which are your locals?

[dave12435]

Ashford International
Broadstairs
Canterbury East
Dover Priory My Main Local
Elham (Closed)
Folkestone Central
Gillingham Kent
Harrietsham
Ifiield
j??
Kearsney
Lenham
Martin Mill
Northiam KESR
Orpington
Pluckley
Queenborough
Ramsgate
Shepherds Well
Teynham
Upper Warlingham
Victoria London
Walmer
X taking the mickey there arent ya??
Yalding
Z another mickey take

not too hard but i couldnt think of any near me starting wirh j

 

[Bittern]

Z another mickey take

Hmm, how many platforms does this station have and what one is best for filming?

 

[dave12435]

Hmm, how many platforms does this station have and what one is best for filming?

lol
u know any stations starting with z?

 

[Bittern]

Zürich Hauptbahnhof

It's in Switzerland.

 

[dave12435]

Ashford International
Broadstairs
Canterbury East
Dover Priory My Main Local
Elham (Closed)
Folkestone Central
Gillingham Kent
Harrietsham
Ifiield
Jewelly Quarter
Kearsney
Lenham
Martin Mill
Northiam KESR
Orpington
Pluckley
Queenborough
Ramsgate
Shepherds Well
Teynham
Upper Warlingham
Victoria London
Walmer
X Gates (cheating i know)
Yalding
Zurich Hauptbahnhof (thanks for thart one RPM)

not too hard

added a few more including what reli is the neartest J

 

[Bittern]

Updated my own list. New additions are in bold. Modifications are in italics.

There are some others I don't know.

Airbles
Blantyre
Chatelherault
Dalmarnock
East Kilbride
Falkirk Grahamston
Glasgow Central
Hamilton West
Irvine
Kirkwood
Larkhall
Motherwell
Newton
Oban
Pollocksheilds East
Queens Park (Glasgow)
Rutherglen
Sheildmuir
Thortonhall
Uddingston
Virginia Water
Wishaw
Xinghuo
York
Zurich Hauptbahnhof

 

[devon_metro]

A: Axminster
B: Barnstaple
C: Churston PDSR
D: Dawlish
E: Exeter St Thomas
F: Feniton
G: Goodrington Sands PDSR
H: Honiton
I: Ivybridge
J: (St) James' Park (blagged )
K: Keynsham
L: Liskeard
M: Maiden Newton
N: Newton Abbot
O: Okehampton
P: Paignton
Q: Quintrell Downs
R: Redruth
S: Starcross
T: Torquay
U: Umberleigh
V:
W: Whimple
X
Y: Yeovil Junction
Z: (Paignton) Zoo

 

[Lonewolf]

ive used my local mainline for some stations the line in question is obviously Brunel's masterwork the GWML Bristol TM to London Paddy

A: Axebridge (strawberry line - Axebridge to Yatton did a walk there and it was great)
B: Bedminster
C: Cheltenham Spa
D: Didcot
E: Exeter St Davids
F: Filton Abbeywood
G: Gloucester
H: Highbridge & Burnham
I: Inverness (i know not local to where i am but i was born there)
J:
K: Kemble (kemble junction GWR)
L: Lemington Spa
M: Minehead
N: Nailsea & Backwell
O: Oxford
P: Parson Street
Q: Quedgely (aprox 2 miles out of Gloucester - spelling?)
R: Reading
S: Swindon
T: Taunton
U:
V:
W: Weston-super-Mare
X: N/A
Y: Yatton
Z: N/A

 

[Mintona]

A: Alderley Edge
B: Bramhall
C: Cheadle Hulme
D: Deansgate
E: East Didsbury
F: Flowery Field
G: Goostrey
H: Handforth
I: Irlam
J:
K: Knutsford
L: Levenshulme
M: Manchester Airport
N: Navigation Road
O:
P: Prestbury
Q:
R: Reddish South
S: Styal
T:
U:
V:
W: Wilmslow
X
Y: York
Z:

 

[Nightrider]

