Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Guestwick

Beware of a heritage station in the area.

Fear not, bor -- Oi bain't touchin' Whitwell and Reepham with a wherry-pole ...

Lenwade

 

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Attlebridge

 

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Drayton for Costessy (pronounced "Cossy" by the syllable-skipping-loving locals)

 

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Hellesdon

 

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Norwich City -- end of run. Thank you -- a most enjoyable journey, in parts of my favourite bit of the country; and including some of my best-loved system in all of the British Isles.

 

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TIME TO LAUNCH A LENGTHY RAIL JOURNEY


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

This is number 1897 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Bethesda
It follows the line of the LNWR Bethesda Branch Line
It then follows the line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway...via Aber
It then follows the line of the Vale of Clwyd Railway...via Foryd (1st station)
It then follows the line of the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway...via Denbigh
It then follows the line of the GWR Ruabon to to Barmouth Line...via Cynwyd
It then follows the line of the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway...via Llangelynin
It then follows the line of the Newtown and Machynlleth Railway...via Cemmes Road
It then follows the line of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway...via Abermule
It then follows the line of the Oswestry, Ellesmere & Whitchurch Railway...via Tinkers Green Halt
It then follows the line of the Whitchurch & Tattenhall Railway...via Grindley Brook Halt
It then follows the line of the Chester and Crewe Railway...via Waverton (1st station)
It then follows the line of the NSR Crewe to Derby Line...via Radway Green and Barthomley
It then follows the line of the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway...via Grindley
It then follows the line of the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line...via Haughton
It then follows the line of the GWR Severn Valley Railway...via Berrington
It then follows the line of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway...via Wyre Forest
It then follows the line of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway...via Woofferton
It then follows the line of the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway...via Holme Lacy
It then follows the line of the GWR Gloucester to Newport Line...via Grange Court...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway...via Caerleon
It then follows the line of the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway...via Little Mill Junction
The journey ends at the closed station of Monmouth Troy

The first closed station on this journey is Bethesda

 

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Tregarth

Now out-and-about on sundry errands for a few hours.

 

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Felin Hen Halt

The length of this journey should keep the thread going for quite a long period of time.

 

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Felin Hen Halt

The length of this journey should keep the thread going for quite a long period of time.

Mae hynny'n wir, as they say in Wales ...

Reversing at Bangor (open) -- Aber

 

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Conway Marsh

 

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Llandudno Junction (1st station)

 

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Mochdre & Pabo

 

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Old Colwyn

 

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Llysfaen

 

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Llandulas

 

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Foryd (2nd station)

We take the next line from here.

 

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Foryd (1st station) -- I think.

 

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Rhuddlan

 

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St. Asaph

 

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Llannerch (private station)

 

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Trefnant

 

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Denbigh

 

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Llanrhaiadr

 

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Rhewl

 

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Ruthin

 

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Eyarth

 

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Nantclwyd

 

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Derwen

 

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Gwyddelwern

 

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Corwen (original station)