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« on: January 03, 2021, 22:59:18 »

From this morning. Can you identify them?

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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2021, 23:07:30 »

Photo 3 is a cat. Texture-wise, cats tend to be rather furry.

I hope you're not wanting a more detailed answer  Huh
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2021, 23:23:51 »

1 is a bench
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2021, 23:27:51 »

5. is a very decrepit bicycle. I suspect it's the last one beside the marked footpath outside Melksham station, just before it enters the platform. Obviously its meaning is "cyclists keep off the footpath".
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2021, 07:52:45 »

6. Is the tactile marking near the edge of a railway platform.  I hope you don't expect us to name which one!
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2021, 07:54:06 »

5. is a very decrepit bicycle. I suspect it's the last one beside the marked footpath outside Melksham station, just before it enters the platform. Obviously its meaning is "cyclists keep off the footpath".
Or does it only apply to decrepit cyclists, those riding decrepit bicycles?
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2021, 08:17:39 »

I'm not sure how much I intended this to be a "formal" quiz ... some pretty impossible questions!   All taken yesterday morning at or around Melksham Station, and all features identified correctly so far.
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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2021, 09:34:29 »

No7. Anti trespass obstacle at the end of the platform.
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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2021, 10:07:11 »

No7. Anti trespass obstacle at the end of the platform.

Each time I look at that, the eye/brain's interpretation is the "inside out" reverse 3D one - some kind of mysterious pigeon-holes. That doesn't make convincing sense, but it takes a while to flip to the right 3D model. Even knowing what it is, that's still true.
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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2021, 10:08:24 »

I'm not sure how much I intended this to be a "formal" quiz ... some pretty impossible questions!

If you're not sure of that, I'm sure I'm even less sure of it.
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« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2021, 10:37:53 »

No7. Anti trespass obstacle at the end of the platform.

Each time I look at that, the eye/brain's interpretation is the "inside out" reverse 3D one - some kind of mysterious pigeon-holes. That doesn't make convincing sense, but it takes a while to flip to the right 3D model. Even knowing what it is, that's still true.

Yeah ... I found that. A clearer picture ...

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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2021, 10:44:09 »

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1 is not just a bench, it's a bl**dy cold bench - in the winter I'd rather stand
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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2021, 11:03:28 »

Number 3 is the cat tile one. For dyslexics check the t & c's.  Grin
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2021, 12:36:21 »

6. Is the tactile marking near the edge of a railway platform.  I hope you don't expect us to name which one!

No. 6 is tactile marking specifically for proximity to a railway. The dots are hexagonally packed (offset) rather than square (inline) ones that you will find at a dropped kerb on the roadside. We had two deliveries of the latter type for our platform 4 construction at Princes Risborough returned to the supplier before the correctly textured railway ones - that we specifically ordered - were delivered.

This video by Tom Scott explains more.
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2021, 13:58:04 »

8 is salt on tarmac - to avoid it icing up.

This was a welcome sight on the old Goring footbridge - thanks Colin!
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