A: Argyle Street
B: Bridgeton
C: Carntyne
D: Dalmarnock
E: East Kilbride
F: Fort Matilda
G: Glasgow Central
H: High St
I: Irvine
J: Johnstone
K: Kings Park
L: Lenzie
M: Mount Vernon
N: Newton
O: Oban
P: Pollokshields East
Q: Queens Park
R: Rutherglen
S: Shettleston
T: Thornliebank
U: Uphall
V: Vauxhall
W: Whifflet
Y: Yoker
Z:

 

[atomicdanny]

A: Aylesham (Local)
B: Beaksbourne
C: Canterbury East
D: Dover Priory (although I think Deal may be closer distance wise)
E: Eythorne (East Kent Light Railway)
F: Folkestone Central
G: Gillingham
H: Herne Bay
I: Ifield
J: Jewelly Quarter
K: Kearsney
L: Lenham
M: Minster
N: Newington
O: Ore
P: Paddock Wood
Q: Queenborough
R: Ramsgate
S: Shepherdswell
T: Teynham
U: Uckfield
V: Vauxhall?
W: Wye
Y: Yalding

(none for X or Z...)

 

[causton]

A: Alexandra Palace (First Capital Connect Great Northern)
B: Bowes Park (First Capital Connect Hertford Loop Line)
C: Cuffley (First Capital Connect Hertford Loop Line)
D: Drayton Park (First Capital Connect Northern City Line)
E: Enfield Chase (First Capital Connect Hertford Loop Line)
F: Finsbury Park (First Capital Connect Great Northern)
G: Gospel Oak (London Overground)
H: Hill End (avoiding the obvious) (closed)
I: Ickenham (Piccadilly line, Metropolitan line)
J: ???
K: Kentish Town (Northern line, Midland Main Line/First Capital Connect Thameslink)
L: Letchworth Gdn City (East Coast Main Line)
M: Mill Hill East (Northern line)
N: New Barnet (First Capital Connect Great Northern)
O: Old Street (Northern line, First Capital Connect Great Northern)
P: Potters Bar (First Capital Connect Great Northern)
Q: Queensbury (Jubilee line)
R: Radlett (Midland Main Line/First Capital Connect Thameslink)
S: St Albans City (Midland Main Line/First Capital Connect Thameslink)
T: Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern line)
U: Uxbridge (Piccadilly line, Metropolitan line)
V: Victoria (Mainline Rail, Circle line, District line, Victoria line)
W: Welwyn Garden City (First Capital Connect Great Northern)
X: no stations even begin with X (NFM06)
Y: York Road (closed)
Z: Zone 6 (Travelcard, Oyster) ... or ZMG (Moorgate) (First Capital Connect Northern City Line)

Probably missed out some of the closer closed stations!

 

[MCR247]

Radlett is on the MML

 

[causton]

Radlett is on the MML

Indeed it is! Whoops, wrong St Albans-bound line there.

 

[jimrbrobinson]

A - Astley (closed) :cry: or Atherton
B - Barton Moss (closed) or Bolton
C - Clifton
D - Daisy Hill or Darwen
E - Entwistle or Eccles
F - Farnworth
G - Glazebury (closed) or Glazebrook
H - Hag Fold or Hindley
I - Ince or Irlam
J - James Street (Liverpool)
K - Kenyon Junction (closed) or Kearsley
L - Leigh (closed) :cry: or Lostock
M - Moses Gate
N - Newton-le-Willows
O - Oxford Road (Manchester)
P - Patricroft
Q - Queen's Park (Glasgow!)
R - Runcorn East
S - Salford Crescent
T - Tyldesley (closed) :cry:
U - Urmston
V - (Manchester) Victoria
W - Walkden or Westhoughton
X -
Y - York
Z -

 

[MikeWh]

A: Albany Park
B: Bexley
C: Crayford
D: Dartford
E: Erith
F: Falconwood
G: Greenhithe
H: Hither Green
I: Ilford
J: Jewellery Quarter
K: Kidbrooke
L: Lee
M: Mottingham
N: New Eltham
O: Orpington
P: Purfleet
Q: Queens Road Peckham
R: Rainham (Essex)
S: Sidcup
T: Tilbury Town
U: Upminster
V: Vauxhall
W: Welling
X:
Y: Yalding
Z:

 

[aspierail]

