Recent content by steamybrian

If we are going back into history then I suggest ..Bala Junction.. closed in 1965.

High Rocks station on the Spa Valley Railway is only accessible through the adjacent pub garden. The station is closed when the pub is closed or when the pub has restricted access for special events (for example weddings or corporate functions)

29 December 1962- last two trains on the Launceston- Tavistock- Plymouth line were delayed over 6 hours- stuck in snow drifts.

Many, many years ago I travelled over the Weymouth Quay line where the railman walked in front of the train on the section through the town. The speed restriction must have been walking pace!

Both closed several years ago. Area controlled from Three Bridges ROC Bopeep Junction and Robertsbridge SB still in operation

The Spa Valley Railway have rostered Caledonian Railway no. 828 for the next two weekends.

Dungeness is legally private property owned by EDF Energy (according to Wikipedia) When I have travelled by car to Dungeness I have seen roadside signs stating it is a private property but the public are welcome..! There are several bus routes that serve the area. Experts on here can research that.

A mention for the limited days bus service between Warminster to Imber that travels over MOD property to the abandoned village.

The Bournemouth to Swanage bus service travels on the Sandbanks ferry.

If closed stations count then I suggest New Holland Town and New Holland Pier as the stations were joined...!

I agree on Blackfriars to City Thameslink for National Rail lines the stations are 958 feet approx 320 yards (0.2km) apart Canary Wharf to West India Quay on Docklands Light Railway are.775 feet apart or approx 258 yards apart.

Mileages on the line from Birchden Jn to Uckfield were originally measured from Brighton via Lewes. After closure of the Uckfield to Lewes line in 1969 they remained until changed in the 1980s when the mileposts to Uckfield were changed and remeasured from London. For those travelling on the 5...

My longest day trip journeys are 1.Tonbridge-Charing Cross-tube to Euston then WCML to Glasgow Central walk to Queen Street then train to Edinburgh Waverley ECML to Kings Cross tube to Charing Cross back to Tonbridge 2. Tonbridge- Waterloo East, Waterloo Eurostar Terminal - Paris Gare du Nord...

Speaking as a retired BR timetable planner then what you have said is correct however... ....................train A...........train B...... train A station X .......1000..............1010......... 1022 station Y.........1010.............1022..........1032 ....it leaves no margin for late...

I fully agree and second that. BT Films were brillant.