Station bagging?

[Super Sprinter]

Oooh no. Cars defo not allowed.

With these two I am taking my usual approach to this sort of thing by simply waiting until they close, as must eventually happen once serious maintenance becomes an issue. No point in busting a gut to cover doomed stations or lines and this approach has worked well for me in the past with Clayton West, Balloch Pier etc.

Is it not disappointing for you knowing that you never visited them whilst they were open?

At least you could do this in a car, even if you omitted the visit as an "actual" visit in terms of going by train.

 

[Buttsy]

I'm recording the stations I have set foot on, although some were because of delays and I felt like stetching my legs (most recent was Evesham as I had a 10 minute wait there while on my way to Worcester v Surrey last year).

I calculated a few years ago that it would be possible to set foot on every station on the NR network in approximately 3 weeks. Some fancy planning was required to get Denton, Reddish South, Teeside Airport, BSC Redcar, Buckenham, Fishguard Harbour Falls Of Cruchan & Dunrobin Castle among others because of lack of services, dated services and day of service (overnight in Middlesbrough to get BSC Redcar and Teeside Airport).

I'm trying to bash every black line in Baker's Rail Atlas and I'm highlighting stations I've stood on. I think I've done around 3-400 now.

Cornwall, Devon & Somerset - Penzance, St Erth, St Ives, Truro, Falmouth, Par, Newquay, Liskeard, Looe, Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton, Exeter St Davids, Barnstaple, Exmouth, St James's Park, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare. (can't remember if I've done Exeter Central without checking atlas).

 

[Super Sprinter]

I'm recording the stations I have set foot on, although some were because of delays and I felt like stetching my legs (most recent was Evesham as I had a 10 minute wait there while on my way to Worcester v Surrey last year).

I calculated a few years ago that it would be possible to set foot on every station on the NR network in approximately 3 weeks. Some fancy planning was required to get Denton, Reddish South, Teeside Airport, BSC Redcar, Buckenham, Fishguard Harbour Falls Of Cruchan & Dunrobin Castle among others because of lack of services, dated services and day of service (overnight in Middlesbrough to get BSC Redcar and Teeside Airport).

I'm trying to bash every black line in Baker's Rail Atlas and I'm highlighting stations I've stood on. I think I've done around 3-400 now.

Cornwall, Devon & Somerset - Penzance, St Erth, St Ives, Truro, Falmouth, Par, Newquay, Liskeard, Looe, Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton, Exeter St Davids, Barnstaple, Exmouth, St James's Park, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare. (can't remember if I've done Exeter Central without checking atlas).

That would equate to a station every 12 minutes, based on there being 2500 stations on the network.

How did you work that out?

 

[Toad]

You do realise that Lympstone Commando is not for public use and is exclusively for the use of visitors to the Royal Marine Commando Training Centre there.

Only people having business at the commando base are allowed to board or alight at this station. Passengers for Lympstone itself must use Lympstone Village railway station.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lympstone_Village_railway_stationYes photos have been taken there before ie http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/I/R/stnpages/lympstonecommando.html

However the MOD was asked beforehand for permission to do so.

Plenty 'normals' boarding and alighting when I did this.

Kids, bikes etc....didn't see anyone come out of the camp and board the train though ??

Calm down, seems to be a daily occurance

 

[Buttsy]

That would equate to a station every 12 minutes, based on there being 2500 stations on the network.

How did you work that out?

All line timetable and a lot of spare time...

Thinking about it, it might have been 4 weeks based on your calculations.

 

[4SRKT]

Is it not disappointing for you knowing that you never visited them whilst they were open?

It depends. In the case of Balloch Pier it would have been nice to have gone, and I have sort of done Clayton West on the Kirkless Light Railway. As for Denton and Reddish South? Closure can't come soon enough!

 

[Buttsy]

Cornwall, Devon & Somerset - Penzance, St Erth, St Ives<, Truro, Falmouth Docks<, Par, Newquay<, Liskeard, Looe, Plymouth, Newton Abbot, Torquay, Paignton, Exeter St Davids, Barnstaple<, Exmouth, St James's Park, Taunton, Weston-super-Mare, Bath Spa. (19).

