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« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2009, 23:32:49 »
i was going to say the two wigan stations but i presume we mean same line next stop? its been a while but there are two stations on the line between ashburys and glossop just after guide bridge,,, you can see one from the other however sose hill services stop at one glossop stop at the other
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« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2009, 14:15:59 »
Quote from: Mookiemoo on May 24, 2009, 10:58:54
Andfourof them are misery rail which I dont regard as a proper railway

Then perhaps you should rename your thread to "... two closest mainline stations"? Merseyrail is of course a 'proper' railway in that it uses a fleet of standard gauge vehicles that run on standard width tracks, with standard national railway signalling arrangements. The franchise (or 'contract' as it is known) is unique in that the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive have awarded it rather than the Dft, though it publishes it's punctuality and reliability statistics alongside all the other franchises. Given that they are among the best, and the network as a whole has improved massively over the last few years, calling it 'Misery Rail' is also a little silly.
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« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2009, 15:20:46 »
Quote from: IndustryInsider on May 25, 2009, 14:15:59
Quote from: Mookiemoo on May 24, 2009, 10:58:54
Andfourof them are misery rail which I dont regard as a proper railway

Then perhaps you should rename your thread to "... two closest mainline stations"? Merseyrail is of course a 'proper' railway in that it uses a fleet of standard gauge vehicles that run on standard width tracks, with standard national railway signalling arrangements. The franchise (or 'contract' as it is known) is unique in that the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive have awarded it rather than the Dft, though it publishes it's punctuality and reliability statistics alongside all the other franchises. Given that they are among the best, and the network as a whole has improved massively over the last few years, calling it 'Misery Rail' is also a little silly.

I stand corrected about the mainline bit.

It has to me been misery rail since I was a kid, and misery rail it will stay.
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« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2009, 18:52:52 »
And - getting back to the original question - FGW▸ (First Great Western)'s policy means that a Forgate Street terminating train from Bristol or Paddington that gets turned short at Shrub Hill with no alternative trains within an hour, results in a bus or buses being provided between the two stations. And, yes, it has happened at least twice when I have been on duty!
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« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2009, 19:20:31 »
I would nominate Tyndrum Lower and Upper Tyndrum. They are on different lines, Oban & Fort William, however. According to good old Wiki:- "separated physically by only a few hundred yards, but about ten miles apart by rail".

Tyndrum must certainly be pretty close to being the smallest place in UK▸ (United Kingdom) to have two railway stations.....................unless someone knows better !
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« Reply #20 on: May 25, 2009, 20:13:16 »
Or the two Windsor stations (Windsor and Eton Central and Windsor and Eton riverside) They are about five minute walk apart but I'd hate to think how long it would take to get from one to the other via train!  Smiley
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« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2009, 20:23:20 »
Quote from: moonrakerz on May 25, 2009, 19:20:31
I would nominate Tyndrum Lower and Upper Tyndrum. They are on different lines, Oban & Fort William, however. According to good old Wiki:- "separated physically by only a few hundred yards, but about ten miles apart by rail".

Tyndrum must certainly be pretty close to being the smallest place in UK▸ (United Kingdom) to have two railway stations.....................unless someone knows better !

damn you !!!! im going to be up all night reading about the West Highland Line,

interesting fact Most trains currently serving Fort William and Oban split or join at Crianlarich, with the result that separate trains both heading in the same direction generally call at Tyndrum's two stations at about the same time

good old wickipedia
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« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2009, 20:27:22 »
For those who perhaps need to get out more: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/tyndrum/tyndrum/index.html  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #23 on: May 25, 2009, 20:37:10 »
Quote from: johoare on May 25, 2009, 20:13:16
Or the two Windsor stations (Windsor and Eton Central and Windsor and Eton riverside) They are about five minute walk apart but I'd hate to think how long it would take to get from one to the other via train!  Smiley

2hr 33 minutes according to national rail - but you have to force it by saying via Paddington or else it tells you to walk
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« Reply #24 on: May 25, 2009, 20:50:11 »
Chancery Lane to Holborn?
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« Reply #25 on: May 25, 2009, 20:51:34 »
Quicker via Reading ....

Leg 1 of 4Tue 26 May
Windsor & Eton Central (WNC) to Slough (SLO)
09:24  09:30  0:06

 Leg 2 of 4Tue 26 May
Slough (SLO) to Reading (RDG▸ (Rail Delivery Group, or Reading station, depending on context))
09:37  09:52  0:15

 Leg 3 of 4Tue 26 May
Reading (RDG) to Staines (SNS)
10:12  10:58  0:46

 Leg 4 of 4Tue 26 May
Staines (SNS) to Windsor & Eton Riverside (WNR)
11:07  11:21  0:14
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