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Consecutive station names starting with the same letter

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What is the greatest number of consecutive stations we can find where each starts with the same letter? For example on the Swanage Railway Herston Halt then Harmans Cross.

Stations must be connected by track. The full names of stations should be used - so London stations must use the word 'London'. Reversals are permitted, as is going down a different line at a junction station. However, you must reverse at a station which you are using - you cannot reverse between stations, or not include the station you are reversing at. It is also acceptable to skip stations where the calling pattern of a timetabled service skips them. For example you could skip from Three Bridges to Gatwick Airport, or East Croydon to London Bridge, or Falmer to Brighton. Heritage Railways and Metros are permitted. Narrow gauge or miniature is fine. We can also allow closed railways or closed stations on railways which remain open. Request stops / Halts can be used, or skipped, as is most helpful for the greatest consecutive run. Stations in the same town or which share the same first word are also permitted. Only stations within the UK for the sake of this thread.

Another example I have thought of is Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.
On the Northern Line, Clapham South, Clapham Common, and Clapham North.
Cooden Beach and Collington.
 
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Welcoming anyone who'd like to have a go at this challenge.
 

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Sheperdswell, Snowdown then
Aylesham, Adisham
Also
Adisham, Bekesbourne, Canterbury East

Folkestone West, Folkestone Central. Depending on how far back we go you could have Folkestone East, where trains reverse to Folkestone Harbour!
 

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Chilham, Chartham, Canterbury West.

Ryde Pier Head, Ryde Esplanade, Ryde St. Johns Road.
 

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Pill, portbury, ship yard, portbury, portishead, portishead pier.
 

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Several in South Wales, some with 3 consecutive stations:-
Briton Ferry and Baglan
Pyle and Port Talbot
Ton Pentre and Treorchy
Bargoed and Brithdir
Lisvane & Thornhill and Llanishen
Barry Dock, Barry and Barry Island (4 in a row if the closed Barry Pier is included)
Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central (or Cardiff Bay)
Treforest, Treforest Estate and TaffsWell
 
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Both sets on the Windrush Line:
Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Queen’s Road, Walthamstow Central and Wood Street.
 

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Both sets on the Windrush Line:
Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill, Seven Sisters and Walthamstow Queen’s Road, Walthamstow Central and Wood Street.
I think you mean the Weaver Line.
 

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Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport (stopping pattern used by 1 TransPennine per hour)

If we combine that pattern with an ex-Rochdale stopper we get Mills Hill -> Moston -> Manchester Victoria -> Manchester Oxford Road -> Manchester Piccadilly -> Manchester Airport.
 

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Achanalt, Achnasheen & Achnashellach
(And if there was a service that didn't stop at Strathcarron we could've included Attadale)
 

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Down here we have eight stations in a row :

Wool - Wareham
Holton Heath - Hamworthy
Poole - Parkstone
Branksome - Bournemouth
 

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The calling pattern on Edinburgh - Helensburgh is as follows:
Dalmuir - Dumbarton East - Dumbarton Central - Dalreoch
 

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If I've understood the requirements,

Carluke, Carstairs, Carlisle (Lowlander skips Lockerbie)

Dinsdale, Darlington, Durham

Llandovery, Llanwrda, Llangadog, Llandeilo

Watford High Street, Watford Junction, Watford North

West Byfleet, Woking, Worplesdon
 

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Sunderland and Seaham are followed immediately by Horden and Hartlepool on the Durham Coast, all with nothing in between.

The Heart of Wales is also a gift for this, with:
Church Stretton-Craven Arms
Knighton-Knucklas
Llangyllo-Llanbister Road
Llangammarch-Llanwrtyd
Llandovery-Llanwrda-Llangadog-Llandeilo
Pantyffynon-Pontarddulais

Though Llans make it a bit easy - don't think we will match this anywhere else.

Similarly the Cambrian features:
Tywyn-Tonfanau
Tygwyn-Talsarnau
Bow Street-Borth

But not consecutive.
 
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Butlers Lane & Blake Street.
Birmingham Snow Hill, Birmingham Moor Street & Bordesley.
 

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Achanalt-Achnasheen-Achnashellach on the Kyle of Lochalsh line.

Ardrossan Harbour-Adrossan Town-Adrossan South Beach

And soon, Cambridge North, Cambridge, Cambridge South :)
 

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If I've understood the requirements,

Carluke, Carstairs, Carlisle (Lowlander skips Lockerbie)

Dinsdale, Darlington, Durham

Llandovery, Llanwrda, Llangadog, Llandeilo

Watford High Street, Watford Junction, Watford North

West Byfleet, Woking, Worplesdon
Before the 1962 renaming of West Weybridge to Byfleet & New Haw, there were six in a row:

Walton-on-Thames
Weybridge
West Weybridge
West Byfleet
Woking
Worplesdon
 

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Before the 1962 renaming of West Weybridge to Byfleet & New Haw, there were six in a row:

Walton-on-Thames
Weybridge
West Weybridge
West Byfleet
Woking
Worplesdon
This is the one I came here to say! A number of services in each direction skip Byfleet & New Haw so offer four consecutive 'W' calls - Woking, West Byfleet, Weybridge and Walton-on-Thames (or vice versa). None of the ones I'm aware of start/end in Guildford and stop at Worplesdon but skip Byfleet & New Haw though. Annoyingly - but understandably - for the purposes of this thread, a couple only stop at Surbiton between Walton and Wimbledon, so prevent five 'W' calls.
 
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Hounslow East, Hounslow Central, Hounslow West, Hatton Cross, Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, Heathrow Terminal 4

That's 6 but if you wait a few minutes you go through Hatton Cross again, making 10 consecutive "H" stops without reversing
 

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The calling pattern on Edinburgh - Helensburgh is as follows:
Dalmuir - Dumbarton East - Dumbarton Central - Dalreoch
After Dalreoch the train would stop at Cardross and Craigendoran. Also Arrochar & Tarbet and Ardlui then Morar and Mallaig.
Hillington East then Hillington West. Paisley Gilmour St and Paisley St James. Greenock Central and Greenock West. 3 pairs on one train.
 

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After Dalreoch the train would stop at Cardross and Craigendoran. Also Arrochar & Tarbet and Ardlui then Morar and Mallaig.
Hillington East then Hillington West. Paisley Gilmour St and Paisley St James. Greenock Central and Greenock West. 3 pairs on one train.

We stayed near Arrochar in the spring and saw the train as it travelled besides the hill side, such a nice part of the world and will be going back :)
 

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How about consecutive stations with consecutive letters of the alphabet?
The best I can do is four
Barry Dock, Cadoxton, Dinas Powis and Eastbrook.
There are probably many with two but are there any more examples with three or more?
 

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We stayed near Arrochar in the spring and saw the train as it travelled besides the hill side, such a nice part of the world and will be going back :)
My old stamping ground....and you're right, it is beautiful. You were obviously there before the start of the midgie season! ;)
 

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