Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barton and Walton

 

[DerekC]

Croxall

 

[Calthrop]

Branston

@DerekC and I were within seconds of each other; and I think I was going in the wrong direction. "My bad."

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Croxall

Elford

 

[DerekC]

sorry … I was wondering if Tamworth (1st station - 1839 to 1847) was a possible candidate but I can't find evidence as to its location - so on to:

Kingsbury

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitacre Junction (1st station)

 

[DerekC]

Whitacre Junction (2nd station - 1864 to 1968)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitacre Junction (2nd station - 1864 to 1968)

Not so, as that station was not on the line of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, as was the first station, but on a different line.

The final closed station (now on the line of the Stonebridge Railway) on this journey is.....

Maxstoke

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We next move to Wales for the next journey.....

This is number 751 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Berwig Halt
It follows the line of the Wrexham and Minera Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR Wrexham to Rhos Branch Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Rhos to Sun Bank Halt Branch Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Ruabon to Barmouth Line
It then follows the line of the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
It then follows the line of the Vale of Clwyd Railway
It then follows the line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway
It then follows the line of the Chester and Crewe Railway...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
It then follows the line of the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
It then follows the line of the Wellington and Drayton Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line
It then follows the line of the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
It then follows the line of the South Staffordshire Railway
It then follows the line of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
It then follows the line of the Worcester and Hereford Railway
It then follows the line of the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
It then follows the line of the Mitcheldean Road and Forest of Dean Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the Bullo Pill Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR Gloucester to Newport Line
It then follows the line of the South Wales Railway
It then follows the line of the Cowbridge Railway
It then follows the line of the Cowbridge and Aberthaw Railway
The journey ends at the closed station of Aberthaw Low Level

The first closed station on this journey is Berwig Halt

 

[Calthrop]

Vicarage Crossing Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Coed Porth

 

[DerekC]

Pentresaeson Halt

Not so, as that station was not on the line of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, as was the first station, but on a different line.

I will PM you the diagram which I thought I sent before showing the location of the two Whitacre Junction stations

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brymbo West Crossing Halt

 

[DerekC]

Brymbo (WMR)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The Lodge Halt

 

[DerekC]

Plas Power (WMR)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhostyllen

 

[DerekC]

Legacy

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhos.

Not to be confused with the totally different Rhos station on the line from Shrewsbury to Chester that closed in 1855.

 

[DerekC]

Brook Street Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pant Halt

 

[Calthrop]

Wynn Hall Halt

I won't be taking part for the rest of this week -- off to where for all intents and purposes, the Net is out of reach for me.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sun Bank Halt

 

[DerekC]

Bonwm Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bonwm Halt

Prior to that came Llangollen (1st station ... 1861-1865).....but to continue......

Corwen (original station)

 

[DerekC]

Gwyddelwern

Sorry about Llangollen. I missed the obvious when checking the little halts!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Derwen

 

[DerekC]

Nantclwyd

 

[Ash Bridge]

Eyarth

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ruthin