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« on: March 13, 2010, 20:48:17 »

What with so much of the UK (United Kingdom) now on streetview, which UK station is this?



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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2010, 20:50:42 »

That'd be Torre
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2010, 08:45:02 »

With Westwood meters in the background it is indeed torre
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« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2010, 12:05:14 »

With Westwood meters in the background it is indeed torre

Presume thats the plumbing place??

And yes, it is indeed Torre. Will post "one I made earlier..." in a bit.
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 20:15:16 »

oh damn that was an easy one!
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« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2010, 20:39:03 »

nope westwood meters and timers they sell clocking in machines stuff like that and from what i remember there is a halfords there too?
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« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2010, 20:47:18 »

On uk.railway there's a slightly different 'Street View Challenge' - find a picture with a train it.

This was what started it:
http://tinyurl.com/RheilfforddLlynPadarn

If you look at Barnstaple station http://tiny.cc/barnstaplestation, the Google Camera Car has arrived at the same time as a train, and you can take a trip round the car park, too Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 23:13:12 »

There are several views taken from Backwell Lake, including one of a Virgin Voyager. I'm not sure how to link to it though. I'm not sure it was taken by the camera car though - they seem too good. 
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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 23:33:07 »

With thanks to one of my fellow-moderators on this forum, I can offer this view of a full moon, taken from Nailsea.  However: absolutely no train involvement whatever.

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« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2010, 09:51:46 »

I found myself on it 3 times I was quite impressed once at sowton services outside my sisters and near bigbury on sea (bigbury was the only time I saw the car)
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« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2010, 10:54:11 »

Here's another station on Street View to guess:

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« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2010, 11:25:48 »

Here's another station on Street View to guess:


Wild guess ... Severn Beach?
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« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2010, 11:46:42 »

Here's another station on Street View to guess:


Wild guess ... Severn Beach?

Spot on!
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« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2010, 11:57:30 »

Here's one from outside the area but thought I'd share since it looks like they caught the train just as it reached the level crossing. If you move along the road forwards forwards and backwards you can see the train gradually pass the crossing  Tongue Simple things really do please simple minds
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2010, 01:20:31 »

You should all get this one Tongue
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