Closed Stations Journey quiz

[A Challenge]

Information added in for the fact its a second station, and thanks for the reminder!

Tattenhall

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Broxton

 

[A Challenge]

Malpas

 

[Ash Bridge]

Grindley Brook Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Fenn's Bank

 

[Ash Bridge]

Bettisfield

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Welshampton

 

[A Challenge]

Ellesmere

 

[DerekC]

Elson Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Trench Halt

 

[DerekC]

Overton on Dee

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cloy Halt

 

[A Challenge]

Bangor-on-Dee

 

[Darren R]

Pickhill Halt

 

[DerekC]

Sesswick Halt

 

[Darren R]

Marchwiel

 

[DerekC]

Hightown Halt

 

[Darren R]

Wrexham Central (1st station)

 

[DerekC]

Rhostyllen

I wondered whether to go to Rhosddu to reverse but thought that might be a bit pedantic

 

[Darren R]

Legacy

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Fennant Road Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Aberderfyn Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ponkey Crossing Halt

 

[DerekC]

Rhosymedre Halt

For another time - Wikipedia shows a station/halt called Rhos on the Shrewsbury to Chester line between Wynville Halt and the junction of the Ponkey Branch, north of Ruabon. I think this is misplaced - the associated description suggests the entry relates to Rhosllanercruchog. Also there isn't room for a station in the location shown - Wynville Halt was very close to the junction. Unless there is better information elsewhere...??

 

[Whistler40145]

Cefn.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitehurst Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Trehowell Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

For another time - Wikipedia shows a station/halt called Rhos on the Shrewsbury to Chester line between Wynville Halt and the junction of the Ponkey Branch, north of Ruabon. I think this is misplaced - the associated description suggests the entry relates to Rhosllanerchrugog. Also there isn't room for a station in the location shown - Wynville Halt was very close to the junction. Unless there is better information elsewhere...??

GENERAL INFORMATION

The station of Rhos that you refer to on the line above was in fact one of the original stations on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. That railway was formed in July 1846 out of a merger between the North Wales Mineral Railway and the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway. The station of Rhos was located in a remote spot almost a mile to the east of the settlement of Rhos, south of the road overbridge that carried Corkscrew Lane over the line. When the Great Western Railway took over the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway, they decided that the station of Rhos was unremunerated and closed it in March 1855, having the station totally demolished.

The problem often encountered is the other station called Rhos (a shortened version of the full station name of Rhosllanerchrugog) in the same geographical area which was opened in 1901 by the Great Western Railway on the branch line from the Wrexham area. That station remained open for 30 years until closure in 1931.

 

[A Challenge]

I doubled by post count in this thread yesterday from 15 to 30!

Weston Rhyn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whittington Low Level