The Journey Game

[transportphoto]

Hi All,

Introducing you to 'The Journey Game', a suggestion from forum member [m="Temple Meads"]7431[/m] - the aim of the game is to guess what journey the question setter is thinking about, through a series of clues.

• 1. The aim of the game is to work out what journey a player is thinking about with the help of a series of clues, three major elements have to be deduced; the originating station, the destination station and the TOC/Rolling Stock travelled on, one clue for each element must be set in the first post, along with a clue regarding the actual journey which should be about something like landmarks passed, the sort of area you pass, or the type of journey that it is (the clues can be reasonably ambiguous at this stage, as long as the round gets easier as it goes along)
• 2. One new clue must be set out in each response by the “Journey Setter” (the Journey Setter is the player who currently has the floor), a round is only finished when all the elements have been solved.
• 3. After the initial post by the Journey Setter only one new clue can be posted at a time.
• 4. The journeys must be real UK National Rail journeys at all times, journeys with changes are not currently permitted, although there is scope for this at a later date.
• 5. If 48 hours pass without response from the Journey Setter the floor becomes open.
• 6. If 24 hours pass without any responses to a Journey, the Journey Setter can post a new clue.
• 7. The winner of each round takes the floor, unless they declare open floor (please do this when posting responses, to keep the game moving).
• 8. If a player gets only one or two elements of a Journey correct, the Journey Setter can declare that fact, although that will make the rest of the game easier as the first player to post a response with all three journey elements correct will win the round.
• 9. Finally have fun, and if you have any questions please contact Temple Meads by PM.

I hope you all understand these, please direct any queries to either Temple Meads as above or to any QuizMaster and we'll try our best to get back to you as soon as we can.

Here's the first Challenge:

As a first journey, try this:

1. The originating station has more than 5 platforms.
2. The destination station is DC electrified.
3. The stock is diesel powered.
4. The journey takes over two hours.

But what is it?

Over to you.

'transportphoto'
QuizMaster

 

[Eagle]

Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth fits. (Takes 2h20, operated mainly by 150s.)

 

[Temple Meads]

Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth fits. (Takes 2h20, operated mainly by 150s.)

That is a good guess, but I'm afraid it isn't correct, the journey does however, end at a station managed by SWT.

 

[Eagle]

Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour.

 

[Temple Meads]

Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour.

No..

Although you're literally along the right line...

 

[Eagle]

So it's {Cardiff Central | Bristol Temple Meads} to {Southampton Central | Fareham | Cosham | Fratton | Portsmouth and Southsea | Portsmouth Harbour}

I don't have time to try all 11 remaining combinations :P

 

[Trainfan344]

Cardiff Central to Southampton Central?

 

[Ivo]

Bristol TM to Southampton Central would have been my suggestion even before I saw the above posts. Having said that though, it only takes~1h40 - so let's change "Southampton Central" to "Portsmouth Harbour".

BRI - PMH

 

[Temple Meads]

BRI - PMH

Is correct.

 

[Ivo]

I didn't see any point in declaring it being a 158 (usually) because it had already been done.

Anyhow, let's see if I've got this right:

• The origin station is within five miles of the coast, and is electrified.
• The destination station is one of the more important stations in its urban area, but is by no means the most important.
• In spite of the last clause (linguistically speaking) in Clue 1, this service is operated exclusively by diesel units.
• The service operates in tandem with a similar but less prominent commuter service between a station in a town of two stations and the destination station.
• Temple Meads is unlikely to have ever travelled on this service. (Sorry! )

 

[Temple Meads]

Anyhow, let's see if I've got this right:

Almost

I'd prefer the rolling stock clue referred directly to the actual stock rather than the types of traction on the journey, and you only need 4 clues, rather than 5

I won't actually make a guess just yet, it's obviously not going to be in area of knowledge

 

[Ivo]

I've changed Clue 3 to suit.

Also, where does it say "only four clues"? I was going to leave it at four at first, but then added the fifth because it amused me

 

[Temple Meads]

Also, where does it say "only four clues"?

It doesn't, it's up to the Journey Setter how many they put (as long there's at least four), but I'd recommend only doing four.

