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« on: September 09, 2009, 19:37:16 »


Can anyone identify this?

I confess I stumbled across it entirely by accident - I didn't even know it existed until today. The "siding" in the foreground forms part of a bizarre turntable kind of affair, which I also took a snapshot of (available on demand).
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 19:43:59 »
Didcot railway centre?
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 21:30:20 »
complete shot in the dark Oakhill Manor? (went there as a kid so it was along time ago!)
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2009, 21:34:33 »
No to both, sorry.

It's in FGW▸ (First Great Western) territory, if that's any help.
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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2009, 21:36:54 »
Maidenhead ... Crossrail?


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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2009, 21:48:43 »
Coate Water, Swindon, or LaFarge, Westbury?
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2009, 22:11:52 »
No  Cheesy, no and no. This is more difficult than I expected it to be!

Here's a picture of the strange turntable affair mentioned above.

Basically, the bit in the middle rotates around to feed the 9 or 10 tracks in green, which are at around waist height. In the background you can see a length of green track on wheels. This moves sideways to align with the main line - however it doesn't actually connect to it as far as I can make out! Presumably a giant "Hand of God" then reaches down and lifts the locomotive or rolling stock onto the track, which must be rather disconcerting for any passengers.
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2009, 22:18:59 »
Cricket St Thomas?
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2009, 22:22:25 »
Legoland!
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2009, 11:28:27 »
Longleat ?
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2009, 15:27:59 »
No, to both - I'll give it a couple more hours and one more clue - it's in Hampshire (but as I say, still in FGW▸ (First Great Western) territory)
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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2009, 15:46:03 »
Either Beauliea or Eastleigh rail thingy wotsits

No idea what they are called but the mother-out-law lives down there and I remember her wittering about going on mini trains at both Beauliea and Easleigh one year
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2009, 16:45:30 »
Exbury ?
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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2009, 16:56:07 »
bankside garden centre?
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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2009, 17:06:28 »
No, it's at (of all places) Basingstoke.

Here's a link to their website: http://www.basingstoke-dmes.co.uk/

Take a look at their gallery pages, which (quote) "displays B&DMES at its best, with genuine action photographs taken over the past year"

(as opposed to my photos of inaction taken yesterday when I happened to find myself in the car park, which doubles up as a craft centre)
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