Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Keinton Mandeville

 

[Calthrop]

Alford Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Strap Lane Halt

 

[Calthrop]

Witham

 

[DerekC]

Edington & Bratton

 

[Calthrop]

Lavington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Patney and Chirton

From here we take the connection to the last line on this journey.

 

[Calthrop]

Pans Lane Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Devizes

 

[Whistler40145]

 Bromham and Rowde Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Seend

 

[Whistler40145]

Semington Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 1647 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Ebbw Vale (Low Level)
It follows the line of the Montgomery Railway and Canal Company
It then follows the line of the Sirhowy Railway...via Nine Mile Point...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway...via Nantybwch
It then follows the line of Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway...via Llanvair
It then follows the line of the Taff Vale Extension Railway...via Pontypool Clarence Street
It then follows the line of the Quakers Yard and Merthyr Railway...via Pontygwaith Halt
It then follows the line of the Taff Vale Railway...via Berw Road Halt
It then follows the line of the Cardiff Railway...via Tongwynlais
The journey ends at the closed station of Rhydyfelin (Low Level) Halt

The first closed station on this journey is Ebbw Vale (Low Level)

 

[Whistler40145]

Tyllwyn Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Cwm

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Aberbeeg

 

[Calthrop]

At present, I'm on the "lost-and-puzzled" side (nothing wrong with the Journey's setting -- just my stupidity !); will very shortly be going out for a fair few hours -- so am refraining from any hasty-and-rather-random-guessing posts: likely to be incorrect, and thus needing to be struck out ...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

At present, I'm on the "lost-and-puzzled" side (nothing wrong with the Journey's setting -- just my stupidity !); will very shortly be going out for a fair few hours -- so am refraining from any hasty-and-rather-random-guessing posts: likely to be incorrect, and thus needing to be struck out ...

We will be heading southwards down this first line of the journey, meeting three 1st stations on the way, until we arrive at Risca (1st station), where we will then access the Sirhowy Railway.

Incidentally, I was telephoned a few moments ago to request that I return back to the local NHS clinic at 13:00 today, as some of the tests taken on Tuesday are said to be "inconclusive". I am wondering just how long I am "for this world"...

UPDATE ..... Arrived back home at 1730, feeling as if I had been used as some sort of "guinea-pig" for the hospital darts team, as it took no less than six attempts to draw bloods for testing....

 

[Calthrop]

Aberbeeg

Llanhilleth (1st station)

 

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Crumlin Low Level

 

[Calthrop]

Celynen North Halt

 

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Celynen South Halt

 

[Calthrop]

Abercarn

 

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Chapel Bridge

Unfortunately, I need to take a rest for a while.

 

[Calthrop]

For as long as needed ...

Cwmcarn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cross Keys (1st station)

 

[Whistler40145]

Risca

 

[DerekC]

Risca

That would be Risca's first station, the second (Risca & Pontymister), about half a mile east of the original, being still open.

Tynycwm Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

That would be Risca's first station, the second (Risca & Pontymister), about half a mile east of the original, being still open.

Tynycwm Halt

I feel that you have gone further down the line that you should have. Remember that it was the junction in the Risca area that led to the next line on this journey, the Sirhowy Railway.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Risca

At the area of the 1st station there, we access the next line of this journey, the Sirhowy Railway and the first closed station on that line is....

Nine Mile Point