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« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2015, 19:21:30 »

On Points West tonight, there was a report on the consultation that opened today on the re-opening of the Portishead line, and more particularly, the site of the new Portishead station.
However whoever drew the accompanying map made a major blunder. The line from Portishead was shown as crossing the Avon just east of the M5 bridge, joining the Severn Beach line, with no sign of the freight line through the Avon Gorge and into Royal Portbury Dock, whatsoever !

I hope someone has told the Department of Transport....... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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« Reply #16 on: June 23, 2015, 15:22:43 »

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The Editor of Points west has been in touch to say, that he expected better of his team and that steps would be taken to ensure this map is never seen again !
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« Reply #17 on: June 23, 2015, 17:11:38 »

I've posted this before in another thread, but it deserves a showing here  Smiley

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« Reply #18 on: June 23, 2015, 23:11:38 »

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The Editor of Points west has been in touch to say, that he expected better of his team and that steps would be taken to ensure this map is never seen again !

His team will be taken out into the staff car park and one of them - chosen at random - will be birched (to encourage the others).  Grin

I've posted this before in another thread, but it deserves a showing here  Smiley

That's an epic fail on the signage front!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2015, 16:12:29 »

Spotted this on my recent travels and it rather amused me

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