Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Oakley

 

[Ash Bridge]

Dunfermline Upper

 

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Now on the Dunfermline branch line.....

Halbeath

 

[Ash Bridge]

Crossgates

 

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Cowdenbeath (Old)

We now access the Kinross-shire Railway, which is the last leg on this journey.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Kelty

 

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Blairadam

 

[Ash Bridge]

Kinross 1st station

 

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Kinross 1st station

That indeed was the final station on this journey.....but before it came the station used by the curling fraternity.....Loch Leven

 

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We next move to England for the next journey.....

This is number 538 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Bolton Great Moor Street
It follows the line of the LNWR Bolton Great Moor Street to Eccles Line
It then follows the line of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
It then follows the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway
It then follows the line of the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the LNWR Droylsden to Stockport Line
It then follows the line of the Manchester to Stafford Line
It then follows the line of the Grand Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the LNWR Stour Valley Line
It then follows the line of the LNWR Birmingham to Coventry Line...note one 1st station
It then follows the line of the Coventry to Leamington Line
It then follows the line of the Chiltern Main Line
It then follows the line of the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR New North Main Line
It then follows the line of the Great Western Railway Main Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Royal Oak

The first closed station on this journey is Bolton Great Moor Street

 

[A Challenge]

Surely Royal Oak is invalid due to it being an LU station?

Rumworth & Daubhill

 

[steamybrian]

Surely Royal Oak is invalid due to it being an LU station?

Royal Oak was built and operated by the Great Western Railway. GWR service service withdrawn in 1934

 

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Royal Oak was built and operated by the Great Western Railway. GWR service service withdrawn in 1934

Many thanks for this clarification and confirmation of the date of GWR service withdrawal

 

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Rumworth & Daubhill

That station lies on the line of the Bolton and Leigh Railway, whereas we are currently on the line of the Bolton Great Moor Street to Eccles Line

 

[Ash Bridge]

Plodder Lane

 

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Plodder Lane

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Would Bolton Crook Street be said to have preceded that one?...... To continue...

Little Hulton

 

[Darren R]

Walkden Low Level

 

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Worsley

 

[Darren R]

Monton Green

 

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Weaste

 

[Darren R]

Seedley

 

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Cross Lane

 

[Darren R]

Ordsall Lane

 

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Manchester Exchange

 

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Miles Platting

 

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Park.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Clayton Bridge

 

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Droylsden.....

Where we take the LNWR line at this junction station.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Heaton Norris

 

[Darren R]

Poynton (Midway)