Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Coulter

 

[Ash Bridge]

Symington (2nd site)

 

[Whistler40145]

Lamington

 

[Ash Bridge]

Abington

 

[Whistler40145]

Crawford

 

[Ash Bridge]

Elvanfoot

 

[Whistler40145]

Leadhills

Followed by the final closed station on this journey....

 

[Ash Bridge]

Wanlockhead

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

By the way, Houston seems to have been an early name for the first station at Uphall on the E&BR, so Tim's posting earlier did make sense.

Perhaps the fact that Uphall, being currently an OPEN station, caused me to ignore its very early history. Mea culpa.
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We next move to England for the next journey.....

This is number 505 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of High Lane
It follows the line of the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway
It then follows the line of the L&NWR/NSR Manchester to Stoke Line
It then follows the line of the Potteries Loop Line
It then follows the line of the NSR Stoke to Stafford Line
It then follows the line of the L&NWR Stoke to Shrewsbury Line
It then follows the line of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
It then follows the line of the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
It then follows the line of the Cotswold Line
It then follows the line of the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
It then follows the line of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway
It then follows the line of the Bristol and North Somerset Railway...using the Camerton Loop Line
It then follows the line of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway
It then follows the line of the B&ER Yeovil to Taunton Line
It then follows the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway
It then follows the line of the Devon and Somerset Railway
It then follows the line of the L&SWR Ilfracombe Branch Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Ilfracombe

The first closed station on this journey is High Lane

 

[Ash Bridge]

Middlewood (Higher)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Higher Poynton

 

[Ash Bridge]

Bollington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Macclesfield Beech Bridge

 

[Ash Bridge]

Paul, Iam confused about the location of Beech Bridge , the only references I have found appear to show the station was positioned on the mainline beyond Hibel Road Station and on the Prestbury side of the tunnel, therefore beyond the point where there Bollington line diverged/joined?

North Rode

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Paul, Iam confused about the location of Beech Bridge , the only references I have found appear to show the station was positioned on the mainline beyond Hibel Road Station and on the Prestbury side of the tunnel, therefore beyond the point where there Bollington line diverged/joined?

Caught out on my very own patch making a posting without thinking. You are totally correct in what you say and the line from Bollington station neither passed through Macclesfield Beech Bridge station nor Macclesfield Hibel Road station
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North Rode

Congleton Upper Junction

 

[Ash Bridge]

Mow Cop & Scholar Green

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kidsgrove Liverpool Road

 

[DerekC]

Market Street Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newchapel and Goldenhill

 

[Ash Bridge]

Pitts Hill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tunstall

 

[Ash Bridge]

Burslem

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cobridge

 

[Ash Bridge]

Waterloo Road

 

[Darren R]

Hanley

 

[Ash Bridge]

Etruria

 

[Darren R]

Whieldon Road Halt

 

[Ash Bridge]

Mount Pleasant Halt

 

[Darren R]

Sideway Halt

 

[DerekC]

Wedgwood

This station appears on the timetable but is served by a bus. Not sure what the rules are in this situation? Apparently the platforms are fenced off and unusable..

Update - I checked National Rail Enquiries and I can buy a rail ticket to Wedgwood, but the bus will drop me off at Wedgwood Old Road, six minutes walk away. So it doesn't really serve the station. This has been the situation since 2004.