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In indexing my articles / resources on public rail transport (http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z501.html) and public road transport (http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z501.html) I have come up with this grid of pictures.   Not intended as a "where is this?" type quiz initially, but I wonder how many you folks can place or tell me about?

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

I'll declare an 'inside information' interest from the outset, as I make a personal appearance in one of them ...  ::)

Row 3 Col 4 Hayling Island Branch

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/community-history/hayling-billy.htm

Oops - I probably shouldn't have photographed the sign at Hayling Island Station.   Yes.


An honourable and personal appearance.   But can you spot any of the others?

Note ... I have not set a "one only" rule on this one ...

Two of Weymouth, perchance?

Alright, then: column 5 includes two pictures taken at Melksham Station ... and there are some other pictures on the grid that were taken in Melksham, but not necessarily at the railway station.  ;D

Oh, and there's a Taunton.  >:(

That'd be you in the Hi-Vis then? (Row 2 col 5)

Row 2 Column 2 is bugging me!

I suspect it's the main bus stops in Trowbridge Town Centre and you're either looking at a ZigZag service (But i didn't think they used Optare buses) or the Number 66 Frome Minibuses service which also forms the 17:40 234 to Frome! Which is definately run by an Optare!

As an aside we did have a new bus service, the number 23 which ran Warminster - Trowbridge via Westbury and White Horse Business Park. Which for me was ideal as it was ran every half an hour or so I never had to wait long after work to catch it and it was incredibly punctual! (Sometimes too punctual) Unfortunately they withdrew operating this route which made thetrout very cross! >:( Now we're back to First Group who quite often turn up 10 - 20 minutes late, with drivers who ask you for directions because they don't know the route. Or definately the most annoying one of the day... To not turn up at all!!! Which has happened to me once too often, so now I mostly walk it! :o >:( ;D

Let's see ... yes - there are two of Weymouth (now which were they  ;D ?)

Column 2.  ?? -  picture is indeed Trowbridge - the town service, number 66 I think. - ?? - ??
Column 3.   Weymouth - ?? - ?? - Weymouth
Column 4.  ?? - ?? - Hayling Island - ??
Column 5.  Taunton - Melksham - ?? - Melksham

There will indeed be quite a few in the bunch of Melksham;  the pictures are used to support the blog link indexes I listed and as I live in the place I talk about it quite a bit  ;).   But some of those (the account for a third of the grid) are very hard to identify to place.

Yes it's a 66 bus if that's Trowbridge. I'm not 100% sure, but my understanding is that Bodmans Coaches (These "Wiltshire Bus" Thingys) also operate some of the services on the 66 route. AFAIK the 66 runs around the housing estate next to Tesco Extra. It also serves Broadmead (In Trowbridge, not Bristol ;) )

I know however that Frome Minibuses which operate some the 66 route services do also run a single 234 service at 17:40 from Trowbridge - Frome serving the village of Rode on request. This because the Bus needs to come back to Frome for fuel anyway. I quite often see it in the Petrol Station at Sainsburys! I've caught it a few times.

Since Faresaver changed the timetables, it is actually the last Frome bound 234 of the evening!

Sorry for the mess up, I just couldn't remember that the building in the back left of the picture was there and actually looked like that..........!

The RF and Country RM from Cobham bus museum on a running day?

No ... I don't think so.   As far as I can research, the red one is based in Chippenham and the green one (much weaker evidence here) is from Essex.

Hmm.  Row 2, column 4 has a suggestion of Taunton about it, I think ...  :P ::)

Knowing where Graham was last week, I'm inclined to say I'm sorry - I Havant a clue"

Definately ;D Bus Stops on Station Road for services destined to Ladymead Road, Priorswood, Nerrols Farm, Bildgewater and Highbridge/Burham.

Column 2.  ?? -  picture is indeed Trowbridge - the town service, number 66 I think. - ?? - ??
Column 3.   Weymouth - ?? - ?? - Weymouth
Column 4.  ?? - Taunton - Hayling Island - ??
Column 5.  Taunton - Melksham - ?? - Melksham

Apart from the Hayling Island picture nearby, nothing from the Havant trip in the matrix.   Did get a rather couple of rather nice other pictures ...

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/sfront5.jpg)

and

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

If Plastic traffic cones are GROWING iin the water, I sure won't drink it  ;D ;D ;D

C6-R3 also looks like Trowbridge... Same place as my last guess.

C5-R1 Looks like that place......... Paging chris from nailsea ;) ;D

C3-R2 Shot in the dark on this one... But was that taken at Bristol Temple Meads perhaps??

Yes, yes (but had already been identified) and no  ;)

OK ... lots of those were never intended for any form of "guess where" ... I'll give you a complete list

Top row:
1. Melksham Bypass from the bus
2. Class 150; on board 08:20 Swindon to Weymouth via TransWilts
3. Weymouth
4. Melksham (Spa Road)
5. Taunton
6. Warminster

2nd Row:
1. Swindon
2. Trowbridge
3. Bath
4. Taunton
5. Melksham
6. Melksham Without

3rd Row:
1. Westbury
2. Melksham
3. Between Westbury and Trowbridge; 19:37 Westbury to Swindon
4. Hayling Island
5. Codford
6. Warminster

Bottom row:
1. Approaching Chippenham from Bath
2. Melksham Market Place
3. Weymouth
4. Melksham
5. Melksham
6. Chippenham

Graham, where was the cress sign located? I've lived in the Borough of Havant for twelve years and never saw anything like this!

Park Road South (B2149), East side, just north of A27 Havant Bypass