Shack Attack 2021

[birchesgreen]

Getting on/off a train for changing trains or entering/exiting a station. For completeness, if probably obvious, by stops I mean just being on a train that stops at a station where I don't get on or off (as was the case at Ilkeston last weekend).

Ah ok gotcha

 

[sftfan1909]

So other than the photo stops (which I suspect for me is almost academic anyway, other than allowing me to include a couple of long-closed stations, as I've probably "properly" visited most photo stop stations subsequently), I think we two are singing from the same hymn sheet. At some point I'm going to have to bite the bullet and start chipping away at all those stations with minimum service where it's too far to walk comfortably to anywhere else. The fact that most of them are on the other side of the country so getting there and back in a day is a challenge in itself doesn't help....

Similarly I have mostly or fully revisited any 'photo stopped' stations. As for those with a lower service level, that's all part of the fun I do quite a few stupidly tight walks and connections to fit as many in as possible, like when I visited Ince and Stanlow last week - less than 20 minutes to do over a mile in pitch black darkness and if I'd missed it it would've been a taxi and much later getting home!

 

[KT550]

Either board or alight for me too, doesn't need to be both.
Continue journey by another service or another method of travel.

 

[Box]

Many thanks for all the replies.

 

[birchesgreen]

Its whatever you want to count really, its not like its an Olympic discipline with set rules.

 

[The exile]

3 December 2021

Pinhoe
Cranbrook
Okehampton

Total 2053

 

[KT550]

A nice weather day round here, so another trip to Kent, finishing the Swanley to Maidstone East section. Only eight more Southeastern stations to go now.

I'd been saving a few London zone stations for when SWR get their new trains but tired of waiting, I did them today.
That's all zone 1-10 stations complete now.

04 December 2021

Kemsing
Borough Green & Wrotham
West Malling
East Malling
Barming

Chessington North
Malden Manor
Tolworth


Total NR: 1152

 

[KT550]

A good weather forecast prompted a walking/rail trip around Southampton.
A cancellation at Woolston put a spanner in the works on the first attempt, though I gained Romsey as a bonus. A late running train into SOU meant I didn't have time to walk to Millbrook, so missed that one.
I decided to extend the day, fitting in Woolston for a dinner break on the way back. A long day starting at 10:00 for the Network Railcard discount; back home 23:50.

10 December 2021

Swanwick
Hamble
Netley
Sholing
Bitterne
St. Denys
Romsey
Redbridge
Totton
Beaulieu Road
Woolston
Bursledon


Total NR: 1164

 

[adrock1976]

Friday 10 December

Barnetby

New Clee
Thornton Abbey

Saturday 11 December

Haborough
Kirton Lindsey (alight as boarded here back in 2017)
Brigg (boarded as alighted here back in 2017)

 

[KT550]

Thought I'd head up to Merseyrail land, arriving via the Manchester to Southport line.
I was fortunate to get my last five Class 508s for haulage the first afternoon/evening, so that took the pressure of the next couple of days.

An evening trip to least used Stanlow & Thornton was fun.

I left a dozen to do on the Wirral and Northern lines for when they get new trains and headed off to the City line on day three.


14th December 2021

Alderley Edge
Wigan North Western
Wigan Wallgate
Parbold
Burscough Bridge
Meols Cop
Southport
Waterloo
Bootle Oriel Road
Wallasey Grove Road
Rice Lane
Meols


15th December 2021

New Lane
Bescar Lane
Birkdale
Hillside
Ainsdale
Freshfield
Formby
Hightown
Hall Road
Blundellsands & Crosby
Spital
Bromborough Rake
Bromborough
Eastham Rake
Hooton
Little Sutton
Overpool
Ellesmere Port
Chester
Helsby
Ince & Elton
Stanlow & Thornton


16th December 2021

Bache
Capenhurst
Roby
Edge Hill
Earlestown
Newton-le-Willows
Huyton
St. Helens Central
Broad Green
Wavertree Technology Park
Cressington
Aigburth


Total NR: 1210

 

[sftfan1909]

Did you do the speedy walk between Stanlow & Ince as I did?

 

[KT550]

Did you do the speedy walk between Stanlow & Ince as I did?

I thought about that; in the summer maybe.

