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« on: May 04, 2014, 17:40:41 » |
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These are all personal pictures taken when travelling from home using the TransWilts services since they were improved in December. One guess each, please, for the first 24 hours - can you tell me where I have been? 1. Melksham - Chris from Nailsea  2. Manchester Piccadilly - Ellendune  3. Stonehouse - quedgeley2002  4. Ashby-de-la-Zouch - Red Squirrel  5. Chippenham - Brooklea  6. Derby - Oxman  7. Weston-super-mare - devon_metro  8.Paddington - Oxman  9. Rotterdam Centraal - Trainer  10.  |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 17:54:02 » |
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Well, I'll take the opportunity offered of naming the easiest one: 1. Melksham.    |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2014, 18:00:15 » |
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And the next stop heading north, 5. Chippenham.
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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2014, 18:40:58 » |
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Aha! Number 4 is Ashby-de-la-Zouch by the Sea!
Ashby de la Zouch, Castle Abbey
That's the only place that I long to be,
Skies are full of blue, and the cows are full of moo
In Ashby de la Zouch by the sea
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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grahame
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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2014, 19:01:03 » |
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Well, I'll take the opportunity offered of naming the easiest one: 1. Melksham. You were supposed to be confused by the crowd, Chris ! And the next stop heading north, 5. Chippenham.
Yes, that's the next station stop in modern terms, allowing for waiting for the main line at Thingley! Aha! Number 4 is Ashby-de-la-Zouch by the Sea!
Hmm .. I don't do poetry, but, yes, that is Ashby. I was thinking that picture might have been a later one to be named too. Now - I don't know what those tracks are - anyone? |
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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2014, 19:50:58 » |
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Now - I don't know what those tracks are - anyone?
You'd think - did Ashby have trams? Sort of - see the Burton and Ashby Light Railway in Wikipedia. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2014, 19:54:06 » |
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Well, I'll take the opportunity offered of naming the easiest one: 1. Melksham. You were supposed to be confused by the crowd, Chris ! On the contrary, grahame : what I find particularly encouraging is the ease with which it is now possible to take pictures at Melksham Station which include a passenger train stopping there ... |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2014, 20:18:48 » |
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No.3 is Stonehouse. My local!!
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« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2014, 20:46:24 » |
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No.3 is Stonehouse. My local!!
A shining example of how a big, fast, long distance train can regularly call at a short platform. That's another picture I thought might take a while! |
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« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2014, 21:59:38 » |
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7. Bath Spa
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grahame
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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2014, 01:41:11 » |
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7. Bath Spa
Sorry - it isn't. Does look similar, though! |
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2014, 07:30:54 » |
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2. Manchester Picadilly
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grahame
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« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2014, 07:38:43 » |
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2. Manchester Picadilly
Correct Exactly half way there ... 1 to 5 have all been identified, and 6 to 10 still to go! |
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« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2014, 08:11:30 » |
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I'm going to have a stab at 9. Rotterdam Centraal.
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grahame
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« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2014, 08:20:23 » |
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I'm going to have a stab at 9. Rotterdam Centraal.
Yes, that's correct! |
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