Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Petrockstow

 

[Ash Bridge]

Meeth Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hatherleigh

Incidentally, I cannot recall Torrington being named at the start of the current line

 

[Ash Bridge]

That would be me assuming that it was considered to be a heritage station...

Hole

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Halwill Junction

 

[Ash Bridge]

Ashwater

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tower Hill

NOTE : A 1st station comes next

 

[Ash Bridge]

Launceston(Original station)

Thankyou for the tip off!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ignoring heritage stations....

Egloskerry

 

[DerekC]

Tresmeer

Since the Launceston Steam Railway is narrow gauge, presumably we should have included its stations? (see discussions on the last journey regarding Rudyard)

 

[Ash Bridge]

The emptying train , wind in the ventilators, Puffs out of Egloskerry to Tresmeer, Immortalised in Betjeman's "Summonded By Bells"

Otterham

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Since the Launceston Steam Railway is narrow gauge, presumably we should have included its stations? (see discussions on the last journey regarding Rudyard)

Perhaps a reading in full of Rule 3 would give the answer to your query.
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Otterham

Camelford

 

[Ash Bridge]

Delabole

 

[DerekC]

Delabole

Port Isaac Road

Regarding Rule 3 - I see the update with a criterion based on length - so the RYR at 1.5 miles doesn't count whereas the LSR at 2.5 miles does. That might still get us into discussions! Would track gauge be clearer - so anything less than 18" (say) is a miniature railway and doesn't count as a reopening?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

St Kew Highway

 

[Ash Bridge]

Wadebridge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Shooting Range Platform

 

[Ash Bridge]

Grogley Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Nanstallon Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Boscarne Exchange Platform

 

[DerekC]

St Lawrence Platform

I was trying to work out exactly where Boscarne Exchange Platform was, compared with the modern (heritage railway) Boscarne Junction. I can't find a map with it on (not surprising since it was only open from 1964 to 1966). As far as I can work out from the descriptions it was in the fork of the junction "y", quite close to the point of junction and about 100 yd from the end of the new station platform.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Respryn

 

[DerekC]

Burngullow


Does Respryn hold the record for the shortest lived station (4 May to 27 June 1859)?

 

[Darren R]

Grampound Road

 

[DerekC]

and Probus and Ladock Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 491 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Ingrow (East)
It follows the line of the GNR Keighley to Queensbury Line
It then follows the line of the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway
It then follows the line of the LYR Halifax to Sowerby Bridge Line
It then follows the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway
It then follows the line of the LYR Copy Pit Line
It then follows the line of the East Lancashire Line
It then follows the line of the Blackburn and Preston Railway...link line only, no closed stations
It then follows the line of the Lancashire Union Railway
It then follows the line of the LNWR Wigan North Western to Eccles Line
It then follows the line of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
It then follows the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway
It then follows the line of the LYR Rochdale to Bury Line
It then follows the line of the Liverpool and Bury Railway
It then follows the line of the Bolton and Preston Railway
It then follows the line of the LYR Hilton House Branch Line
It then follows the line of the Manchester and Southport Railway
It then follows the line of the Manchester and Bolton Railway
The journey ends at the closed station of Dixon Fold

The first closed station on this journey is Ingrow (East)

 

[Darren R]

Cullingworth

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wilsden

 

[DerekC]

Denholme

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thornton