 

[185143]

Inverness-Kyle of Lochalsh?

 

[318266]

Fort William to Mallaig?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station
5) The service is run by an Abellio TOC
6) The service does not travel over any electrified track
7) The service runs 7 days a week
8) This service does not travel west of -5 degrees of longitude at any point in its journey

 

[Springs Branch]

Aberdeen to Inverness ?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This service does not include a reversal
2) The traction is over 20 years old
3) The origin is north of Hooton
4) The destination is a terminus station
5) The service is run by an Abellio TOC
6) The service does not travel over any electrified track
7) The service runs 7 days a week
8) This service does not travel west of -5 degrees of longitude at any point in its journey
9) The origin is north of Inverness

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Wick to Inverness ?

 

[Esker-pades]

Tain to Inverness (158)?