which are your locals?

[P156KWJ]

This'll probably hurt yourhead after a while, but try and think of the nearest stations to you. To ease headaches, they can include closed stations, under construction stations, light rail stations or preserved lines. Obviously X and Z are ruled out.

A: Attenborough
B: Burton Joyce
C: Carlton
D: David Lane (NET)
E: East Midlands Airport (UC)
F: Forest (NET)
G: Grantham
H: Hucknall
I: (ages away!) Irlam
J: Jewellery Qu.
K: Kirkby-in-Ashfield
L: Lace Market (NET)
M: Moor Bridge (NET)
N: Netherfield
O: Oakham
P: Phoenix Park (NET)
Q: Quorn & Woodhouse (GCR)
R: Radcliffe
S: Station Street (NET)
T: Thurgarton
U: Uttoxeter
V: London Victora
W: Whatstandwell
X
Y: York
Z

 

[Gizmogle]

Even I can't be bothered to do this one!

 

[Nym]

Gizzy can't be bothered?

 

[Phoenix]

A: Aston
B: Birmingham New street
C: Coleshill parkway
D: Dudderston
E: Erdington
F: Five way's
G: Gravelly hill
H: Henley in Arden
I: I dont know??
J: Jewellery Quarter.
K: King's norton
L: Lea hall
M: Marston green
N: Northfield
O: Olton
P: Perry barr
Q: Quorn & Woodhouse (GCR)
R: Rowley regis
S: Stechford
T: Tyesely
U: Uttoxeter
V: London Victora
W: WATER ORTON!!!
X
Y: York
Z

 

[Mintona]

Lazy Gizzy, I can!

A: Ashchurch
B: Bristol Parkway
C: Cheltenham Spa
D: Droitwich Spa
E: Evesham
F: Freshford
G: Gloucester
H: Hereford
I: Islip (Can't think of anything closer - between Oxford and Bicester)
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Kemble
L: Ledbury
M: Malvern Link
N: Newport South Wales
O: Oldfield Park
P: Pontypool and New Inn
Q: Queen Street (Cardiff)
R: Redditch
S: Stonehouse
T: Trowbridge
U: University
V: Valley/Vauxhall (not a clue which is actually closer)
W: Worcester Foregate Street
X
Y: Yate
Z

I have to go out, I'll finish it later!

 

[Z12XE]

A: Alresford
B: Bures
C: Colchester
D: Dovercourt
E: Elmswell
F: Felixstowe
G: Great Bentley
H: Hythe Essex
I: Ingatestone
J: (St) James' Street
K: Kelvedon
L: Liverpool Street
M: Marks Tey
N: North Fambridge
O: Ockenden
P: Peterborough
Q:
R: Rayleigh
S: Sudbury Suffolk
T: Trimley
U: Upminster
V:
W: White Notley
X:
Y: Yarmouth (Great)
Z: Moorgate


I can't fill in Q, V and X as I;ve only tried to use fairly local stations, and have cheated slightly on Z by using the 3 letter code to fill it in!

 

[Jordy]

A: Althorpe
B: Barnetby
C: Cleethorpes
D: Doncaster
E: Eastrington
F: Ferriby
G: Grimsby Town
H: Healing
I: Ilkley
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Kirk Sandall
L: Ludborough (LWR)
M: Market Rasen
N: New Clee
O: Oakham
P: Pontefract Stations
Q: Queens Park London
R: Rollerston
S: Stallingborough
T: Thornton Abbey
U: Ulceby
V: Victoria (Manchester)
W: Wainfleet
X:
Y: York
Z:

 

[me123]

A: Airdrie
B: Blairhill
C: Coatbridge Central
D: Dalmarnock
E: Easterhouse
F: Falkirk High
G: Greenfaulds
H: Hamilton West
I: IBM
J: Jordanhill
K: Kirkwood
L: Larkhall
M: Merryton
N: Newton
O: Oban
P: Possilpark & Parkhouse
Q: Queens Park (Glasgow)
R: Rutherglen
S: Shettleston
T: Thorntonhall
U: Uddingston
V: Valley*
W: Wishaw
X:
Y: Yoker
Z:

*EDIT; didn't know where "Valley" was thanks djw ... and one or two other errors.

All are based on "as the crow flies"; in reality, others may be quicker to get to.

