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« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2010, 16:10:36 »
Quote from: grahame on January 17, 2010, 16:04:47
Oh crumbs ... I had it down as Southampton Central but you have me worried that it's mislabelled - you could be right.  Advise / comment from anyone who knows both Reading and Southampton would be appreciated.
You're probably more right than I am - I have only caught trains at Reading twice (both in the last year) and Southampton once (about five years ago) so I would bet more on me being wrong than you!!!
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« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2010, 16:14:14 »
Quote from: grahame on January 17, 2010, 16:04:47
Quote from: RichieG on January 17, 2010, 15:14:24
Probably completely and absolutely wrong, but is the centre one Reading? That's what I thought when I first saw it...

(then again, I did get EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) wrong in a previous message...)

Oh crumbs ... I had it down as Southampton Central but you have me worried that it's mislabelled - you could be right.  Advise / comment from anyone who knows both Reading and Southampton would be appreciated.!
It doesn't really look too much like Southampton to me, but then I only pass through and rarely alight there.  Southampton Central has one island in the centre with two lines on either side, that image looks like there are three lines and the island doesn't look very familiar.  Perhaps a larger version would help?
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« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2010, 17:36:44 »
Definitely Reading. Southampton doesn't have a through line, or FGW▸ (First Great Western) liveried Turbos!
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« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2010, 19:01:43 »
I would agree with Reading.  Definitely NOT Southampton.  And, finally, the other one is Stapleton Road.
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« Reply #19 on: January 17, 2010, 20:39:42 »
Yes, Stapleton Road ... and I'll agree Reading and say "sorry" for any confusion caused.  It definitely lookslike Reading and I was there in the timespan.  So not Southampton, Northampton, Easthampton or Westhampton!
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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2010, 20:58:26 »
 Shocked Shocked Shocked I really cannot believe that I'm right!!!

I usually only pass through Reading on my way into London so to actually guess that it was I'm exceptionally surprised that I was right! I can sleep happy tonight Smiley
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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2010, 23:19:13 »
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I dont normally inject on these threads cos I have a limited travel pattern


But middle bottom is READING platform 4 looking out across 5  and 6/7 and 8

The one time I could have answered it!
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« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2010, 14:20:18 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on January 17, 2010, 23:19:13
FFS▸ (for goodness' sake (a more polite definition))

I dont normally inject on these threads cos I have a limited travel pattern


But middle bottom is READING platform 4 looking out across 5  and 6/7 and 8

The one time I could have answered it!

I disagree, to me it looks like its taken from 5 looking towards 4 and the Basingstoke/Newbury Bay platforms
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« Reply #23 on: January 18, 2010, 14:41:41 »
Definitely 5. I can see the telephone boxes in the distance.
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« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2010, 15:14:00 »
Quote from: bignosemac on January 18, 2010, 14:41:41
Definitely 5. ...

I've dragged out a fuller image ....

http://www.wellho.net/pdb/P7040094.jpg
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