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Title: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 17:06:53 1. I was opened in 1898 and closed in 1935, and the furthest you could catch a train from my platforms was just 19 miles away, from there connections to Waterloo were advertised. All the locomotives that operated my passenger trains had 3 letter names.
2. I opened in 1887 and closed in 1962. I was the first place in the country with a railway operated bus service. 3. Boat Trains used to pass through me in the past ... but then the line got reduced to freight only. These days, I'm an intermediate station that's served by FGW passenger trains only on Summer Sundays. 4. On weekdays, I have a limited northbound service of just two trains - one operated from South West Train's Salisbury depot, and the other from First Great Western's Bristol depot. 5. There is just one platform here, with no regular service - my last regular calling service was in 1961. There have been three fatal railway accidents here. 6. I was known as "Bridges" when I was first opened in 1876. These days, the train stops up to 14 times a day, but less that a thousand passengers a year bought tickets for journeys to of from my platform. 7. Arriva Trains Wales terminate two trains at my platform each day, but I am now owned by Network Rail. The town I'm named after has a population of just over 3000, and is a mile away ... I'm actually located in another, smaller community! Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: John R on July 10, 2009, 17:23:40 I think I know a couple but will only answer one, to give more people a guess.
I would say 7 is Fishguard Harbour, although I believe the station is owned by the Port and not Network Rail, so I may be wrong. Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: devon_metro on July 10, 2009, 17:29:18 4 has to be Melksham :)
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 17:39:15 I think I know a couple but will only answer one, to give more people a guess. I would say 7 is Fishguard Harbour, although I believe the station is owned by the Port and not Network Rail, so I may be wrong. You are correct on both counts. I typo'ed ... meant to say "not" and ended up saying "now" and changed the meaning. Well done in spite of my unintentional trap. I think it's Stena line who own the station ... and it's the only main network station where you can legally smoke on the platform. 4, Yes ... was me getting my ration of "TransWilts" plugs in. It is indeed Melksham - the 07:17 is operated by an SWT unit, and the 19:47 by an FGW one. A further clue ... the five that are still to go are NOT on the TransWilts ;) Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 17:41:25 Many of these are quite easy ... so the "one each" precedent that John R set, and Devon Metro (who I'm sure knows most of the answers!) followed, is much appreciated!
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Btline on July 10, 2009, 18:04:00 3. Oakhampton
5. Stourbridge Town (if you call the 6 ppms an hour no service) Quote ...It's the only main network station where you can legally smoke on the platform... In Scotland, one can smoke on any uncovered platform! ;) Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: JayMac on July 10, 2009, 18:22:21 No1: Lynton. On the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway....19ish miles from Barnstaple Town.
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 18:24:58 3. Oakhampton 5. Stourbridge Town (if you call the 6 ppms an hour no service) In Scotland, one can smoke on any uncovered platform! ;) 3 ... Close. 5 ... I call 6 ppm's an hour a service, I'm afraid! Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 18:27:26 No1: Lynton. On the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway....19ish miles from Barnstaple Town. Correct - on the narrow gauge line across Exmoor that became part of the Southern Railway in 1923. Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: JayMac on July 10, 2009, 18:32:14 No2: Helston, Cornwall
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Zoe on July 10, 2009, 18:32:55 3. Sampford Courtenay.
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: JayMac on July 10, 2009, 18:33:35 oops sorry.....I missed the 'one each' thing. I think I know No5 (sneaky!) but I'll give others a go.
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 10, 2009, 18:34:26 ooo i was abit late reading this one number 3 sampford courtnay
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/relex109/3626243532/) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3343/3626243532_f2ea0dea92.jpg?v=0) Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 10, 2009, 18:35:20 damn it while i was messing around finding the photo zoe beat me to it
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: rogerw on July 10, 2009, 18:54:53 5. Norton Fitzwarren
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Btline on July 10, 2009, 19:12:46 3. Sampford Courtenay (forgot that Oaky was the terminus)
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 19:15:06 Let's see ... nearly there. 6 out of 7 correct ...
1 - Lynton (bignosemac) 2 - Helston (bignosemac) 3 - Sampford Courteney (Zoe) 4 - Melksham (Devon Metro) 5 - Norton Fitzwarren (Rogerw) 6 - NOT YET IDENTIFIED 7 - Fishguard (John R) (On no. 6 ... my clue may be slightly out ... it may be a couple less times that 14) Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 10, 2009, 19:48:30 to be fair sampford courtnay using the sometimes used spelling isnt just served on a sunday :-)
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Phil on July 10, 2009, 19:50:51 I think I know the answer to (6) now, but only because I did some online research. I know that's frowned on in certain quarters, so I'll leave it open for now.
If I'm right, the station I'm thinking of was renamed in May 1905. Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 10, 2009, 20:03:57 Luxulyan
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 20:14:16 Luxulyan Yup .... And, Phil, I don't frown on research. I thought that "Bridges" was going to be pretty hard to isolate in Google . All done ... Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on July 10, 2009, 20:21:48 as far as google research goes the amount of stations that contain bridge or are near a bridge... its one of those that you would have to have read previoulsly of known, i recently was reading up on the newquay branch.. mainly due to the short formed hst thread, phil just jogged my memory
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: grahame on July 10, 2009, 20:24:10 as far as google research goes the amount of stations that contain bridge or are near a bridge... its one of those that you would have to have read previoulsly of known, i recently was reading up on the newquay branch.. mainly due to the short formed hst thread, phil just jogged my memory I intentionally left out "termination point of shortest HST ever" as I knew that would trigger a very fast answer! Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Phil on July 10, 2009, 20:48:36 And, Phil, I don't frown on research. I thought that "Bridges" was going to be pretty hard to isolate in Google . Ah, but I don't use Google :D I am very aware though that some people think of it as "cheating" to look things up with an internet search engine - despite the fact that you have to be a pretty canny researcher (or a trained one, as I have been) to quickly narrow down the results. I once managed to track down a self-titled jazz-rock album by a band called "If" so believe me, pinpointing a railway station didn't take a great deal of effort in comparison ;D Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: JayMac on July 10, 2009, 20:58:31 I too had to research online for the answer to No6. Wikipedia handily lists station opening and closing years! Would've needed to research No2 as well were it not for the book I'm reading at the moment! (Along Lost Lines - Paul Atterbury)
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 10, 2009, 21:08:49 Ah, yes - wikipedia is so useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_(band) ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Phil on July 10, 2009, 21:21:00 Ah, yes - wikipedia is so useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_(band) ;) :D ;D With bands it usually helps to include the word "discography" in the search http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=431094 Title: Re: Can you identify these seven stations from the clues? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 10, 2009, 21:23:57 ;D
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