Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Longhirst

 

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Stannington

 

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Stannington Plessey

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Annitsford

 

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Killingworth

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Forest Hall

 

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Monkwearmouth

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Monkwearmouth

Was not Heaton the next closed station after Forest Hall ?

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Seaham Colliery

 

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Easington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Horden

 

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Blackhall Rocks

 

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Greatham

 

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Norton on Tees

 

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Picton

 

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West Rounton Gates

 

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Welbury

 

[Darren R]

Brompton

 

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Newby Wiske

 

[Darren R]

Pickhill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Sinderby

 

[Darren R]

Melmerby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ripon

 

[Darren R]

Wormald Green

 

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Nidd Bridge

...now to ready ourselves for the wonder that is the Harrogate to Church Fenton line for a short distance

 

[Darren R]

Now here there seems to be conflicting information. The first station in Harrogate - Brunswick - doesn't count since it was on a short branch off the later through line we are following. Railscot makes reference to a station called Oatlands, but gives no further information and I can find nothing either online nor in my reference book. Wiki says the next station was at Crimple. Although this is not mentioned in my reference book either, the Disused Stations website does seem to back this up. So I shall risk the possible controversy, and say:

Crimple

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You win the Closed Stations Journey Quiz award for your researches...I too concur with Crimple station that was closed in 1869. The only Oatlands Railway that I am aware of was in Tasmania.

Spofforth

....and now down the Cross Gates to Wetherby line.

 

[Darren R]

Wetherby

(But how did passengers access the station at Crimple? There are no roads of any type anywhere near it - did people have to hike across the fields? hock

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

(But how did passengers access the station at Crimple? There are no roads of any type anywhere near it - did people have to hike across the fields? hock

They were hardy types in those days...May I refer you to the famous "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch.....
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Wetherby

Collingham Bridge

 

[Darren R]

Fair enough! ("I used to dream of avin' a rewhd t' train station - we used t'ave to trek across fields in t' rain..." [With apologies to all Yorkshiremen and Python fans!])

Bardsey

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thorner