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« on: October 20, 2008, 00:01:58 »
As the nights draw in ...  all taken at dusk or later.









They're far and wide - and some are quite tricky. One of them is Melksham, of course, but where are the others?
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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2008, 00:12:55 »
Please, as my brain is rather numb right now, can I just claim number 2 as Melksham?  Grin
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« Reply #2 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
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« Reply #3 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
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2008, 11:52:21 »
Is the third one down Gatport Airwick?

(Gatwick, sorry...)
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2008, 12:00:43 »
Quote from: Phil on October 20, 2008, 11:52:21
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
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2008, 13:57:30 »
Is the last one the east end of Nottingham?
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« Reply #7 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 ...
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2008, 22:08:11 »
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2008, 23:51:06 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on October 20, 2008, 22:08:11
Third one might be USA hasn't grahame just come back from there?

It's definately an airport as you can see the ATC▸ (Automatic Train Control) tower at the top of it  Wink
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2008, 07:54:17 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on October 20, 2008, 22:08:11
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.
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« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2008, 08:30:22 »
Quote from: grahame on October 21, 2008, 07:54:17
Quote from: eightf48544 on October 20, 2008, 22:08:11
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?
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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2008, 18:06:00 »
Quote from: Mookiemoo on October 21, 2008, 08:30:22
Quote from: grahame on October 21, 2008, 07:54:17
Quote from: eightf48544 on October 20, 2008, 22:08:11
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 ...
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« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2008, 20:38:53 »
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« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2008, 05:49:48 »
Quote from: plymothian on October 22, 2008, 20:38:53
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Yes, spot on!
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