Closed Stations Journey quiz

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Consett (1862-1867)

 

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Consett (1896-1955)

 

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Carrhouse

We are now on the line of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.

 

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Leadgate

 

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Annfield Plain

 

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West Stanley?

 

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Beamish

 

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Vigo

 

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Pelton (2nd station)

 

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OBSERVATION

After Beamish, in the direction we are travelling, when I was designing this journey, the next closed station was Pelton (2nd station), then Vigo.

 

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OBSERVATION

After Beamish, in the direction we are travelling, when I was designing this journey, the next closed station was Pelton (2nd station), then Vigo.

I sent Tim a PM shortly after realising that we had simultaneously posted, it appears that he is currently offline unfortunately.

 

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Well, since those two closed stations have now been named, let us pretend they were in the correct order, so the next closed station will be....

Biddick Lane

 

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Durham Turnpike

 

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Washington (1st station...1825-1850)

We now access the NER Leamside Line.

 

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Washington (2nd station .... 1850-1963)

Incidentally the station of Durham Turnpike is incorrectly positioned on the Wikipedia template for the Stanhope & Tyne Railway. It was actually at the point where the railway crossed the line of the Roman road heading for the Tyne crossing, between Pelton and Vigo and just east of the crossing of the ECML I recall checking this on OS maps. The Wikipedia entry for the station posittions it correctly in both absolute (Lat & Long) terms and relative to the stations either side of it.

 

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Penshaw

 

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Fencehouses

 

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Penshaw

In the direction we are travelling, that will be thr(1st station), so I will follow with....

Penshaw (2nd station)

 

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Fencehouses

Taking that to be after both the two Penshaw stations, I will follow that with.....

Rainton

 

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Leamside

 

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We now access the final line on this journey.....these two stations were only opened from 1844-1857 and as I feel we may reach an impasse, ! will name both of them below.....

Belmont Junction

Durham (Gilesgate)

The next journey will soon to be launched.

 

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

This is number 2079 in the series so far.....

The journey starts at the closed station of Creekmoor Halt
It follows the line of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway
It then follows the line of the LSWR South West Main Line...via Southampton West End...note 1st and 2nd stations
It then follows the line of the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway...via Winchester (Chesil)
It then follows the line of the Great Western Railway Main Line...via Stevention
It then follows the line of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway...via Purton
It then follows the line of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway...via Haresfield
It then follows the line of the Bristol and North Somerset Railway...via Brislington
It then follows the line of the B&NSR Camerton Branch Line...via Hallatrow
It then follows the line of the GWR Wessex Main Line...link line only, no closed stations
It then follows the line of the GWR Salisbury Branch Line...via Heytesbury
It then follows the line of the LSWR South West Main Line...via Dinton
It then follows the line of the BER Chard Branch Line...via Chard Town
It then follows the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway...via Norton Fitzwarren
It then follows the line of the Culm Valley Light Railway...via Coldharbour Halt
The journey ends at the closed station of Hemyock

The first closed station on this journey is Creekmoor Halt

 

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Broadstone

 

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Wimborne

 

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West Moors

 

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Ashley Heath

 

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Ringwood