Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Whistler40145]

Haigh

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crigglestone West

 

[Whistler40145]

Horbury Junction

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Horbury Millfield Road

 

[DerekC]

Horbury & Ossett (2nd station - 1860 ish to 1970)

Note: I think we could have taken the south to west curve from Crigglestone Junction to Horbury Fork Junction, arriving here without passing through Horbury Junction and Horbury Millfield Road

 

[Whistler40145]

Horbury and Ossett

 

[Whistler40145]

Thornhill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Horbury & Ossett (2nd station - 1860 ish to 1970)

Rule 4 applies in relation to Horbury & Ossett's two sites and is shown in Rule 4 as one of the examples. Of course, it is a valid posting.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thornhill

Cooper Bridge

 

[Whistler40145]

Elland

 

[DerekC]

Greetland

I took a look at Mirfield again on the way past, but the first and second stations were only about 150m apart so I think too close to count.

 

[Whistler40145]

Luddendenfoot

 

[DerekC]

Prior to Luddendenfoot I think we missed out Sowerby Bridge 1st station (1840 to 1876) - about 600m west of the current station.

 

[Whistler40145]

Prior to Luddendenfoot I think we missed out Sowerby Bridge 1st station (1840 to 1876) - about 600m west of the current station.

My apologies for that

 

[DerekC]

Luddendenfoot

Eastwood

 

[Whistler40145]

Middleton Junction?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Middleton Junction?

There was the matter of Rochdale (1st station), which in the direction we are travelling would be met before the current Rochdale station site.

Middleton Junction was a good way past the line connection to the LYR Broadfield branch line. The connection is still visible from passing trains to this day, after going through Castleton station. Heywood's new ELR heritage platform was built on the goods sorting sidings land of the Heywood LYR now-closed station and this is shown as one of the examples of the Rule 3 that covers such matters.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Prior to Luddendenfoot I think we missed out Sowerby Bridge 1st station (1840 to 1876) - about 600m west of the current station.

Well done for noticing this. There was earlier only one posting made of Elland, but in the direction we are travelling, we would first meet the 2nd station (1865-1962) then the 1st station (1840-1865)

 

[Whistler40145]

Broadfield

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bury (Knowsley Street)

 

[Whistler40145]

Radcliffe Black Lane

 

[DerekC]

Radcliffe Black Lane

Bradley Fold

Can I suggest that on future journeys the original station at Rochdale (1839 to 1889) should be included. It was about 400m to the east of the current one, according to the OS 1:1250 map for 1851.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Darcy Lever

 

[Whistler40145]

Darcy Lever

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are now passing through the open station of Bolton and accessing the line of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Can I suggest that on future journeys the original station at Rochdale (1839 to 1889) should be included. It was about 400m to the east of the current one, according to the OS 1:1250 map for 1851.

I had already mentioned that matter in part of my earlier posting # 68716.

In that format, it had already appeared on some recent earlier journeys on this quiz.

 

[Whistler40145]

The Oaks

 

[DerekC]

I had already mentioned that matter in part of my earlier posting # 68716.

In that format, it had already appeared on some recent earlier journeys on this quiz.

So you did - my apologies. I get carried away with the old maps sometimes!

Turton & Edgeworth

 

[Whistler40145]

Spring Vale

 

[DerekC]

Goosehouse

(Not sure about this one - it's right on top of the site of Hollins Siding)