 

[djw1981]

(Or ....is SPT Subway) if closer than heavy rail station listed
A: Argyle Street
B: Bellgrove (Or Buchanan St)
C: Central (as in Glasgow)
D: Duke Street
E: Exhibition Centre
F: Fort Matilda
G: Garrowhill (Or Govan)
H: High Street (Glasgow)
I: Irvine (Or Ibrox)
J: Jordanhill
K: Kelvindale (Or Kelvinbridge)
L: Langside
M: Maryhill
N: Nitshill
O: Oban
P: Partick
Q: Queen St (Glasgow)
R: Rutherglen
S: Springburn (OR St Enoch)
T: Thorntonhall
U: Uddingston
V: Valley (Wales)
W: Williamwood (Or West St)
X:
Y: Yoker
Z:

 

[Mojo]

A: Avonmouth
B: Bristol Parkway
C: Clifton Down
D: Dilton Marsh
E: Easton (Stapleton Road to be renamed this)
F: Filton Abbey Wood
G: Gloucester
H: Horfield (closed)
I: Ivybridge
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Keynsham
L: Lawrence Hill
M: Montpelier
N: Nailsea & Backwell
O: Oldland Common (Avon Valley Railway)
P: Patchway
Q: Quintrell Downs
R: Redland
S: Sea Mills
T: Thornbury (closed)
U: Upwey
V: Valley
W: Weston Milon
X:
Y: Yatton
Z:

 

[1D53]

A: Appleby
B: Barnsley or Baildon or maybe Batley!
C: Cross Gates
D: Doncaser
E: East Garforth
F: Featherstone
G: Garforth
H: Headingley
I: Ilkley
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Knottingley
L: Leeds
M: Micklefield
N: New Pudsey
O: Outwood
P: Pontefract Stations
Q: Quorn & Woodhouse
R: Ravensthorpe
S: Shipley
T: Todmordon
U: Ucleby (probably!)
V: Victoria (Manchester)
W: Wakefield Stations
X:
Y: York

 

[heart-of-wessex]

hmmm lets see then:

A: Avoncliff
B: Bradford-on-Avon
C: Chippenham
D: Dilton Marsh
E: Eastleigh
F: Frome
G: Gillingham (Dorset)
H: Hungerford
I: Iver (probably, or Ivybridge but still miles away)
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Keynsham
L: Lawrence Hill
M: Melksham
N: Newbury or Nailsea & Backwell
O: Oldfield Park
P: Pewsey
Q: Quidhampton (Was this a station I think??) if not Quintrell Downs
R: Radstock
S: Salisbury or Swindon
T: Trowbridge (Home station)
U: Uphill
V: Virginia Water
W: Westbury
X:
Y: Yeovil Pen Mill/Junction
Z:

 

[O L Leigh]

Even I can't be bothered to do this one!

Agreed.

Just imagine how taxing it is for those of us who live on the fringes of the "Big Smoke". Life's just too darn short.

O L Leigh

 

[5872]

Agreed.

Just imagine how taxing it is for those of us who live on the fringes of the "Big Smoke". Life's just too darn short.

O L Leigh

A- Ashford(Middlesex)
B- Berrylands
C- Chertsey
D- Datchet
E- Earlsfield
F-


I'll do the rest later

 

[hairyhandedfool]

5-10 minutes of looking at at local rail map (and a tiny bit of google earth) gives me:

A- Atherton
B- Burnage
C- Chassen road
D- Davenport
E- Eccles
F- Flixton
G- Glazebrook
H- Humphrey park
I- Irlam
J- James street, Liverpool
K- Kearsley
L- Levenshulme
M- Moorside
N- Newton le willows
O- Oxford road, Manchester
P- Patricroft
Q- Quakers Yard
R- Ryder brow
S- Salford crescent
T- Trafford park
U- Urmston
V- Victoria, Manchester
W- Walkden
X-
Y- Yorton
Z-

(There may be long closed stations that are nearer)

 

[eezypeazy]

Open stations:

A: Airport (Newcastle – Tyne and Wear Metro)
B: Blaydon
C: Corbridge
D: Dunston
E: East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro)
F: Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro)
G: Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro)
H: Hexham
I: Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro)
J: Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro)
K: Kingston Park (tyne and Wear Metro)
L: Longbenton (Tyne and Wear Metro)
M: MetroCentre
N: Newcastle
O: Oxenholme Lake District
P: Prudhoe
Q: Queen Street (Glasgow)
R: Riding Mill
S: Stocksfield
T: Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro)
U: University (Sunderland – Tyne and Wear Metro)
V: Victoria (London)
W: Wylam
X:
Y: York
Z:

If I'd included closed stations, would probably have had North Wylam, Mickley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ryton, Lemingon

