Guess the Station...

[Peter Mugridge]

Finsbury Park.

Either you know the place by sight over many years or you have been watching my Twitter Archive posts... I was hoping the presence of the DMU might confuse people!

Over to you again...

 

[Peter Sarf]

Either you know the place by sight over many years or you have been watching my Twitter Archive posts... I was hoping the presence of the DMU might confuse people!

Over to you again...

I only go to Finsbury Park when I have to !. Maybe twenty times in my life. I felt it had to be a NSE DMU in an unusual location. Not a small station but 25KV AC and London/SE (NSE). I went through a few ideas (WCML - Marston Vale, St Albans). Then started thinking about the ECML - maybe because it looked like the station was on a viaduct so I settled on Finsbury Park. Straight away recognised what looked like the platforms either side of a single track (could be wishful thinking I thought). It all looked a bit different to nowadays (greener and less concrete/dereliction then) so something has possibly gone. What nailed it was thinking the layout of "Welcome to Network Southeast" on the sign had enough room for a name about as long as "Finsbury Park".

OPEN FLOOR.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Let's see if this lasts any longer, then...

Probably won't.

 

[D6130]

Dyce?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Dyce?

Your turn to, err, throw the dice...

 

[D6130]

Your turn to, err, throw the dice...

Thanks Peter....but I don't have anything suitable to hand at the moment, so I'll declare open floor.

 

[ls2270]

I’ll step in then with this…

 

[D6130]

Headbolt Lane?

 

[Trainguy34]

Snowdown?

 

[ls2270]

Neither Headbolt Lane nor Snowdown!

 

[yoyothehobo]

Hunts Cross?

 

[Peter Sarf]

Oxted.

 

[ls2270]

Neither Hunts Cross nor Oxted. No one has yet guessed a station from
the correct managing TOC!

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

I reckon its a southwestern station but have no idea which, I will take a complete guess at Holton Heath.

 

[ls2270]

I reckon its a southwestern station but have no idea which, I will take a complete guess at Holton Heath.

You have the right TOC but the wrong station!

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Kew Bridge?

 

[ls2270]

Kew Bridge?

No but we are now on the correct TOC

 

[paulravuslante]

Virginia Water

 

[ls2270]

Virginia Water

Not Virginia Water.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Earley?

 

[ls2270]

Earley?

No this station isn’t on the Windsor or Reading lines

 

[yoyothehobo]

Am i correct in thinking that the station appears to have one electrified line, and one none electrified line, or is this a red herring

 

[Peter Sarf]

Am i correct in thinking that the station appears to have one electrified line, and one none electrified line, or is this a red herring

This is the only clue I am fixated on. But a different (sub) regional boundary.

Wokingham ?.

More likely Guildford.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Botley (It if is, you are the sneakiest of sneaky persons)

 

[ls2270]

Botley (It if is, you are the sneakiest of sneaky persons)

In that case I’m very sneaky…Botley is the right answer!

 

[yoyothehobo]

In that case I’m very sneaky…Botley is the right answer!

Yuk, it wasnt a non electrified track. It was a neutral section. GRRRRRRR.

Away for a few days so open the floor!

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

If I may...

Where is this very wonky platform?

Best of luck.

 

[Purple Train]

Lewisham?

 

[OxtedL]

Dorking Deepdene

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Lewisham?

Dorking Deepdene

Neither of those unfortunately, and neither are the correct train company yet.