Christmas Quiz 2015

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3. Where are the following stations:

• c. Times Square

I'll say "New York", but I suspect that answer is far too obvious, and it isn't the complete name of the nearest subway station.

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6. Where are there three successive stations on the national rail network starting with the same word?

Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road. I'm assuming "Llan..." doesn't count!

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Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road. I'm assuming "Llan..." doesn't count!

They aren't successive though; there are stations between the airport and Piccadilly.

If Deansgate was officially 'Manchester Deansgate' it would be in with a shout, but it is officially just Deansgate.

Do tram stops count? We stop at Oldham King Street, Oldham Central and Oldham Mumps :laugh:

5g: Barnt Green

3c... There was a station called Times Square on the old Merry Hill Monorail. Both of the stations which were built on to the shopping malls are still extant - so I'm going with that!

(It's vaguely rail related...!)

Three consecutive stations...

EDIT: Whoops, I thought it said same letter... Not same word :blush:

EDIT 2: You could have Exeter, if you're going on service patterns... St Thomas, St Davids, Central... They're consecutive stations, but obviously not in a single direction.

9) Norwood Junction or should that be Norwood Intergalactic, (an idea by the local tourist board wanting to get one over the council who want to rename East Croydon to Croydon International)

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9) Norwood Junction or should that be Norwood Intergalactic, (an idea by the local tourist board wanting to get one over the council who want to rename East Croydon to Croydon International)

Correct, there is a tongue in cheek proposal to rename Norwood Junction as Norwood Intergalactic.

Peter.

6.

Cardiff Bay - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Central

Only one service a day though!

Where are the following stations:

• c. Times Square

Where are the following clips from sims taken from? Please give the location and Sim. Any give-away text has been removed.

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Where are the following stations:

• c. Times Square

Suzhou, China and Detroit, USA


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Where are the following clips from sims taken from? Please give the location and Sim. Any give-away text has been removed.

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Lichfield City, Aston

6. Barry Docks- Barry- Barry Island. (Or, in Welsh, they all end with the same word...)

. Timetable Challenge. Starting at any time on Monday 11th January, what is the shortest time that you can take to visit every station on the national rail network starting with the letter "Q"?

[li]You do not need to alight at a “Q” station, but the train must stop.

• You can start and finish at any station.


• The "Q" stations are: Quakers Yard, Queenborough, Queens Park (Glasgow), Queens Park (London), Queens Road (Peckham), Queenstown Road (Battersea) and Quintrell Downs.


• The National Rail web site will be taken as definitive for times.


• Out of stations transfers are allowed when shown by the National Rail journey planner (standard timings for London)


• The time is from departure from the first station, until arrival at the final station.


• Please list the arrival and departure time at every station you change at, and the times at “Q” stations.


• Sorry, no prizes.


• Closing date Monday 4th January.

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Good luck everybody.

Peter.

Does question nine have anything to do with GSM-R serial numbers?

4 makes no sense.

So
Bienvenue?

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. Timetable Challenge. Starting at any time on Monday 11th January, what is the shortest time that you can take to visit every station on the national rail network starting with the letter "Q"?

[li]You do not need to alight at a “Q” station, but the train must stop.

• You can start and finish at any station.


• The "Q" stations are: Quakers Yard, Queenborough, Queens Park (Glasgow), Queens Park (London), Queens Road (Peckham), Queenstown Road (Battersea) and Quintrell Downs.


• The National Rail web site will be taken as definitive for times.


• Out of stations transfers are allowed when shown by the National Rail journey planner (standard timings for London)


• The time is from departure from the first station, until arrival at the final station.


• Please list the arrival and departure time at every station you change at, and the times at “Q” stations.


• Sorry, no prizes.


• Closing date Monday 4th January.

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Good luck everybody.

Peter.

Quintrell Downs 1019 – Par 1102 (GWR)
Par 1108 – London Paddington 1521 (GWR)
London Paddington 1536 – London Victoria 1553 (LUL Circle)
London Victoria 1703 – Queenborough 1838 (SE)
Queenborough 1855 – Sittingbourne 1908 (SE)
Sittingbourne 1914 – Meopham 1947 (SE)
Meopham 2003 – Denmark Hill 2040 (SE)
Denmark Hill 2057 – Queens Road (Peckham) 2102 (LO)
Queens Road (Peckham) 2114 – Clapham Junction 2135 (LO)
Clapham Junction 2150 – Queenstown Road 2153 – London Waterloo 2202 (SWT)
London Waterloo 2217 – Queens Park (London) 2255 (LUL Bakerloo)
Queens Park (London) 2306 – Watford Junction 2344 (LO)
Watford Junction 0010 – Glasgow Central 0720 (CASL)
Glasgow Central 0735 – Queens Park (Glasgow) 0741 (SCR)
Queens Park (Glasgow) 0748 – Glasgow Central 0755 (SCR)
Glasgow Central 0800 – Crewe 1058 (VT)
Crewe 1108 – Cardiff Central 1339 (ATW)
Cardiff Central 1356 – Quakers Yard 1438 (ATW)

Total time: 28:19

Fastest I could find with 3 tries.

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" said:

. Timetable Challenge. Starting at any time on Monday 11th January, what is the shortest time that you can take to visit every station on the national rail network starting with the letter "Q"?

[li]You do not need to alight at a “Q” station, but the train must stop.

• You can start and finish at any station.


