Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gelliceidrim

 

[DerekC]

Glanamman

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ammanford Colliery Halt

 

[DerekC]

Ammanford (GWR)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Grovesend

 

[DerekC]

Gorseinon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gowerton South

 

[A Challenge]

Dunvant

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Killay

 

[A Challenge]

Mumbles Road

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Swansea Bay

 

[A Challenge]

Swansea Victoria?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Correct....

Swansea Wind Street

 

[A Challenge]

Danygraig Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Baldwins Halt

 

[A Challenge]

Jersey Marine

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cape Platform

 

[A Challenge]

Briton Ferry West?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Briton Ferry West?

Normally, I would have ventured the opinion that Court Sart would have been the station to precede that one.

However in an attempt to check on the possibility of what you say, I think that I have traced the lines from Cape Platform that led to the South Wales Railway. We first would have passed through the open station of Briton Ferry which is on a different site to that of Briton Ferry West (opened 1850, closed 1935.). We then meet the open station of Neath, where we take the line of the Vale of Neath Railway and the first closed station of....

Aberdylais

 

[DerekC]

I think that I have traced the lines from Cape Platform that led to the South Wales Railway. We first would have passed through the open station of Briton Ferry which is on a different site to that of Briton Ferry West (opened 1850, closed 1935.).

This is all a bit complicated (as normal for South Wales). The connection between the R&SBR and the SWR was just north of the current station of Briton Ferry. To get to it from Cape Platform we would have passed the closed station of Court Sart. On getting to the SWR main line we would need to reverse, which we could do at Briton Ferry West.

A way to get from the R&SBR to the VofNR without reversing would be to use the connection to the Swansea and Neath Railway north of Jersey Marine, then pass through the closed stations of Cardonnel Road, Neath Abbey and Neath Low Level before gaining the VofNR at Neath Junction.

Aberdylais

Clyne Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

This is all a bit complicated (as normal for South Wales). The connection between the R&SBR and the SWR was just north of the current station of Briton Ferry. To get to it from Cape Platform we would have passed the closed station of Court Sart. On getting to the SWR main line we would need to reverse, which we could do at Briton Ferry West.

As I stated in the earlier posting, I was aware of the Court Sart closed station involvement, as you have described, but I must confess that the differing way (as Briton Ferry West had been nominated as the next closed station after Cape Platform by A Challenge) that I had seen indeed had reversals involved and I was using a rather tattered railway engineering map of much age at that time of research this morning.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Clyne Halt

Melyncourt Halt

 

[DerekC]

Resolven

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Glyn Neath

 

[DerekC]

Cwmrhydygau Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

British Rhondda Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Pontwalby Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rhigos Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Hirwaun Pond Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hirwaun