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Author Topic: Prize Picture Quiz Summer 2015 *QUIZ CLOSED*  (Read 28906 times)
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« Reply #30 on: August 03, 2015, 20:31:58 »

My guesses (many of which were wild, and some of which I now know are wrong since answer have started being issued) would probably have been:
1. London Bridge
3. Manchester Piccadilly through platforms (probably my most confident answer)
4. Bridgend
8. London Euston
10. Neath
11. Salisbury
15. Thurso
20. Westbury
22. Bridgewater
23. Church Stretton
24. Lymington Town

I couldn't even guess at the rest. EDIT: looks like I only got 4/25 correct.
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« Reply #31 on: August 03, 2015, 21:00:51 »

4 and 10 are indeed Bridgend and Neath.

I think local knowledge may be in play there Rhydgaled.  Grin
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« Reply #32 on: August 03, 2015, 21:41:02 »

12 is Newquay, one of only 3 I knew!
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« Reply #33 on: August 03, 2015, 21:55:06 »

Congratulations on winning a very difficult quiz, Adelante_CCT!  Cheesy

22 = Taunton, I'm not sure if this is correct but I always remember it as having a canopy on the outer platform(s) with no cover on the middle line platforms.

Yes, that is correct - and it was one of the four that I managed to identify correctly.  As our readers will know by now, I'm something of an expert at spotting pictures of Taunton ...  Tongue Roll Eyes
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« Reply #34 on: August 03, 2015, 22:27:05 »

2.  Avonmouth (I really should have got that one. Embarrassed )

25.  Yatton
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« Reply #35 on: August 03, 2015, 22:49:17 »

12 is Newquay, one of only 3 I knew!

That was, I think, the hardest of the lot. Nice to see the Wales & West logo still out in the wild! It's only been 14 years since the demise of that franchise...
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« Reply #36 on: August 03, 2015, 22:53:06 »

I believe 6 is Cromer (Norfolk) which I only know as I happened to visit last year.
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« Reply #37 on: August 03, 2015, 23:09:30 »

12 is Newquay, one of only 3 I knew!

That was, I think, the hardest of the lot. Nice to see the Wales & West logo still out in the wild! It's only been 14 years since the demise of that franchise...

A friend works for the company who's advertising boarding is on the building in the background. Being a Newquay based taxi and bus firm it seemed an obvious guess to me.
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« Reply #38 on: August 03, 2015, 23:15:54 »

And to think I was going to white out that billboard completely! I just obscured the telephone number instead.
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« Reply #39 on: August 03, 2015, 23:16:22 »

I believe 6 is Cromer (Norfolk) which I only know as I happened to visit last year.

That's correct.
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« Reply #40 on: August 04, 2015, 00:08:12 »

18 - St Erth
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« Reply #41 on: August 04, 2015, 00:10:34 »

18 - St Erth

Aye!

Just 8, 14, 19 left to guess...
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« Reply #42 on: August 04, 2015, 00:19:48 »

And to think I was going to white out that billboard completely! I just obscured the telephone number instead.

Never underestimate the perspicacity of our Coffee Shop forum members.  Wink
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« Reply #43 on: August 04, 2015, 07:21:31 »

I am kicking myself ! I was in (at?) Cromer station last Wednesday taking pictures from the opposite side of the platform...the posters, the natty shelter over the ATM (Automated Teller Machine, or 'at the moment', depending on context), the signal box... the lot....but did I recognise it from the reverse shot ?? No. Kick! kick! kick!

I thought it was a brilliant quiz. Too easy, and we'd all be moaning, too hard and we'd still be moaning ! I, for one appreciate all the time and effort BNM puts in on our behalf to exercise our grey matter, and join in the positive comments relating to his stint as a moderator.

I might only have got 2 right ...but was particularly pleased to have identified Church Stretton !
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« Reply #44 on: August 04, 2015, 22:52:16 »

8 looks like Blackfriars to me
19 is presumably Colchester
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