Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Whistler40145]

Appleton

 

[Calthrop]

Ann Street Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Widnes South

 

[Calthrop]

Cuerdley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

There were some convoluted routes connecting those two lines at Cuerdley.

Fidlers Ferry & Penketh

 

[Calthrop]

Sankey Bridges

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whitecross

 

[Calthrop]

Warrington Bank Quay (Low Level)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Warrington Arpley

 

[Calthrop]

Warrington Wilderspool

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Latchford

 

[Calthrop]

Thelwall

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lymm

 

[Calthrop]

Heatley and Warburton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dunham Massey

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Since no-one wants to name the final closed station after nearly an hour waiting for this to occur, I will name it......

Broadheath.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 1626 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Roxburgh Junction
It follows the line of the NBR Kelso Line
It then follows the line of the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway...via St Boswells
It then follows the line of the Border Union Railway..via Stobs
It then follows the line of the Border Counties Railway...via Saughtree
It then follows the line of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway...via Mickley...via the North Wylam loop line
It then follows the line of the Derwent Valley Railway (County Durham)...via Swalwell
It then follows the line of the Lanchester Valley Railway...via Knitsley
It then follows the line of the NER Durham to Bishop Auckland Line...via Brandon Colliery
It then follows the line of the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway...via West Auckland
It then follows the line of the Eden Valley Railway...via Musgrave
It then follows the line of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway...via Blencow
It then follows the line of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway...via Brigham
It then follows the line of the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway...via Bridgefoot...via the Eskett loop line
It then follows the line of the LNWR & FR Joint Railway...via Woodend
The journey ends at the closed station of Beckermet

The first closed station on this journey is Roxburgh Junction

 

[DerekC]

Wallace Nick (temporary station - 1850 to 1851)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wallace Nick (temporary station - 1850 to 1851)

Right line, but wrong direction unfortunately, as that is heading in the direction of Kelso, whereas the journey is heading in the direction of St Boswells, where we will meet the line of the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway, as stated in the journey preamble.

 

[Calthrop]

The first closed station on this journey is Roxburgh Junction

Rutherford

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Maxton

 

[Calthrop]

St. Boswells

 

[Whistler40145]

Newstead

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newstead

Sorry, wrong direction. We are heading in the direction of Hawick to meet the Border Counties Railway.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St. Boswells

Charlesfield Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Belses

 

[Whistler40145]

Hassendean

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hawick (2nd station...1862-1969)

NOTE...The 1st station was a terminal station on a short stub line.

 

[Whistler40145]

Stobs

 

[Ash Bridge]

Shankend