| April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 19:13, 4th May 2025 |     |
All taken during April - though a few are not quite near an FoSW station. One each please over the holiday!
1. Starcross - PhilWakely
2. Weymouth - paul7575
3. Kidderminster - RobT
4. Yetminster - WSW Frome
5. Kingswear - johnneyw
6. Bodmin Parkway - The Tall Controller
7. Exmouth - lympstone_commuter
8. Bradford-on-Avon - Western Pathfinder
9. Bristol Temple Meads - Kempis
10. Bathampton Junction - Timmer
11. Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
12. Worcester Foregate Street - ChrisB
13. Liskeard - TonyN
14. Bere Alston - eightonedee
15. Bristol Temple Meads - Red Squirrel
16. Taunton - JayMac
17. Chepstow (Bridge) - TonyN
18. Okehampton - stuving
19. Newquay - Chris from Nailsea
20. Totnes - AMLAG
21. Penryn - bradshaw
22. Westbury - RobT
23. Severn Beach - Oxonhutch
24. Cardiff Bay - bradshaw
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by ChrisB at 19:23, 4th May 2025 | |
12. Worcester Foregate Street
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by paul7575 at 19:38, 4th May 2025 | |
2. Weymouth
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by PhilWakely at 19:52, 4th May 2025 | |
1. Starcross
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by JayMac at 19:58, 4th May 2025 | |
16 I think may be the obligatory Taunton.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Red Squirrel at 20:09, 4th May 2025 | |
15 will be Bristol Temple Meads
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by bradshaw at 20:28, 4th May 2025 | |
21 Penryn
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Timmer at 20:44, 4th May 2025 | |
10 Bathampton Junction
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by lympstone_commuter at 21:54, 4th May 2025 | |
7. Exmouth
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by TonyN at 22:12, 4th May 2025 | |
17. Chepstow bridge
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by eightonedee at 22:21, 4th May 2025 | |
14 - Bere Alston
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by stuving at 22:27, 4th May 2025 | |
18. Okehampton.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 06:39, 5th May 2025 | |
Here are the 11 that were identified last night - wow ....
1 Starcross - PhilWakely
2 Weymouth - paul7575
7 Exmouth - lympstone_commuter
10 Bathampton Junction - Timmer
12 Worcester Foregate Street - ChrisB
14 Bere Alston - eightonedee
15 Bristol Temple Meads - Red Squirrel
16 Taunton - JayMac
17 Chepstow (Bridge) - TonyN
18 Okehampton - stuving
21 Penryn - bradshaw
Some great ideas from around the South West that could be replicated elsewhere and become more common:
1. A bus stop near the station (from Starcross)
7. A train to the seaside every half hour (from Exmouth)
15. A booking office (from Temple Meads)
18. A re-opened station (from Okehampton)
21. A passing loop with 2 platforms on the same side (from Penryn)
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Oxonhutch at 08:24, 5th May 2025 | |
23: Severn Beach
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by AMLAG at 09:20, 5th May 2025 | |
20 = Totnes Up platform
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Western Pathfinder at 10:03, 5th May 2025 | |
No,8 Bradford On Avon.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by RobT at 11:11, 5th May 2025 | |
22. Westbury
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by froome at 12:29, 5th May 2025 | |
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by WSW Frome at 15:17, 5th May 2025 | |
4 = Yetminster
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by bradshaw at 15:55, 5th May 2025 | |
4 - you can still see the platforms are separated by a wide track bed. This is evidence of its broad gauge origins. The line from Yeovil Pen Mill to Evershot was doubled in 1859 to help with timekeeping over Evershot bank. The narrowing of the gauge took place in 1874, only Bruton shows the same width between platforms
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by froome at 17:35, 5th May 2025 | |
Is 20 St Erth?
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 17:36, 5th May 2025 | |
16 right and 8 to get now
1 Starcross - PhilWakely
2 Weymouth - paul7575
4 Yetminster - WSW Frome
7 Exmouth - lymptone_commuter
8 Bradford-on-Avon - Western Pathfinder
10 Bathampton Junction - Timmer
12 Worcester Foregate Street - ChrisB
14 Bere Alston - eightonedee
15 Bristol Temple Meads - Red Squirrel
16 Taunton - JayMac
17 Chepstow (Bridge) - TonyN
18 Okehampton - stuving
20 Totnes - AMLAG. (not St Erth)
21 Penryn - bradshaw
22 Westbury - RobT
23 Severn Beach - Oxonhutch
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 20:31, 5th May 2025 | |
5. Kingswear?
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by bradshaw at 20:47, 5th May 2025 | |
24 Cardiff Bay station
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Merthyr Imp at 22:21, 5th May 2025 | |
11 - Bath?
