Through the window - but where was I?

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Through the window - but where was I?

« on: November 02, 2019, 12:20:58 »

I take a lot of pictures out of the window as I travel around on public transport ... most of them come out of very poor (British understatement) quality ... but never the less they provide me with a later reminder and occasionally record something that I share later.

Here are 20 "through the window" pictures - all taken by me personally during October 2019. One is actually quite reasonable Grin

but all together they illustrate the great variety that is the British Isles.

One each, please, for the first 24 hours. Can you identify the places I was passing as I took each of these pictures?

1. Pilning - Western Pathfinder

2. Bangor - RA

3. Thingley Junction - Rogerw

4. Taff Wells - Reginald25

5. Drogheda - Worcester_Passenger

6. Red Cow - Stuving

7. Milton Keynes Central - IndustryInsider

8. Rhyl(ish) - Celestial

9. Pontypridd - SandTEngineer

10. Irish Sea (middle thereof) - Stuving

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12. Westbury - Stuving

13. Norton Bridge - JontyMort

14. Worcestershire Parkway - JontyMort

15. Swansea - Brooklea

16. Wellington = Adelante_CCT

17. Dublin Heuston - Worcester_passenger

18. Marchwood - RA

19. Shrewsbury - AMLAG

20. Cheltenham Spa - Ellendune


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Re: Through the window - but where was I?

« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2019, 12:26:15 »

9. Pontypridd


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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2019, 12:36:31 »

20 has a somehow Newport-ish look to me.


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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2019, 12:41:01 »

19 = Shrewsbury, looking towards Wolverhampton with carriage sdgs on the left.


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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2019, 13:01:41 »

Starting at the top here Not Taunton but Pilning 🤔


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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2019, 13:04:22 »

Quote from: Bmblbzzz on November 02, 2019, 12:36:31

20 has a somehow Newport-ish look to me.

I think Cheltenham might be insulted at the thought that it looked 'Newport-ish' (No offence Newport).

I believe that this the southbound platform at Cheltenham - Yes they do have trains direct trains to Maesteg, which of course do go through Newport.


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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2019, 13:14:28 »

7. Milton Keynes Central.

A wild guess. Grin


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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2019, 13:21:50 »

8. Rhyl.


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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2019, 13:57:18 »

17. Dublin Heuston


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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2019, 15:15:59 »

4 Taffs Well


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grahame

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« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2019, 16:11:38 »

Quite a correct list there ...ranging from the odd blindingly obvious one (read the ****ing sign) to some trickier

1. Pilning - Western Pathfinder
4. Taff Wells - Reginald25
7. Milton Keynes Central - IndustryInsider
8. Rhyl(ish) - Celestial
9. Pontypridd - SandTEngineer
17. Dublin Heuston - Worcester_passenger
19. Shrewsbury - AMLAG
20. Cheltenham Spa - Ellendune

I have given you no. 8 ... though it's actually in the middle of a long station-less stretch - between Flint and Prestatyn -but I think Prestatyn is more or less a suburb of Rhyl these days?


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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2019, 18:32:48 »

16 - Wellington?


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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2019, 19:58:16 »

3 Approaching Thingley Junction


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« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2019, 21:31:21 »

Quote from: grahame on November 02, 2019, 12:20:58

[snip] - edit by Grahame

I think 13 is Norton Bridge.


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grahame

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« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2019, 22:10:27 »

Quote from: JontyMort on November 02, 2019, 21:31:21

I think 13 is Norton Bridge.

Indeed - the station that was closed because there was no bridge to get onto the platform any longer - ironically named "Norton Bridge"

Quote from: rogerw on November 02, 2019, 19:58:16

3 Approaching Thingley Junction

Quote from: Adelante_CCT on November 02, 2019, 18:32:48

16 - Wellington?

All correct


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