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Frodsham

I would have thought that there were other stations in London at a higher altitude such as Forest Hill or Crystal Palace. Particularly the latter as the long disused branch from Nunhead to Crystal Palace (HL) was on a steady uphill gradient for much of its length.

Looks like London Overground Class 378 stock so as a starter I would say somewhere in the London area.....!!!????

The Folkestone Harbour branch passenger trains in steam days were worked by three sometimes four locos.

In mid -July this year I travelled down by rail to St.Ives where I spent a week travelling around. I also used St.Erth station to visit my cousin who recently moved to the village from Kent.

Correct well done Peter

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Ramsgate Town (closed 1926) was at the other end of Station Approach Road from the present Ramsgate station which replaced it. There is nothing left of the original Ramsgate Town station as the site and trackbed are now occupied by housing and the aforementioned road. Margate Sands (also closed...

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I moved house a few years ago but within the same locality so was able to transfer my landline phone number from my old house to my new house. When anyone phones me which I cannot identify I ask them to quote them the address they have registered for me. The scammers always quote my old address...

How do you define a "Main Line". I would have thought the Paddington to Penzance line was the "main line" to Cornwall...?

I was at Blaenau about a year ago- Blaenau Ffestiniog North station (closed in the 1980s) - platform was still in situ. Duffws (Ffestiniog Railway) station is now a toilet..! (About 100 yards from present Blaenau station). The present Blaenau station was of course built on the site of the former...

I listed Tinsley Green on the previous page as the first Gatwick Airport station. It is not "the other side of the runway" it is about half a mile directly south of the present Gatwick Airport station. There are no remains of Hurst Green Halt (closed 1961) on the other side of the bridge from...

At Dover there are three closed stations within a mile of the present Dover Priory- Dover Harbour (closed 1927) is the south end of Dover Tunnel from the Priory Station. The station buildings are in use as offices with replica "totem" signs fixed to the front of the building. A few hundred...

The present Gatwick Airport station was originally Gatwick Racecourse station. The first Gatwick Airport station (closed in 1958) was about half a mile south. Today only portions of the up slow platform remain. The first station at Crawley has already been mentioned. Some new ones. Folkestone...

The level crossing at Wye station may be similar. It has traditional hand operated gates operated by an attendant with warning lights. No doubt those with better local knowledge can correct me..!

Coulsdon North (closed 1983) was adjacent to the present Coulsdon Town (formerly Smitham) Nothing remains of the former Coulsdon North station as the A23 relief road has been built across the site. The former Reading Southern station (closed in 1965) was adjacent to the present Reading station

The Market Weighton- Beverley route is known as Hudsons Way. The line through Bakewell is part of the Monsal Trail.