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« on: April 24, 2016, 20:25:38 »
No clues at all, to start with: I'll see how close anyone can get without help.  Wink Cheesy Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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.

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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2016, 20:32:03 »
Somewhere on the line of route of the WC▸ (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority))&PR▸ (Public Relations)?
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2016, 20:38:19 »
Hmm.  Roll Eyes

"Somewhere on the route of the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway" covers a fairly wide area.   Shocked

No.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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.

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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2016, 20:57:30 »
Found it I think. Will PM so others can have a go.
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2016, 21:00:38 »
Thanks, bignosemac.  I rather suspected that you'd track it down, so to speak, fairly easily.  Roll Eyes Wink Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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 #5 on: April 24, 2016, 22:17:36 »
At a guess just south of Clevedon on the edge of the Drain ?.
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2016, 22:23:16 »
Hmm, again.  Wink

I'm sorry, Western Pathfinder, but it's not the Clevedon Branch line either.  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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: April 24, 2016, 22:36:38 »
I'm guessing it might not be very far from Athelney
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2016, 22:42:05 »
You'd be guessing about thirty miles away from Athelney, as the crow flies, grahame.  Grin
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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2016, 22:57:49 »
I'm really pleased that everyone is chipping away at the various possibilities here, in the spirit of 'twenty questions'.  Please, do continue to do so!  Wink

My only regret is that I gave bignosemac such a clear 'no' to his initial suggestion of the WC▸ (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority))&PR▸ (Public Relations) - he promptly went on to perform a clinical analysis of exactly where I was today.  Shocked Roll Eyes Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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 #10 on: April 25, 2016, 12:33:01 »
Bridgwater Docks branch.................... Undecided
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2016, 16:54:53 »
Near Wrington?
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2016, 17:21:45 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on April 25, 2016, 12:33:01
Bridgwater Docks branch.................... Undecided

No, sorry, it's not that one.  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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.

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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2016, 17:23:10 »
Quote from: Four Track, Now! on April 25, 2016, 16:54:53
Near Wrington?

That's much warmer!  Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) 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 #14 on: April 25, 2016, 18:09:29 »
Cheddar railway walk near Congresbury, where the path dog-legs away from the line, which can be seen in the view.
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