Shack Attack 2016 (The Hammerhead Strikes Back)

[Kite159]

23/02/16

Alnmouth
Chathill!

One down, 3 to go (Pegswood, Widdrington, Acklington)

Although if you have a bike in the summer time you could probably catch a service to Morpeth, cycle the ~ 3 miles to Pegswood, catch the Chathill express to Acklington and ride back the 6.4 miles to Widdrington

 

[Segedunum]

24/02/16

Hammerton
Starbeck
Knaresborough
Church Fenton

And indeed Kite, they're next. Although replace bike with bus, as I am aware of buses running Acklington-Widdrington (It used to be the 518) and Pegswood-Morpeth. I need Cramlington too!

 

[Kite159]

24/02/16

Hammerton
Starbeck
Knaresborough
Church Fenton

And indeed Kite, they're next. Although replace bike with bus, as I am aware of buses running Acklington-Widdrington (It used to be the 518) and Pegswood-Morpeth. I need Cramlington too!

Isn't Cramlington an hourly service from the Morpeth services?

 

[Segedunum]

Yup, just got a half hour fester guaranteed except in the peaks so I've never got around to it!

 

[Kite159]

26/2

Hitchin
Arlesey
Biggleswade
Sandy
St Neots
Huntingdon



First and probably only time at stopping at those stations tonight, next stop on my Great Northern quest is the shacks towards Cambridge from Hitchin

 

[andyb2706]

26th February
Bromley Cross
Entwistle

 

[Segedunum]

27/02/16

Pitlochry
Blair Atholl
Newtonmore
Kingussie

 

[FQ]

27/02/16
Sutton Coldfield
Butlers Lane
Wylde Green
Berkswell
Hampton in Arden
Smethwick Rolfe Street
Dudley Port
Wythall
Shirley
Whitlocks End
Spring Road
Yardley Wood
Hendesford

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

*raises hand*

I know that NVM is closed to passengers, but if I go visit the station in order to take a picture of the ECS working, can I count it as a visit as it is open technically?

 

[Cletus]

27/02/16
Bentley
Dore & Totley
Elsecar

 

[Kite159]

27/2:
Adlington (Cheshire)
Prestbury
East Didsbury
Burnage
Westhoughton
Lostock (Parkway)
Adlington (lancs)
Blackrod
Moses Gate
Farnworth
Kearsley
Clifton

Only two TfGM stations remain (Smithy Bridge & Hall i' th' Wood)

 

[andyb2706]

27/02/16
Sutton Coldfield
Butlers Lane
Wylde Green
Berkswell
Hampton in Arden
Smethwick Rolfe Street
Dudley Port
Wythall
Shirley
Whitlocks End
Spring Road
Yardley Wood
Hendesford

We must have passed each other at some point of the day:

27th February
Blake Street
Bordesley
Bromsgrove
Butlers Lane
Duddeston
Lapworth
Lichfield City
Lichfield Trent Valley
Shenstone

 

[185143]

We must have passed each other at some point of the day:

27th February
Blake Street
Bordesley
Bromsgrove
Butlers Lane
Duddeston
Lapworth
Lichfield City
Lichfield Trent Valley
Shenstone

I was with Quinn for most of the day, we passed the BBS train

 

[Techniquest]

Crikey you all had a busy Saturday! I'm hoping to have a decent list tomorrow, but we'll see how it goes...

 

[55013]

February 2016:

Barry Docks
Denton
Dingle Road
Heath High Level
Hengoed
Lisvane & Thornhill
Millom
Reddish South
Sellafield

 

[185143]

27th Feb
Hednesford
Penkridge
Earlswood (but not by my rules)

 

[andyb2706]

29th February
Alvechurch
Barnt Green
Great Malvern
Hereford
Malvern Link
Redditch
Shrewsbury
Worcester Foregate Street

 

[D841 Roebuck]

29/02/2016
Hag Fold

 

[noddy1878]

22/2/2016
Sowerby Bridge
Swinton
Hall i’ th’ Wood
Atherton
Walkden
Daisy Hill
Westhoughton

23/2/2016
Flymby
Kents Bank
Hazel Grove

Metrolink
Manchester Airport
Chorlton
West Didsbury
East Didsbury
Didsbury Village
Shaw & Crompton
Rochdale Town Centre
Oldham Mumps
Oldham Central

24/2/2016
Fazakerley
Town Green
Aintree
Aughton Park
Old Roan
Hall Road
Blundellsands & Crosby
Formby
Hightown
Ainsdale
Freshfield
Birkdale
Hillside
Wavertree Technology Park
Broad Green
Roby

Metrolink
Bowker Vale
Crumpsall
Heaton Park
Prestwich
Besses o’ th’ Barn
Whitefield
Radcliffe
Bury
Eccles
Langworthy
Weaste

25/2/2016
Glossop

27/2/2016
Whyteleafe South
West Norwood
Queens Road Peckham

YTD: 118

 

[Techniquest]

29/02/2016

Daisy Hill
Exchange Square (Metrolink)
Hag Fold
New Islington (Metrolink)
Westhoughton

YTD: 98

 

[Kite159]

Is it "everybody visits Westhoughton" week?

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Is it "everybody visits Westhoughton" week?

The spoons had an excellent pint of Doom Bar on sale yesterday...

 

[Techniquest]

That stout was also most delicious too! I hear noddy did the same moves a few previous days as I and D841 did!

 

[noddy1878]

I did do the same move! Daisy Hill to Westhoughton via the Spoons. I had a good pint of Witchfinder General. Great brewery!

 

[Gathursty]

You lot are making me turn up in Westhoughton now. It's very local to me but I've no friends or relatives there. I was unaware of a Wetherspoons there until now so thanks!

 

[andyb2706]

1st March
Ben Rhydding
Ilkley
Knaresborough

2nd March
Apsley
Bedford
Berkhamsted
Bletchley
Cheddington
Hemel Hampstead
Kings Langley
Leighton Buzzard
Long Buckby
Luton
Milton Keynes Central
Northampton
Rugby
St Albans Abbey
St Albans City
Tring
Wolverton

 

[Kite159]

4th March

Baldock
Ashwell & Morden
Royston
Meldreth
Shepreth
Foxton

Hitchin to Cambridge line done

4 shacks remain for the GTR empire (Cambridge to kings Lynn apart from Ely)

 

[Segedunum]

05/03/16

Nitshill
Priesthill and Darnley
Kennishead
Thornliebank
Clarkston
Thorntonhall
Hairmyres
East Kilbride
Williamwood
Neilston
Kings Park
Croftfoot
Burnside
Kirkhill
Bridgeton
Dalmarnock
Scotstounhill
Garscadden
Yoker
Clydebank
Bishopbriggs
Kelvinhall SB
Hillhead SB
Kelvinbridge SB

 

[Kite159]

Looks like you have been busy in Glasgow there Richard

5/3

Runcorn (VT managed stations cleared)
Hartford
Bank Hall
Seaforth & Litherland
Bootle Oriel Road
Waterloo (Merseyside)
Bootle New Strand
Hall Road
Blundellsands & Crosby
Hillside
Ainsdale
Birkdale
Hightown
Freshfield
Formby (Merseytravel PTE area cleared)
Widnes
Acton Bridge (1 more LM shack to go!)

 

[Segedunum]

Similarly great work there Kite! Aye, E2G cleared via Falkirk, Dalmuir via Yoker cleared, Newton line cleared, Barrhead has 1 left. 4 walks were required!