Great Western Coffee Shop

Pictures from my travels hither and thither. Mostly in FGW land but a few from outside the area that maybe more difficult.

Usual rule, one guess each for the first 24 hours. An incorrect guess and I'll let you have another go!

19 would be Newton Abbot

19. Correct. devon_metro

24 would be Bristol Parkway

I'll keep to the rules, but I know number 5 also ;)

24. Correct. thetrout

14. St Denys

Paul

14. Correct. paul7755

22 - Truro booking hall as it was. Those seats, the radiator and the wall & windows behind were removed/knocked down a week or two ago

8 would be St Erth. I'll keep myself to one guess for now!  ;)

22. Correct. old original
8. Correct. Rob T

6.  Yatton.

13 is on the approaches to St Ives, I think...

13. Correct. Deltic

1. Exeter St Davids ???

1. Correct. amiddl

17 - Williton TMD, West Somerset Railway.

17. Correct. inspector_blakey

If 17 is Williton then is 5 Bishops Lydyard looking towards Minehead?

Think I know another but will wait another couple of hours.

5. Correct. eightf48544

Previous entrants can now have a 2nd go. One each still. ;)

10.  Worle.

10. Correct. chris from nailsea

15 Westbury ?

11. Clapham Junction?

3. New Dalston Junction

2. Bristol Temple Meads

18 Brighton

9. Havant

Correct.

Correct.

Correct.

Correct.

Correct.

Sorry, no. Have another go!

Free for all now for the remaining unidentified locations.

3. Euston ??

Correct

7. Queens Park

23.  Stogumber Station, West Somerset Railway.

Correct answers and answerees so far:

1. Exeter St Davids. amiddl
2. Bristol Temple Meads. chriselkins
3. London Euston. amiddl
4. Sea Mills. Lee
5. Bishops Lydeard. eightf48544
6. Yatton. chris from nailsea
7. Queen's Park. paul7755
8. St Erth. Rob T
9. Havant. paul7755
10. Worle. chris from nailsea
11. Clapham Junction. devon_metro
12. Baker Street. amiddl
13. St Ives. Deltic
14. St Denys. paul7755
15. Westbury. super tm
16.
17. Wiliton TMD, West Somerset Railway. inspector_blakey
18. Brighton. amiddl
19. Newton Abbot. devon_metro
20.
21.
22. Truro booking hall, prior to refurb. old original
23. Stogumber, WSR. chris from nailsea
24. Bristol Parkway. thetrout

21 - Waterloo??

4 - Sea Mills

Sorry, no.

Correct.

That just leaves 12, 16, 20 & 21. I'll leave them a bit longer then maybe start giving clues.....

21 - I'll take a punt at coming off the bakerloo line at Pad

I think I'd agree with that!

Well, yes to coming off the Bakerloo, but not Paddington. I think Paddington has been 'updated' to a 'National Rail' station. Only 17 years since British Rail was laid to rest yet still the odd sign lingers on!

12 is Baker Street - I think ???

Correct.

21.. charing cross?

I think 21 is Waterloo LUL coming from Bakerloo Line

Sorry, no.

Sorry, again no.

Looks like 21 needs a further clue. You'll find it between Northumberland Avenue and Bow Street.

16 is an indirect public entrance to a FGW terminus.

20 can be found in a waiting room at another FGW terminus.

So 21 would be Marylebone (from the Monopoly board)

Correct. Clue was too easy, obviously!  ;)

Correct answers and answerees so far:

1. Exeter St Davids. amiddl
2. Bristol Temple Meads. chriselkins
3. London Euston. amiddl
4. Sea Mills. Lee
5. Bishops Lydeard. eightf48544
6. Yatton. chris from nailsea
7. Queen's Park. paul7755
8. St Erth. Rob T
9. Havant. paul7755
10. Worle. chris from nailsea
11. Clapham Junction. devon_metro
12. Baker Street. amiddl
13. St Ives. Deltic
14. St Denys. paul7755
15. Westbury. super tm
16. Hilton Hotel, Paddington. Tim
17. Wiliton TMD, West Somerset Railway. inspector_blakey
18. Brighton. amiddl
19. Newton Abbot. devon_metro
20.
21. Exit from Bakerloo line to Marylebone National Rail! Deltic
22. Truro booking hall, prior to refurb. old original
23. Stogumber, WSR. chris from nailsea
24. Bristol Parkway. thetrout

Could 16 be Penzance?

Sorry, no.

is 16 at taunton? ( I know I've walked over it somewhere)

Sorry, no

is 16 a side entrance into Paddington?

I'll give you that. It is actually the main entrance to the Hilton Hotel at Paddington, walk through the lobby and lounge and you can access the station via The Lawn.

No.20 might be the refurbished Waiting Room on P5 at EXD.

Bah, I've stayed in that hotel too! And used that bloody entrance :(

Sorry, no.

To reiterate and add to the clue for no. 20. The artwork can be found in the waiting room at a FGW terminus. However it is not a terminus for the other operators who use this particular station.

The only station I can think of that meets that criteria is Hereford - FGW terminus but through station for ATW.  Hold on, it's also a terminus for LM isn't it?

There is another one.....(actually I can think of three more FGW 'termini' that are through stations for other operators, but the artwork in pic 20 is only at one of them!)

well it's not Gatwick airport

Banbury is the only other one I can think of and I don't think that the mural is there.   IIRC, Banbury is a rather 1960s unlovely concrete creation with a wide enclosed overbridge.  The little windows over the door don't fit with that.   

I've just spent a good while studying the FGW route map and have concluded it is Basingstoke.  With a good bit of detective work (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sjp/BSK/images/photos/800/o1342-0000079.jpg), I've found this artwork is in the waiting room between Platforms 2 and 3.

Bingo brucey! That completes the line-up.  ;D


1. Exeter St Davids. amiddl
2. Bristol Temple Meads. chriselkins
3. London Euston. amiddl
4. Sea Mills. Lee
5. Bishops Lydeard. eightf48544
6. Yatton. chris from nailsea
7. Queen's Park. paul7755
8. St Erth. Rob T
9. Havant. paul7755
10. Worle. chris from nailsea
11. Clapham Junction. devon_metro
12. Baker Street. amiddl
13. St Ives. Deltic
14. St Denys. paul7755
15. Westbury. super tm
16. Hilton Hotel, Paddington. Tim
17. Wiliton TMD, West Somerset Railway. inspector_blakey
18. Brighton. amiddl
19. Newton Abbot. devon_metro
20. Basingstoke. brucey
21. Exit from Bakerloo line to Marylebone National Rail! Deltic
22. Truro booking hall, prior to refurb. old original
23. Stogumber, WSR. chris from nailsea
24. Bristol Parkway. thetrout

Well done to all who took part. You are a knowledgeable bunch.  ;) :D ;D

[pedant]South West Trains terminate some services at Basingstoke .... therefore it is also a terminus for them ....[/pedant]

Definitely not a terminus for CrossCountry though.