The "Name the Station" game

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is north of West Byfleet
2. The station is a single platform terminus
3. The station is on an un-electrified branch line
4. The station is south of West Ruislip

 

[DanTrain]

Windsor & Eton Central?

 

[Esker-pades]

1. The station is north of West Byfleet
2. The station is a single platform terminus
3. The station is on an un-electrified branch line
4. The station is south of West Ruislip
5. The branch line has 2 intermediate stations (not including the termini at each end)

 

[DanTrain]

Henley-on-Thames?

 

[Esker-pades]

Henley-on-Thames?

Is the correct answer.

 

[DanTrain]

Thanks

1) This station is west of Wick

 

[Esker-pades]

Penrith?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This station is west of Wick
2) This station is north of Borth

 

[DanTrain]

Penrith?

Also I've just checked and Penrith is East of Wick

 

[Esker-pades]

The UK is such a weird shape.

Aberdeen?

 

[DanTrain]

The UK is such a weird shape.

Only when viewed from a conventional North-South axis

1) This station is west of Wick
2) This station is north of Borth
3) There are no services to London from this station

 

[Esker-pades]

Inverurie?

 

[DanTrain]

1) This station is west of Wick
2) This station is north of Borth
3) There are no services to London from this station
4) This station has a namesake elsewhere in the UK

 

[Esker-pades]

Great Ayton? (There's another one in the Scottish Borders I believe.)

 

[DanTrain]

Great Ayton? (There's another one in the Scottish Borders I believe.)

There’s no way that’s west of Wock!

1) This station is west of Wick
2) This station is north of Borth
3) There are no services to London from this station
4) This station has a namesake elsewhere in the UK
5) This station is in England

 

[fishquinn]

Could we please get back on topic guys. I've deleted a few posts that had nothing to do with the game in question.

 

[backontrack]

There’s no way that’s west of Wock!

Wasn't West of Wock John Steinbeck's follow-up to East of Eden?

I'm going to go ahead and say Waterloo (Merseyrail). It's almost certainly completely wrong on the basis that the other station is London Waterloo rather than just Waterloo, but there can't be that many other candidates.

 

[DanTrain]

Wasn't West of Wock John Steinbeck's follow-up to East of Eden?

I'm going to go ahead and say Waterloo (Merseyrail). It's almost certainly completely wrong on the basis that the other station is London Waterloo rather than just Waterloo, but there can't be that many other candidates.

No, but you are in the right part of the country

 

[backontrack]

No, but you are in the right part of the country

Hmm...

Moreton?

 

[DanTrain]

Hmm...

Moreton?

That’s the one, coupled with Moreton in Dorset (no I’d never heard of it either!)

 

[backontrack]

That’s the one, coupled with Moreton in Dorset (no I’d never heard of it either!)

Phewie! My next guess would have been Walton.

1) This station is located west of Vladivostock (or east, depending on your point of view)

 

[DanTrain]

I thought these clues were supposed to narrow down the options!

Stratford-on-Avon Parkway?

 

[backontrack]

1) This station is located west of Vladivostock (or east, depending on your point of view)
2) This station is north of Nuneaton, but south of Inverurie

 

[Esker-pades]

Sheffield?

 

[DanTrain]

Great Ayton?

 

[backontrack]

Neither of those, I'm afraid. And what is the fascination with Great Ayton in this game?

1) This station is located west of Vladivostock (or east, depending on your point of view)
2) This station is north of Nuneaton, but south of Inverurie
3) This station only tends to see Super Sprinters

 

[DanTrain]

Ilkeston?

 

[backontrack]

Ilkeston sees Class 158s too.

1) This station is located west of Vladivostock (or east, depending on your point of view)
2) This station is north of Nuneaton, but south of Inverurie
3) This station only tends to see Super Sprinters
4) This station is on a branch away from Barrhead

 

[NoMorePacers]

East Kilbride

 

[backontrack]

1) This station is located west of Vladivostock (or east, depending on your point of view)
2) This station is north of Nuneaton, but south of Inverurie
3) This station only tends to see Super Sprinters
4) This station is on a branch away from Barrhead
5) This station was once suffixed by the words 'and Stamperland'.