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« on: December 16, 2023, 05:49:48 » |
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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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Liss
Brandon
Weyborne
Oakworth
Ulverston
Kings Cross
Goathland
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Mallaig
Kyle of Lochalsh
Thurso
Wick
Dornoch
Hopeman
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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 » |
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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 » |
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3 Hopeman - no station
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grahame
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« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2023, 08:26:44 » |
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3 Hopeman - no station
There isn't any longer - but then there is no station at Dornoch any longer 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 » |
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Ah, should have checked with Prof Google.
Try Mallaig. It was North British/LNER» , rest were Highland/LMS▸ .
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« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2023, 11:08:34 » |
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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 » |
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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 ... Ah, should have checked with Prof Google.
Try Mallaig. It was North British/LNER» , rest were Highland/LMS▸ .
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2023, 17:09:16 » |
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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 » |
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1 Blackrod is a Parliamentary official.
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2023, 17:32:00 » |
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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 » |
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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 » |
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2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV 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 » |
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2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV 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 » |
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2 Ulverston is the only one not to have featured in a TV series or a film.
Series 2, episode 4 of Michael Portillo's Great Coastal Railway Journeys featured him at Ulverston station.  |
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2023, 05:47:59 » |
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There are various odd ones out here ... I had Blackpool Central, but why? 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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