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Title: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 17:42:17 Quick quiz, where have I been and on what trains today? To make it hard for you, none of them are FGW land! Rules Bignosemac uses applies, one (correct) guess each for the first 24 hours please.
1) What train is this? (Class/Name) Class 395/Javelin - inspector_blakey (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MVwWwUoAPJg/T4fLBOCJ-tI/AAAAAAAAA0k/dVyqWXZrhLk/s720/IMG_20120413_070631.jpg) 2) Which station is this? Statford International - SRA (Although it's International bit is questionable) - Devon_metro (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rq0i_WPpsIo/T4fLN5ax9nI/AAAAAAAAA00/3GIvu_Y1R9I/s720/IMG_20120413_070957.jpg) 3) Which station is this hotel around the corner from (Bonus marks for the street name)? London Euston Travelodge. Grafton Place. - Bignosemac (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WbJ5v8SG7TQ/T4fcfG_uXhI/AAAAAAAAA1A/wvBf_FzmWg8/s912/IMG_20120413_073924.jpg) 4) What train is this? (Class/Name) Class 390/Pendolino - Timmer (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fdgMIZh-Elk/T4fcyqVa_sI/AAAAAAAAA1I/BpyBUr6OShM/s720/IMG_20120413_085327.jpg) 5) Which station is this? Stoke-On-Trent - Ollie (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k7Tq7pGJTP8/T4fxbnN2koI/AAAAAAAAA1s/zEupq3i2QlM/s720/IMG_20120413_102629.jpg) 6) Which station is this? Macclesfield - ReWind (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IlDlDzpsmuQ/T4f1ZBjRAoI/AAAAAAAAA14/b5F_FUt2dAs/s720/IMG_20120413_104305.jpg) 7) What train is this? (Class/Name) Class 390/Pendolino - Bignosemac (https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sjGuFcwIWVU/T4f3Gal2GjI/AAAAAAAAA2A/dhh4C-G8j0g/s912/IMG_20120413_104950.jpg) 8. What livery is on/which TOC uses this train? Northern Rail - Temple Meads (https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-u-MLmio-V7Q/T4f-FMYSxDI/AAAAAAAAA2U/t_EM59RzkAs/s720/IMG_20120413_111101.jpg) 9) Which station is this? Bonus, where in the station was it taken from? Manchester Piccadilly, taken from the VT lounge - Bignosemac (https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2EeryJEkcRc/T4h59VomQzI/AAAAAAAAA34/D3O7vMXNaTs/s800/IMG_20120413_124525.jpg) 10) Finally, which station is this? (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_aQBlM2fmik/T4hNaZxHpxI/AAAAAAAAA3o/JwKUvrQ9Tgs/s912/IMG_20120413_164022.jpg) Bonus mark: What is out of place in this picture and why? (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MXGEkgDya7k/T4gSyU5DDzI/AAAAAAAAA2w/F3X2XJOTUGY/s720/IMG_20120413_124805.jpg) Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: inspector_blakey on April 13, 2012, 18:04:04 1. Hitachi class 395 "Javelin".
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: JayMac on April 13, 2012, 18:05:35 3. London Euston Travelodge. Grafton Place.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 18:10:58 1. Hitachi class 395 "Javelin". Quote from: bignosemac London Euston Travelodge. Grafton Place. Correct!Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: devon_metro on April 13, 2012, 18:15:17 2. Looks like the ever attractive Stratford International
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 18:17:42 2. Looks like the ever attractive Stratford International It is rather attractive isn't it. Correct.Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Timmer on April 13, 2012, 19:27:47 4. Class 390 Pendolino 1st Class
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 19:37:57 4. Class 390 Pendolino Spot on.Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Temple Meads on April 13, 2012, 19:53:20 8, Northern Class 142?
Bonus Mark: Is the timetable out of place because it's a Merseyrail timetable in the Euston Travelodge? Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 19:56:11 8, Northern Class 142? Correct, wrong. No more guesses till tomorrow please Temple Meads.Bonus Mark: Is the timetable out of place because it's a Merseyrail timetable in the Euston Travelodge? Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Ollie on April 13, 2012, 21:45:56 5: Stoke on Trent?
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 13, 2012, 21:51:52 Good shout, Ollie: I was trying to work through stations with names ending in "...nt" ;)
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 22:24:54 5: Stoke on Trent? Correct. I actually took three pictures there, one had all of Trent in which was too obvious. The other had no letters in and I thought that might be a bit too hard. Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Ollie on April 13, 2012, 22:27:44 Good shout, Ollie: I was trying to work through stations with names ending in "...nt" ;) For the record I've been there, got a bus from outside to go Alton Towers :) Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: ReWind on April 13, 2012, 22:35:11 Is number 6 Macclesfield
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 13, 2012, 22:43:08 Is number 6 Macclesfield 6 is Macclesfield, well done. Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 14:28:11 7, 9, 10 and the bonus question left, and it's open for all.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: JayMac on April 14, 2012, 14:43:35 9. Virgin 1st Class Lounge, Manchester Piccadilly.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 14:56:51 Correct again, 7, 10 and the bonus question left.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 15:02:56 That puts Bignosemac into the lead with 3 points. There are however 4 points still available to claim.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: Gordon the Blue Engine on April 14, 2012, 15:34:27 Is 10 Weymouth?
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 15:52:41 Is 10 Weymouth? I'm afraid not. Have another go.Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: devon_metro on April 14, 2012, 17:28:57 Could 10 be Newhaven Marine?
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 17:31:46 Could 10 be Newhaven Marine? It's not I'm afraid. Try again.Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: JayMac on April 14, 2012, 17:42:52 It is a free for all now, isn't it?
7. Doorway of a Class 390 Pendolino Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 17:52:09 It is a free for all now, isn't it? Correct again. Come on Bignosemac, finish it off! Anyone else can too!7. Doorway of a Class 390 Pendolino Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: ellendune on April 14, 2012, 21:54:57 Bonus question. Is this also taken in the VT louge at Piccadilly? If so the mersey rail leaflet is out of place.
Title: Re: Where Have I been? Post by: EBrown on April 14, 2012, 21:56:21 Bonus question. Is this also taken in the VT louge at Piccadilly? If so the mersey rail leaflet is out of place. That's correct, well done! Now just to locate the last station I visited.This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |