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Title: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 02, 2023, 10:58:21
It never ceases to amaze me how members can identify locations even when most of the picture frame is taken up by a train. Try these - as ever, one each please for the first 24 hours

1. Barnham - paul7575
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr01.jpg)

2. Coventry - Timmer
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr02.jpg)

3. Asturias area, Spain - bradshaw
It's Pravia (you're right in the region) overlaid on Barcelona Sans
(inner picture - others welcome to come up with town name and identity outer picture)
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr03.jpg)

4. Fishguard Harbour - Oxonhutch
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr04.jpg)

5. Manulla Junction - Rob on the hill
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr05.jpg)

6. Crewe - Merthyr Imp
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr06.jpg)

7. Taunton - ChrisB
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr07.jpg)

8. Harpenden - stuving
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr08.jpg)

9. Wernigerode - eightonedee
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr09.jpg)

10.Melksham - rogerw
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr10.jpg)

11. Donnafugata station, Sicily - Bob_Blakey
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr11.jpg)

12. Stansted Airport - Timmer
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr12.jpg)

13. Zidani Most - Bob_Blakey
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr13.jpg)

14. Portway Park and Ride - johnneyW
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr14.jpg)

15. Poole - stuving
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr15.jpg)


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: ChrisB on August 02, 2023, 11:05:05
Is 2. Wolverhampton?


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Timmer on August 02, 2023, 11:35:01
12 Stansted Airport


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 02, 2023, 11:35:46
Is 2. Wolverhampton?

No, it isn't.

12 Stansted Airport

Yep!


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: stuving on August 02, 2023, 11:54:53
15:  Poole.


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: ChrisB on August 02, 2023, 11:58:13
Is 2. Wolverhampton?

No, it isn't.

Oh, ok - try again then 7 is TAU


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: paul7575 on August 02, 2023, 12:10:48
1. Is it Barnham P3? The down loop or Bognor Regis platform.

Paul


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: johnneyw on August 02, 2023, 12:17:50
14.  Portway Parkway,  I think that I was standing a few feet behind the chap in the picture at the time.


Edit:  As per ChrisB's correction below, it is off course Portway Park and Ride.  Senior moment there.


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: ChrisB on August 02, 2023, 12:19:32
14. Portway *Park & Ride*


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: rogerw on August 02, 2023, 12:30:06
I suspect that 10 is the obligatory Melksham one


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: JayMac on August 02, 2023, 13:04:23
And I suspect #7 is the also obligatory Taunton.


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Worcester_Passenger on August 02, 2023, 16:10:43
1. Brockenhurst


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: paul7575 on August 02, 2023, 18:42:22
1. Brockenhurst
It’s Barnham, I already got it…  ;D


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: stuving on August 02, 2023, 18:53:27
1. Brockenhurst
It’s Barnham, I already got it…  ;D
... though the loop is P1, not P3!


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Worcester_Passenger on August 02, 2023, 19:17:43
1. Brockenhurst
It’s Barnham, I already got it…  ;D

Doh!


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: paul7575 on August 02, 2023, 20:07:23
1. Brockenhurst
It’s Barnham, I already got it…  ;D
... though the loop is P1, not P3!
Damn.  ;D No logic to it is there…


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 02, 2023, 20:23:28
So far ...

1 Barnham - paul7575
7 Taunton - ChrisB
10 Melksham - rogerw
12 Stansted Airport - Timmer
14 Portway Park and Ride - johnneyW
15 Poole - stuving


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Merthyr Imp on August 02, 2023, 22:27:05
6 - Crewe (my son thinks).


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 03, 2023, 06:06:23
6 - Crewe (my son thinks).

Your son is correct.



Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Oxonhutch on August 03, 2023, 07:53:50
4: Fishguard Harbour


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: chuffed on August 03, 2023, 08:28:58
3. Ferrol ?


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 03, 2023, 08:51:45
3. Ferrol ?

Right network (for the inner picture).  I had a accident with this image and have overlaid one picture over another ...


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Mark A on August 03, 2023, 08:56:38
The Fishguard... that has its ferry back.

Mark


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Bob_Blakey on August 03, 2023, 18:14:08
11. Donnafugata station, Sicily


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 03, 2023, 18:22:08
11. Donnafugata station, Sicily

Yep ... wow ...


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: eightonedee on August 03, 2023, 22:34:15
9 - Wernigerode on the Harz Mountain Railway system


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Timmer on August 04, 2023, 08:00:15
2 Coventry


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: paul7575 on August 04, 2023, 16:13:43
Is 8. St Neots?


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 04, 2023, 17:27:03
Is 8. St Neots?

No , it isn't - sorry.

Note to all - the easier ones have gone.  It's been more than 24 hours so please, everyone, come in with the rest


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: bradshaw on August 04, 2023, 18:03:13
3 Asturias area, Spain is as close as I can find!


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: stuving on August 04, 2023, 20:31:27
Is 8. St Neots?

No , it isn't - sorry.

Note to all - the easier ones have gone.  It's been more than 24 hours so please, everyone, come in with the rest

Harpenden?


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Merthyr Imp on August 04, 2023, 22:08:11
2 - Stafford?


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 05, 2023, 07:07:06
Update - following are all correct

1 Barnham - paul7575
2 Coventy - Timmer
3 Asturias area, Spain - bradshaw
4 Fishguard Harbour - Oxonhutch
6 Crewe - Merthyr Imp
7 Taunton - ChrisB
8 Harpenden - Stuving
9 Wernigerode - eightonedee
10 Melksham - rogerw
11 Donnafugata station, Sicily - Bob_Blakey
12 Stansted Airport - Timmer
14 Portway Park and Ride - johnneyW
15 Poole - stuving

Remaining to be identified

5
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr05.jpg)

13
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr13.jpg)

and also the detail and outer picture of this "accident" where I overlayed 2 pictures through finger trouble

3. Asturias area, Spain - bradshaw
(inner picture - others welcome to come up with town name and identity outer picture)
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/whtr03.jpg)


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Rob on the hill on August 05, 2023, 08:21:26
5. Manulla Junction!


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: Bob_Blakey on August 05, 2023, 08:24:15
13. I think this might be Zidani Most


Title: Re: Where's this train
Post by: grahame on August 06, 2023, 17:06:29
Impressively all now correct

1 Barnham - paul7575
2 Coventy - Timmer
3 Asturias area, Spain - bradshaw
It's Pravia (you're right in the region) overlaid on Barcelona Sans
4 Fishguard Harbour - Oxonhutch
5 Manulla Junction - Rob on the hill
6 Crewe - Merthyr Imp
7 Taunton - ChrisB
8 Harpenden - Stuving
9 Wernigerode - eightonedee
10 Melksham - rogerw
11 Donnafugata station, Sicily - Bob_Blakey
12 Stansted Airport - Timmer
13 Zidani Most - Bob_Blakey
14 Portway Park and Ride - johnneyW
15 Poole - stuving



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