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mm333

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Friday 5 September

I was heading to Bridlington for a 'feed the meerkats' experience at Bridlington Animal Park. So wanted to tick as many stations off as possible (thanks to an East Yorkshire Round Robin):

Nafferton
Hutton Cranswick
Driffield

Meerkats
Then time for a quick there-and-back to Bempton
Arram
(only 11 trains a day in total)

I need to go back and do the three stations north of Bempton - to Seamer - and I'll have done all the stations from Hull to Scarbabdos.

Saturday 6 September

Heading down to a party in Bournemouth, so had time to do:

Brockenhurst
Lymington Pier
Pokesdown


I didn't have time to do Lymington Town, but that's OK as I want go back at some point and get the ferry to Yarmouth.

Sunday 7 September

I had all day to get back to Yorkshire, so meandered:

Branksome
Basingstoke
Reading West
Twyford

I made a repeat stop at Maidenhead which is special to me as my great-great-great grandfather was the building contractor on the original 1871 station.
Burnham
Langley
West Drayton
Iver
Heathrow Terminal 4
Heathrow Terminal 2&3
(my 600th station!)
Heathrow Terminal 5

Once I've done Hanwell, West Ealing and Acton Main Line, I'll have done all the Elizabeth line stations west of Paddington.

Monday 8 September

I wanted to tick off 2 Yorkshire stations that have a limited service:

Eastrington (6 trains a day, so now I've done all the stations from Manchester to Bridlington)
followed by an inadvisable 5½ mile walk to
Saltmarshe (on average a train every 2 hours in each direction)

Total NR stations done now: 603
 
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Cletus

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11/09/25

Middlewood

12/09/25

Staveley
Cark
Bamber Bridge
Lostock Hall
Mill Hill
Burnley Barracks

42 for the year. 1622 total.
 

The exile

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4 September 2025

Wegliniec
Krzewina Zgorzelecka

Poland total: 49

5 September 2025


Dresden-Zschachwitz
Obervogelgesang
Heidenau Süd
Heidenau-Großsedlitz
Königsbrück
Weixdorf Bad
Dresden-Dobritz
Radebeul-Zitzschewig
Radebeul-Weintraube
Radebeul-Kötschenbroda
Dresden-Pieschen
Dresden-Trachau

Germany Total: 1394

6 September 2025


Burgstädt
Dresden-Cotta
Dresden-Grenzstraße

Germany Total: 1397

7 September 2025


Dolni Poustevna
Mikulasovice dolni n.
Rumburk
Jedlova
Decin Vychod
Benesov nad Ploucnici

Czech Total: 230

8 September 2025


Schmilka-Hirschmühle
Schöna

Bilina
Decin Priper

Germany Total: 1399
Czech Total: 232
 

The exile

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9 September 2025

Decin Prostredni Zleb
Zatec
Pocerady
Louka u Litvinova
Litvinov mesto
Litvinov
Teplice v Cechach
Retenice
Teplice Zamecka Zahrada

Czech Total: 241
10 September 2025


Varnsdorf

Czech Total: 242
11 September 2025


Jirkov
Luzna u Rakovnika
Milovice
Praha Rajska Zahrada
Rajska Zahrada

Czech Total: 248
12 September 2025


Uvaly
Praha Bubny (used the old one, but this is definitely a different station)
Praha Holyne
Karlovov Namesti
Budejovicka


Czech Total: 253
13 September 2025


Vrane nad Vltavou
Dobris
Zadni Treban
Lochovice
Breznice
Rozmital pod Tremsinem
Zelivskeho
Depo Hostivar



Czech Total: 261
14 September 2025

Nove Butovice
Borislavska


Czech Total: 263
 
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You had a good run!
More that I was travelling & didn't want to spend my roaming allowance on Railforums. Otherwise I'd have posted them day-by-day rather than all in one go.

Sunday 14.IX.2025
Hedge End – Clapham Junction
 

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Friday 19 September

Bedworth
Wymondham
Spooner Row
Eccles Road
Attleborough
 

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Saturday 20 September

North Walsham
Salhouse
West Runton
Sheringham
Cromer
Roughton Road
Gunton
Worstead
Hoveton & Wroxham

The North Norfolk Railway was also in the plan until I saw the volume of people heading for their 40's day. Coupled with a kettle only running programme, I opted for

Brundall Gardens
Lingwood
Acle
Great Yarmouth
Brundall

including a trip via Berney Arms.
 

sh24

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Sunday 21 September

Berney Arms
Buckenham
Cantley
Oulton Broad North
Oulton Broad South
Lowestoft
Reedham
Lakenheath
Brandon
 
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Borough Green & Wrotham – Otford – Bickley

Then I had 1 spare Interrail day to use up:
Amersfꝏrt – Barneveld Centrum – Amersfꝏrt – Groningen – Leeuwarden – Almere Town – Weesp – Amersfꝏrt – Gouda – Rotterdam Centrꜳl – Lijnbꜳn
Rotterdam Blꜳk – Marconiplein
– Hook of Holland Haven
 
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Saturday 4th Oct

DLR
South Quay
Mudchute

Lewisham Branch completed. Only a few DLR left now, on Beckton Line, which was shut today
 

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Barassie
Branchton
Cardonald
Hillington East
Howwood
Irvine
Langbank
Pollokshields West
Prestwick International Airport
Woodhall
 

Andy Pacer

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Alexandria
Arrochar & Tarbet
Balloch
Cardross
Craigendoran
Garscadden
Helensburgh Central
Helensburgh Upper
Jordanhill
Renton
Scotstounhill
 

The exile

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Eastrington (6 trains a day, so now I've done all the stations from Manchester to Bridlington)
followed by an inadvisable 5½ mile walk to
Saltmarshe (on average a train every 2 hours in each direction)

Total NR stations done now: 603
Just spotted this - since these are the only two in the area I require - in what way is the walk inadvisable?
 

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Just spotted this - since these are the only two in the area I require - in what way is the walk inadvisable?

I'm not very fit, it was a hot day and quite boring! Thankfully it was dry and flat. I should have borrowed a friends' bike TBH.
Also I stuck to roads and the Google Maps route. Openstreetmap shows shorter routes along tracks, so that may be useful to investigate.
 

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I'm not very fit, it was a hot day and quite boring! Thankfully it was dry and flat. I should have borrowed a friends' bike TBH.
Also I stuck to roads and the Google Maps route. Openstreetmap shows shorter routes along tracks, so that may be useful to investigate.
Ok - I can cope with those - it’s the dicing with death on busy A roads I can’t stand (a hazard of the central Wales line and vanishing footpaths).
 
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