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« on: March 05, 2013, 19:14:22 »
There are five stations with "upper" in their name, but only 3 with "lower" left that I can find (UK▸ (United Kingdom), main network). How many can you find?
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2013, 19:32:15 »
I wont answer as I know them all, but as a clue the 3 letter station codes are UPH, UHL, UTY, UWL, HLU
and LSY, TYL, I have been unable to think of the 3rd, unless you go with Lowestoft or Heath Low Level, but neither are lower.
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2013, 20:14:22 »
There are two "Nethers", if you count the Old English word for lower.
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2013, 20:24:09 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on March 05, 2013, 19:32:15
I wont answer as I know them all, but as a clue the 3 letter station codes are UPH, UHL, UTY, UWL, HLU
and LSY, TYL

Except one  Grin

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unless you go with Lowestoft or Heath Low Level, but neither are lower.

Nope, not looking at those  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2013, 20:40:00 »
Does Tamworth Higher/Lower still exist?
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2013, 20:40:11 »
As it was bugging me so much for the third lower, I have just tried National Railway Enquiries, and they are only giving me the 2 I have named.
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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 20:45:30 »
Is it FLF?   Grin

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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 20:46:31 »
Quote from: paul7755 on March 05, 2013, 20:45:30
Is it FLF?   Grin

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Very clever thinking!
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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2013, 21:04:21 »
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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2013, 22:01:58 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on March 05, 2013, 20:46:31
Quote from: paul7755 on March 05, 2013, 20:45:30
Is it FLF?   Grin

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Very clever thinking!

It is  Grin - well done!
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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2013, 22:07:56 »
Can we have it all decoded now?
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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2013, 22:15:13 »
Both gone now but the really upper and lower were at Crumlin.
 
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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2013, 22:18:51 »
Quote from: ellendune on March 05, 2013, 22:07:56
Can we have it all decoded now?


Helensburgh Upper
Upper Halliford
Upper Holloway
Upper Tyndrum
Upper Warlingham

Lower Sydenham
Tyndrum Lower
Flowery Field
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« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2013, 00:15:55 »
Shame about Uppermill, a place I knew well in my childhood. Can't blame Beeching for that closure, as he was only 4 when it closed.
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2013, 00:29:12 »
If it wasn't for the bracketed text in the OP▸ (Original Poster / topic starter) (main network) then there are many more.

Nearly every Cliff Railway in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) names their stations Upper and Lower.  Tongue
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