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Kempis at 22:29, 5th May 2025 | |
9. Bristol Temple Meads.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by GBM at 06:01, 6th May 2025 | |
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 07:10, 6th May 2025 | |
1 Starcross - PhilWakely
2 Weymouth - paul7575
4 Yetminster - WSW Frome
5 Kingswear - johnneyw
7 Exmouth - lymptone_commuter
8 Bradford-on-Avon - Western Pathfinder
9 Bristol Temple Meads - Kempis
10 Bathampton Junction - Timmer
11 Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
12 Worcester Foregate Street - ChrisB
14 Bere Alston - eightonedee
15 Bristol Temple Meads - Red Squirrel
16 Taunton - JayMac
17 Chepstow (Bridge) - TonyN
18 Okehampton - stuving
20 Totnes - AMLAG
21 Penryn - bradshaw
22 Westbury - RobT
23 Severn Beach - Oxonhutch
24 Cardiff Bay - bradshaw
So that leaves
3.
6.
13.
19.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Western Pathfinder at 07:58, 6th May 2025 | |
No.19 Saltash.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 08:12, 6th May 2025 | |
No.19 Saltash.
Sorry - no. Good thought though - and I spent more time in Saltash than any other Cornish town - just didn't include any picture from there!
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Red Squirrel at 11:14, 6th May 2025 | |
I suppose I could have recognised 23. Given that I’m in the picture.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by The Tall Controller at 11:48, 6th May 2025 | |
6 is Bodmin Parkway
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 12:50, 6th May 2025 | |
A long shot for 3.... the museum at Buckfastleigh Station?
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by chuffed at 13:09, 6th May 2025 | |
3.Didcot Rail Centre museum. I took a photo of the fascinating orange enamelled poster above!
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 13:11, 6th May 2025 | |
24 Cardiff Bay station
Now beginning to look very different to when the picture was taken.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 13:47, 6th May 2025 | |
24 Cardiff Bay station
Now beginning to look very different to when the picture was taken.
The picture was taken as recently 19th April (2025)
A long shot for 3.... the museum at Buckfastleigh Station?
3.Didcot Rail Centre museum. I took a photo of the fascinating orange enamelled poster above!
Along the right lines - but neither or those is the correct location
6 is Bodmin Parkway
Yes - that's correct
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by RobT at 15:16, 6th May 2025 | |
3. Kidderminster Railway Museum
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 15:19, 6th May 2025 | |
I was thinking of also suggesting "Steam" museum in Swindon.....so I'll do that now.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 17:55, 6th May 2025 | |
24 Cardiff Bay station
Now beginning to look very different to when the picture was taken.
The picture was taken as recently 19th April (2025)
Ah, yes, my mistake, I thought that all the wooden fence had been removed..... although I think that can't be far off now.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:15, 6th May 2025 | |
19. Newquay.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by JayMac at 19:56, 6th May 2025 | |
Is no.3 Yeovil Town or Devizes?
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 20:33, 6th May 2025 | |
Is no.3 Yeovil Town or Devizes? 
Good thought, but, no. I have been slow in following up here - busy day doing an IT consultancy day to do with historic data .... it's the museum at Kidderminster Town - RobT got in right earlier.
As did The Tall Controller for Bodmin
Just No. 13 left.
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by TonyN at 22:43, 6th May 2025 | |
13. Liskeard
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by grahame at 10:03, 7th May 2025 | |
And all complete - full answers
1 Starcross - PhilWakely
2 Weymouth - paul7575
3 Kidderminster - RobT
4 Yetminster - WSW Frome
5 Kingswear - johnneyw
6 Bodmin Parkway - The Tall Controller
7 Exmouth - lymptone_commuter
8 Bradford-on-Avon - Western Pathfinder
9 Bristol Temple Meads - Kempis
10 Bathampton Junction - Timmer
11 Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
12 Worcester Foregate Street - ChrisB
13 Liskeard - TonyN
14 Bere Alston - eightonedee
15 Bristol Temple Meads - Red Squirrel
16 Taunton - JayMac
17 Chepstow (Bridge) - TonyN
18 Okehampton - stuving
19 Newquay - Chris from Nailsea
20 Totnes - AMLAG
21 Penryn - bradshaw
22 Westbury - RobT
23 Severn Beach - Oxonhutch
24 Cardiff Bay - bradshaw
| Re: April across the South West - May bank holiday quiz Posted by johnneyw at 10:13, 7th May 2025 | |
