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Title: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 10:56:45 All of these my pictures taken on days out by train from Melksham within the last 5 years. All local trains. How many places can you recognise?
Forum members - please follow up by helping others identify places - one each please for the first 24 hours. 1 Worcester Shrub Hill - TonyN (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_01.jpg) 2 Culham - IndustryInsider (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_02.jpg) 3 Weymouth - WSW Frome (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_03.jpg) 4 Kemble - Chris from Nailsea (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_04.jpg) 5 Bedwyn - stuving (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_05.jpg) 6 Penryn - ellendune (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_06.jpg) 7 Marlow - TonyN (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_07.jpg) 8 Southampton Central - WSW Frome (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_08.jpg) 9. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_09.jpg) 10 Trowbridge - Rob on the hill (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_10.jpg) 11 Filton Abbey Wood - brooklea (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_11.jpg) 12 Freshford - Rob on the hill (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_12.jpg) 13 Oxford - MVR S&T (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_13.jpg) 14 Torre - DR7835 (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_14.jpg) 15 Marsh Barton - Andy E (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_15.jpg) 16 Coombe Junction - stuving (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_16.jpg) 17 Morchard Road - AMLAG (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_17.jpg) 18 Exmouth - timmer (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_18.jpg) 19 Axminster - PhilWakely (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_19.jpg) 20 Shirehampton - johnneyw (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_20.jpg) 21 Gloucseter - Rob on the hill (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_21.jpg) 22 Romsey - MVR S&T (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_22.jpg) 23 Melksham - BobM (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_23.jpg) 24. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_24.jpg) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_25.jpg) Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2025, 11:27:17 4. Kemble (my favourite station). ;D
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: TonyN on February 08, 2025, 11:37:04 1 Worcester Shrub Hill
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: IndustryInsider on February 08, 2025, 12:07:46 4. Kemble (my favourite station). ;D I couldn't for the life of me work out where 4 was! ;D 2 is Culham? Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: johnneyw on February 08, 2025, 12:21:43 20 is Shirehampton.
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: bobm on February 08, 2025, 12:26:06 23 is Melksham
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: ellendune on February 08, 2025, 13:00:41 6 is Penryn
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: bradshaw on February 08, 2025, 13:23:08 15 Topsham
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 13:39:25 Answers so far:
1 Worcester Shrub Hill - TonyN 2 Culham - IndustryInsider 4 Kemble - Chris from Nailsea 6 Penryn - ellendune 15 - sorry - NOT Topsham 20 Shirehampton - johnneyw 23 Melksham - BobM Edit note: Minor editing to correct typos for clarity. CfN. Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: DR7835 on February 08, 2025, 13:58:08 14 Torquay Torre
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Rob on the hill on February 08, 2025, 13:58:40 12. Freshford.
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: bobm on February 08, 2025, 14:21:47 Is there an extra point for noting 150 246 features in two photos (and I know both locations)?
Also doubles from 165 126 and 166 210. Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2025, 14:25:00 Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 14:35:40 Is there an extra point for noting 150 246 features in two photos (and I know both locations)? I noticed that as I was preparing the quiz ... but didn't have enough to do a "life and travels of 150 246" quiz. Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: stuving on February 08, 2025, 14:49:46 16. Coombe Junction Halt
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: WSW Frome on February 08, 2025, 15:22:39 3 = Weymouth; 8 = Southampton Central
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2025, 15:31:40 Hold on - one only, for the first 24 hours! :o
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: bradshaw on February 08, 2025, 16:40:19 Let’s try Teignmouth for 15 instead!
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2025, 18:36:45 4. Kemble (my favourite station). ;D I couldn't for the life of me work out where 4 was! ;D Really, Kemble is my idea of a proper railway station. I didn't even need to cheat by reading the sign. ;D Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Timmer on February 08, 2025, 18:41:14 18 Exmouth
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 18:42:23 1 Worcester Shrub Hill - TonyN
2 Culham - IndustryInsider 3 Weymouth - WSW Frome 4 Kemble - Chris from Nailsea 6 Penryn - ellendune 8 Southampton Central - WSW Frome 12 Freshford - Rob on the hill 14 Torre - DR7835 15 - sorry - NOT Topsham nor Teignmouth either 16 Coombe Junction - stuving 18 Exmouth - Timmer 20 Shirehampton - johnneyw 23 Melksham - BobM Edit note: Minor editing to correct typos for clarity. CfN. Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Mark A on February 08, 2025, 19:30:43 My home station the year my final YP railcard expired.*
Most memorable use of Kemble station: during a cold spell, temperatures down to minus 18 a few nights, the army turning out of the barracks at South Cerney kitted out in thorougly appropriate snowshoes, and at a different workplace, a colleague appearing at the laundry door, and as they stepped across the threshold, frosty haired, into the warmth, in just a few seconds, 30 years fell from their apparent age: a goosebumps moment. I wish I'd had a pair of snowshoes for the hour or so evening walk to Kemble, a mile or so of which being on a slightly exposed road that had filled with snow between the banks and was impassible, so, out into the fields and parallel to the road making the best crossing of the occasional hedge as I could, they were less of an obstacle than the snow-filled road. Arriving at the station, the trains running sort-of-ok, even though that terrible 9 mile single track section to Swindon wasn't helping. The one I was headed for was an HST, which helped, but even it had snow in odd places, not all of it outside the carriages. Mark *Railcards about which I wrote a letter to BR, pointing out that they had a missing demographic on their trains, and trains on the line from Gloucester were carrying around enough fresh air in the gathering recession to make it worth pulling in additional regular customers off the frankly unpleasant A419/M4. Their reply was to the effect "Yes, yes, child, come back when you're sixty" For me, the year or seven of the lovely 'Annual season ticket holder's nominated person's second railcard' that might or might not have had something to do with Chris Green was then a thing of the future. Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: MVR S&T on February 08, 2025, 20:12:11 13. Oxford
19. Sherborne? Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 08, 2025, 20:33:14 Hold on - one only, for the first 24 hours! :o
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Andy E on February 08, 2025, 20:53:21 15. Marsh Barton?