That occupied a nice coffee break this morning....


eezypeazy

 

[djw1981]

I thought it interesting that despite living only 10-12 miles from me123, of the 24 stations, only 5 were the same

Oban
Rutherglen
Thorntonhall
Uddingston
Yoker
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---

Open stations:

A: Airport (Newcastle – Tyne and Wear Metro)
B: Blaydon
C: Corbridge
D: Dunston
E: East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro)
F: Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro)
G: Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro)
H: Hexham
I: Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro)
J: Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro)
K: Kingston Park (tyne and Wear Metro)
L: Longbenton (Tyne and Wear Metro)
M: MetroCentre
N: Newcastle
O: Oxenholme Lake District
P: Prudhoe
Q: Queen Street (Glasgow)
R: Riding Mill
S: Stocksfield
T: Tynemouth (Tyne and Wear Metro)
U: University (Sunderland – Tyne and Wear Metro)
V: Victoria (London)
W: Wylam
X:
Y: York
Z:

If I'd included closed stations, would probably have had North Wylam, Mickley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Ryton, Lemingon

That occupied a nice coffee break this morning....


eezypeazy

Interesting...thought technically Queens Park is closer to Newcastle than Queen St...

 

[gordonthemoron]

X - Xanten near Duisburg, Germany
Z - Zurich

 

[me123]

I thought it interesting that despite living only 10-12 miles from me123, of the 24 stations, only 5 were the same

Oban
Rutherglen
Thorntonhall
Uddingston
Yoker

Actually, 6: You forgot Larkhall

It's all my local one's, like Airdrie and Blairhill, that you've got alternatives, like Argyle Street and Bellgrove. Also, I dodn't cheat for C, V and Q :razz: It's just the density of stations in Glasgow and the fact that I'm out in Coatbridge with the North Clyde Line, Whifflet Line, I'm close to Cumbernauld, I'm also close to S. Lanarkshire, loads of things.

PS: IBM's closer than Irvine

EDIT: I've just updated my original post: turns out I forgot about my local station, Kirkwood

 

[djw1981]

I asked Google for a crow fly distances and from Glasgow City Centre Irvine is closer (though its less than 2 miles in it) But from your home that may be different.

 

[me123]

Ahh, good point. I am slightly closer to IBM: by 3 miles or so.

 

[djw1981]

How did I cheat for V - Valley is in Wales............and its a heck of a lot closer than Vauxhall besides if you can have Victoria (Manchester) I can have Central (Glasgow) besides my SPT map shows them as Central & Queen St.....
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---

Actually, 6: You forgot Larkhall

And I forgot Langside station which I have now substituted in. Last week I went there twice as well.

 

[me123]

How did I cheat for V - Valley is in Wales............and its a heck of a lot closer than Vauxhall besides if you can have Victoria (Manchester) I can have Central (Glasgow) besides my SPT map shows them as Central & Queen St.....

D'oh, wrong person again Anyway, I don't have Victoria (Manchester). Anyone else think this is getting like the mileage competition?

 

[djw1981]

No, these discussions are fun and amusing....

 

[eezypeazy]

Interesting...thought technically Queens Park is closer to Newcastle than Queen St...

Ah, yes, but I'm not in Newcastle - office is in Hexham, home is in Prudhoe.... (not that I suppose 24 and 12 miles makes much difference...)

eezypeazy

 

[djw1981]

ahhhhhhhh,... teach me to try ad be smart

 

[Gizmogle]

What about X Gates? It works in National Rail Equiries.

 

[djw1981]

That might annoy me almost as much as Xmas and Xings ........ and (Xtina) for a start that has an extra t in it....

 

[Mushroom]

For my normal home, Cant be bothered doing one for Uni home

A: Altrincham
B: Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink)
C: Cheadle Hulme
D: Dane Road (Manchester Metrolink)
E: East Didsbury
F: Flixton
G: Gatley
H: Hale
I: Irlam
J: James Street (Liverpool)
K: Knutsford
L: Levenshume
M: Mobberley
N: Navigation Road
O: Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink)
P: Manchester Piccadilly
Q: Quorn
R: Rose Hill Marple
S: Sale (Manchester Metrolink)
T: Timperley (Manchester Metrolink)
U: Urmston
V: Manchester Victoria
W: Woodsmore
X: -
Y: Yorton
Z: -

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Well okay if we are getting picky on precise names, my half time subs are:

O - Oldham werneth (for Oxford road)
V - Valley (for Victoria)

Can't be asked with pretend stations (metrolink)