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Xenophon PCDGS

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Thanks to you for all your kind thoughts about Patricia. She is now back at home at 1740 after five and a half days hospital recuperation from the hip replacement operation.

It goes without saying I may not be as frequent on this website, save for the occasional visit such as this one, for the next day or so, until we establish a six weeks home recuperation routine.
 

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I'm not sure if we'd have passed through Gloucester Eastgate as it was on a loop, however, to continue...

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Xenophon PCDGS

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Can I call a halt to proceedings, please

We left the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway at its last named closed station of Barbers Bridge and entered into Gloucester.

The preamble to this journey on posting # 46708 stated the next line was the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway which then led to the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.

So, in the Gloucester area in order to meet this criteria, we would have next passed through the open station of Stonehouse, then to the line downwards to the Swindon area. Therefore, the first closed station after passing through the open station of Stonehouse in the direction needed to be so traversed would have been that of....

Ebley Crossing Halt
 
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Xenophon PCDGS

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Foss Cross

It appears, unfortunately, that the preamble is not being followed and the 13 closed stations on the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway are being ignored for some reason.

I will send PM to those members who still need to strike-through their postings on the incorrect line of the quiz.
 
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Can I call a halt to proceedings, please

We left the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway at its last named closed station of Barbers Bridge and entered into Gloucester.

The preamble to this journey on posting # 46708 stated the next line was the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway which then led to the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.

So, in the Gloucester area in order to meet this criteria, we would have next passed through the open station of Stonehouse, then to the line downwards to the Swindon area. Therefore, the first closed station after passing through the open station of Stonehouse in the direction needed to be so traversed would have been that of....

Ebley Crossing Halt

OK - let's go the way Paul intended. Innocent error!

Cashes Green Halt
 

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