Closed Stations Journey quiz

[Welshman]

Sorry, but I thought Gaisgill was before Tebay!

Shap

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I assumed that Tebay had been nominated when the reversal there was queried, by martinsh

Clifton and Lowther

 

[Welshman]

Plumpton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Calthwaite

 

[martinsh]

Southwaite (Wikipedia ran out at Shap !)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Wreay

There is still one more on the WCML before we reverse at Carlisle to start the last part of the journey.

 

[Welshman]

Brisco

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Our reversal at Carlisle has been made, so we now head southwards on the Cumbrian Coast line......

Cummersdale


(I will be offline from 1000 onwards today until late evening)

 

[Welshman]

Curthwaite

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Crofton

 

[Welshman]

Leegate

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brayton

 

[Welshman]

Arkleby

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Welcome back...quite near to the end now


Bullgill

 

[Welshman]

Dearham Bridge

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Siddick.....and that now ends this particular journey.

In future, if any reversals are required, I will make a note in the preamble to the journey leg

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We shall now have another quiz journey leg similar to the Wigan Central to Stockport Tiviot Dale leg, where both the starting and ending stations are CLOSED, unlike the normal quiz requirements of having OPEN stations at the start and finish.

This new journey starts at Ilfracombe on the Ilfracombe Branch line,
then follows the line of the Torrington Extension Railway,
then follows the line of the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway,
then follows the line of the North Cornwall Railway to its final closed station at Padstow

The first closed station, as already stated, is......

Ilfracombe

 

[Welshman]

Haviong slogged-up the 1 in 36 out of Ilfracombe, we are relieved for the short respite at

Mortehoe & Woolacombe

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Braunton

 

[Welshman]

Wrafton

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Barnstaple Town....(1898-1970)

 

[Welshman]

Barnstaple Quay

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We are now on the line of the Torrington Extension Railway....


Barnstaple Junction

 

[Welshman]

Fremington
pardon my ignorance, but isn't Barnstaple Junction now known simply as "Barnstaple", or was there another "Barnstaple Junction" on a different site?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

pardon my ignorance, but isn't Barnstaple Junction now known simply as "Barnstaple", or was there another "Barnstaple Junction" on a different site?

I am glad to oblige, as this matter was something that came up in my researches many years ago into the railways of this area. A goods station, but with a limited passenger use on "mixed" trains was opened on 20th July 1874, but the decision was made after a very short time, to discontinue the passenger facility and to insist that passengers used the main railway station.... However, I did name it, as it had carried passenger traffic,albeit for a very short time.

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Back to the quiz.......


Instow

 

[Welshman]

I am glad to oblige, as this matter was something that came up in my researches many years ago into the railways of this area. A goods station, but with a limited passenger use on "mixed" trains was opened on 20th July 1874, but the decision was made after a very short time, to discontinue the passenger facility and to insist that passengers used the main railway station.... However, I did name it, as it had carried passenger traffic,albeit for a very short time.

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Back to the quiz.......


Instow

That's fascinating - thank you for the information.

Bideford

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We now take the line of the third railway company of this journey, which is that of the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway...

Torrington....the station used by the London and South Western Railway

 

[Welshman]

Watergate Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yarde Halt

 

[Welshman]

Dunsbear Halt

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Petrockstow