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Title: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 20:48:11 There is railway above my head. These pictures were taken on a public footpath underpass where even I, a mere 5'10", had to duck.
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0073resz_zpsaxczoubw.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0072resz_zpsn3kdhi9o.jpg) Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 29, 2016, 21:26:11 Frankly, it looks more like the remnants of the Führerbunker, but is it possibly Bedminster station - the discontinued eastern pedestrian access? :-[
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 21:30:40 Sorry, not Bedminster.
This is a tough one I suspect. Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Western Pathfinder on September 29, 2016, 21:32:11 Taunton!!...
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 29, 2016, 21:36:16 If it is bluddy Taunton, I'll buy bignosemac a pint of his choice at a place of his choosing! :o ::)
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 21:42:46 Taunton!!... Closer than Chris's guess, but no, not Taunton. You can put your wallet away Chris! :) Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 29, 2016, 21:55:48 Closer than Chris's guess ... What, closer than Berlin, or closer than Bedminster? :o ::) ;D Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: johnneyw on September 29, 2016, 22:02:03 Old site of Ashley Down Station?
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 22:06:53 Old site of Ashley Down Station? Sorry no. you'll need to head further south west of Taunton... Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 22:19:30 Okay. Another part of the formation. From track side this time:
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/e8d430c9-54fe-4ce2-b3a4-8c8da232b917_zpstlg0denm.jpg) Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 29, 2016, 22:22:59 Narrow gauge? Hmmm ... ::)
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: johnneyw on September 29, 2016, 22:32:50 Rails look little used, was thinking Heathfield branch at Neutron Abbot?
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 22:38:07 Rails look little used, was thinking Heathfield branch at Neutron Abbot? Neutron Abbot? No. Typo aside, we're getting closer. There's no charge for that answer. Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 29, 2016, 23:24:01 Narrow gauge? Hmmm ... ::) One more clue tonight. Subtract 2" from the OP... Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: chrisr_75 on September 30, 2016, 00:14:24 Babbacombe Cliff Railway?
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 30, 2016, 00:17:58 Babbacombe Cliff Railway? Winner. Winner. Chicken Dinner! ;D It were the gauge wot won it, yeah? I'll post some more pictures tomorrow. Correctly orientated this time. That third picture was deliberately skewed before posting. Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: chrisr_75 on September 30, 2016, 00:24:21 Ha!
Sort of - the second pic just shouted 'funicular' at me, I did think Lynton at first, but a soupçon of googling/wikipedia and the answer was forthcoming! Track gauge and proximity to Neutron Abbott (that's so much better than Newton isn't it?!) just confirmed things ;D Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 30, 2016, 00:44:49 Rather annoyingly: from my own research, I did consider the possibility of it being the Lynton / Lynmouth. :-X
However, I then discounted that, but without following that particular line of enquiry any further - down into east Devon, for example. ::) Sherlock Holmes would have been ashamed of me. :-[ Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: chrisr_75 on September 30, 2016, 01:18:48 Ha! Sort of - the second pic just shouted 'funicular' at me, I did think Lynton at first, but a soupçon of googling/wikipedia and the answer was forthcoming! Track gauge and proximity to Neutron Abbott (that's so much better than Newton isn't it?!) just confirmed things ;D Sorry, I meant the third pic, having been on a few of them across Europe, there's something unmistakable about the way funiculars are constructed... CfN - it was an elementary process of elimination ;D (sorry, some Holmes reference had to be added) Oh, and random fact - I have travelled a couple of times on the funicular railway that ascends next to the waterfall (Reichenbach) in Meiringen, Switzerland, where Holmes met his end. Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: LiskeardRich on September 30, 2016, 02:45:26 Rather annoyingly: from my own research, I did consider the possibility of it being the Lynton / Lynmouth. :-X However, I then discounted that, but without following that particular line of enquiry any further - down into east Devon, for example. ::) Sherlock Holmes would have been ashamed of me. :-[ Lyntom lynmouth was one I'd dismissed as I visited recently and from memory it had foot bridges rather than underpass. Never been to babbacombe railway, although I'm in the Torbay area today (Friday) Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on September 30, 2016, 23:12:37 Pictures as promised:
(http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0076resz_zpsdxzdqyrs.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0084resz_zpsyjndlgqt.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0082resz_zpse5wwsebf.jpg) (http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt68/bignosemac/September%202016/DSC_0081resz_zpshjakoycr.jpg) Also video on YouTube (up to 4K resolution): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgJY5L7f-0 Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 02, 2016, 22:59:46 CfN - it was an elementary process of elimination ;D (sorry, some Holmes reference had to be added) Oh, and random fact - I have travelled a couple of times on the funicular railway that ascends next to the waterfall (Reichenbach) in Meiringen, Switzerland, where Holmes met his end. Interestingly, nowhere in the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Holmes use the word 'elementary' - and Holmes didn't actually die in / under the Reichenbach falls, either. ;) Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: chrisr_75 on October 03, 2016, 00:13:50 CfN - it was an elementary process of elimination ;D (sorry, some Holmes reference had to be added) Oh, and random fact - I have travelled a couple of times on the funicular railway that ascends next to the waterfall (Reichenbach) in Meiringen, Switzerland, where Holmes met his end. Interestingly, nowhere in the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Holmes use the word 'elementary' - and Holmes didn't actually die in / under the Reichenbach falls, either. ;) Clearly you have a more detailed knowledge than I do about the exact vocabulary, but it is a popular belief/myth nonetheless! Reading up on the Reichenbach thing, it appears Holmes was indeed supposed to die there, but Conan-Doyle was able to resurrect him by popular demand in further stories by way of there being enough holes in the story of the Holmes and Moriarty fisticuffs on the falls, so as that his fate was uncertain. It is a rather nice, quaint old funicular and a rather pleasant spot, worth a trip if you're ever in the area, especially so if you're a fan of the Holmes stories. Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: LiskeardRich on October 03, 2016, 11:55:17 Had you posted 24 hours later I would have had it! I visited on 30th!
Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: JayMac on October 03, 2016, 12:07:07 Interestingly, nowhere in the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Holmes use the word 'elementary' Not quite. Holmes does use the word 'elementary' in the short story 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man'. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Crooked_Man#Commentary What is never said in Sir ACD's writings is, "Elementary, my dear Watson." Title: Re: Where was I today? Low headroom... Post by: chrisr_75 on October 03, 2016, 12:12:55 Interestingly, nowhere in the text of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Holmes use the word 'elementary' Not quite. Holmes does use the word 'elementary' in the short story 'The Adventure of the Crooked Man'. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Crooked_Man#Commentary What is never said in Sir ACD's writings is, "Elementary, my dear Watson." The geekery on this forum sometimes knows no bounds! I like! ;D ;D ;D 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 |