Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stafford road

 

[Whistler40145]

Dunstall Park

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wolverhampton Low Level

 

[Ash Bridge]

Priestfield

 

[Calthrop]

Bilston West

 

[Ash Bridge]

Daisybank

 

[Calthrop]

Princes End and Coseley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tipton Five Ways

 

[Calthrop]

Dudley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blowers Green

 

[Calthrop]

Baptist End

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Windmill End

 

[Calthrop]

Darby End

 

[Whistler40145]

Old Hill High Street

 

[Calthrop]

Coombs Holloway Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Halesowen

 

[Calthrop]

Hunnington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rubery

Remember the final closed station is a 1st station.

 

[Calthrop]

To wit -- Longbridge (1st station)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 1636 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Grovesend
It follows the line of the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company
It then follows the line of the Swansea and Neath Railway...via Swansea Wind Street
It then follows the line of the Vale of Neath Railway....via Aberdylais
It then follows the line of the Taff Vale Extension Railway...via Quakers Yard (High Level)
It then follows the line of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway...via Pontypool Road (1st station)
It then follows the line of the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk & Pontrypool Railway...via Glascoed Halt
It then follows the line of the Ross and Monmouth Railway...via Monmouth Mayhill
It then follows the line of the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway...via Ross-on-Wye
It then follows the line of the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway...via Hereford Moorfields
It then follows the line of the Mid-Wales Railway...via Three Cocks Junction
It then follows the line of the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway...via Llanidloes
The journey ends at the closed station of Moat Lane Junction (original location)

The first closed station on this journey is Grovesend

 

[Calthrop]

Gorseinon

 

[Whistler40145]

Gowerton South

 

[Calthrop]

Dunvant

 

[Whistler40145]

Killay

 

[Calthrop]

Mumbles Road

 

[Whistler40145]

Swansea Bay

 

[DerekC]

St Helen's Road

(According to a usually reliable source there was a Llanelli Railway station here as well as a Swansea & Mumbles one)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Helen's Road

(According to a usually reliable source there was a Llanelli Railway station here as well as a Swansea & Mumbles one)

In the very detailed Llanelly Railway article in Wikipedia, there is a fully-detailed topography section on all sections of the railway and under the Swansea line section, no mention is made of such a station on the Llanelly Railway that would have handled passenger trains.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Swansea Bay

Swansea Victoria

 

[Whistler40145]

Swansea Wind Street