Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Whistler40145]

Scorton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Garstang and Catterall

 

[Calthrop]

Brock

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Roebuck

 

[Calthrop]

Barton & Broughton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Broughton

 

[Calthrop]

Oxheys

 

[Whistler40145]

Maxwell House

 

[Calthrop]

Farington

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Euxton (LNWR)

 

[Whistler40145]

Coppull

 

[Calthrop]

Standish

 

[Whistler40145]

Boar's Head

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Bamfurlong

 

[Whistler40145]

Golborne South

 

[Calthrop]

Haydock Park Racecourse

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Lowton

 

[Calthrop]

Vulcan Halt

 

[Whistler40145]

Winwick

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I think the Liverpool and Manchester Railway leg has been overlooked, with its two closed stations, which followed after Lowton:-

Parkside (2nd station)

Parkside (1st station)

 

[DerekC]

I think the Liverpool and Manchester Railway leg has been overlooked, with its two closed stations, which followed after Lowton:-

Parkside (2nd station)

Parkside (1st station)

We could, I believe, have travelled via the Parkside Loop, which made a north to west chord avoiding both the Parkside stations.

 

[DerekC]

Winwick

Warrington Bank Quay (1st station - 1837 to 1868)

 

[Whistler40145]

Moore

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Preston Brook

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We could, I believe, have travelled via the Parkside Loop, which made a north to west chord avoiding both the Parkside stations.

Indeed we could have, but once the journey preamble has been issued, we should follow it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Warrington Bank Quay (1st station - 1837 to 1868)

There seems to be a query simmering here. In relation to the currently-open railway station, it was situated near enough to the newer station to fall foul of Rule 4, where it is shown amongst the examples there, thus not being allowed as a posting submission. When @Darren R was a contributor to this quiz a few years ago, he seemed to be somewhat of an expert on matters concerning the Grand Junction Railway and he was adamant that Rule 4 so applied in this case, hence it normally never is mentioned on this quiz.

Warrington Bank Quay station as currently known was opened on 16th November 1868, with platforms on two levels. The low level platforms were closed on 9th September 1963, but the original high-level part of the station still remains open.

 

[Whistler40145]

Minshull Vernon

 

[Calthrop]

We could, I believe, have travelled via the Parkside Loop, which made a north to west chord avoiding both the Parkside stations.

That's what I did -- thus being, we learn, the one who fell into error. I misinterpreted the preamble to mean taking this chord; with the L & M bit being just the couple of miles as far as Earlestown -- the "1st and 2nd stations" element flew right over my head. By 'eck, I'm a girt fool (or whatever they say in these parts).

Basford

 

[Whistler40145]

That's what I did -- thus being, we learn, the one who fell into error. I misinterpreted the preamble to mean taking this chord; with the L & M bit being just the couple of miles as far as Earlestown -- the "1st and 2nd stations" element flew right over my head. By 'eck, I'm a girt fool (or whatever they say in these parts).

Basford

Hasn't Coppenhall been overlooked?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hasn't Coppenhall been overlooked?

Indeed that is the case. Coppenhall was a very early closure in 1840.