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« on: May 25, 2014, 23:09:14 »

1.  Melksham.

Oh, sorry - it isn't a quiz.  Tongue Embarrassed Grin
Can't be a picture quiz...no picture of Taunton  Grin I'll get my coat.

Just one guess in 24 hours (each  Grin) , please ...

1. Taunton - Bobm


2. Melksham - Phil


3. Glasgow Central - Worcester Passenger


4. Dilton Marsh - Southern Stag


5. Westbury - Brooklea


6. Victoria Station, London. Bignosemac


7. Oxford - Brucey
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2014, 23:21:31 »

6. London Victoria
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2014, 05:08:26 »

6. London Victoria

Yep, Correct
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« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2014, 05:58:44 »

1 is Taunton.
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2014, 07:06:44 »

1 is Taunton.

Surely not?  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2014, 08:24:13 »

2. is Melksham ("rubber town" as it used to be called by CB radio aficionados)
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2014, 08:28:58 »

3 is Waterloo
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2014, 08:30:16 »

2. is Melksham ("rubber town" as it used to be called by CB radio aficionados)

Correct - this is truly a traditional quiz, with a picture of Taunton and a picture of Melksham mandatory.   Cooper Tires (formally Avon Tyres, still know as "The Avon") remains one of the largest employers in the town but now with just a shadow of its former workforce.  Being on the same side of town as Melksham Station, business visitors have now been observed coming to this very road-centric type business on the new train service  Grin

3 is Waterloo

I'm sorry - it isn't  Embarrassed  - it's going to be a tricky one is no. 3, as there are ranks of unused phones at quite a few stations these days ...
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« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2014, 10:43:21 »

3 is Glasgow Central
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« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2014, 10:48:44 »

3 is Glasgow Central

Wow, yes ... that was one of the two I would describe as "difficult" ...
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« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2014, 11:18:48 »

4. Dilton Marsh
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« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2014, 11:27:00 »

4. Dilton Marsh

Correct ... I was there yesterday afternoon; trains in both directions stopped during my visit, with five people getting off one of them and four off the other.  I chatted with a couple of them, and their view is that the current services are sporadic and unhelpful in their time distribution and sources / destinations ... with attention given to these issues and changes to something more suitable, passenger numbers would grow dramatically.
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« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2014, 16:52:25 »

I think 5 is Westbury, but that isn't the difficult one, is it?
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« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2014, 17:05:39 »

I think 5 is Westbury, but that isn't the difficult one, is it?

Yes, that's Westbury.   Passengers waiting to board yesterday's 19:40 to Cheltenham Spa via Swindon.  (lots of confusion amongst passengers looking for the train to Swindon since it was announced as "Cheltenham Spa via Melksham" ...)

It's the one remaining picture - no. 7 - that may take a while to be worked out.  On the other hand, we have quite a few members who use that station / go past that spot on a regular basis ...
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« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2014, 16:38:52 »

I have received a correct answer to No. 7 by personal message - from someone who feels he's not played fair in how he identified the picture. Congratulations to him - he's right ... can anyone else get it - indeed by any means as it appears to have stuck.
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