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Xenophon PCDGS

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The matter of the restoration work being carried out at Kirkby Stephen East and the associated trackwork would appear to say that this is now a "heritage-reopened station", in the same manner as the similar works that have been carried out at Oswestry station. I have made numerous telephone calls to contacts during the preparation of this particular journey and there have been differences of opinion expressed to me, so I am no wiser than I was originally. Please let me have your thoughts upon this matter, please

Accepting that this is so, the next closed station will be...

Barras
 

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The matter of the restoration work being carried out at Kirkby Stephen East and the associated trackwork would appear to say that this is now a "heritage-reopened station", in the same manner as the similar works that have been carried out at Oswestry station. I have made numerous telephone calls to contacts during the preparation of this particular journey and there have been differences of opinion expressed to me, so I am no wiser than I was originally. Please let me have your thoughts upon this matter, please

Accepting that this is so, the next closed station will be...

Barras



Bowes

No views on KS East - I profess total ignorance
 

Xenophon PCDGS

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West Auckland......is the final station on this long journey
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We move to North-East England for the next journey...

This quiz is number 87 so far...

The journey starts at the open station of Newcastle
It follows the line of the East Coast main line
It then follows the line of the Wensleydale Railway
It then follows the line of the Settle to Carlisle line
It then follows the line of the Ribble Valley line
It then follows the line of the Lancashire Union Railway
It then follows the line of the North Union Railway
It then follows the line of the Warrington and Newtown Railway
It then follows the line of the Grand Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
It then follows the line of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
It then follows the line of the Welsh Marches line
It then follows the line of the South Wales main line
The journey ends at the open station of Cardiff Central

The first closed station on this journey is Bensham
 
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