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« on: December 25, 2018, 03:30:32 »

A Christmas message ...



If you want to hear that a little larger / louder:


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« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2018, 10:43:34 »

A Christmas message ...




I think people are enjoying the pictures judging by the number of "like"s even on Christmas morning.  It's open house for anyone who would care to translate the message and explain it  Grin Grin
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2018, 11:37:29 »

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I think people are enjoying the pictures judging by the number of "like"s even on Christmas morning.  It's open house for anyone who would care to translate the message and explain it  Grin Grin

I'm guessing that the first letter of each station shown spells HAPPY CHRISTMAS. This is based entirely on the number of letters and the fact that Stoke-on-Trent - which is the only one I can get - is in the correct place.

Happy Christmas anyway!
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« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2018, 11:42:22 »

A Christmas message ...




I think people are enjoying the pictures judging by the number of "like"s even on Christmas morning.  It's open house for anyone who would care to translate the message and explain it  Grin Grin

I'm guessing that the first letter of each station shown spells HAPPY CHRISTMAS. This is based entirely on the number of letters and the fact that Stoke-on-Trent - which is the only one I can get - is in the correct place.

Happy Christmas anyway!

Oh, Taunton is there to support that theory. Surprisingly, the following one isn't Melksham Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2018, 11:52:43 »

A Christmas message ...




I think people are enjoying the pictures judging by the number of "like"s even on Christmas morning.  It's open house for anyone who would care to translate the message and explain it  Grin Grin

I'm guessing that the first letter of each station shown spells HAPPY CHRISTMAS. This is based entirely on the number of letters and the fact that Stoke-on-Trent - which is the only one I can get - is in the correct place.

Happy Christmas anyway!

Oh, Taunton is there to support that theory. Surprisingly, the following one isn't Melksham Smiley

If your theory is correct, is there a phone box on Pilning platform? If so, the 4th letter would be P.

Of course, it could be Merry Christmas instead.
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2018, 12:19:15 »

In that case, would the last one be (Aloha!) Severn Beach?
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« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2018, 12:47:33 »

The first one is Holyhead (was in a quiz June 2018!).
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« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2018, 13:05:12 »

OK.  I'll have a go at some of them....

H - HOLYHEAD
A -
P -
P - PILNING
Y - YEOVIL PEN MILL

C - CHIRK
H - HOWARTH
R - RHYL
I - INVERNESS
S -
T - TAUNTON  Roll Eyes
M -
A - ABERGWYNOLWYN
S - SEVERN BEACH
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2018, 13:19:28 »

the M is Morfa Mawddach (Formerly Barmouth Junction)
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2018, 13:20:08 »

OK.  I'll have a go at some of them....

H - HOLYHEAD
A -
P -
P - PILNING
Y - YEOVIL PEN MILL

C - CHIRK
H - HOWARTH
R - RHYL
I - INVERNESS
S -
T - TAUNTON  Roll Eyes
M -
A - ABERGWYNOLWYN
S - SEVERN BEACH

Is the M Melksham.


Last picture does look like Melksham.
Do not think it is, has twin lighting brackets. Probably is severn beach but was not like it when I last was there in 1988.
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2018, 13:21:20 »

A = Abergynolwyn I guessed the wrong 'A' !
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« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2018, 13:27:58 »

A = Abergynolwyn I guessed the wrong 'A' !

Really?  Looks like Abergynolwyn to me

Is the M Melksham.

I don't think so. the triangle end of the platform is quite distinctive and unless that has been a major earthquake since I last went to Melksham I there were no hill slike that!
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2018, 13:49:44 »

A = Abergynolwyn I guessed the wrong 'A' !

Really?  Looks like Abergynolwyn to me

Is the M Melksham.

I don't think so. the triangle end of the platform is quite distinctive and unless that has been a major earthquake since I last went to Melksham I there were no hill slike that!

Is the first P Preston?
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« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2018, 15:59:38 »

These are the ones that have been correctly identified.    One or two others I almost gave you ... and some very interesting spellings in a couple of places.   But overall very impressive ... four to go ... none easy and one (I suspect) exceedingly hard!

H - Holyhead
A -
P -
P - Pilning
Y - Yeovil Pen Mill

C -
H -
R - Rhyl
I - Inverness
S - Stoke-on-Trent
T - Taunton
M - Morfa Mawddach
A - Abergynolwyn
S - Severn Beach
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« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2018, 16:21:46 »

H - Howth?
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