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« on: November 23, 2007, 19:17:41 »

3 Quick Questions

1) Which FGW (First Great Western) station starred(kind of) in a 2005 film? What was the film? Why did it not really star in it at all?

2) How many TOC (Train Operating Company)'s serve Penzance station? Name them.

3) What is the longest journey(no break) on the FGW network?

One answer each please until I say whether you're wrong or right.
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2007, 19:20:51 »

TOCs (Train Operating Company) serving PNZ:

SWT (South West Trains), FGW (First Great Western), AXC» (Arriva Cross Country - about)
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2007, 19:25:41 »

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1) Which FGW (First Great Western) station starred(kind of) in a 2005 film? What was the film? Why did it not really star in it at all?
Pewsey; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; it was actually filmed at a different station.
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2007, 20:40:59 »

TOCs (Train Operating Company) serving PNZ:

SWT (South West Trains), FGW (First Great Western), AXC» (Arriva Cross Country - about)
Correct. SWT only have 1 service a week though so I thought it might catch people out.

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1) Which FGW station starred(kind of) in a 2005 film? What was the film? Why did it not really star in it at all?
Pewsey; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; it was actually filmed at a different station.
Yeh. It was mentioned as where the children were getting off but filmed somewhere entirely different.
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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2007, 21:06:17 »

Paddington to Penzance via Bristol Temple Meads?
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2007, 22:14:20 »

Paddington to Penzance via Bristol Temple Meads?
No there is one longer than that.
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2007, 22:30:50 »

No idea what route the sleeper service takes, but could it be that?
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« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2007, 22:53:57 »

No idea what route the sleeper service takes, but could it be that?
Yeh. It just goes the normal PNZ-PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains) or reverse route but it takes all night and therefore the longest end-to-end journey.
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2007, 20:38:33 »

Excellent thread!

Which FGW (First Great Western) stations come first and last when you sort all the letters of their names alphabetically (example - beeeefrrrrs is Bere Ferrers sorted!)
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« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2007, 22:53:00 »

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Which FGW (First Great Western) stations come first and last when you sort all the letters of their names alphabetically (example - beeeefrrrrs is Bere Ferrers sorted!)
First - St Budeaux Victoria Road?
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2007, 07:44:29 »

First - St Budeaux Victoria Road?

Yes ...
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2007, 11:30:43 »

I think I know what the last one is, but I'll chuck in Kings Nympton and see if anyone can improve on it...
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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2007, 16:03:53 »

There are six stations later than King's Nympton I thing (yeah - I have a program that works them out).   One or two are stations that FGW (First Great Western) just serves rather than runs, but the extreme case they are certainly in charge!
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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2007, 16:33:41 »

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There are six stations later than King's Nympton
If five of them are Islip, Plymouth, Slough, Woolston and Worthing, then I know the last one (although it wasn't the one I had earlier!)

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I have a program that works them out
Which two are first and last if you put the letters in reverse order and then sort them? (eg SLOUGH=USOLHG instead of GHLOSU)
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2007, 16:46:20 »

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There are six stations later than King's Nympton
If five of them are Islip, Plymouth, Slough, Woolston and Worthing, then I know the last one (although it wasn't the one I had earlier!)

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I have a program that works them out
Which two are first and last if you put the letters in reverse order and then sort them? (eg SLOUGH=USOLHG instead of GHLOSU)
You must be really bored! Grin
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