Dorset - Weymouth, (Weymouth Quay*), Poole, Bournemouth, Pokesdown, Brokenhurst, Lymington Pier. (7)
IOW - All 3 Ryde stations & Shanklin (4)
Hants - Southampton Central, Romsey, Southampton Airport Parkway, Eastleigh, Fareham, Fratton, Portsmouth & Southsea, Portsmouth Harbour, Winchester, Basingstoke, Alton, Aldershot. (12)
Wilts - Salisbury, Westbury, Swindon. (3)
Glos - Kemble, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bristol Parkway, Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Temple Meads, Severn Beach<. (7)

Wales - Newport, Abergavenny, all 3 Cardiffs, Ninan Park, Cathays, Radyr, Penarth, Coryton<, Barry Island, Rhymney<, Merthyr Tydfil<, Treherbert<, Aberdare<, Pontypridd, Bridgend, Maesteg, Swansea, Llanelli, Carmarthen, Tenby*, Pembroke Dock<, Milford Haven, Fishguard Harbour<, Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, Barmouth#, Newtown#, Porthmadog, Pwhelli, Blaneau Ffestiniog, Llandudno Junction, Llandudno, Bangor, Holyhead, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Wrexham General & Central. (40)

Sussex & Kent - Bognor Regis, Barnham, Littlehampton, Brighton, Haywards Heath, Lewes, Seaford, Eastbourne, St Leonards Warrior Square, Hastings, Rye, Uckfield, Horsham, Gatwick, East Grinstead, Edenbridge Town, Edenbridge, Redhill, Appledore, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Maidstone West, Folkestone Central, (Folkestone Harbour*), Broadstairs, Ashford International, Strood, Rochester, Gillingham, Dartford. (31)

Surrey & Berkshire - Newbury, Reading West, Reading, Twyford, Maidenhead, Slough, Tilehurst, both Windsor & Etons, Guildford, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, Epsom Downs, Banstead, Tattenham Corner, Caterham, Hurst Green, Woking, Virginia Water, Weybridge, Shepperton<, Staines, Hampton Court. (23)

Oxon, Northants & Bucks - Oxford, Radley, Didcot, Cholsey, Goring, Henley-on-Thames<, Hanborough, Combe*, Charlbury, Kingham#, Tackley*, Heyford*, King's Sutton*, Banbury, both Bicesters, Princes Risborough, High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Marlow<, Bourne End, Cookham*, Chalfont & Latimer, Amersham, Great Missenden, Aylesbury, Bletchley, Milton Keynes Central, Northampton*, Wolverton, Kettering, (Corby. (32)

East Anglia - Peterborough, Ely, King's Lynn, Cambridge, Thetford#, Wymondham, Norwich, Sheringham, Brundall, Great Yarmouth, Berney Arms, Reedham, Lowestoft, Oulton Broad North*, Ipswich, Felixstowe<, Harwich Town<, Harwich International, Manningtree, Colchester, Wivenhoe, Clacton, Thorpe-le-Soken, Walton-on-the-Naze, Marks Tey, Sudbury, Witham, Braintree, Southminster, Wickford, Southend Victoria< & Central, Shoeburyness, Prittlewell, Billericay, Shenfield, Stansted Airport<, Grays. (38)

Beds & Herts - Bedford, Watford Junction, (Croxley Green, both St Albans, Stevenage, both Hertfords, Welwyn Garden City, Cheshunt. (10)

London - All 3 Heathrows [4 & 5<], Hayes & Harlington, Ealing Broadway, Greenford, Richmond, Kew Gardens, Willesden Junction, West Ruislip, Harrow-on-the Hill, Northolt Park*, Kensal Rise, Brondesbury, Queen's Park, West Hampstead, Kensington Olympia, Clapham Junction, Gospel Oak, Camden Road, Highbury & Islington, Canonbury, Harringay, Essex Road, Old Street, Seven Sisters, Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, St Pancras, King's Cross, Farringdon, Moorgate, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, London Bridge, Canon Street, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Waterloo East, Charing Cross, Victoria, Walthamstow Central, Barking, West Ham, Woolwich Arsenal, Maze Hill, Lewisham, Brockley, New Cross, New Cross Gate, Greenwich, Orpington, New Malden, Twickenham, Hampton#, Chessington South<, Wimbledon, Sutton, Streatham Hill, Tulse Hill, West Norwood, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Penge East, Hither Green, Grove Park, Bromley North, Bromley South, Hayes<, Elmer's End, (Addiscombe), East Croydon, West Croydon, Beckenham Junction, Hatch End, Enfield Town, White Hart Lane, Bowes Park, Chingford<, Romford, Upminster, Barnehurst#, Stratford, Stratford International. (85)

West Midlands - Wolverhampton, both Stourbridges [Town<], All 3 Birminghams, Duddeston, Bescot Stadium, Walsall, Chester Road, Small Heath, Tyesley, Acocks Green, Solihull, Birmingham International, Coventry, Longbridge. (17)

