Christmas Quiz 2017

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

4 Yeoford?

4 - Whitby

The NYMR only uses platform 2 during the summer months.

12: Scott's *first* novel is "Waverley", and he has a monument (with a statue) very near Edinburgh Waverley station, above the tunnels to Haymarket.

Quote:

3. What do Union Street, Hickory Road and Union Street stations have in common?

Would it be that they are all fictional? However, I can only find one case of "Union Street" (in the 2008 film "The Escapist").

5. - Sounds like Hendaye - Irun, with standard gauge SNCF, Hispanic gauge and FEVE, or whatever it's called now.

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

14. Timetable Challenge - "TURKEY"
- Travel between national rail stations starting with the letters T,U,R,K,E & Y in turn in the shortest time.
- Journey must start on Monday 8th January 2018
- The train must stop at the "TURKEY" station, but you need not alight.
- All times and connections must be calulated on the Nation Rail Enquiries web site.
- Minimum connection is 5 minute if doubling back.
- Please list the stations and times where you change trains and the time at "TURKEY" stations.

My best attempt is 3 hours, 8 minutes so far using the following route
Dep Romford 06:11
Calls at Emerson Park 06:15
Arr Upminster 06:20
Dep Upminster 06:30
Arr Fenchurch Street 06:53
Dep Fenchurch Street 07:00
Arr Blackfriars 07:17
Dep Blackfriars 07:32
Arr Herne Hill 07:41
Dep Herne Hill 07:49
Calls at Kent House 07:59
Arr Orpington 08:20
Dep Orpington 08:29
Arr Tonbridge 08:49
Dep Tonbridge 09:04
Arr Yalding 09:19

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

Walsall to Wolverhampton services notch up 8 in a row,

Bescot Stadium
Tame Bridge Parkway
Hamstead
Perry Bar
Witton
Aston
Duddeston
Birmingham New Street

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

Walsall to Wolverhampton services notch up 8 in a row,

Bescot Stadium
Tame Bridge Parkway
Hamstead
Perry Bar
Witton
Aston
Duddeston
Birmingham New Street

1 a). Two stations on the Buenos Aires Underground (A line).

Assuming it is in order, I've managed 3 hours 58 minutes as follows:

The Hawthorns d 1509
Smethwick Galton Bridge a 1512 d 1522
Birmingham New Street a 1530 d 1542
University (Birmingham) calls 1549
Redditch a 1621 d 1632
Kings Norton calls at 1657
Birmingham New Street a 1712
Walk to Moor Street
Birmingham Moor St d 1750
Earlseood (West Mids) a 1815 d 1856
Yardley Wood a 1907

Plus it's probably the cheapest way to do the TURKEY challenge as I think it's all under a West Midlands day ticket!

Peter Bennet in post 103645 said:

4. Ryde Pier Head?

Hi Peter,

Sorry, not Ryde Pier Head. The second platform at the station I'm thinking of is still in use (just not very often).

Peter.

Chromatix in post 103649 said:

12: Scott's *first* novel is "Waverley", and he has a monument (with a statue) very near Edinburgh Waverley station, above the tunnels to Haymarket.

Good start Chromatix. Waverley is the only station to share a name with one of his novels - at the moment.

Peter.

It's a long day, but think of the rail miles.
Dep Teignmouth 06:16
Arr Exeter St. Davids 06:34
Dep Exeter St. Davids 06:48
Arr Umberleigh 07:49
Dep Umberleigh 08:51
Arr Exeter St Davids 09:47
Dep Exeter St Davids 09:55
Arr Reading 11:51
Dep Reading 12:37
Arr Kintbury 13:07
Dep Kintbury 13:45
Arr Reading 14:14
Dep Reading 14:42
Arr Earley 14:47
Dep Earley 15:35
Arr Reading 15:42
Dep Reading 15:52
Arr Basingstoke 16:08
Dep Basingstoke 16:38
Arr Yeovil Junction 18:13
Total time: 11 hours 57 minutes.

pbinnersley in post 103678 said:

Chromatix in post 103649 said:

12: Scott's *first* novel is "Waverley", and he has a monument (with a statue) very near Edinburgh Waverley station, above the tunnels to Haymarket.

Good start Chromatix. Waverley is the only station to share a name with one of his novels - at the moment.

Peter.

He did write a novel, Kenilworth, which is a place on a railway line in Warwickshire, but I don't think that was his second novel.

Peter

Question 2 National rail anagrams
Open remarks - Emerson park
Child fare - Charfield - not sure this counts.

Must admit, I was tempted to try Seven Sisters to TURKEY Street at a grand total of 14 minutes, but felt it might go against the spirit of things!

4. Which two platform national rail station has no services from one platform for at least two months of the year.
Peter.

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

Trainfan344 in post 103671 said:

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?

Walsall to Wolverhampton services notch up 8 in a row,

Bescot Stadium
Tame Bridge Parkway
Hamstead
Perry Bar
Witton
Aston
Duddeston
Birmingham New Street

Well done Trainfan344, that's the sequence I was thinking of. Can anybody do better?

Peter.

pbinnersley in post 103631 said:

6. The “NOEL” Challenge – What is the largest number of consecutive stations without an ‘L’ in the name that a national rail service stops at?