Closed Stations Journey quiz

[DerekC]

Bonnybridge High

 

[Ash Bridge]

Manuel High Level

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Philpstoun

 

[Ash Bridge]

Winchburgh

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ratho

 

[Ash Bridge]

Gogar

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Saughton

 

[Darren R]

Jock's Lodge

 

[Ash Bridge]

Portobello

 

[DerekC]

Joppa 2nd (1859 - 1964)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Did anyone find out the opening and closing dates for the first Joppa station?

Newhailes

 

[A Challenge]

Inveresk

 

[Ash Bridge]

Seton Mains Halt

 

[A Challenge]

Ballencrief

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

East Fortune

 

[DerekC]

Did anyone find out the opening and closing dates for the first Joppa station?

On my list of things to find out. Just noticed that it's mentioned on the Railscot website.



East Linton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Innerwick

 

[DerekC]

Cockburnspath

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

On my list of things to find out. Just noticed that it's mentioned on the Railscot website.

On the RAILCOT North British Railway article, in the body section, it only mentions the second, not the first station at Joppa, so this is why the line diagram at the start of that article only just mentions Joppa without any clarification.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cockburnspath

Grantshouse

 

[DerekC]

On the RAILCOT North British Railway article, in the body section, it only mentions the second, not the first station at Joppa, so this is why the line diagram at the start of that article only just mentions Joppa without any clarification.

The first Joppa station is mentioned in that same article under Brunstane. It suggests that Joppa (1st) was on the same site. The map evidence actually suggests it was about 400m further north - but at least it is mentioned!.

Reston

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The first Joppa station is mentioned in that same article under Brunstane. It suggests that Joppa (1st) was on the same site. The map evidence actually suggests it was about 400m further north - but at least it is mentioned!

If the open station of Brunstane, opened as late as 3rd June 2002, was built on the same site as the stated Joppa (1st) station, then no mention of a Joppa (1st) station can be made as so applies to any of the of the earlier closed stations on this quiz where a currently open station now exists on the same site.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Reston

Chirnside

 

[Ash Bridge]

Edrom

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crumstane

 

[DerekC]

Duns.

 

[DerekC]

If the open station of Brunstane, opened as late as 3rd June 2002, was built on the same site as the stated Joppa (1st) station, then no mention of a Joppa (1st) station can be made as so applies to any of the of the earlier closed stations on this quiz where a currently open station now exists on the same site.

That is understood. I compared the position of the current Brunstane station with Joppa (1st) as shown on the 1854 map. They were about 250m apart, as best as I can tell. If we can find opening and closure dates for Joppa 1st I think a reasonable case could be put together, since Rule 4 contains no specific "distance apart" criterion and the two stations were opened at very different times by different railways, with a separation in time of nearly 150 years.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

That is understood. I compared the position of the current Brunstane station with Joppa (1st) as shown on the 1854 map. They were about 250m apart, as best as I can tell. If we can find opening and closure dates for Joppa 1st I think a reasonable case could be put together, since Rule 4 contains no specific "distance apart" criterion and the two stations were opened at very different times by different railways, with a separation in time of nearly 150 years.

Here we now experience a further problem, based on what RAILSCOT say about Brunstane being built on the same site as Joppa (1st) station and that the location is said to be on the branch line from Portobello East Junction to Niddrie South Junction, which is NOT on the line as such as the North British Railway Main Line on which a later Joppa station was in fact built.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Duns.

Marchmont

 

[A Challenge]

Greenlaw