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Sideshoots - associated subjects => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: grahame on October 20, 2008, 00:01:58



Title: Night Rail
Post by: grahame on October 20, 2008, 00:01:58
As the nights draw in ...  all taken at dusk or later.

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/nightrail1.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/nightrail2.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/nightrail4.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/nightrail5.jpg)

They're far and wide - and some are quite tricky. One of them is Melksham, of course, but where are the others?


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 20, 2008, 00:12:55
Please, as my brain is rather numb right now, can I just claim number 2 as Melksham?  ;D


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Super Guard on October 20, 2008, 10:26:37
I'm usually rubbish at these, so forgive me if i'm miles away but:

1.  Tiverton Parkway
4.  Swindon


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: smithy on October 20, 2008, 10:35:50
unless i am very much mistaken that is a class 156 in former central livery and on right looks like a former wessex/wales and west 158,so no4 is somewhere on the northern network i think dont know where mind


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Phil on October 20, 2008, 11:52:21
Is the third one down Gatport Airwick?

(Gatwick, sorry...)


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Ollie on October 20, 2008, 12:00:43
Is the third one down Gatport Airwick?

(Gatwick, sorry...)

Yeah the 3rd one definitely looks like the link between North and South Terminals at Gatwick


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Worcester_Passenger on October 20, 2008, 13:57:30
Is the last one the east end of Nottingham?


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: grahame on October 20, 2008, 18:21:59
1. Tiverton
2. Melksham
3. No-one has it right yet (or even right continent - this is a mean one on my part)
4. Nottingham

You're doing well folks ...


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: eightf48544 on October 20, 2008, 22:08:11
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Super Guard on October 20, 2008, 23:51:06
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?

It's definately an airport as you can see the ATC tower at the top of it  ;)


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: grahame on October 21, 2008, 07:54:17
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?

It is indeed at a USA airport - one of the few to have a rail rapid transit system to go into the airport, although the rides to downtown all serve the intermediate suburbs too very much like the underground does from Heathrow.


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: Mookiemoo on October 21, 2008, 08:30:22
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?

It is indeed at a USA airport - one of the few to have a rail rapid transit system to go into the airport, although the rides to downtown all serve the intermediate suburbs too very much like the underground does from Heathrow.

ohare?


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: grahame on October 21, 2008, 18:06:00
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?

It is indeed at a USA airport - one of the few to have a rail rapid transit system to go into the airport, although the rides to downtown all serve the intermediate suburbs too very much like the underground does from Heathrow.

ohare?

Sorry - no - it's futher West ...


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: plymothian on October 22, 2008, 20:38:53
San Francisco


Title: Re: Night Rail
Post by: grahame on October 24, 2008, 05:49:48
San Francisco

Yes, spot on!





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