Closed Stations Journey quiz

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I think the next station is the last -- Clackmannan & Kennet -- could be wrong !

Was, indeed !

 

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Kilbagie

 

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I think the next station is the last -- Clackmannan & Kennet -- could be wrong !

Kilbagie

I'm puzzled now -- likely indeed wrong, but? ... am about to go out; people, please do as appropriate.

 

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If you look at the journey preamble, Clackmannan and Kennet is the final station on this journey, which is not the case yet. After we left the Devon Valley Railway, there were still two further lines to be traversed:-
Stirling and Dunfermline Railway
Kincardine and Dunfermline Railway.

The last named station was Alloa (NBR), so going down the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, the first closed station is....

Clackmannan Road

 

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Forest Mill

 

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Bogside (Fife)

 

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East Grange

 

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Oakley

 

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Dunfermline Upper

 

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We now take the access line into the current Dunfermline (former Lower) station then reverse to reach the final leg of this journey, the Kincardine and Dunfermline Railway, where the first closed station we meet is....

Cairneyhill

 

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Torryburn

 

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Valleyfield Platform

 

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Culross

 

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Kincardine

 

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Kilbagie

 

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Clackmannan and Kennet is the final closed station on this journey.

 

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

This is number 1003 in the series so far......

The journey starts at the closed station of Cadishead (2nd station)....Note the line taken by the 1st stations was breached by the Manchester Ship Canal.
It follows the line of the CLC Glazebrook East Junction to Skelton Junction Line
It then follows the line of the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the MR "Disley cut-off" Line
It then follows the line of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the MR Birmingham to Syston Line
It then follows the line of the Syston and Peterborough Railway
It then follows the line of the Midland and Great Northern Railway...joining that line at Saxby
It then follows the line of the M&GNJR Norwich Branch Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Norwich City

The first closed station on this journey is Cadishead (2nd station)

 

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Partington (2nd. station)

 

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West Timperley

 

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Baguley

 

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Northenden

 

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Cheadle North

 

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Cheadle Heath

 

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Hazel Grove (Midland)

 

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Buxworth

 

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Chapel-en-le-Frith Central

 

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Peak Forest

 

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Millers Dale

 

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Monsal Dale

 

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Great Longdale