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« on: November 19, 2007, 11:18:19 »

From December 2007 , Melksham will be served on Sundays by 1 service in one direction and 2 services in the other direction.

However , there are 2 stations on the FGW (First Great Western) network that are currently served by 1 FGW service in one direction and 2 FGW services in the other direction in the Saturday timetable. Can you name them?

I will give you a clue - one of the stations is also served by another train operating company , but the other station isnt.
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2007, 13:07:24 »

The one served by other TOCs (Train Operating Company) would be Eastleigh......
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2007, 13:24:40 »

The one served by other TOCs (Train Operating Company) would be Eastleigh......

Nope , no FGW (First Great Western) services are currently scheduled to call at Eastleigh on Saturdays.

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My quizmaster (and future wife) would like to make it known that there are actually 5 stations that fulfill this criteria. 3 of them can be found in the timetable that she failed to check.......
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/Book%20A%20Sept%2007%20web.pdf
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2007, 14:07:17 »

This set the office trainspotters a challenge. Two suggestions were St Budeaux Ferry Road and Wanborough. Then I wondered if the stations from Havant to Brighton qualified.

 Huh
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2007, 14:24:42 »

I'm tempted to look west from Swansea .....
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2007, 14:27:21 »

This set the office trainspotters a challenge. Two suggestions were St Budeaux Ferry Road and Wanborough. Then I wondered if the stations from Havant to Brighton qualified.

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Congratulations , BandHcommuter , St Budeaux Ferry Road and Wanborough are 2 of the correct answers. The stations from Havant to Brighton dont qualify because they are served by 2 FGW (First Great Western) services in each direction on Saturdays.

Has anyone spotted the other 3 stations that do qualify?

I'm tempted to look west from Swansea .....

I am sure you are , grahame , I couldnt possibly comment...... (quote below) :

Clue number 2 :

My quizmaster (and future wife) would like to make it known that there are actually 5 stations that fulfill this criteria. 3 of them can be found in the timetable that she failed to check.......
http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/Book%20A%20Sept%2007%20web.pdf
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2007, 15:37:37 »

Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port & Carmarthen only have 1 FGW (First Great Western) service per day (in each direction)

is it sad that i knew this off the top of my head?  Tongue
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2007, 15:44:16 »

Coombe doesn't get much more!
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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2007, 16:10:00 »

Llanelli, Pembrey and Burry Port & Carmarthen only have 1 FGW (First Great Western) service per day (in each direction)

is it sad that i knew this off the top of my head?  Tongue

They get 2 FGW services towards Carmarthen , but only 1 FGW service towards Swansea & beyond on Saturdays , which means that Shazz has guessed the final 3 stations correctly.

Coombe doesn't get much more!

Coombe gets 2 services in each direction on Saturdays.
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« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2007, 19:56:01 »

Coombe gets 2 services in each direction on Saturdays.

Or could it be said that it gets 4 arrivals and departures all in the same direction.    Hang on. I could end up starting another "use of English" discussion.
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« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2007, 20:08:06 »

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Or could it be said that it gets 4 arrivals and departures all in the same direction.    Hang on. I could end up starting another "use of English" discussion.

     
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