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Calthrop

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Am pausing in some puzzlement -- had been thinking that Widnes South would follow Ann Street Halt; but things would appear to be less simple than that.
 

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Am pausing in some puzzlement -- had been thinking that Widnes South would follow Ann Street Halt; but things would appear to be less simple than that.
In thinking that Widnes South was the next station, noting that Ann Street Halt was in the town of Widnes,you would have been correct as there certainly was a multitude of connection lines in that area and that was the main line from 1870 onwards....so I will follow on with.....

Ditton Mill
 

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In thinking that Widnes South was the next station, noting that Ann Street Halt was in the town of Widnes,you would have been correct as there certainly was a multitude of connection lines in that area and that was the main line from 1870 onwards....so I will follow on with.....
Well, I'll be -- just occasionally, the simple answer IS the right one :smile: !

Ditton Mill
Ditton Junction
 

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

This in number 1946 in the series so far.....


The journey starts at the closed station of Dundee East
It follows the line of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway
It then follows the line of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway...via Colliston
It then follows the line of the Scottish Midland Junction Railway...via Forfar
It then follows the line of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway...via Bridge of Earn (2nd station)...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Fife and Kinross Railway...via Auchtermuchty
It then follows the line of the Devon Valley Railway...via Balado
It then follows the line of the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway...via Alloa (1st station)
It then follows the line of the Scottish Central Railway...via Bridge of Allan (1st station)
It then follows the line of the Dundee and Perth Railway...via Perth Princes Street
The journey ends at the closed station of Dundee West

The first closed station on this journey is Dundee East
 

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