AQ10 - Where are these and what is the connection / Theme?

[whole diary]

[ChrisB]

All visited using a rail pass/rover ticket

[grahame]

All visited using a rail pass/rover ticket

Most were and an interesting thought but, no, some weren't.

[Chris from Nailsea]

9 shows some familiar faces (and familiar backs of heads!) on the first day of service at Ashley Down

Yes ... the usual suspects ... 

[grahame]

I'm going to give you the connection / theme - I have used a picture I have taken each month of 2024 to make up this quiz, in order.   So no. 1 as taken in January and so on up to no.12 being earlier this month (December).  Perhaps that was more personal and obscure than appropriate.  And - beware - I may be able to do a similar series in December 2025.

[froome]

No 2 was obviously taken while you did your Interrail trip in Europe. My guess would be that is somewhere in either the Czech Republic or Slovakia, but no idea where in those.

[grahame]

January - Melksham, England
February - Prague main station, Czech Republic , *
March - Disentis, Switzerland, *
April - Antwerp, Belgium, *
May - Deba, Basque country, Spain
June - Sjolden, Norway
July - Wilton, England
August - Lydney Town, England, *
September - Ashley Down, England, *
October - Marsh Barton, England, **
November - Chippenham, England
December - Trowbridge, England

* - on a rover or Interrail pass
** - a pass to get me most of the way, then a local day return beyond