The "Name the Station" game

[Esker-pades]

Hatch End?

 

[martinsh]

Clue 5 : from the platforms of this station you can see a completely different line emerge from a tunnel, cross over the line that runs through this station and disappear into another tunnel

 

[Esker-pades]

South Hampstead?

 

[martinsh]

South Hampstead?

Is correct !

 

[Esker-pades]

Thanks!

1. The station has 2 platforms (single island with 2 faces)

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Ulleskelf?

 

[A Challenge]

Maxwell Park

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station has 2 platforms (single island with 2 faces)
2. The station is served by 2 TOCs (no others pass through)

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Prestatyn

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station has 2 platforms (single island with 2 faces)
2. The station is served by 2 TOCs (no others pass through)
3. The station has direct services to Middlesbrough, Darlington and Manchester Piccadilly

 

[martinsh]

Thornaby

 

[Esker-pades]

Thornaby

Correct!

 

[martinsh]

There was only one station that could possibly match the three clues. The whole idea of this "quiz" is that you should gradually eliminate stations. After 3 clues I would expect there to be in the range of 20-50 possible stations left.

I'm not going to be available at all tomorrow, so Open Floor. [ Will post something Thursday if nobody steps in ]

 

[Esker-pades]

There was only one station that could possibly match the three clues. The whole idea of this "quiz" is that you should gradually eliminate stations. After 3 clues I would expect there to be in the range of 20-50 possible stations left.

I'm not going to be available at all tomorrow, so Open Floor. [ Will post something Thursday if nobody steps in ]

Given that there had been a 3 day gap in guesses, I gave more specific clues more quickly.

 

[Esker-pades]

I'll go again then:

1. The station is served by 2 TOCs

 

[A Challenge]

Effingham Junction?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is served by 2 TOCs
2. The station is located on a single-track line (with passing loops)

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is served by 2 TOCs
2. The station is located on a single-track line (with passing loops)
3. The station has 2 platforms

 

[A Challenge]

Pembroke?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is served by 2 TOCs
2. The station is located on a single-track line (with passing loops)
3. The station has 2 platforms
4. The service has direct services to two countries in the UK

 

[A Challenge]

Tenby?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is served by 2 TOCs
2. The station is located on a single-track line (with passing loops)
3. The station has 2 platforms
4. The service has direct services to two countries in the UK
5. The station is situated one stop north of a station in a two-station station group

 

[Esker-pades]

Given that it has been over a week since the last guess, I'll reveal the answer:
The station was Garelochhead.

OPEN FLOOR

 

[A Challenge]

1. This station has a direct service to Garelochhead

 

[Esker-pades]

Dalmuir?

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Given that it has been over a week since the last guess, I'll reveal the answer:
The station was Garelochhead.

OPEN FLOOR

Sorry to interrupt but what are the two countries it has direct services to? England and ??

 

[Esker-pades]

Sorry to interrupt but what are the two countries it has direct services too? England and ??

Scotland.

 

[A Challenge]

1. This station has a direct service to Garelochhead
2. This station has more than 5 platforms

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Scotland.

The service has direct services to two countries in the UK

Can you have direct services to a country you are already in? Surely England and Wales would be direct services to two countries from Scotland?

Or is it just me who was thrown by this clue and took it this way?

 

[Esker-pades]

The service has direct services to two countries in the UK

Can you have direct services to a country you are already in? Surely England and Wales would be direct services to two countries from Scotland?

Or is it just me who was thrown by this clue and took it this way?

How else would I describe a Glasgow to Oban train?

I honestly didn't think that that clue would be that controversial.