My journey went like this:

arr Helsby 18:02
dep Helsby by bus 18:26, arr Elton 18:36
walk to Ince & Elton
dep Ince & Elton 18:57
arr Stanlow & Thornton 18:59 (train continues to Ellesmere Port and returns)
dep SNT 19:14
arr Helsby 19:20

Stanlow & Thornton has no platform lighting, only lights are from the over bridge between platforms.
Would be more enjoyable in daylight certainly.

A two hour round trip from Chester.

KT

 

[sftfan1909]

I thought about that; in the summer maybe.

My journey went like this:

arr Helsby 18:02
dep Helsby by bus 18:26, arr Elton 18:36
walk to Ince & Elton
dep Ince & Elton 18:57
arr Stanlow & Thornton 18:59 (train continues to Ellesmere Port and returns)
dep SNT 19:14
arr Helsby 19:20

Stanlow & Thornton has no platform lighting, only lights are from the over bridge between platforms.
Would be more enjoyable in daylight certainly.

A two hour round trip from Chester.

KT

I wish I'd thought of doing it that way. If you or anyone else does do the walk, note it is more like a half run and is definitely preferable not in total darkness like when I did it. You also have to use a short path that doesn't show on Google maps between the two roads that cross

 

[Kite159]

18/12
Soham

Where I had a muddy 12 mile round loop along the Lode to the Great Ouse around Barway before coming back via Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve & the village of Wicken. Better than arriving on the train from Ely, waiting 10 minutes for the next train back to Ely

 

[Gathursty]

18/12
Soham

Where I had a muddy 12 mile round loop along the Lode to the Great Ouse around Barway before coming back via Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve & the village of Wicken. Better than arriving on the train from Ely, waiting 10 minutes for the next train back to Ely

Does Soham have a cafe or a hotel?

I've no other requirements anywhere near Soham apart from doing the Colchester Town branch so I'm tempted to hold off visiting until there's more reopenings in East Anglia.

I am itching to add a new scratched shack over Christmas unless Boris says something this week.

 

[Kite159]

Does Soham have a cafe or a hotel?

I've no other requirements anywhere near Soham apart from doing the Colchester Town branch so I'm tempted to hold off visiting until there's more reopenings in East Anglia.

I am itching to add a new scratched shack over Christmas unless Boris says something this week.

I would imagine there are cafes in the centre, with plenty of hotels in the general area

 

[A Challenge]

Saturday 18th December
Corby


Rare possibly to have only used Corby on a through train, but was on a diverted MML service yesterday.

 

[Spamcan81]

Monday 13th December
Arlesey
London Bridge
Waterloo East
Waterloo
Clapham Jct.
Imperial Wharf
Feltham
Putney

Tuesday 14th December
Arlesey
London Bridge
Waterloo East
Waterloo
Barnes Bridge
Chiswick

 

[gnolife]

Monday 13th December
Arlesey
London Bridge
Waterloo East
Waterloo
Clapham Jct.
Imperial Wharf
Feltham
Putney

Tuesday 14th December
Arlesey
London Bridge
Waterloo East
Waterloo
Barnes Bridge
Chiswick

Did Arlesey, London Bridge, Waterloo East and Waterloo offend you enough thatyou had to wipe your original visits from your memory?

 

[Spamcan81]

Did Arlesey, London Bridge, Waterloo East and Waterloo offend you enough thatyou had to wipe your original visits from your memory?

No. Just listing where I embarked/disembarked on the days listed.

 

[backontrack]

backontrack's new stations 2021

- Sittingbourne
- Swale
- Sheerness-on-Sea
- Haymarket
- Greenfaulds
- Motherwell
- Lanark
- Bellshill
- Bellgrove

I also went to Bekesbourne but did not board or leave a train there.

 

[Esker-pades]

March:
Cheddington

April:
Three Oaks
Doleham
Winchelsea
St Leonards Warrior Square

May:
Skegness

June:
Banbury
Hemel Hempstead
Derby
Beeston
Loughborough
Leicester

July:
Talsarnau
Llandecwyn

August:
Kelvinhall (Glasgow Subway)
Partick
Bridge Street (Glasgow Subway)
East Kilbride

September:
Habrough
Thornton Abbey
Barton-on-Humber
Cleethorpes

October:
Chelmsford

November:
Deganwy
Pont-y-Pant
Glan Conwy
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Crawley

 

[Andy Pacer]

30/12/21
Acocks Green
Bloxwich
Bloxwich North

 

[185143]

30/12
Kidderminster Town
Bridgnorth
Highley
Hampton Loade
Bewdley

 

[Gathursty]

29 to 30 December

Colchester Town
Colchester
Soham
Garsdale

 

[gnolife]

I'm curious, what time were you at Garsdale?

