Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Diggle

 

[Welshman]

Uppermill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Friezland

--- old post above --- --- new post below ---

NOTE...Tomorrow, we shall be visiting Ashbourne until tea-time.

 

[Welshman]

Micklehurst

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Staley and Millbrook

 

[Welshman]

Park Parade

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Park Parade

Oh dear...I that that by naming the line in the preamble as the Stalybridge Junction Railway, I would have avoided this particular problem. Both Ashton Park Parade station and Dukinfield Central station were on the line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway between Stalybridge and Guide Bridge.

To help matters "back on track" so as to say, on the Stalybridge Junction Railway that was part of the London and North Wester Railway, the next station out from Stalybridge is....

Dukinfield and Ashton

 

[Welshman]

Yes, I usually get lost in this complex area around Guide Bridge!

Although from Dunkinfield and Ashton, I can't see a way of getting on to the Hope Valley line towards Marple, so I suppose the next closed station would be Hooley Hill.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Absolutely spot on...both those two short lines had two intermediate railway stations between Stalybridge and Guide Bridge.

Noting what the preamble said about the Hope Valley short section only being used as a link line to the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway, I now make the posting of....

High Lane

 

[Welshman]

It's very confusing round Guide Bridge!

I was using the first and second maps referenced below:

http://www.table38.steamrailways.com/rail/Dukinfield/dukinfield.htm

Although they're not the clearest of maps, I couldn't see a way of getting from the LNWR via Dunkinfield & Ashton to the Hope Valley line to go on to Marple, so that's why I suggested the GC via Park Parade, as there seems to be way from there.

Also, if my second attempt "Hooley Hill" is correct, I still don't see how we've got to High Lane.

Not to worry!

Higher Poynton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It's very confusing round Guide Bridge!

I was using the first and second maps referenced below:

http://www.table38.steamrailways.com/rail/Dukinfield/dukinfield.htm

Although they're not the clearest of maps, I couldn't see a way of getting from the LNWR via Dunkinfield & Ashton to the Hope Valley line to go on to Marple, so that's why I suggested the GC via Park Parade, as there seems to be way from there.

Whilst one would normally assume that the line from Hooley Hill would take you onwards to Denton, there was a little-used chord that took you back into Guide Bridge on one of the four very old maps that I have in my archives and from Guide Bridge the Hope Valley line ran to the junction called Marple Wharf Junction that formed the start of the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway and the first station of Rose Hill (Marple) is still open (and the current terminus), so the first closed station on that line was High Lane.

 

[Welshman]

Ah, thank you for that research. I didn't realise there was yet another chord from the LNWR at Hooley Hill back into the Guide Bridge area. A real cat's cradle of lines in that area!

Higher Poynton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Higher Poynton

Slough may be in Berkshire, but the Slough (of Despond) we are finding ourselves in on this current journey in most certainly in Cheshire. In between High Lane and Higher Poynton, there was a station called Middlewood High Level (to differentiate it from the Middlewood station on the line to Buxton) that opened later than the other stations on this line in 1879.

However, as you have already named Higher Poynton, I will now name....

Bollington

 

[Welshman]

As I recall, Christian eventually climbed out of the Slough of Despond and continued towards the Celestial City via the Delectable Mountains of North Staffordshire, calling on the way at:-

North Rode

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bosley

 

[Welshman]

Ipstones

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ipstones

Having another query here, unfortunately. I think that Ipstones was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 15th June 1905 on was situated on the line in-between Waterhouses and Leekbrook Junction. The station was closed to passengers on 30th September 1935.

My records show that the last named station of Bosley is still in Cheshire and is the first station on the line that bifurated south of North Rode. Therefore, to keep matters moving ever-onwards after Bosley, I will now post....

Rushton

 

[Welshman]

Yes, you're right about Ipstones. My mistake. Wrong line!

Rudyard Lake

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rudyard Lake

This changed its name to Cliffe Park on 1st April 1925 and yet further again to Cliffe Park Halt on 28th September 1936.


Rudyard

 

[Welshman]

Leek

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[Xenophon PCDGS]

Moving through the area of the re-opened Churnet Valley Railway heritage stations, we recommece our journey at...


Oakamoor

 

[Welshman]

Alton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Welcome back....


Denstone

 

[Welshman]

Thank you.

Rocester

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Grindley

 

[Welshman]

Chartley

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ingestre and Weston

 

[Welshman]

Salt & Sandon

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stafford Common

 

[Welshman]

Haughton