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« on: October 06, 2009, 05:13:18 » |
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What do all these pics have in common? They're on my hard drive! And all the locations are squarely within (but not necessarily a part of) FGW▸ -land*. *Except the ones that aren't. Go on, see if you can spot them. Oh, OK, it's 5 and 6. Let battle commence...I think they increase in order of difficulty from 1-4. 1.  2. (sorry, poxy photo of a poxy loco)  3.  4.  5.  6.  As a mini clue, 5 and 6 are the same building from the outside and inside. |
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grahame
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 06:49:45 » |
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Is number 4 just to the west of Avon Riverside station?
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Ollie
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 13:29:43 » |
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5 and 6 I'm guessing is in America, maybe New York, but I don't know specifically, I'm probably totally wrong  |
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JayMac
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« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 14:14:12 » |
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5 and 6: 30th Street Station, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 15:32:33 » |
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No 1 Hinksey Yard?
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inspector_blakey
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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 18:41:53 » |
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All absolutely right so far! I thought that Avon Riverside would confound everyone but obviously not seeing as it was the first to go! 5 and 6 are indeed 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, with the Amtrak concourse in picture 6 and the station exterior (with the Cira Centre behind) in picture 5.
So, just 2 and 3 to go...
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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2009, 18:51:43 » |
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Is 3 Banbury?
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« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2009, 19:48:00 » |
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I haven't a clue where 3 is, but it could be a good subject for a caption competition.
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« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2009, 20:24:11 » |
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3. "... and look - if you press this button, the Train Ready to Start sign lights up!"  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2009, 21:26:09 » |
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It's not Banbury, but you're in broadly the right area of the FGW▸ system. You wouldn't expect to see any Chiltern services at this station normally. Or indeed ever... Oh, and just to be picky, the train ready to start is used by platform staff to hustle the signaller if the signal is still "on" for a train they have ready to leave. It's the "right away" (RA) indicator that makes things leave |
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Ollie
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« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2009, 22:28:02 » |
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Plus it looks like a little info panel?
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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2009, 22:47:25 » |
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It's not Banbury, but you're in broadly the right area of the FGW▸ system. You wouldn't expect to see any Chiltern services at this station normally. Or indeed ever... Oh, and just to be picky, the train ready to start is used by platform staff to hustle the signaller if the signal is still "on" for a train they have ready to leave. It's the "right away" (RA) indicator that makes things leave 3 is vaguely familiar - is it hanborough or one of the lower cotswold line stations - it just doesnt look antiquated enough But i'm sure I've been through it more than once! |
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2009, 22:50:46 » |
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Not a Cotswold line station, but it is in the erstwhile "First Great Western Link" area, and served by both Turbos and HSTs▸ .
Or, at least, it was on the evening in question (June 2008), no idea if it still has HSTs.
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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2009, 23:05:02 » |
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Not a Cotswold line station, but it is in the erstwhile "First Great Western Link" area, and served by both Turbos and HSTs▸ .
Newbury/basingstoke area? in which case I've never been through there but damn, it looks much like somewhere I have! |
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« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2009, 23:05:49 » |
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Not a Cotswold line station, but it is in the erstwhile "First Great Western Link" area, and served by both Turbos and HSTs▸ .
Newbury/basingstoke area? in which case I've never been through there but damn, it looks much like somewhere I have! Except thats no close to banbury! Didcot parkway? |
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