 

[Gathursty]

I'm curious, what time were you at Garsdale?

1241 today - you know I mainly drive between stations unless it's for new coverage hence Colchester. Were you in Garsdale too?

 

[gnolife]

1241 today - you know I mainly drive between stations unless it's for new coverage hence Colchester. Were you in Garsdale too?

I was there from 4 to 5 (roughly) - I was traveling back from Manchester to Johnstone, and decided to pick up a couple of S+C shacks while I was at it

so
30/12
Low Moor
Frizinghall
Giggleswick
Hellifield
Kirkby Stephen
Garsdale

This leaves my new shacks for the year as

Spoiler: Gnolife's new shacks 2021

Long Preston
South Gyle
Rosyth
Dunfermline Queen Margaret
Dunfermline Town
Cowdenbeath
Glenrothes with Thornton
Kinghorn
Burntisland
Aberdour
Dalgety Bay
North Queensferry
Dalmeny
Camelon
Milton Keynes Central
LU Hounslow Central
LU Hounslow West
LU Hounslow East
Hounslow
Barnes
Vauxhall
London Charing Cross
LU Temple
LU Acton Town
LU Hyde Park Corner
Rugby
Low Moor
Frizinghall
Giggleswick
Hellifield
Kirkby Stephen
Garsdale

I've also been keeping a list of my dog's new shacks for the year, which consists of

Spoiler: Chase's shacks 2021

Manchester Piccadilly
Preston
Carlisle
Paisley Gilmour Street
Irvine
Glasgow Queen Street
Hillfoot
Maryhill
Perth
Haymarket
Ayr
Howwood (Renf)
Lochwinnoch
Largs
Gartcosh
Wemyss Bay
Edinburgh Gateway
Inverkeithing
Rosyth
Dunfermline QM
Dunfermline Town
Cowdenbeath
Glenrothes
Kinghorn
Burntisland
Aberdour
Dalgety Bay
North Queensferry
Dalmeny
Edinburgh Waverley
Cumbernauld
Exhibition Centre
Ardrossan South Beach
Settle
Leeds
Apperley Bridge
Kirkstall Forge
Shipley
Saltaire
Skipton
Kilwinning
Partick
Shettleston
Blairhill
Dalry
Dalreoch
Dumbarton East
Crewe
Milton Keynes Central
London Euston
LU Kings Cross St Pancras
LU Hounslow Central
Hounslow
London Waterloo
LU Waterloo
LU Battersea Power Station
LU Nine Elms
LU Temple
LU Tower Hill
London Bridge
London Cannon Street
LU Cannon Street
LU Hammersmith D+P
LU Acton Town
LU Hyde Park Corner
Stafford
Glengarnock
Hamilton Central
Airbles
Whifflet
Argyle Street
Pitlochry
Dunkeld & Birnam
High Street
Bellgrove
Milliken Park
Crosshill
Mount Florida
Kings Park
Croftfoot
Wigan NW
Deansgate
Heald Green
Glossop
Sheffield
New Mills Central
Gatley
Manchester Victoria
Low Moor
Frizinghall
Giggleswick
Hellifield
Kirkby Stephen
Garsdale

 

[Cletus]

28th - 31st December

Manchester Metrolink
Firswood
Chorlton
Queens Road
Crumpsall
Abraham Moss (Bury line cleared)
Westwood
Central Park
Newton Heath & Moston


National Rail
Glazebrook
Winsford
Overpool
Little Sutton
Ellesmere Port
Wallasey Grove Road
Wallasey Village
Birkenhead Park (all Merseyrail stations on the Birkenhead side of the Mersey cleared)
St Michaels
Brunswick
Moss Side
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Blackpool South line cleared)
Wavertree Technology Park
Mills Hill

Total 1415 National Rail stations, 103 in 2021.

 

[A Challenge]

Friday 31st December
Nine Elms
Battersea Power Station

Recleared LU after opening of new branch