 

[transportphoto]

• The origin station is within five miles of the coast, and is electrified.
• The destination station is one of the more important stations in its urban area, but is by no means the most important.
• In spite of the last clause (linguistically speaking) in Clue 1, this service is operated exclusively by diesel units.
• The service operates in tandem with a similar but less prominent commuter service between a station in a town of two stations and the destination station.

Any ideas on this one people?

TP

 

[dzug2]

Any ideas on this one people?

TP

Nope.

Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Victoria fits the first three clues but I can't get my head around what the last clue is trying to say.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport to Wigan Wallgate (Two stations in Wigan)

EDIT : I appear to have mentally transposed the fourth clue in my mind whilst making the above obviously incorrect posting.

 

[Robinson]

Southport to Manchester Victoria? (Running in tandem with Kirkby/Wigan Wallgate-Manchester/Rochdale stoppers from Wigan...)

 

[Ivo]

Southport is correct, as is Robinson's reasoning; MCV is not. Note it says that the station is "by no means the msot important"; is MCV not the most important station in Manchester in some respects? For instance being #1 of all the 100% diesel stationos

 

[Robinson]

Southport is correct, as is Robinson's reasoning; MCV is not. Note it says that the station is "by no means the msot important"; is MCV not the most important station in Manchester in some respects? For instance being #1 of all the 100% diesel stationos

I had no idea about MCV being #1 of all the 100% diesel stations; I merely read that clue as saying the terminus station is not the most important in the urban area, which MCV indeed is not.

I'm struggling to think where else it could be now, given the other clues (and the fact that you've said Southport was right)...

 

[Trainfan344]

Southport to Salford Central

 

[Ivo]

I had no idea about MCV being #1 of all the 100% diesel stations; I merely read that clue as saying the terminus station is not the most important in the urban area, which MCV indeed is not.

Can you name a busier or more prominent station in the Manchester area that sees no electric service? No - because there isn't one. Both Piccadilly and Oxford Road are electrified (even if the latter does have little in the way of electric running).

Southport to Salford Central

To quote Snake from The Simpsons: Close, but no donut, cop!

 

[Eagle]

Can you name a busier or more prominent station in the Manchester area that sees no electric service? No - because there isn't one. Both Piccadilly and Oxford Road are electrified (even if the latter does have little in the way of electric running).

Your clue mentioned nothing about the terminus station being unelectrified.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport to Salford Crescent

Routes via Atherton and via Bolton.

 

[Ivo]

Southport to Salford Crescent (specifically via Bolton) is the correct answer.

Your clue mentioned nothing about the terminus station being unelectrified.

I am aware of that. I used the electrification of MAN and MCO as evidence that MCV is the most prominent station in the conurbation in at least one sense, given it was suggested as a possibility for the destination which (as proven here) is not possible.

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IN RELATION TO A POST BELOW:

In what way is Salford Crescent not the most prominent station in Salford? The only thing Salford Central has more of is years it has existed...

The question specifies urban areas, not cities or settlements.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southport to Salford Crescent (specifically via Bolton) is the correct answer.

May I be excused from setting the next leg, please...Open Floor.

 

[Trainfan344]

Hopefully i have this right, apologies if i haven't

• The starting station for this journey is electrified
• The Finishing point for this journey has Platforms which are not in order.
• The Rolling stock is of the Diesel variety
• While on this journey, we pass at least one set of Semaphores
• From the train we view a Park and Ride site and a Power station.
• This Journey involves two Swing-bridges.
• The Park and Ride site is not a Railway station.

Clue 2: When i say not in order, i mean the platforms do not follow the order the first platform is one, the second platform is two etc, prehaps this will help people

 

[Robinson]

Glasgow Central to Newcastle via Dumfries and Hexham?

 

[dzug2]

Manchester Piccadilly to Oxford? I think there's semaphores in Banbury

 

[Robinson]

Southport to Salford Crescent (specifically via Bolton) is the correct answer.

In what way is Salford Crescent not the most prominent station in Salford? The only thing Salford Central has more of is years it has existed...

 

[Trainfan344]

No one is correct so far...