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SideTracked - Cambridge Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/31/2013
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

CJ&CN's first cache... We have never seen such a busy station (outside of London) with lots of commuters and travellers coming in and out of this beautiful city. Please sign and log then look for others in the city :)


The Eastern Counties Railway opened to Cambridge in 1845. The station building, with its long classical façade and porte-cochère (infilled during the 20th century), has been attributed to both Sancton Wood and Francis Thompson and is listed Grade II. The long platform (platforms 1 and 4) is typical of its period but was unusual in that (apart from a brief period in the mid-19th century) it was not supplemented by another through platform until platforms 7 and 8 were added in 2011. There were major platform lengthenings and re-modellings of the main building in 1863 and 1908. The station layout was altered in 1896 by deviating the Newmarket line approaches.

The University of Cambridge also helped block later 19th-century attempts to create a central station

Immediately to your right when you exit is the taxi rank, to the left are the bus stops (going to the city centre, Addenbrooke’s hospital and other parts of the city) and ahead of you, you can catch the open-top tourist bus. You will also see bicycles EVERYWHERE! Welcome to Cambridge.

You are looking for a micro/nano cache! Please be as stealthy as you possibly can! During busy period there can be hundreds of people wandering around, waiting for taxis, locking bikes up etc.

Well done to TheRutters for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uver n ovxr vs lbh qba'g nyernql unir bar naq gnxr gb gur onpx...

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)