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« on: December 16, 2023, 05:49:48 »
Odd one out, and why - from each of these groups:

1.
Black Dog Halt
Blackdyke Halt
Blackhall Colliery
Black Horse Road
Blackpool Central
Blackpool North
Blackrod
Blackwell

2.
Liss
Brandon
Weyborne
Oakworth
Ulverston
Kings Cross
Goathland

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Mallaig
Kyle of Lochalsh
Thurso
Wick
Dornoch
Hopeman

4.
Okehampton
Melksham
Skewen
Taunton
Falmouth Town
Llanshamlet

As ever, there are probably multiple answers in each case and I may not even be right in some of the others.
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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2023, 07:45:33 »
1.  I am going to guess Black Dog Halt because it was a private station
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« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2023, 08:19:57 »
3 Hopeman - no station
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2023, 08:26:44 »
Quote from: eightonedee on December 16, 2023, 08:19:57
3 Hopeman - no station

There isn't any longer - but then there is no station at Dornoch any longer

Quote from: ellendune on December 16, 2023, 07:45:33
1.  I am going to guess Black Dog Halt because it was a private station

You may have a different odd one out to the odd one out I had.   It probably is the only station that was private in the list.
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« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2023, 09:53:00 »
Ah, should have checked with Prof Google.

Try Mallaig.  It was North British/LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about), rest were Highland/LMS▸ (London Midland Scottish - 1923 to 1948).
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2023, 11:08:34 »
4. have closed and reopened years later, apart from Taunton and Llanshamlet - but that's just a typo; Llansamlet station did have a period of eclipse.
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2023, 11:18:19 »
Quote from: stuving on December 16, 2023, 11:08:34
4. have closed and reopened years later, apart from Taunton and Llanshamlet - but that's just a typo; Llansamlet station did have a period of eclipse.

Yes, correct ...

Quote from: eightonedee on December 16, 2023, 09:53:00
Ah, should have checked with Prof Google.

Try Mallaig.  It was North British/LNER» (London North Eastern Railway - about), rest were Highland/LMS▸ (London Midland Scottish - 1923 to 1948).

Also correct
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2023, 17:09:16 »

4  Okehampton is the only former Southern main line station and the only one that, in hindsight fortunately, left the National Rail network  (in about 1994 with the sale of Meldon Quarry and about 15 miles of line) then very luckily rejoined it (in 2021).
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2023, 17:27:15 »
1 Blackrod is a Parliamentary official.
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2023, 17:32:00 »
Quote from: eXPassenger on December 16, 2023, 17:27:15
1 Blackrod is a Parliamentary official.
Its also a station in Lancashire
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« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2023, 21:13:12 »
Quote from: ellendune on December 16, 2023, 17:32:00
Its also a station in Lancashire

And until recently had a working signalbox as did Blackpool North.
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« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2023, 00:40:36 »
2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV▸ (Thames Valley) series or a film.

Liss - Great St Trinians Train Robbery
Brandon and Weyborne - both Dad's Army (TV)
Oakworth - Railway Children (TV and film)
Kings Cross and Goathland - both Harry Potter
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« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2023, 01:49:59 »
Quote from: Merthyr Imp on December 17, 2023, 00:40:36
2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV▸ (Thames Valley) series or a film.

Liss - Great St Trinians Train Robbery
Brandon and Weyborne - both Dad's Army (TV)
Oakworth - Railway Children (TV and film)
Kings Cross and Goathland - both Harry Potter


Yes, that is exactly what I had as the odd one out.
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« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2023, 04:08:39 »
Quote from: Merthyr Imp on December 17, 2023, 00:40:36
2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV▸ (Thames Valley) series or a film.

Series 2, episode 4 of Michael Portillo's Great Coastal Railway Journeys featured him at Ulverston station. Tongue
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2023, 05:47:59 »
There are various odd ones out here ... I had Blackpool Central, but why?

Quote from: grahame on December 16, 2023, 05:49:48
Odd one out, and why - from each of these groups:

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Black Dog Halt
Blackdyke Halt
Blackhall Colliery
Black Horse Road
Blackpool Central
Blackpool North
Blackrod
Blackwell
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