Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Whistler40145]

Sirhowy

 

[DerekC]

Tredegar

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bedwellty Pits Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Pochin Pits Colliery Halt

 

[Darren R]

Holly Bush

 

[Whistler40145]

Markham Village Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Argoed Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Blackwood

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Pontllanfraith High Level

 

[Ash Bridge]

Wyllie Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ynysddu

 

[Ash Bridge]

Pont Lawrence Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nine Mile Point

We now set off to join the final line on this journey, where I remind contestants that the preamble warned of a number of first stations

 

[Ash Bridge]

Cwmcarn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cwmcarn

Prior to that would have been......Cross Keys (1st station site)

To continue.....

Chapel Bridge

 

[Ash Bridge]

Abercarn

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Celynen South Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Assuming that the current Newbridge station is constructed on the site of the former...
Crumlin Low Level?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llanhilleth (1st station site)

 

[Ash Bridge]

Aberbeeg

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Six Bells Halt

It is interesting to note that the next station had both 1st and 2nd closed station sites

 

[Ash Bridge]

Abertillery

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

That would be the first station site there......


Abertillery (2nd station site)

 

[Ash Bridge]

Bourneville (Mon) Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Blaina

Just the final station now to name

 

[Ash Bridge]

Nantyglo

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 474 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of West Rounton Gates
It follows the line of the Eaglescliffe to Northallerton Line
It then follows the line of the Leeds and Northallerton Railway
It then follows the line of the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway
It then follows the line of the Pilmoor and Malton Railway
It then follows the line of the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the Driffield to Selby Line
It then follows the line of the Great Northern Railway Main Line
It then follows the line of the Boston, Sleaford and Midland Counties Railway
It then follows the line of the Bourne and Sleaford Railway
It then follows the line of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
It then follows the line of the M&GNJR Spalding Branch Line
It then follows the line of the Lincolnshire Loop Line
It then follows the line of the Louth to Bardney Line
It then follows the line of the Mablethorpe Loop Line
It then follows the line of the East Lincolnshire Railway
It then follows the line of the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway
It then follows the line of the Horncastle Railway
The journey ends at the closed station of Horncastle

The first closed station on this journey is West Rounton Gates

 

[Ash Bridge]

Welbury

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brompton

HINT : Beware that the next station closed as early as 1856.

 

[Ash Bridge]

Northallerton Town