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« on: October 29, 2016, 13:49:11 »
Whilst waiting for the 1847 to Avonmouth on Friday 28th October 2016 I was able to watch this chap at work on platform 3 at Bristol TM▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context), composing a charcoal drawing of the scene. A work in progress that looked, to my untrained eye, rather good:
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« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2016, 16:34:07 »
That's good to see.
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« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2016, 18:48:23 »
Just goes to show how much better the old place looks without that awful post office conveyor contraption now how about that other eyesore ?.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2016, 09:45:54 »
A year or two ago there was a woman on the Brook Road bridge looking over Oldfield Park station painting the scene (it looked a similar sized painting to this one). I saw her there a few times, so she was taking it very seriously, and similarly the painting looked very professional.
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2016, 10:07:48 »
..... now how about that other eyesore ?.

Hey, that's no way to talk about BNM even if he wasn't wearing his trademark flat cap !
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