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« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2025, 20:00:58 »
Quote from: lympstone_commuter on March 05, 2025, 15:23:26
Would #1 be Leven?

(I have a guess for #2 as well but will wait for tomorrow as tradition demands....)

[I grew up in Fife....]

No. 1 would, indeed, be Leven ... which is worth of sharing some more pictures of.  Go ahead with No. 2 as well, not really a quiz, so more a convention (thank you for following) and the 24 hours is almost up anyway.  And I have a whole stream for tomorrow!
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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2025, 20:34:15 »
... and 5 is Dundee.
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« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2025, 21:25:32 »
Quote from: grahame on March 05, 2025, 14:22:08
... I learned a lot in chatting - including how people when joining the trains at Inverness predominantly get in at the rear door near the barrier, leaving the front coach quiet and the rear one much busier.  Apparently they notice the few who observe the system and make their way forward, and it sounded like those of us who do so earn respect for helping balance the system. 

I used to do that occasionally at Bristol Temple Meads, in my commuting days.  If I was running (sometimes literally!) late from leaving work, I'd just get on to my train home at the first available door - even if that was in First.  I'd then get my breath back and walk quietly forwards through the train to coaches A, B, C and D - which would actually be the only ones platformed at Nailsea & Backwell.

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« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2025, 21:54:52 »
#2 looks like Kirkcaldy (which might fit with a trip to Leven….)
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2025, 06:30:16 »
Quote from: lympstone_commuter on March 05, 2025, 21:54:52
#2 looks like Kirkcaldy (which might fit with a trip to Leven….)

Yes, it was / is.   Very interesting station; I have a lot of writing up to do!
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« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2025, 07:57:38 »
A good listening companion while you are writing this up (or for scottish travel generally). 'The Railway': Hamish Napier's affectionate portrait of the Speyside line, drawn partly from primary sources and includes a few glances at the time when it was the primary route to Inverness before the rather harsh route via Slochd opened. Available via Bandcamp where you can play the entire collection before purchase.

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https://hamishnapier.bandcamp.com/album/the-railway
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