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One of the unusual things about my day job is that it takes me all over the place ... and these days, I'm using the train where I can. Living in Wiltshire, there's obviously a bias in what I see towards that county, but I do get to see things away from the Great Western area too. Where were these pictures taken? For the first 24 hours, just one each please  0: Blackfrairs (Old bridge abutment) [bignosemac]  1:  2: Euston [SandTEngineer]  3: St Pancras Low Level [Southern Stag]  4: Elstree and Borehamwood [SandTEngineer]  5: Cricklewood [Electric train]  6: Blackfriars [SandTEngineer]  7: Salisbury [Rhydgaled]  |
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« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2013, 12:10:58 » |
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2 - Waterloo
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2013, 12:14:21 » |
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I'm probably wrong, but 7 looks like it might be Salisbury.
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Don't DOO▸ it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2013, 12:18:37 » |
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6. Blackfriars (Elephant and Castle end).
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grahame
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« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2013, 12:27:07 » |
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I'm probably wrong, but 7 looks like it might be Salisbury.
You're wrong in thinking you're probably wrong - you're right  2 - Waterloo
Sorry - no - it isn't. There used to be quite a lot of stations with these destination stones, so this picture may turn out to be quite tricky! 6. Blackfriars (Elephant and Castle end).
It is indeed; Blackfriars used to be one of the London stations I used when commuting to see a girlfriend at Barts's University, and I remember a fearsome double slip point that the fast line inbound trains took when headed through to Holborn Viaduct. There was very little indeed of the old left there. Wonder how the ex GF▸ is doing ... |
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2013, 12:28:26 » |
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0. Abutment of the original Blackfriars Rail Bridge over the Thames, as seen from Blackfriars Road Bridge.
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« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2013, 12:29:46 » |
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I'm feeling rather foolish now - those plainly aren't LSWR▸ destinations. What can I have been thinking? |
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2013, 12:50:55 » |
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No 5 Cricklewood
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2013, 12:56:00 » |
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No 5 Cricklewood
Correct and 0. Abutment of the original Blackfriars Rail Bridge over the Thames, as seen from Blackfriars Road Bridge.
Correct - although actually taken from the South Bank walkway rather than the road bridge |
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2013, 13:05:24 » |
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I'm probably wrong, but 7 looks like it might be Salisbury.
You're wrong in thinking you're probably wrong - you're right I had a feeling the platform the picture was taking from is not publically accessible, must be getting muddled. I decided to grant you the slightly-out guess you made on my picture quiz, since that sill isn't complete. I'm feeling rather foolish now - those plainly aren't LSWR▸ destinations. What can I have been thinking? I think Manchester Victoria has some destinations (in mainland Europe) displayed in its archetecture that I wouldn't associate with that station though (that's not a guess by the way, the destinations at Manchester Victoria don't look at all like that). |
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2013, 13:20:22 » |
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I think Manchester Victoria has some destinations (in mainland Europe) displayed in its archetecture that I wouldn't associate with that station though (that's not a guess by the way, the destinations at Manchester Victoria don't look at all like that).
Ironically (for this quiz) it was the old Blackfriars that used to have an especially exotic set of European destinations, but both the Blackfriars pictures have now been guessed. It's not Manchester Victoria ... Salisbury Platform 1 - at the other side - isn't available to the public. There's just one odd platform open there - number 3. The others that are available are 2, 4 and 6. My picture was taken from platform 4 .... doing what else but waiting for the Westbury train having arrived off the train from Waterloo! |
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« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2013, 00:40:07 » |
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3. London St Pancras Low Level?
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« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2013, 05:28:08 » |
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3. London St Pancras Low Level?
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« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2013, 21:14:38 » |
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...as the 24 hours is up...
2. Euston (Approach Road)
10. Elstree and Borehamwood.
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