Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Whistler40145]

Nuneaton Abbey Street

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stockingford

 

[Whistler40145]

Arley & Fillongley

 

[Calthrop]

Shustoke

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitacre Junction (2md station)

 

[Calthrop]

I'm far from certain about this one -- and I live in Birmingham, heaven help us: but I'll try Coleshill (2nd station)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I'm far from certain about this one -- and I live in Birmingham, heaven help us: but I'll try Coleshill (2nd station)

I think the currently open Coleshill Parkway railway station was built on the same site of the station that you have named above.

Heading towards the Birmingham area, the next closed station will be....

Water Orton (1st station)

 

[Calthrop]

I think the currently open Coleshill Parkway railway station was built on the same site of the station that you have named above.

I blame my favourite scapegoat, Mr. Dewick.

Heading towards the Birmingham area, the next closed station will be....

Water Orton (1st station)

Still a bit tentatively -- Castle Bromwich

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bromford Bridge

 

[Calthrop]

Saltley

 

[Whistler40145]

Monument Lane

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Winson Green

 

[Ash Bridge]

Soho Road

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Soho Road

I think that Soho followed after Winson Green on the LNWR Stour Valley Line, then the open station of Smethwick Rolfe Street from where would then access the LNWR Soho Junction to Perry Barr Junction Line, on which there came your closed station of Soho Road. Therefore the next closed station on that line will be that of....

Handsworth Wood

 

[Whistler40145]

Newton Road (1st Station)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newton Road

In the direction we are travelling. that will be the 1st station.....

Newton Road (2nd station)

 

[Whistler40145]

Aldridge?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Streetly

 

[Whistler40145]

Sutton Park

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sutton Coldfield Town

 

[Whistler40145]

Penns

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Remembering what the journey preamble said about Rule 15 station allowances.....

Castle Bromwich

 

[Whistler40145]

Bromford Bridge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Saltley

From here, we join the final line on this journey.

 

[Whistler40145]

Camp Hill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brighton Road

 

[Whistler40145]

Moseley Village

There are plans for the reopening of Stations on the Camp Hill line

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This is why I brought this particular journey forward in time, before that occurred...

Kings Heath is the final closed station on this journey.

 

[Whistler40145]

Another enjoyable journey completed

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 1614 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Greenock Princes Pier
It follows the line of the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
It then follows the line of the Bridge of Weir Railway...via Bridge of Weir
It then follows the line of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway..via Milliken Park (1st station)...via Bogside
It then follows the line of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway...via Cumnock
It then follows the line of the Caledonian Railway Main Line...via Gretna
It then follows the line of the MR Settle to Carlisle Line...via Scotby
It then follows the line of the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Riding Railway...via Newsholme...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Blacburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway...via Blackburn Bolton Road
It then follows the line of the Bolton and Preston Railway...via Lostock Lane
It then follows the line of the Lancashire Union Railway...via Heapey
It then follows the line of the Blackburn and Preston Railway...via Hoghton Tower
It then follows the line of the Preston and Longridge Railway...via Maudland Bridge
The journey ends at the closed station of Longridge

The first closed station on this journey is Greenock Princes Pier