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Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Xenophon PCDGS

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

This is number 531 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Ponkey Crossing Halt
It follows the line of the GWR Ponciau Branch Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Rhos Branch Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Pontcysyllte Branch Line
It then follows the line of the GWR Ruabon to Barmouth Line
It then follows the line of the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
It then follows the line of the Vale of Clwyd Railway
It then follows the line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway
It then follows the line of the Chester and Crewe Railway
It then follows the line of the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
It then follows the line of the Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
It then follows the line of the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
It then follows the line of the GWR Chester to Shrewsbury Line
It then follows the line of the Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
It then follows the line of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway
It then follows the line of the Kerry Branch Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Kerry

The first closed station on this journey is Ponkey Crossing Halt
 

DerekC

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Although Wikipedia shows the connection from the Pontcysyllte Branch trailing into the Ruabon & Barmouth Line prior to Trevor station, the OS maps show clearly that it joined via a connection through the goods yard west of the station, so ....

Sun Bank Halt
 

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