Closed Stations Journey quiz

[DerekC]

Godreaman Halt

I think you misread the map there - Godreaman Halt was on the Vale of Neath branch to Cwmaman Colliery.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Treaman

 

[Whistler40145]

Abercwmboi Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Abercwmboi Halt

Prior to that was Aberaman (1st station)......but to continue....

Mountain Ash (1st station)

 

[Whistler40145]

Penrhiwceiber High Level

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Penrhiwceiber High Level

I think you are on the wrong line with that station shown above, as it was a station on the Vale of Neath Railway Pontypool to Mountain Ash line, whereas we are currently on the Taff Vale Railway Aberdare branch line.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I had a feeling that this last leg of the journey could cause not a little confusion when I launched it.....

In order to move matters along, the next closed station is.....

Matthewstown Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Pontycynon Bridge Platform

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 760 in the series so far...

The journey starts at the closed station of Haxey Junction
It follows the line of the Axholme Joint Railway
It then follows the line of the NER Goole to Selby Line
It then follows the line of the Derwent Valley Light Railway
It then follows the line of the Y&NMR York to Scarborough Line
It then follows the line of the Scarborough and Whitby Railway
It then follows the line of the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
It then follows the line of the Cleveland Railway
It then follows the line of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
It then follows the line of the NER Esk Valley Line...link line only, no closed stations
It then follows the line of the NY&C Railway Battersby to Picton Branch Line
It then follows the line of the NER Eaglescliffe to Northallerton Line
It then follows the line of the Leeds and Northallerton Railway
It then follows the line of the NER Harrogate to Church Fenton Line
It then follows the line of the NER Wetherby to Cross Gate Line
It then follows the line of the Leeds and Selby Railway
It then follows the line of the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway...via Stanningley for Farnsley
It then follows the line of the GNR Dudley Hill to Batley (GNR) Line
It then follows the line of the GNR Batley Carr to Leeds Central Line...via Flushdyke and via Alverthorpe
The final closed station on this journey is Beeston

The first closed station on this journey is Haxey Junction

 

[Whistler40145]

Haxey Town

 

[Ash Bridge]

Epworth

 

[Whistler40145]

Belton

 

[Ash Bridge]

Crowle North

 

[Whistler40145]

Reedness Junction

 

[DerekC]

Airmyn and Rawcliffe

 

[A Challenge]

Drax Hales

 

[Whistler40145]

Barlow

 

[DerekC]

Cliffe Common

 

[Whistler40145]

Duffield Gate?

 

[A Challenge]

Menthorpe Gate

 

[Whistler40145]

Bubwith

 

[DerekC]

Duffield Gate?

I don't think so - Cliffe Common was the junction for the Derwent Valley Light Railway and my understanding of the itinerary is that we should have diverged there onto it.

 

[Whistler40145]

Skipworth

 

[DerekC]

Thorganby

 

[Whistler40145]

Cottingwith

 

[DerekC]

Wheldrake

 

[Whistler40145]

Elvington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Dunnington (for Kexby)

 

[Whistler40145]

Dunnington Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Murton Lane