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Closed Stations Journey quiz

Calthrop

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Newburgh (1st station)

Prior to that came Newburgh (2nd station, but to continue.....

Glenburnie (1847-1848)

I seem to be having another bad day ! Re the Newburghs: none of the sources available to me, seem to say anything about the respective 1st / 2nd matter, thereof. I was trying to go by a previous quite recent journey which featured this stretch of line -- but in my haste, got the wrong order: per that journey -- travelling eastward, Newburgh (2nd) comes before Newburgh (1st) -- as you set out above -- I got them cockeyed. Verily, the second shall be first, and the first, second...

Collessie (perhaps !)
 
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Xenophon PCDGS

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

This is number 810 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Armley Moor
It follows the line of the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway...via Laisterdyke and via Bowling
It then follows the line of the LYR Spen Valley Line
It then follows the line of the LNWR Leeds to Huddersfield Line
It then follows the line of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
It then follows the line of the LNWR Micklehurst Loop Line
It then follows the line of the MSL Stalybridge to Guide Bridge Line
It then follows the line of the MSL Hope Valley Line...link line only, no closed stations
It then follows the line of the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the Stockport, Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the CLC Skelton Junction to Glazebrook Line...note two 2nd stations (caused by the building of the Manchester Ship Canal)
It then follows the line of the CLC Manchester to Liverpool Line...via the Widnes Central loop line
It then follows the line of the North Liverpool Extension Line
It then follows the line of the Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway
The journey ends at the closed station of Southport Lord Street

The first closed station on this journey is Armley Moor
 

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