Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Maxwell House...again, I am unsure of this

 

[ole man]

Ok Farington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Euxton.....the one that closed in 1895

 

[ole man]

Balshaw Lane?? not to sure

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Balshaw Lane?? not to sure

I think that might well be an old name for the existing open station.

The next one that I can think of begins with "C".... if that clue is of help.

 

[ole man]

Coppull

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Standish Lane....re-named Standish

 

[ole man]

Boars Head

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bamfurlong

 

[Welshman]

Golborne?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Golborne?

Correct. It was only re-named Golborne South in 1949 and closed in 1981

Haydock Racecourse.....closed in 1902

 

[Welshman]

Moore

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Preston Junction....later re-named Lowton in 1877

(There also is the case of Parkside, which closed in 1878....but I am unsure of the exact line this was on)



(It looks like now entering the territory of the Grand Junction Railway......so the route onwards to London will pass through the Birmingham area)

 

[martinsh]

There also is the case of Parkside, which closed in 1878

both locations of Parkside station were east of Newton-le-Willows Jcn as can be seen at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/parkside/index10.shtml and so are not on our route.

If we're going via Earlestown, then the next station is Vulcan.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I know that we are in the home teritory of martinsh, so I have to be aware of his specific local knowledge and now may be open to correction. For some inexplicable reason, I now have two closed stations jotted down as being to the north of Crewe, which are as follows:-


Preston Brook

Minshull Vernon

 

[martinsh]

Coppenhall (? - closed 1840s ??)

Betley Road

PS I think Ole Man lives near Crewe as well ?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

PS I think Ole Man lives near Crewe as well ?

I will really have to be on my best form, in that case..


Madeley

 

[martinsh]

Whitmore

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Standen Bridge

 

[Welshman]

Next one is tricky.
AFAIK, Norton Bridge has not been officially closed, but nothing stops there and a bus service replaces trains.
So is it a closed station for the purposes of this quiz, Paul?

I'll hedge my bets and suggest Great Bridgeford too!

 

[martinsh]

I've been told we're going via the old Grand Junction line, so Gailey

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whilst agreeing that we are going down the old Grand Junction line, Welshman did mention Great Bridgeford, but I too have a general query and that is....was there ever a station called Badnall Wharf situated between Standen Bridge and Great Bridgeford?

To carry on with the current leg......

Four Ashes

 

[martinsh]

Willenhall

Can't find anything online to suggest that Badnall Wharf was anything more than a signal box

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bushbury.....This station closed in 1912 and was the next closed station on the line from Four Ashes. I have entered this as "an intermediate station missed".

We are now on the line of a certain route from the Wolverhampton area to the Birmingham area, so the first closed station on that section on that line is....

Monmore Green
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Willenhall

We have to remember if we follow the Grand Junction Line to its terminus in Birmingham Curzon Street, we will not be able to access London on the London and North Western Line so we have to use a route that allows for the required link that will take us to the Rugby area first


Incidentally, there were two stations in Willenhall that were closed:-

Willlenhall Stafford Street (1872-1931)

Willenhall Bilston Street (1837-1965)

 

[martinsh]

Monmore Grove

I think you mean Monmore Green !

Ettingshall Road and Bilston

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thanks for the information. The old map only said "Gr." so I had to take a guess at "Grove" instead of "Green"......now duly amended.


Deepfields & Coseley

 

[martinsh]

Thanks for the information. The old map only said "Gr." so I had to take a guess at "Grove" instead of "Green"......now duly amended.


Deepfields & Coseley

That's still open !!! [ Coseley used to be called Coseley Deepfields back in the 196os ]

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

That's still open !!! [ Coseley used to be called Coseley Deepfields back in the 196os ]

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(NOTE...The original Deepfields and Coseley was 400 yards away from the site of the current station of Coseley, so can they be regarded as two seperate stations..or not? )
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Further entry in response to a PM from received from martinsh for me to carry on.

Oldbury (LNW) closed in 1915....it is not to be confused with the GWR station....neither is it to be confused with the existing open station known as Sandwell and Dudley.Spon Lane...Closed in 1960

We should now be looking at closed stations on the south of the Birmingham area going to the Rugby area, so I will name the first one.....

Marston Green

 

[martinsh]

Oldbury (LNW) closed in 1915....it is not to be confused with the GWR station....neither is it to be confused with the existing open station known as Sandwell and Dudley.

Spon Lane...Closed in 1960

We should now be looking at closed stations on the south of the Birmingham area going to the Rugby area, so I will name the first one.....

Marston Grove

Oh dear - there's a lot wrong with the above !

1) you've missed out Albion (between Dudley Port and Sandwell & Dudley)

2) Oldbury was renamed Sandwell & Dudley in the 1980s

3) there are 2 or 3 more closed stations before we get to Birmingham.

4) Marston Grove should be Marston Green which is still open. [Any closed stations between BNS and Coventry closed before 1920 ]

Soho - this may be Smethwick Rolfe Street under another name

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

PM has been sent, in reply to the one received. Sorry not to have been around until 0120 on Wednesday morning owing to attendance at an event. In answer to your query about Oldbury, I thought my previous posting had clarified the LNW station closure of 1915.

Please feel free to name your stations in the Smethwick area, as it appears that, with a certain exception, we have been the only two competitors on most of the latter stages of this leg.