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« on: April 07, 2018, 16:41:04 »
Can you tell me where each of these eight pictures was taken.   And what they have in common (there are several right answers I have thought of, and several more you'll probably come up with)

Please just place one picture at first ... I'm sure they will all go quickly

1. Melksham - Chris from Nailsea


2. Trowbridge - RA


3. Chippenham - Trainer


4. Bristol Temple Meads - Western Pathfinder


5. Exeter St David's - AMLAG


6. Newton Abbott - Western Pathfinder


7. Taunton - PhilWakley


8. Pewsey - Bradshaw
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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2018, 17:10:58 »
No6 Newton Abbot footbridge?.
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2018, 17:13:06 »

5 = Exeter St D plat 2, Former Exe Valley bay ..but the pic is back to front !
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2018, 17:14:50 »
Quote from: AMLAG on April 07, 2018, 17:13:06

5 = Exeter St D plat 2, Former Exe Valley bay ..but the pic is back to front !

Tcerroc!

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on April 07, 2018, 17:10:58
No6 Newton Abbot footbridge?.

And also right
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2018, 17:27:57 »
1. Melksham - also in reverse formation.  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.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2018, 17:43:23 »
7. notnuaT
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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2018, 17:54:02 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on April 07, 2018, 17:43:23
7. notnuaT

Indeed: I preferred to turn my back to that one.  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 07, 2018, 20:30:41 »
No 8 Marlborough Road Bridge PEWSEY, 75 miles 23 chains from Paddington
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2018, 20:46:01 »
Quote from: bradshaw on April 07, 2018, 20:30:41
No 8 Marlborough Road Bridge PEWSEY, 75 miles 23 chains from Paddington

Yes, it is ... walk down those steps and straight out onto the main A road without any footpath.
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« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2018, 23:24:28 »
3. Chippenham?
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« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2018, 02:11:58 »
Quote from: trainer on April 07, 2018, 23:24:28
3. Chippenham?

Correct. Just 2 and 4 to guess
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« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2018, 08:06:17 »
No4 Bristol Temple Meads.
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« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2018, 08:16:20 »
Quote from: Western Pathfinder on April 08, 2018, 08:06:17
No4 Bristol Temple Meads.

Yes - on Wednesday, with some of the kit so new it still had the bubble wrap on it!

Just No. 2 to go, entitled

"How many men in Hi Vis does it take to dig a hole?" or "Why is railway engineering so expensive".
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« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2018, 08:31:43 »
Quote from: grahame on April 08, 2018, 08:16:20
Quote from: Western Pathfinder on April 08, 2018, 08:06:17
No4 Bristol Temple Meads.

Yes - on Wednesday, with some of the kit so new it still had the bubble wrap on it!

Ooh, that's one of those new mutant mushrooms - they evolved to pop up next to the new clip-on axle counters. It's called EAK30K, if you're looking for some in your local deli.
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« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2018, 10:50:15 »
Quote from: grahame on April 08, 2018, 08:16:20
Just No. 2 to go, entitled

"How many men in Hi Vis does it take to dig a hole?" or "Why is railway engineering so expensive".

Looks like Trowbridge.
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