Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hallington

 

[Welshman]

Withcall

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Donington on Bain

 

[High Dyke]

I've attached a photo taken at Donington-on-Bain last year during the Wolds Walking Festival - Railways & Radar Walk

South Willingham and Hainton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

East Barkwith

 

[Welshman]

Wragby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kingthorpe

 

[Welshman]

Bardney

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Southrey

 

[High Dyke]

Stixwould (pronounced Sticks-wold)

 

[Welshman]

Stixwould station and signalbox are now used as a retreat house which I can highly recommend!
http://time-away.moonfruit.co.uk/

Woodhall Junction

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Coningsby

 

[Welshman]

Tumby Woodside

[hard to believe there used to be a through dmu service from here to Sheffield Victoria]

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

New Bolingbroke

 

[High Dyke]

Stickney

Information on the 'New Line', as it is known here: http://newlinelincolnshire.wordpress.com/the-stations/

As an aside; Alan Stennett, author, local historian, farming expert, former BBC broadcaster and railway enthusiast lives in the old Woodhall Junction Station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Midville
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NOTE : A reversal will take place at the next named station.

 

[High Dyke]

Little Steeping

Long gone is the signalbox that used to have an offset chimney to account for the box leaning backwards into the fen.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

After making a reversal at the last station, we set off to....


East Ville

 

[High Dyke]

Old Leake

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sibsey


I sense that this is indeed a journey of local area reminiscences for one of our competitors

 

[High Dyke]

I sense that this is indeed a journey of local area reminiscences for one of our competitors[/I]

In a way... That and local knowledge of the county.

We now have quite a run to the next suitable station. Honington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Great Ponton

 

[High Dyke]

You missed out Barkston

Corby Glen

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You missed out Barkston

It is there, as large as life, on my hard-copy of this journey. I was too concerned with the matter of the open station of Grantham....
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Corby Glen

Little Bytham

 

[High Dyke]

Ah bless you Sir.

Essendine

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tallington

 

[High Dyke]

Peterborough East

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eastrea

 

[High Dyke]

Stonea

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Black Bank