Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Miles Platting

 

[DerekC]

Ordsall Lane

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cross Lane

 

[Whistler40145]

Seedley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Weaste

 

[Whistler40145]

Barton Moss (2nd station) (1832-1862)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barton Moss (1st station)

 

[Ash Bridge]

Lamb’s Cottage

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Astley

 

[Whistler40145]

Glazebury and Bury Lane

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Glazebury and Bury Lane

Prior to that came Flow Moss...but to continue.....

Kenyon Junction

 

[Whistler40145]

Parkside (2nd station)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Parkside (1st station)

 

[Whistler40145]

Vulcan Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Winwick Quay

 

[Whistler40145]

Warrington (Dallam Lane)

 

[DerekC]

Hmm - unfortunately Dallam Lane (1831 - 1837) although interesting was the original terminus of the W&NR and there is no way forward! So we will have to backtrack to:

Winwick Quay

after which we head for:

Daresbury (I think!)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Norton

 

[Calthrop]

Halton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dunham Hill

 

[DerekC]

Dunham Hill

Mickle Trafford

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After a quick reversal at the open station of Chester General, we set off for.....

Mickle Trafford East

 

[Calthrop]

Barrow for Tarvin

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitegate

Now just the final closed station to be named.

 

[Whistler40145]

Winsford and Over being the final closed station

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 1020 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Broughton & Bretton
It follows the line of the Mold Railway
It then follows the line of the Mold and Denbigh Junction 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 Bangor and Carnarvon Railway...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Carnarvonshire Railway
It then follows the line of the Aberystwith & Welsh Coast Railway
It then follows the line of the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway
It then follows the line of the Van Railway
The journey ends at the closed station of Garth and Van Road

The first closed station on this journey is Broughton & Bretton

 

[Calthrop]

Kinnerton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hope & Pen-y-ffordd

 

[Calthrop]

Hope Low Level alias Hope Exchange

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Padeswood and Buckley