Warks, Worcs & Hereford - Evesham#, both Worcesters, Great Malvern, Hereford, Redditch, Kidderminster, Droitwich Spa, Barnt Green, Stratford-upon-Avon, Leamington Spa, Rugby, Nuneaton. (13)

Staffs & Salop - Shrewsbury, Tamworth, Litchfield TV, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent. (5)

Leics & Lincs - Skegness, Sleaford, Lincoln Central, Grantham, Gainsborough Central#, Leicester, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Cleethorpes, Grimsby Town, Harborough, Barton-on-Humber, Barnetby, Scunthorpe. (14)

Cheshire, Notts & Derbys - Chester, Crewe, Warrington BQ, Helsby, Hooton, Runcorn, Runcorn East, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge, Buxton, Glossop<, Hadfield, (Sinfin Central, Derby, Nottingham, both Newarks, Matlock<, Worksop, Retford. (20)

Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Lancs - West Kirby<, Manchester Airport, Altrincham, Stockport, Rose Hill Marple, Guide Bridge, all 3 Manchesters, Eccles, Salford Crescent, (Warwick Road for Old Trafford), all 3 Liverpools, Moorfields, Birkenhead Hamilton Square, Bidston, New Brighton, Rock Ferry, Sandhills, Kirkby, Ormskirk, Southport, Orrell, both Wigans, Preston, Kirkham, Ansdell & Fairhaven, St Annes-on-the-Sea, both Blackpools, Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham Port<, Blackburn, Accrington, Colne<, Bolton, Rochdale, Carnforth. (42)

Yorkshire & Durham - Keighley, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, Huddersfield, Ilkley, Giggleswick, Settle, Shipley, both Bradfords, Mirfield, both Wakefields, Leeds, York, Selby, Pontefract Monkhill<, Meadowhall, Sheffield, Doncaster, Goole, Hull, Scarborough, Horton-in-Ribbledale, Ribblehead, Thornaby, Middlesborough, Battersby, Whitby, Grosmont, Saltburn, Glaisdale*, Darlington, Bishop Aukland<. (34)

Cumbria, Northumberland & Tyne & Wear - Dent, Garsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Arnside, Grange-Over-Sands, Barrow-in-Furness, Ravenglass, Braystones, Netherfield*, St Bees, Windermere, Penrith, Oxenholme, Carlisle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed. (16)

Scotland - Stranraer, Ayr, all 3 Ardrossans [Harbour<], Largs, Kilwinning, Kilmarnock, Wemyss Bay, Port Glasgow, Gourock<, Paisley Gilmour Street, Paisley Canal, Whifflet, (Drumgelloch, (Bathgate), Lanark, Linlithgow, Falkirk Grahamston, Larbert, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, Larkhall<, East Kilbride<, Dumbarton Central, Balloch, Helensburgh Central<, Garelochhead#, Wishaw, North Berwick<, Edinburgh, Haymarket, Newcraighall, Inverkeithing, Neilston, Mount Florida, Anniesland, Milngavie, Dalmuir, Partick, Exhibition Centre, Charing Cross, Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, Argyle Street, Springburn, Newton, Mallaig, Fort William, Rannoch#, Bridge Of Orchy, both Tyndrums, Oban, Taynuilt, Falls Of Cruachan, Crianlarich, Ardlui#, Arrochar & Tarbet#, Stirling, Alloa, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness, Kyle Of Lochalsh, Dingwall, Georgemas Junction, Wick, Thurso. (71).

Total 543

* - Didn't arrive or leave by train
() - now closed or re-sited.
# - stepped off train during extented station stop.
< - Termini where I left on same stock as I had arrived on and didn't leave station.

 

[Spaceflower]

To 'bag' a station, you must have at least been there for three hours, become rather intoxicated, had one fight/argument and 'tagged' at least one sign.
End of.
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Not looking so good now, is it lads?

 

[Buttsy]

To 'bag' a station, you must have at least been there for three hours, become rather intoxicated, had at least one blow job, one fight/argument and 'tagged' at least one sign.
End of.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Not looking so good now, is it lads?

Each to their own. To suceed on one of your criteia, you're going to have to be very supple...

 

[142094]

I'll probably end up doing this at some point over a long timeframe, although the first priority will be to get every line done.

Interestingly I have done every Tyne and Wear Metro station, and also have a ticket from each. So that is 60 ticked off straight away.

