Trivia: Cities and towns with unconnected stations

[McDontrains]

Hertford North
Hertford East?

 

[D365]

Would the three Alexandra Palace stations have counted, if all had survived?

 

[Old Yard Dog]

Finding a route from Bradford Interchange to Bradford Forster Square without reversing is quite challenging, particularly if you confine yourself to passenger lines. What is the shortest?

There used to be a through route between the old Bradford Exchange and Forster Square stations via Eccleshill, but that is long gone.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Finding a route from Bradford Interchange to Bradford Forster Square without reversing is quite challenging, particularly if you confine yourself to passenger lines. What is the shortest?

There used to be a through route between the old Bradford Exchange and Forster Square stations via Eccleshill, but that is long gone.

Not absolutely certain, but I think the shortest route without reversal would require travel up the Calder Valley to Manchester Victoria, on to Preston and Carnforth, thence via Clapham, Hellifield and Skipton to Forster Square. Or saving some time and keeping on the good side of the Hills one could go Halifax-Greetland-Mirfield-Wakefield Kirkgate-Normanton-Woodlesford-Holbeck-Whitehall Curve-Shipley-BDQ. Do I win a prize?

 

[Clansman]

Newcraighall and Musselburgh

Pretty much visible from each other across the field.

 

[SeanG]

Westhoughton has Daisy Hill and Westhoughton stations.
Formerly also had Chequerbent and Hilton House which were also not connected to either of the other 3

 

[D6975]

Not absolutely certain, but I think the shortest route without reversal would require travel up the Calder Valley to Manchester Victoria, on to Preston and Carnforth, thence via Clapham, Hellifield and Skipton to Forster Square. Or saving some time and keeping on the good side of the Hills one could go Halifax-Greetland-Mirfield-Wakefield Kirkgate-Normanton-Woodlesford-Holbeck-Whitehall Curve-Shipley-BDQ. Do I win a prize?

If you're allowing Whitehall curve, then Exchange - Brighouse - Healey Mills - Kirkgate - Whitehall curve - Shipley is much shorter.

 

[nuneatonmark]

Er, how about Birmingham? New Street v Moor Street/Snow Hill

 

[Old Yard Dog]

Not absolutely certain, but I think the shortest route without reversal would require travel up the Calder Valley to Manchester Victoria, on to Preston and Carnforth, thence via Clapham, Hellifield and Skipton to Forster Square. Or saving some time and keeping on the good side of the Hills one could go Halifax-Greetland-Mirfield-Wakefield Kirkgate-Normanton-Woodlesford-Holbeck-Whitehall Curve-Shipley-BDQ. Do I win a prize?

I thought you'd have to go via Preston and Lancaster as well, but I would go via Burnley rather than Manchester.

Not being overfamiliar with the track layout at Leeds, is it possible to reach the Shipley line from the Whitehall curve?

The curve doesn't, of course, have regular passenger services although I did get it a few years ago on a TPE to Liverpool. The front unit was faulty so they ran the train down the Woodlesford line and then reversed the set using the curve.

 

[Dr_Paul]

Beckenham Junction and New Beckenham...

I did that route one Saturday afternoon, Waterloo East to Orpington and return to Charing Cross: permanent way work on the normal route through Hither Green, services went via Catford Bridge and Bromley South.

 

[kkong]

Helensburgh: Central & Upper

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I thought you'd have to go via Preston and Lancaster as well, but I would go via Burnley rather than Manchester.

Not being overfamiliar with the track layout at Leeds, is it possible to reach the Shipley line from the Whitehall curve?

The curve doesn't, of course, have regular passenger services although I did get it a few years ago on a TPE to Liverpool. The front unit was faulty so they ran the train down the Woodlesford line and then reversed the set using the curve.

My route went via Carnforth so would inevitably pass Preston and Lancaster. I had momentarily forgotten the Copy Pit option though! The Whitehall curve is definitely available to the Aire Valley route, the Scottish coal from the S&C used to use it to access Drax/Eggborough/Ferrybridge power stations.