A: Alexandra Palace
B: Bounds Green
C: Cockfosters
D: Dalston Kingsland
E: Edmonton Green
F: Finsbury Park
G: Gospel Oak
H: Hornsey (My Home)
I: Ilford
J:
K: Kentish Town
L: Leyton
M: Manor House
N: New Southgate
O: Old Street
P: Palmers Green
Q: Queenstown Road (Battersea)
R: Rectory Road
S: Seven Sisters
T: Turnpike Lane
U:
V: Vauxhall
W: White Hart Lane
X:
Y:
Z:

 

[W-on-Sea]

A - Althorne
B - Benfleet
C - Chalkwell
D - Dagenham Dock
E - East Tilbury
F - Fairlop
G - Grays
H - Harold Wood
I - Ingatestone
J - Jewellery Quarter
K - Kelvedon
L - Leigh-on-Sea
M - Mile End
N - North Fambridge
O - Ockendon
P - Prittlewell
Q - Queenborough
R - Rochford
S - Southend Pier Railway, coastal station (or even the cliff lift if that counts....)
T - Thorpe Bay
U - Upminster
V - Victoria
W - Westcliff
Y - Yate

 

[Bedpan]

Ayot*
Beaumont's Halt*
Chiltern Green*
Dunstable Town*
Elstree
Flitwick
Godwin's Halt*
Harpenden East*
Imperial Wharf
Junction Road*(far nearer anybody in Home Counties or south east England than Jewellery Quarter)
Luton Hoo*
Mill Hill Broadway
Nast Hyde*
Oakleigh Park
Park Street
Queens Park
Roundwood Halt*
Smallford*
Three Counties*
Upper Holloway
Vauxhall or Victoria
Wheathampstead*
Xangongo (Angola). It has an airport so I assume it must have a station.
York Road* (ie Kings Cross, if that's allowed, if not, Yalding).
* denotes closed, 14 out of 24 which is a sorry state of affairs.
Zeebrugge (a lot nearer than Zurich)!

 

[sprinterguy]

Aston
Bordesley
Coventry
Duddeston
Erdington
Five Ways
Great Malvern
Hagley
Irlam
Jewellery Quarter
Kings Norton
Longbridge
Marston Green
Northfield
Olton
Perry Barr
Q-?
Redditch
Selly Oak
Tyseley
University
V-?
West Bromwich Central
Yardley Wood

 

[krus_aragon]

This took a while poring over maps:

Alberta Place (closed)
Bute Street (now Cardiff Bay)
Cathays
Danescourt
Eastbrook
Fairwater
Grangetown
Heath (High or Low Level)
Incline Top (or "Top of Incline", closed)
Jersey Marine (closed)
Kenfig Hill (closed)
Llandaff
Maindy (closed)
Newbridge (renamed Pontypridd)
Onllwyn (closed)
Parade (closed)
Queen Street
Roath (closed)
Sully (closed)
Tondu
Upper Boat (closed)
Varteg (closed)
Waungron Park
X
Ystradowen (closed)
Z

Only half of these are still open!

 

[4SRKT]

Decided not to use closed ones as it makes it too easy IMHO.

Accrington
Bingley
Crossflatts
Damems
Embsay
Frizinghall
Guiseley
Haworth
Ingrow West
Jarrow
Keighley
Leeds
Menston
New Pudsey
Oakworth
Penistone
Quorn & Woodhouse
Rose Grove
Saltaire
Todmorden
Ulleskelf
Valley
Weeton
York

 

[Bittern]

Oh, using closed ones sounds fun. Let me try that! In brackets is the company's upon opening and closure)

A - Alton Heights Junction (Caledonian Railway, LMS)
B - Burnbank (North British Railway, British Railways)
C - Cumberland Street (Glasgow and South Western Railway, British Railways)
D - Dunlop Street (City of Glasgow Union Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway)
E - Elvanfoot (Caledonian Railway, British Railways)
F - N/A
G - Glasgow Green (Glasgow Central Railway, British Railways)
H - Hamilton (North British Railway, British Railways)
I - Ibrox (Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway, British Railways)
J -
K - Kirklee (Glasgow Central Railway, British Railways)
L - Langloan (Caledonian Railway, British Railways)
M - Maryhill Central (Glasgow Central Railway, British Railways)
N -
O - Old Kilpatrick (Caledonian Railway, British Railways)
P - Possil (Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, British Railways)
Q -
R -
S - Strathaven Central railway station
T - Tollcross (Glasgow Central Railway, British Railways)
U -
V -
W - Whiteinch Victoria Park (unknown, British Railways)
X -
Y -
Z -