 

[Spaceflower]

Obviously not using my criteria, but have visited the following;
MAINLINE STATIONS:
Edinburgh Waverley,
Berwick-Upon-Tweed,
Newcastle,
Ayr,
Prestwick,
Kilmarnock,
Carlisle,
Hexham,
Riding Mill,
Prudhoe,
Metro Centre,
Heworth,
Sunderland,
Seaham,
Hartlepool,
Seaton Carew,
Stockton,
Thornaby,
Middlesbrough,
Cargo Fleet,
Redcar Central,
Saltburn,
Great Ayton,
Grosmont,
Sleights,
Whitby,
Chester-le-Street,
Durham,
Darlington,
Bishop Auckland,
Dinsdale,
Eaglescliffe,
Northallerton,
Thirsk,
York,
Malton,
Seamer,
Scarborough,
Filey,
Bempton,
Doncaster,
Kings Cross,
Leeds,
Castleford,
Glasshoughton,
Pontefract Monkhill,
Knottingley,
Horsforth,
Kirkstall,
Shipley,
Bradford Interchange,
Bradford Forster Square,
Skipton,
Ribbleshead,
Kendal,
Oxenholme,
Preston,
Manchester Piccadilly,
Bangor,
Chester,
Wakefield Kirkgate,
Wakefield Westgate,
Sheffield,
Chesterfield,
Derby,
Langley Mill,
Bulwell,
Nottingham,
Attenborough.
plus two Heathrow terminals (can't remember which)

Preserved:
Sunniside, Marley Hill, Andrews House, Causey Arch and East Tanfield? on the Tanfield Railway.
Beamish.
Grosmont, Goathland and Pickering on the NYMR.
Stanhope, Frosterley, Wolsingham on the Weardale Railway. (all whilst closed in late 90's.

Also can't remember the Tyne and Wear Metro stations and London Underground stations Ive visited, but its alot.

Also two stations in Belfast and several metro and heavy rail stations in and around Barcelona

 

[43167]

My rule is bail off and get the next service, depending on how long the wait is. Recently bagged Shepley to clear all NR stations in West Yorkshire.

 

[Buttsy]

My rule is bail off and get the next service, depending on how long the wait is. Recently bagged Shepley to clear all NR stations in West Yorkshire.

How does that work with termini?

 

[Toad]

My rule is bail off and get the next service, depending on how long the wait is. Recently bagged Shepley to clear all NR stations in West Yorkshire.

That's the rule I play to !!

Got to either alight or board a train at said station.

PS - Spare time today, so 'bagged' a couple of outstanding local ones.
Bloxwich North, walked to Bloxwich, two ticked off.

 

[Super Sprinter]

That's the rule I play to !!

Got to either alight or board a train at said station.

PS - Spare time today, so 'bagged' a couple of outstanding local ones.
Bloxwich North, walked to Bloxwich, two ticked off.

I agree with this in the main.

I suppose you at least have to "use" the station to have bagged it.

 

[Buttsy]

I agree with this in the main.

I suppose you at least have to "use" the station to have bagged it.

Harsh, as my bag of Tackley, Heyford, Glaisdale, King's Sutton and Tenby among others have been while on holiday, walks or cycles in the country. Makes my total 534 in that case.

My rule was that I had to have stood on one of the station platforms.

 

[4SRKT]

How does that work with termini?

Terminus stations are no problem if you stick to my rule about having to arrive and depart on a different scheduled service, or leave the station altogether. Termini are the easiest of all really as almost all trains go back out as a different service. Somewhere like Bradford Interchange where almost nothing terminates counts as a through station.

 

[Super Sprinter]

Harsh, as my bag of Tackley, Heyford, Glaisdale, King's Sutton and Tenby among others have been while on holiday, walks or cycles in the country. Makes my total 534 in that case.

My rule was that I had to have stood on one of the station platforms.

I said I agreed in the main

I am going with the platform theory myself though, despite still being a little confused as to whether this counts.

Hoping to bag a few more later today

 

[Buttsy]

Terminus stations are no problem if you stick to my rule about having to arrive and depart on a different scheduled service, or leave the station altogether. Termini are the easiest of all really as almost all trains go back out as a different service. Somewhere like Bradford Interchange where almost nothing terminates counts as a through station.

Having walked there from Forster Square, I definitely count Interchange!
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I am going with the platform theory myself though, despite still being a little confused as to whether this counts.

Having read about football ground hoppers, everyone has different rules to say they've been to the ground. If you decide that standing on the platform counts, then it does. If you count stopping at the station (which I don't), then that counts (going on that rule I'd have approx 1300 stations done).

