(Closed) Which train service am I on? #7

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Re: Which train service am I on? #7

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No, there appear to be 4 (very early) trains on a Saturday morning that fit this criteria.
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So there are. Good spot. I hadn't spotted them!
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Urzzz1871 wrote:Does your train ONLY stop at stations managed by Greater Anglia?
No (as an aside, XC doesn't manage any stations it serves, even if it is the sole provider of trains).
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This is a Central line train to "Woodford via Hainault"- sadly, not no more!

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Is this service Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport?
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The Orange One wrote:Is this service Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport?
Yes, I am on such a service
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Duzzit leave Birmingham before mid-day?
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Sorry, it doesn't.
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Well, duzzit leave Birmingham after 5pm then?
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Yes, it does
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The 1722 Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport?
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
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The Orange One wrote:The 1722 Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport?
Not this service.
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The 1822 Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport?
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
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  • Based on the rules, I can ask another question before the previous one has been answered, so I will:
The 1922 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport?
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RobbieM wrote:
  • Based on the rules, I can ask another question before the previous one has been answered, so I will:
The 1922 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport?
Well done, I was on the 1922 BHM- SSD, the last through train of the day.
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Re: (Closed) Which train service am I on? #7

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Excellent! I've already started a general "Where Am I?", so I'll not confuse the issue by running another train one alongside it for now.
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