SideTracked - Cheltenham Spa Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/9/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A camoflaged film canister-type micro hidden outside the station.

About SideTracked

We have Motorway Mayhem. We have A-Road Anarchy ('cos there aren’t many Motorways in Wales). But what about public transport users? SideTracked caches are intended to provide quick Cache-and-Dashes at Train Stations.

It is hoped this idea will spread across the country in the same way as the MMs…. If hiding one PLEASE BE SENSIBLE and remember that in this day and age, public transport is under greater scrutiny than ever before, so, although these caches should be quick and easy grabs, PLEASE don’t place a Cache where it could cause alarm.

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About Cheltenham Spa Station
Cheltenham Spa railway station is a railway station serving the town of Cheltenham, England, located on the main Bristol-Birmingham line. The station is managed by First Great Western.
History
The first railway to Cheltenham was the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway (C&GWUR), part of the broad gauge system, which was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1836, and opened between Cheltenham and Gloucester in 1840. In the same year the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) opened its line between Cheltenham and Bromsgrove, from whence trains ran on mixed gauge tracks to Gloucester. Both railways had virtually their own station in the town, although the principal one - with the title Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown), named from the principal road in the area - is the single one remaining, although without its secondary title. The C&GWUR was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1844, and the B&GR by the Midland Railway in 1846. Within the town there were three other passenger railway stations: Malvern Road, St James's and Cheltenham South and Leckhampton; there was also the Racecourse Platform, only open on Race Days.
Services
Cheltenham Spa station is served on Mondays to Fridays by approximately 8 trains every hour, including 3 trains an hour to or from Gloucester. First Great Western operate an hourly Cheltenham-Swindon with two-hourly extensions to London Paddington. These services operate on the Golden Valley Line via Stonehouse, Stroud and Kemble. First Great Western also operate local hourly Taunton-Cheltenham services, some of which are extended to and from Great Malvern. CrossCountry serve the town with services to Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance to the south, and Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, York, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow among other destinations to the north. There are also occasional services between Birmingham and Gloucester provided by London Midland.

Congratulations to walk tall
first to find on 10/12/07

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba gur tebhaq oruvaq n gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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