Pairs

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[grahame]

Something ... or nothing ... links each of these pairs.  Can you spot the links?

First set:




Second set:




Thirds set:




Fourth set:




Fifth set:




Sixth set:




Seventh set:




Final set:




Feel free to explain your reasoning and tell us about the pictures ...

[Chris from Nailsea]

Hmm. 

The final pair is the only one I can offer any comment on at the moment. 

Melksham - the first picture showing a normal winter evening scene at the station, and the second showing expectant crowds waiting for a Santa Special, perchance (purely guessing, by the number of families with children)?

[grahame]

Two good answers there - finding correct links in those cases. 

The fifth set is indeed the bridge over the river Avon at Staverton, between Melksham and Trowbridge, from the original 1840s drawing of the wooden bridge to be built as the line was built, and last winter.   Thanks for the drawing to the Wiltshire and Swindon archives. See http://www.wellho.net/mouth/3628_Historic-Drawings-from-near-Melksham.html for a little more on this pair.

And, yes, the final set is two pictures taken at Melksham station, from almost the same viewpoint. The second picture is indeed the crowd waiting for the train with Santa on it - once again this December, we're lucky enough to have him on the 17:25 train to Swindon on Sunday, 2nd December. Numbers are limited to ensure that station, train, and Santa can all cope; thank you to FGW^▸ (First Great Western) for arranging that the train will be at the upper end of what the bay at Swindon can handle that evening. See http://www.wellho.net/mouth/3899_Father-Christmas-to-be-on-train-in-Melksham.html for this year's flyer and further details.

Those are the only two pairs taken from almost exactly the same location;  links in the other cases are something different.   There's no commonality in how the links are done - I could have made this eight different quizzes.

[paul7575]

Pair 2

Railway sections presently declared 'out of use' by NR^» (Network Rail - home page)?   The second is Weymouth Quay, but not sure about the first picture, could it be the Folkestone Harbour branch?

Paul

[JayMac]

Second set:

That's Avonmouth in the first image, taken on the level crossing. Weymouth Quay station in the second. The only link I can offer for the pair is that they are/were both stations serving docks. Avonmouth station was formerly called Avonmouth Dock.

[eightf48544]

1.1 looks continental low platform no fences different style telegraph poles. Possibly even narrow gauge although depending on the lens rail gauge can be deceptive. What its connection with a Voyager is I don't know.

A real shot in the dark is 6 I'm thimking West Coast for 6.1 maybe Norton Bridge (although where the photo was taken from I don't know) so maybe  Acton Bridge and is 6.2 the notorious Reddish South? If it's Norton Bridge and Reddish then its supposidly open  stations with in one case no trains and the other a train a week in one direction, but does Acton bridge come in that category. 

[eightf48544]

Number 7 is it showing old and new. First picture old platforms with tripod barriers and old shelter and second picture new fully accessable platform and minimal shelter. North Wales Coast line around Aber?

[grahame]

Second set - yes - docks / stations serving sea connections / Weymouth and Avonmouth.

Number 6 - *so* close ... Norton Bridge correctly identified, the other station (just about as close to closed while still having a 'service') is ... [someone say, please]

Pair 7 - sorry - not even in the principality   

[thetrout]

Third Set I believe is something to do with the old Somerset and Dorset Railway. I've seen the second picture on the forum before (So feel free to disqualify for remembering! ). Something alone the lines of old and closed railway lines being turned into Cycle Paths by any chance?

I'm pretty sure I recognise the second picture in the sixth set as well but I wouldn't have a clue to what the link would be unless it was due to the number of trains the stations see in a day

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

second photo in set 6 has two platforms no lighting and a very limited service ..... i'm going for Denton

[The Tall Controller]

Denton!

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

that be up't north which is ome for me

[thetrout]

Darn and Blast! It wasn't one go in 24 Hours!

I knew it was Denton! I should get a half point because my pair connection was right

Maybe we should make a Denton - Melksham Journey if a such thing is possible

[grahame]

Pair 6 - yes, second station is Denton - near as damn it no service.

Third set - you're in the right sort of area, and both are cycle tracks which I hadn't noticed when I set the question.  So there's something else - another summat I'm looking for.

You're going well folks. No, I haven't said "just one go in 24 hours"; I might feel that 24 goes in 1 hour was a bit much, but no limit set.

[Chris from Nailsea]

The fifth set is indeed the bridge over the river Avon at Staverton, between Melksham and Trowbridge, from the original 1840s drawing of the wooden bridge to be built as the line was built ...

I found it absolutely fascinating to discover that the whole bridge was apparently built with pencils ...