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: PhilWakely on February 08, 2025, 23:02:50 19. Axminster
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 23:28:25 My home station the year my final YP railcard expired.* Most memorable use of Kemble station .... Kemble is a really interesting case of a station quite outsized for the limited population in walking distance. (https://www.firstgreatwestern.info/map/stationmap.php?tlc=KEM&wider=1) Do I dare say "shows what could be done with Pilning". ... Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 08, 2025, 23:36:24 Edit note: Minor editing to correct typos for clarity. CfN. Thanks - as I'm keeping an separate log of answers, I'm afraid I may have re-introduce some here: 1 Worcester Shrub Hill - TonyN 2 Culham - IndustryInsider 3 Weymouth - WSW Frome 4 Kemble - Chris from Nailsea 6 Penryn - ellendune 8 Southampton Central - WSW Frome 12 Freshford - Rob on the hill 13 Oxford - MVR S&T 14 Torre - DR7835 15 Marsh Barton - Andy E 16 Coombe Junction - stuving 18 Exmouth - timmer 19 Axminster - PhilWakely 20 Shirehampton - johnneyw 23 Melksham - BobM Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 09, 2025, 11:35:49 All of these my pictures taken on days out by train from Melksham within the last 5 years. All local trains. How many places can you recognise? Forum members - please follow up by helping others identify places - one each please for the first 24 hours. And the 24 hours is up ... still to identify: 5. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_05.jpg) 7. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_07.jpg) 9. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_09.jpg) 10. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_10.jpg) 11. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_11.jpg) 17. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_17.jpg) 21. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_21.jpg) 22. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_22.jpg) 24. (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_24.jpg) (https://www.wellho.info/pix/fe25_25.jpg) [/quote] Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Rob on the hill on February 09, 2025, 13:33:26 21. Gloucester
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: stuving on February 09, 2025, 15:18:17 5. Bedwyn
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: MVR S&T on February 09, 2025, 15:45:58 22. Romsey
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: brooklea on February 09, 2025, 19:04:39 11. Filton Abbey Wood
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Rob on the hill on February 09, 2025, 19:39:57 10. Trowbridge
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: AMLAG on February 09, 2025, 21:54:45 17 Morchard Road Those concrete sleepers are about 70 yrs old ! Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Chris from Nailsea on February 09, 2025, 22:02:25 ... Those concrete sleepers are about 70 yrs old ! I know that feeling ... ::) Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: TonyN on February 09, 2025, 22:03:43 7 Marlow
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: grahame on February 10, 2025, 00:24:34 Only 2 (numbers 9 and 24) left to identify ...and a lovely reminder of places to visit again this year. Once those two are identified, I'll repost the whole list
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Rob on the hill on February 10, 2025, 11:11:04 9. Hilsea
Title: Re: Out and about in the South West - regional and local trains Post by: Mark A on February 11, 2025, 12:32:26 My home station the year my final YP railcard expired.* Most memorable use of Kemble station .... Kemble is a really interesting case of a station quite outsized for the limited population in walking distance. *snip** **Electric-assist bikes enter the chat** Given the 5 mile separation, even though Cirencester's tiny (~20,000), a Cirencester to Kemble station good quality 4 metre width off road route is a no-brainer - reusing the branch would involve getting creative at the Cirencester end of things, given the encroachment of industrial estates and a couple of not-so-minor road flat crossings. On the plus side, the missing A429 bridge site is ideal for a replacement at height, and a couple of other of the line's structures are strikingly well built, are early examples of GWR masonry work and also deserving of listing. A Cirencester-Kemble route is the sort of thing that should be funded by a levy of what would be small change from the extensive gravel extraction that's within a stone's throw there and which has utterly changed the landscape beyond recognition. Also... *glares at Tetbury*... population ~6500 and growing, and c.8 miles from Kemble. Mark 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 |