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[ValleyLines142]

Carlisle is also the last principal station on main lines before the Scottish border.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Shrewsbury and Carlisle have buildings that are Grade II listed.

 

[Class172]

Shrewsbury and Worcester Shrub Hill are controlled by semaphores.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cleethorpes and Worcester Shrub Hill are both three-platform stations.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sheffield is also a station on the South TransPennine route.

 

[Welshman]

Nottingham - Like Sheffield, had a Victoria station, now closed, and services concentrated on the ex Midland station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Stockport and Nottingham are both six-platform stations

 

[12CSVT]

Wolverhampton has very many services run by numerous TOCs to a nearby major city

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Rugby and Wolverhampton are both stations managed by Virgin Trains with six platforms.

 

[150222]

Bat and Ball has a sporty sounding name.

Sorry.

 

[12CSVT]

Charing is the penultimate station on a service run jointly by FCC and Southeastern

 

[221129]

Rugby and Exeter st davids they both have 6 platforms
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Rugby and Exeter st davids they both have 6 platforms

Please ignore got here too late :roll:

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Charing is the penultimate station on a service run jointly by FCC and Southeastern

Meopham and Charing were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and are managed by Southeastern

 

[ValleyLines142]

Newton-le-Willows is also a two-platform station opened in 1861.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Thorpe-le-Soken also has a "le" in its name

 

[ValleyLines142]

Phaha Paul, a 'le' :P

Witham is also an NXEA station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Ipswich and Witham are both four-platform stations that are managed by NXEA

 

[ValleyLines142]

London Liverpool Street is the London terminal for services from Ipswich.

 

[Class172]

London Victoria is also a major London terminus.

 

[ValleyLines142]

As is Waterloo

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Winchester and London Waterloo were stations served by trains of the London and South Western Railway

 

[ValleyLines142]

There is a direct service to Stockport from Winchester.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Manchester Victoria and Stockport are both six-platform stations

 

[ValleyLines142]

Altrincham also has an interchange with bus, tram and other rail services.

 

[Class172]

Altrincham and Birmingham Snow Hill are at the end of metro systems.

 

[ValleyLines142]

The Hawthorns is also a tram/rail interchange.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Headingley and The Hawthorms are railway stations with two heavy rail service platforms that are close to large sporting venues.

(I am aware of the Light Rail platforms at The Hawthorns)

 

[ValleyLines142]

New Pudsey is also a station in the Leeds area.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hag Fold (1987) and New Pudsey (1967) are both stations that were opened in the second half of the last century and are managed by Northern Rail.

 

[Class172]

Newport (Casnewydd)also has a 'new' prefix to its name.