Station association

[westcoaster]

Liddlington slap bang in the middle of marston vale.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Sherborne ( Dorset ) - nearest active station to Marston Magna ( which once had it's own station ).

 

[4SRKT]

Margate. Its postcode CT9 sounds a bit like Sherborne's (DT9).

 

[12CSVT]

Margate. Its postcode CT9 sounds a bit like Sherborne's (DT9).

Rhymney - both had scheduled services hauled by preserved diesels in the late 1990s. Margate was served by D9000 on the Birmingham - Ramsgate summer Saturday service and Rhymney had 33208 and 50031 on the commuter service for a short time in 1998.

 

[NXEA!]

Fishguard Harbour. - Also served by ATW, its in Wales and its also seen booked services in recent years hauled by a Class 50's.

 

[westcoaster]

Portsmouth harbour where you can get a train to wales

 

[MCR247]

Brighton - Another terminal station served by Southern and FGW

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Guildford - another town with a London Road station.

 

[scotsman]

Newcastle - another station served by 4 mainline TOCs

 

[NXEA!]

Abingdon - Also the birthplace of a particular brand of Ale (Old Speckled Hen).

 

[4SRKT]

Marston Moor. Another closed station.

 

[imagination]

Melton Mowbray - another station with two words in its name both beginning with m

 

[transportphoto]

Oakham - direct XC service.

 

[NXEA!]

Brookwood - Oak is a type of wood which is in the station name.

 

[12CSVT]

Brookwood - Oak is a type of wood which is in the station name.

Saltburn - brook and burn are both words meaning narrow stream

 

[MCR247]

Cooksbridge - Cook - Burn

 

[4SRKT]

Nuneaton. What happens when a cook burns the grub.

 

[MCR247]

Long Eaton - another 'eaton'

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Long Eaton - another 'eaton'

Longbridge - another 'long'

 

[scotsman]

North Queensferry - from when there wasn't a bridge

 

[12CSVT]

North Queensferry - from when there wasn't a bridge

Swale - immediately south of Kingsferry Bridge

 

[4SRKT]

Richmond. The other (dare I say, better?) Richmond is in Swaledale.

 

[12CSVT]

Richmond. The other (dare I say, better?) Richmond is in Swaledale.

Assuming that we are now at Richmond in North Yorkshire

Scorton - an intermediate station on the Richmond branch

 

[westcoaster]

Manchester united fc halt, you come here to see your team SCORE.

 

[richard1976]

IBM halt

 

[12CSVT]

IBM halt

Hoo Junction Staff Halt - another station which is out of bounds to the general public

 

[westcoaster]

Wimbledon depot train crew halt - also off bounds to the public

 

[MCR247]

IBM halt is used by the general public

Brighton - home to another 3rd rail depot

 

[MikeWh]

Too late

 

[12CSVT]

IBM halt is used by the general public

Brighton - home to another 3rd rail depot

Although in theory anybody could use IBM halt the station only provides access to IBM premises.

Anyway back to Brighton, next move Yeovil Pen Mill, another station where you could catch a train hauled by Fragonset class 31s in 2003-2004.