Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

GENERAL INFORMATION

On the previous line, we appear to have missed the closed station of Rugeley Town (1st station ... 1870-1965)

The currently open station was situated quite some distance to the south of the closed station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Great Haywood

Hixon

 

[A Challenge]

Weston and Ingestre

 

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Sandon

 

[A Challenge]

Aston-by-Stone

 

[DerekC]

I will have to ask for a ruling on the next station of Barlaston. As I understand it is a "ghost station" served since 2004 by a permanent rail replacement bus service, the platforms being fenced off against public access. It is shown in bus timetables but not, I think, in the railway timetable. It seems you can buy a railway ticket to it, but the bus drops you off five minutes walk away!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Aston-by-Stone

Stone (1st station) ?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It was said quite some time ago that as no trains ever use those two stations of Barlaston and Wedgwood, but no official closure had occurred, that neither of those two stations named above were allowed as posting submissions on this particular quiz.

This is a copy of a posting that was made some time ago. Rule 17 applies.

 

[DerekC]

Understood about Barlaston

Stone (1st station)

Stone (1st station - 1848 to 1849) is stated in the Wikipedia entry to have been "next to the Newcastle Road bridge". A quick check on the map shows that the Newcastle Road bridge crosses the line to Norton Bridge Junction rather than the line to Colwich so if Wikipedia is right, I don't think we would have passed it on this journey.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We now move to the next leg on this journey having answered the query on both Barlaston and Wedgwood

 

[DerekC]

Stone (1st station) ?

Trentham

 

[Ash Bridge]

Sideway Halt

 

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Mount Pleasant Halt

 

[A Challenge]

Whieldon Road Halt

 

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Fenton Manor

 

[A Challenge]

Bucknall and Northwood

 

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Ford Green & Smallthorne

 

[A Challenge]

Chell Halt

 

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Black Bull

 

[Ash Bridge]

Knypersley Halt

 

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Biddulph

 

[A Challenge]

Mossley Halt

 

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Congleton Upper Junction

 

[A Challenge]

North Rode

 

[Ash Bridge]

North Rode

 

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North Rode

Bosley

 

[A Challenge]

Rushton

 

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Cliffe Park

 

[Ash Bridge]

Rudyard

 

[A Challenge]

Leek.