Which train service am I on? (SUCCESS) (20)

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Good luck trying to get from Stalybridge to Stockport :P
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You know what I mean ... :roll:
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If we ask the correct questions, the Yes/No possibilites could, in 20 questions, give a maximum of 1,048,576 different train services.

I'm sure there aren't that many which run each day, so theoretically it is possible in 20, with careful questions (i.e. not like mine in this thread :) )
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As a late-comer to this thread, strangely fun & compelling to read!

and i was at Berney Arms last year, and made a video about it .. if you've not seen it yet ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGCHtQ6Q2g
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I did watch this video, either yesterday, or the day before.
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RobbieM wrote:If we ask the correct questions, the Yes/No possibilites could, in 20 questions, give a maximum of 1,048,576 different train services.

I'm sure there aren't that many which run each day, so theoretically it is possible in 20, with careful questions (i.e. not like mine in this thread :) )
I fear that some questions were wasted, and weren't worded to narrow things down enough.
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Then again, if you strike it very lucky, you can narrow it a huge amount very quickly. Which one of the 20 questions was most lucky, do people think?
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tractakid wrote:Then again, if you strike it very lucky, you can narrow it a huge amount very quickly. Which one of the 20 questions was most lucky, do people think?
"Does your train call at Norwich?" probably.
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Actually, at that point the other intercity TOCs had been virtually ruled out so Norwich was a fairly safe guess.
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Maybe - I really lost the thread on this one, and should've probably stopped rushing into the wrong questions. Monday was a busy day...

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Anyone want to start another of these? Anyone want me to?
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Go on then.
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Post script to this thread. I've just come back from 10 days in East Anglia, during which time I travelled virtually all the lines in the 'Anglia Rover' region.

This included going via Berney Arms. I'm very pleased that the 'request stop' didn't mean you had to either leave or join the train. They stopped the train for me just so that I could get out and take a photo of the station!

A nice touch. I wonder how many other people request to stop here just for a photo.
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tractakid wrote:Anyone want to start another of these? Anyone want me to?
I will. Who wants the first question?
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