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What stations am I describing?

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1). 13 Passenger Platforms
2 Through Lines
Served by FGW, SWT and XC Trains
Daily Freight passes through

2). 4 Passenger Platforms
Served by SWT, FGW, Southern and XC Trains
Daily Freight Passes through

3). 4 Platforms
Served by XC, London Midland and Virgin Trains
Daily Freight Passes through
2 Through Lines
Can get direct trains to Nottingham and Southampton from here

4). 1 Platform
Served by FGW and London Midland
All trains heading west terminate at the next station to the west
Not next to a tunnel

5). 1 Platform and 1 through line
Served by Northern Rail
Daily Freight passes through
All passenger trains turn off at the Junction to the west of the station
Station next to a Crossing

6). Terminus Station
Served by FGW and XC trains

7). Served by one TOC only
All trains stop at this station
No Scheduled Freight passes through
Station name consists of two words
One of the words is another mode if transport

8). Station has 4 Platforms
Daily Freight passes through
No through lines
Station has a Junction to it's south
Both lines from this Junction serve a number of different stations
before joining together again further down
One line is known as the ??????? Loop


Good luck all, not all that difficult really
 
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Some of these may be guesses, but...

1) Bristol Temple Meads.
2) Southampton Central.
3) Tamworth.
4) Ledbury.
5) Bare Lane? Reddish South?
6) Penzance.
7) Port Glasgow?
8) Not sure...
 
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150222 said:
5) Habrough?
8) Inverness?
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Habrough has 2 platforms according to Wikipedia...
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And just as I say that I go and check my facts and realise Bare Lane has 2 as well. :oops: Oh well, you learn something new every day...
 
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Robinson said:
I must have misunderstood what is meant by a through line... :oops:
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I don't think a terminus would have freight passing through... :P
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So what have we got?

1: Bristol TM
2: Southampton Ctl
3: Tamworth
4: Ledbury
5: not sure yet
6: Penzance and Paignton
7: Southend Airport
8: Stevenage
 
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Eagle said:
I don't think a terminus would have freight passing through... :P
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I'm sure Stevenage has a through line using that definition (in the form of all the East Coast, FCC semi-fasts to Peterborough/Cambridge etc.) Or am I still not getting it?
 
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Builth Road for 7

Actually Llanbister Road as well

Both assuming request stops count
 
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Right, let's see...

1) Correct, Bristol Temple Meads
2) Correct, Southampton Central
3) Correct, Tamworth
4) Incorrect, Ledbury is next to a tunnel, no correct guess yet
5) Incorrect, Reddish South has no through line, no correct guess yet
6) Correct, Penzance or Paignton
7) Incorrect, an Airport is not a type of transport, but a type of transport hub
8) Correct, Stevenage

To clear up a couple of points:

by a type of transport, I mean a type of vehicle or other moving transport, by the moving vehicles name. With an airport, the type of transport is an Aeroplane, the airport being the Aeroplanes station and not a type of transport. A train is a type of transport, a train station isn't!

Also, by a through line, I mean a line with no platform! Eg. Bristol Temple Meads has 2 through lines, the Up through and the Down through, both with no platforms! Stafford also has 2 through lines, lines with no platforms!

Apologies for the confusion, hope this clears that up!
 
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Stations served by both LM and FGW:

Worcester Shrub Hill
Worcester Foregate Street
Malvern Link
Great Malvern
Colwall
Ledbury
Hereford
Ashchurch
Cheltenham
Gloucester

Ledbury is the only one that fits the westbound trains clue.
 
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And a few more then;

9). Station has one operational platform
Served solely by FGW
No scheduled freight passes through the station
Station is in a loop, with the main lines passing around, known has the
Avoiders
Station has a roof from the operational platform to a disused platform

10). Station is adjacent to a Freight yard
Daily freight passes through
Station named after a Stadium
Station platforms have OHLE
All trains that head south serve Birmingham New Street

11). Station has two platforms and two through lines
Daily freight passes through
Served by FGW and ATW
The two platforms are either side of one built platform

12) Station is a terminus served by both FGW and SWT
Station has 3 Platforms
 
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11 sounds like the old layout of Severn Tunnel Junction; but that now has three platforms and one through line since the new platform opened.
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11 is Port Talbot Parkway. (I think; not sure about the through lines bit.)
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Yep, the through lines end just west of the station (was misreading the map).
 
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See above Eagle, shouldn't have put in terminus next station, apologies!

A few more then;

13). This Station is two words
The first word is also the name of an engine in the childrens program, "Thomas the Tank Engine"!
Station is on a well known Loop
Until recently it had 4 platforms, 2 of these bay platforms
One of the bay platforms is now disused

14). Station is served by SWT and XC trains
Two platforms
HAs both Electric and Diesel SWT traction scheduled to stop there
Next to another transport hub

15). Station is served by ATW only
Also has a private railway serve it
Is a Mainline terminus
All mainline trains that depart this station terminate at a Welsh station

16). Station has scheduled freight pass through
Two platforms
All Virgin trains services travelling away from London terminate at a station with the name of a fruit in it
Station next too a large bridge, which runs adjacent to a road bridge

17). Station has two platforms
Served solely by FGW units
Next to a road crossing
Trains heading down either terminate here or head to a terminus station
Station has starting signals

18). Station has Two platforms and one through line
Station is on a Junction
Only trains from one direction of the Junction can use the through line
A train to Derby can go either way at the Junction

19). Station is a request stop
Only one platform on a single line
Station can fit a 3 car train on it
All southbound trains terminate at a terminus
Station is on a Token section
Both stations either side of it are also request stops

20). Station has two platforms
Is next to a stone terminal
Line becomes a single line once leaving the station in a certain direction
Served solely by SWT, but FGW pass through daily
 
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