Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Andy Pacer]

Witham

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Witham

Sorry, that is very much an open station.

HINT : We are now on the line of the GER Witham to Maldon branch line

 

[Andy Pacer]

Sorry, that is very much an open station.

HINT : We are now on the line of the GER Witham to Maldon branch line

Apologies! How about:

Wickham Bishops

Not sure if I may have missed one though?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

No, that was the first one on the line....

Langford and Ulting

Just the final closed station now to name on this long journey that started as far away as Portpatrick Harbour.

 

[Calthrop]

And here we are at Maldon East & Heybridge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well done....I shall now launch the next journey shortly.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

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

This is number 640 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Heads Nook
It follows the line of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway...via the North Wylam loop line
It then follows the line of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway...via Gateshead East
It then follows the line of the NER Leamside Line
It then follows the line of the North Eastern Railway Main Line
It then follows the line of the York and North Midland Railway
It then follows the line of the North Midland Railway
It then follows the line of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
It then follows the line of the Lincolnshire Loop Line
It then follows the line of the Northampton and Peterborough Railway
It then follows the line of the MR Northampton to Bedford Line
It then follows the line of the Midland Railway Main Line
It then follows the line of the MR Dudding Hill Line
The journey ends at the closed station of Harlesden (1875-1902)

The first closed station on this journey is Heads Nook

 

[Cowley]

How Mill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brampton Fell

 

[Cowley]

Naworth

 

[Calthrop]

Low Row

 

[Cowley]

Rose Hill

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Greenhead

 

[Calthrop]

Fourstones

 

[Cowley]

deleted

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Allerwash was situated after the open station of Haydon Bridge and before the closed station of Fourstones

The next closed station after Fourstones was that of Warden

 

[Cowley]

Allerwash was situated after the open station of Haydon Bridge and before the closed station of Fourstones

The next closed station after Fourstones was that of Warden

I’ll delete mine and perhaps Mr Calthrop and I can swap stations?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Just to keep matters moving in the right order, the next closed station is.......

Mickley

Remember what loop line is stated on the journey preamble

 

[Ash Bridge]

North Wylam

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Heddon on the Wall

 

[Ash Bridge]

Newburn

 

[Calthrop]

I’ll delete mine and perhaps Mr Calthrop and I can swap stations?

I made my entry and then went straight to bed ! Call me thick, but, Cowley, I'm not quite sure what you mean here -- but let's deem it done. (No station put forward just now -- I have little clue about the Newcastle area.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Newburn

Lemington

 

[Calthrop]

Having done a bit of swotting-up: Scotswood

 

[Ash Bridge]

A canny bit of swotting up there Mr C .....

Scotswood Works Halt

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks mon ! Elswick

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Gateshead East

 

[Calthrop]

Usworth

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Washington

 

[Calthrop]

Penshaw