The next station is...!

[Class172]

Then we reach Entwistle.

 

[Lampshade]

To Bromley Cross.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Continuing to Hall i' th' Wood

 

[Class172]

We are now arriving at Bolton.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Still with Northern we reach the biblical sounding Moses Gate

 

[Lampshade]

Off to visit Peter Kay in Farnworth.

Yes, I know he now lives in Bacup

 

[Class172]

Kearsley is our next station.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Next, we visit the site of the epic struggle in 1849 for running rights between the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and the East Lancashire Railway at Clifton

(You should get bonus points for being able to give 162 year old historical railway facts with answers on this quiz.).

 

[Class172]

We continue our epic journey with northern to Salford Crescent.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Onwards by Northern to visit its sister station at Salford Central with its new glass-encased ground floor entrance.

 

[Class172]

All change! All change! Now arriving at Manchester Victoria.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

To the bay platforms to catch a Northern service to Ashton under Lyne

 

[Lampshade]

Off to the buffet at Stalybridge.

 

[Class172]

To Manchester Piccadilly on a FTPE 185.

 

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[Robinson]

And we proceed from Piccadilly to Stockport.

 

[Class172]

After Stockport we reach Macclesfield on a VT 390.

 

[Robinson]

We choose not to linger for too long and reach Stoke-on-Trent next.

 

[Class172]

Then on a LM 350 to Stone.

 

[Robinson]

Taking us to Stafford.

 

[Class172]

Then we arrive at Wolverhampton.

 

[Robinson]

Bilbrook.

 

[Class172]

Darn it, just as we get close to Birmingham we turn back away from it!

Codsall

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

To Albrighton

 

[Class172]

We then skip Cosford as it is currently closed and go direct to Shifnal.

 

[Lampshade]

Onwards to Telford Central.

 

[Class172]

Then to Wellington on a ATW 158.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

To Shrewsbury

 

[Class172]

To Church Stretton.

 

[transportphoto]

To Craven Arms on Arriva Wales.