• The "Q" stations are: Quakers Yard, Queenborough, Queens Park (Glasgow), Queens Park (London), Queens Road (Peckham), Queenstown Road (Battersea) and Quintrell Downs.


• The National Rail web site will be taken as definitive for times.


• Out of stations transfers are allowed when shown by the National Rail journey planner (standard timings for London)


• The time is from departure from the first station, until arrival at the final station.


• Please list the arrival and departure time at every station you change at, and the times at “Q” stations.


• Sorry, no prizes.


• Closing date Monday 4th January.

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Good luck everybody.

Peter.

Quintrell Downs 1019 – Par 1102 (GWR)
Par 1108 – London Paddington 1521 (GWR)
London Paddington 1536 – London Victoria 1553 (LUL Circle)
London Victoria 1703 – Queenborough 1838 (SE)
Queenborough 1855 – Sittingbourne 1908 (SE)
Sittingbourne 1914 – Meopham 1947 (SE)
Meopham 2003 – Denmark Hill 2040 (SE)
Denmark Hill 2057 – Queens Road (Peckham) 2102 (LO)
Queens Road (Peckham) 2114 – Clapham Junction 2135 (LO)
Clapham Junction 2150 – Queenstown Road 2153 – London Waterloo 2202 (SWT)
London Waterloo 2217 – Queens Park (London) 2255 (LUL Bakerloo)
Queens Park (London) 2306 – Watford Junction 2344 (LO)
Watford Junction 0010 – Glasgow Central 0720 (CASL)
Glasgow Central 0735 – Queens Park (Glasgow) 0741 (SCR)
Queens Park (Glasgow) 0748 – Glasgow Central 0755 (SCR)
Glasgow Central 0800 – Crewe 1058 (VT)
Crewe 1108 – Cardiff Central 1339 (ATW)
Cardiff Central 1356 – Quakers Yard 1438 (ATW)

Total time: 28:19

Fastest I could find with 3 tries.

Primedetective,

Thanks for entering. National rail says you would have to leave Queens Park (Glasgow) at 07:23 to catch the 08:00 from Glasgow Central. I think there is a 15 minute minimum connection time at Glasgow Central and you have only given yourself 5 minutes.

Peter.

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In that case:

Quintrell Downs 1019 – Par 1102 (GWR)
Par 1108 – London Paddington 1521 (GWR)
London Paddington 1536 – London Victoria 1553 (LUL Circle)
London Victoria 1703 – Queenborough 1838 (SE)
Queenborough 1855 – Sittingbourne 1908 (SE)
Sittingbourne 1914 – Meopham 1947 (SE)
Meopham 2003 – Denmark Hill 2040 (SE)
Denmark Hill 2057 – Queens Road (Peckham) 2102 (LO)
Queens Road (Peckham) 2114 – Clapham Junction 2135 (LO)
Clapham Junction 2150 – Queenstown Road 2153 – London Waterloo 2202 (SWT)
London Waterloo 2217 – Queens Park (London) 2255 (LUL Bakerloo)
Queens Park (London) 2306 – Watford Junction 2344 (LO)
Watford Junction 0010 – Glasgow Central 0720 (CASL)
Glasgow Central 0735 – Queens Park (Glasgow) 0741 (SCR)
Queens Park (Glasgow) 0748 – Glasgow Central 0755 (SCR)
Glasgow Central 0840 – Carlisle 0947 (VT)
Carlisle 1008 – Crewe 1158 (VT)
Crewe 1208 – Cardiff Central 1437 (ATW)
Cardiff Central 1456 – Quakers Yard 1538 (ATW)


Total time: 29:19

1) A defect with the clock on the station meaning you cannot tell the difference between 03:00 & 03:01?

8) National GPS Network - ability to determine height of the station to the nearest 2cm.

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In that case:

Quintrell Downs 1019 – Par 1102 (GWR)
Par 1108 – London Paddington 1521 (GWR)
London Paddington 1536 – London Victoria 1553 (LUL Circle)
London Victoria 1703 – Queenborough 1838 (SE)
Queenborough 1855 – Sittingbourne 1908 (SE)
Sittingbourne 1914 – Meopham 1947 (SE)
Meopham 2003 – Denmark Hill 2040 (SE)
Denmark Hill 2057 – Queens Road (Peckham) 2102 (LO)
Queens Road (Peckham) 2114 – Clapham Junction 2135 (LO)
Clapham Junction 2150 – Queenstown Road 2153 – London Waterloo 2202 (SWT)
London Waterloo 2217 – Queens Park (London) 2255 (LUL Bakerloo)
Queens Park (London) 2306 – Watford Junction 2344 (LO)
Watford Junction 0010 – Glasgow Central 0720 (CASL)
Glasgow Central 0735 – Queens Park (Glasgow) 0741 (SCR)
Queens Park (Glasgow) 0748 – Glasgow Central 0755 (SCR)
Glasgow Central 0840 – Carlisle 0947 (VT)
Carlisle 1008 – Crewe 1158 (VT)
Crewe 1208 – Cardiff Central 1437 (ATW)
Cardiff Central 1456 – Quakers Yard 1538 (ATW)


Total time: 29:19

That's an interesting one. Ig you type in Queens Park (Glasgow) to Quakers Yard at 07:45 it says you won't arrive in Quakers Yard until 16:38, but I've typed in all the individual connections and they are all allowed so
congratulations - You are the current leader.

Peter.

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8) National GPS Network - ability to determine height of the station to the nearest 2cm.

No, this is more about length than height.