Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The next station to be named is the final closed station on this journey.

 

[A Challenge]

Hove (1st station)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 661 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Llangynwyd
It follows the line of the Duffryn, Llynvi and Porthcawl Railway
It then follows the line of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR West Wales Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Carmarthen to Aberystwyth Line
It then follows the line of the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway
It then follows the line of the Carnarvonshire Railway
It then follows the line of the Bangor and Carnarvon Railway
It then follows the line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway
It then follows the line of the Holywell Branch Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Holywell Town

The first closed station on this journey is Llangynwyd

 

[A Challenge]

Troedyrhiew Garth

 

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Maesteg Castle Street

 

[Calthrop]

Nantyffyllon

 

[Whistler40145]

Caerau

 

[Calthrop]

Cymmer Afan (General)

 

[Whistler40145]

Abergwynfi

 

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Abergwynfi

Please note that we left the line at Cymmer Afan to enable us to join the next leg on this journey......The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.....where the next closed station would be.....

Duffryn Rhondda Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Cynonville Halt

 

[A Challenge]

Pontrhydyfen

 

[Whistler40145]

Cwmavon

 

[A Challenge]

Aberavon Town

 

[Whistler40145]

Aberavon (Seaside)

 

[A Challenge]

Baglan Sands Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Briton Ferry East

 

[A Challenge]

Court Sart

 

[Whistler40145]

Cape Platform

 

[A Challenge]

Jersey Marine

 

[Whistler40145]

Baldwins Gate

 

[A Challenge]

Danygraig Halt

 

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HALT CALLED

After Baglan Sands Halt, there was the line that led to the next line on this journey.....the South Wales Railway. Therefore having attained this line and passed through the open station of Briton Ferry, the first closed station on that line (in the direction of the GWR West Wales line) was.....

Briton Ferry West (1850-1935)

 

[Whistler40145]

Landore High Level?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Landore High Level?

Sorry, Tim, but whilst you are on the right line, going in the right direction, there are still two closed stations to name before reaching that point above.

 

[Calthrop]

Llandarcy Private Platform

 

[Whistler40145]

Felin Fran Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llandarcy Private Platform

Sorry, but that is situated upon the Swansea District Line, which we do not visit on this journey.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I will move matters along by naming the first of those two closed stations....

Skewen (1st station)

It was also known as Dynevor earlier.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Llansamlet