Railway Trivia Question

[RJSRdg]

What geographical anomaly connects the following railway stations at this time of year?

* Buckfastleigh
* Wallingford
* Corris
* Princes Risborough
* Dereham
* Birmingham Moor Street

[RobbieM]

Do they all claim to run fast services to the same destination? But none of them actually get there?

At least, I don't think there's a station at the North Pole yet...

OR... Do all these stations claim to be the North Pole?

[DrainBrain]

At least, I don't think there's a station at the North Pole yet...

A certain Mr Hanks (or his animated avatar) might disagree with you...

[greatkingrat]

Do they all claim to run fast services to the same destination? But none of them actually get there?

At least, I don't think there's a station at the North Pole yet...

OR... Do all these stations claim to be the North Pole?

Southern trains stop at North Pole regularly.

[RJSRdg]

Yes, all these stations are currently boarding points for services to the North Pole.

However the geographical anomaly is that the trains travel south to get there!

[RobbieM]

Yes, all these stations are currently boarding points for services to the North Pole.

However the geographical anomaly is that the trains travel south to get there!

How anomalous! I didn't spot that bit of the puzzle.

[RJSRdg]

And another question from me:

Which two stations on the Tube map have statues of Edward VII outside them?

[DavidC]

And another question from me:

Which two stations on the Tube map have statues of Edward VII outside them?

Reading and Tooting Broadway? I guessed the first from your wording (on a shortlist with Slough) but took a little while to find the second because of so much material about the statue in Waterloo Place.

[RJSRdg]

David

Well done, they're the two I was thinking of anyway! (In case anyone comes up with another one I didn't know about....)

My forum "handle" was another hint to the first one....

Richard

[RJSRdg]

Another question from me (again railway related):

What connects:

Jools Holland
Bernard Cribbins
The Two Ronnies?

[RobbieM]

Am I along the right lines with this:

Jools Holland - appeared in "The Tube"
Bernard Cribbins - appeared in "The Railway Children"
The Two Ronnies - - appeared in a Tube/Railway stations sketch?

I guess there's more to it than that, but it's hopefully got the ball rolling with guessing the answer.

[RJSRdg]

It's to do with something they appeared in (or on) but it's more specific than that.