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Trivia: oldest station with the same rolling stock it had when it opened

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In terms of the first question, any of the GSWR (Barrhead - Carlisle) clutch that reopened since the demise of loco-haulage. Sure that’ll be more than just Sanquhar, though the earliest predate the change.
 
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Farigiraf said:
Were Streethouse, Featherstone and Pontefract Tanshelf served by 150s when reopened in 1992? Same question for the Aberdare branch stations.
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They were served by that remarkable piece of enigineering known as the Class 141 when first opened!
 
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Maybe not the winner, but Beauly opened in 2002 and has been served exclusively by 1988/1989 built 158s. The 156’s left in 2000.
 
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mlambeuk said:
Until recently the purpose built metro stations on the Tyne and Wear metro
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Four Lane Ends, Haymarket, Ilford Road, Jesmond and Shiremoor had 44 years of exclusively being served by their original rolling stock, and a further two of being mixed between that and 555s.
 
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Does the Snowdon Mountain Railway still operate any heritage locomotives dating back to the opening of the line in 1895/96? Not sure, however, if any passenger coaching stock used on the line quite dates back that far. Anyone able to advise/confirm?
 
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Mcr Warrior said:
Does the Snowdon Mountain Railway still operate any heritage locomotives dating back to the opening of the line in 1895/96? Not sure, however, if any passenger coaching stock used on the line quite dates back that far. Anyone able to advise/confirm?
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It does. Five locomotives built for the opening in 1896, of which two are operational. Another three built in the 1920s, one of which is still in use.
However, No1 crashed down a cliff on the opening day - fortunately not taking the carriages with it, and the crew were able to jump off.
According to Wikipedia, two of the coaches, used with the steam engines, are built using the frames of original coaches, with bodies designed to resemble the originals.
 
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midland1 said:
The Talyllyn Railway 1865 still have some of the 1865 buildings and still worked by the first locos and rolling stock.
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I think the Ffestiniog pips that marginally, with one locomotive each from 1863 and 1864 and some carriages from 1864 still in use, albeit not particularly frequently.
 
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A S Leib said:
A related question I have is which rolling stock precedes stations it regularly calls at by the longest (for argument's sake, excluding heritage railways and long-preserved cases like the Isle of Man or Blackpool's older trams).
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When Lake station on the Isle of Wight opened in 1987, it was served exclusively by ex-London Underground 1923 stock - a gap of 64 years. By the time Smallbrook Junction followed four years later, the 1938 stock had arrived for a gap of "only" 53. With the more recent switch to class 484s, neither is relevant now, but I found them interesting anyway.
 
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