 

[Toots]

I'm no slouch! I just don't have a car atm so bagging some local stations are easier than others. For today's effort of me, my bike and the GMPTE Rail Ranger, I ticked off Romiley, Marple, Rose Hill (Marple), Middlewood, Disley, Strines and Manchester Airport.

You may be no slouch Gathursy,but what about Clifton,Denton and Reddish South and further afield,the Cumbrian coast stations and the Little North Western ones,I shall monitor your progress...

 

[4SRKT]

Having walked there from Forster Square, I definitely count Interchange!

As long as you then caught a train from Interchange.....

 

[Buttsy]

As long as you then caught a train from Interchange.....

I went to Manchester via Todmorden :P

 

[Gathursty]

To Toots.

I have snapped a picture (of varying quality) of these stations in the past two years (but about 70 have been since March this year):

Ainsdale, Aintree, Ansdell & Fairhaven, Appley Bridge, Ardwick, Arnside, Atherton
Bank Hall, Bare Lane, Barlaston, Barrow, Belle Vue, Bentham, Birkdale, Blackburn, Blackpool North, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool South, Blackrod, Blundellsands & Crosby, Bolton, Bootle New Strand, Bootle Oriel Road, Broad Green, Bromley Cross, Bryn, Burneside, Burscough Bridge, Burscough Junction
Carlisle, Carnforth, Cherry Tree, Chesterfield, Croston
Daisy Hill, Darwen, Deansgate, Dent, Disley
Eccleston Park, Ellesmere Port
Farnworth, Freshfield, Formby
Garswood, Gathurst
Hall-i-th-wood, Hall Road, Helsby, Heysham Port, Hightown, Hillside, Hindley, Horwich Parkway, Hoscar, Huddersfield
Ince, Ince & Elton
Kendal, Kirkby, Kirkdale, Kirkham & Wesham
Lancaster, Layton, Leeds, Liverpool Central, Liverpool James Street, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, Lytham
Manchester Airport, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester United FC Halt, Manchester Victoria, Marple, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Meols Cop, Middlewood, Moorfields, Morecambe, Moses Gate, Moss Side
New Lane
Old Roan, Orrell, Orrell Park, Oxenholme Lake District
Parbold, Pemberton, Port Sunlight, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Prescot, Preston
Rainford, Rice Lane, Rochdale, Romiley, Rose Hill, Rufford
Salford Central, Salford Crescent, Salwick, Sandhills, Silverdale, Southport, Squires Gate, St-Annes-on-the-Sea, Stalybridge, Stanlow & Thornton, Staveley, Strines, Swinton
Upholland
Walkden, Walton, Warrington Bank Quay, Waterloo, Wedgwood, Wennington, Wigan North Western, Wigan Wallgate, Windermere.

I'm aiming to tick off Walton - Ormskirk stretches as well as Fazakerly very soon. I'd also like to tick off the remainder of the GMPTE area and hopefully do the Deansgate-Lime Street and Wigan-Huyton branch too in the future.

 

[Super Sprinter]

Well I managed to tick a couple more off the list this weekend, Hove and Coulsdon Town (formerly Smitham).

 

[Dreadnought]

Somewhere like Bradford Interchange where almost nothing terminates counts as a through station.

I caught the Grand Central service to BDI which is one of the services that does actually terminate there.

 

[Buttsy]

I caught the Grand Central service to BDI which is one of the services that does actually terminate there.

Is there any other station that looks like it should be a terminus but is actually mainly operated as a through station? Battersby comes to mind.

 

[4SRKT]

Is there any other station that looks like it should be a terminus but is actually mainly operated as a through station? Battersby comes to mind.

Coombe Junction
Bere Alston
Cromer
Carmarthen (mainly, but by no means exclusively)
Bourne End (again not exclusively)

 

[Buttsy]

Coombe Junction
Bere Alston
Cromer
Carmarthen (mainly, but by no means exclusively)
Bourne End (again not exclusively)

I contend that Coombe Junction isn't as the line continues northwards to Moorswater (or at least did in the 90s).

I would say that Cromer is the only 'true' one as the others were through stations until closures.

 

[4SRKT]

I contend that Coombe Junction isn't as the line continues northwards to Moorswater (or at least did in the 90s).

I would say that Cromer is the only 'true' one as the others were through stations until closures.

So was Battersby Junction TBF, and passenger trains have never to my knowledge worked between Coombe and Moorswater.

 

[dzug2]

Oooh no. Cars defo not allowed.

.

Why not - drive to one, train to the other and bus back? Or mate drives the car between the two

After all just about every rail journey I make starts off by driving to a local station. What's the difference?