 

[2bob]

Acton Mainline
Barnes
Chiswick
Drayton Green
Ealing Broadway
Feltham
Goldhawk Road
Hammersmith
Imperial Wharf
Jewellery Quarter (miles away)
Kensington (Olympia)
Latimer Road
Mortlake
Northalt Park
Old Street(?)
Putney
Queensway
Ravenscourt Park
Stamford Brook
Turnham Green
Uxbridge
Vauxhall
West Kensington
X -
Yardley Wood(? again, miles away)
Z -

 

[4SRKT]

Acton Mainline
Barnes
Chiswick
Drayton Green
Ealing Broadway
Feltham
Goldhawk Road
Hammersmith
Imperial Wharf
Jewellery Quarter (miles away)
Kensington (Olympia)
Latimer Road
Mortlake
Northalt Park
Old Street(?)
Putney
Queensway
Ravenscourt Park
Stamford Brook
Turnham Green
Uxbridge
Vauxhall
West Kensington
X -
Yardley Wood(? again, miles away)
Z -

Would Yalding not be a nearer Y for you?

Welcome to the Forum BTW.

 

[2bob]

Thank you! And yes it probably would be now you mention it...

 

[class156]

A: Ayr
B: Barassie
C: Prestwick Town
D: Dunlop
E: East Kilbride
F: Fairlie
G: Glengarnock
H: Hillington West
I: Irvine
J: Johnstone
K: Kilmarnock
L: Lochwinnoch
M: Miliken Park
N: Neilston
O: Oban
P: Patterton
Q: Queens Park
R: Rannoch
S: Stevenston
T: Troon
U: Uddingston
V: Mancheser (Victoria)
W: West Kilbride
X:
Y: Yoker
Z:

 

[43067]

It's been quiet in the office today and i came across this so here goes-

A- ALLENS WEST
B- BILLINGHAM OR BATTERSBY JUNCTION
C- CASTLETON MOOR OR COMMONDALE
D- DARLINGTON OR DINSDALE
E- EAGLESCLIFFE
F- FERRYHILL ? (MAYBE YEARS AGO)
G- GYPSY LANE OR GROSMONT
H- HARTLEPOOL
I- ILFORD RD (T&W METRO)
J- JARROW (T&W METRO)
K- KILDALE
L- LONGBECK
M- MIDDLESBROUGH
N- NUNTHORPE
O- OUTWOOD
P- PICKERING
Q- ?
R- REDCAR (CENTRAL & EAST)
S- STOCKTON OR SALTBURN
T- THORNABY
U- ULLESKELF
V- VICTORIA (MANCHESTER CLOSEST V TO TEES-SIDE)
W- WHITBY
X-
Y- YORK OR YARM
Z-

 

[bengley]

Amersham
Berkhamsted
Chesham
Denham Golf Club
Eastcote
Finchley Road & Frognal
Great Missenden
Hillingdon
Ickenham
Jewellery Quarter
Kenton
Little Kimble
Moor Park
Northwood
Oakwood
Princes Risborough
Queensbury
Rickmansworth
Stoke Mandeville
Totteridge & Whetstone
Uxbridge
London Victoria
Wendover
Yalding

 

[Eng274]

off the top of my head, but many of these are long gone..

A-Abbeyhill
B-Brunstane
C-Cowdenbeath
D-Dalmeny
E-Edinburgh Waverley
F-Fauldhouse
G-Glenrothes
H-Haymarket
I-Inverkeithing
J-Joppa
K-Kingsnowe
L-Lochgelly
M-Musselburgh
N-Newcraighall
O-
P-Prestonpans
Q-Queen Street
R-Ratho
S-Slateford
T-Turnhouse
U-Uphall
V-
W-Wester Hailes
X-
Y-
Z-