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Title: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: PhilWakely on November 21, 2021, 10:13:20 Should be a fairly easy one............... (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/wherewasi.jpg) Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: johnneyw on November 21, 2021, 12:28:32 Being topical.... Tarka Trail, East of Okehampton?
Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: PhilWakely on November 21, 2021, 14:55:09 Being topical.... Tarka Trail, East of Okehampton? Sadly not - but it is 'east of Okehampton' *** edited to add a bit of a clue *** Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: johnneyw on November 21, 2021, 17:54:22 Hmmm, sadly the bridge's calligraphist in residence seems not to have furnished us with any recognisable local references within his/her body of work there.
Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: PhilWakely on November 21, 2021, 18:15:11 Being topical.... Tarka Trail, East of Okehampton? Sadly not - but it is 'east of Okehampton' *** edited to add a bit of a clue *** This may not help, but the footbridge in the foreground was fabricated at Exmouth Junction. Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: lympstone_commuter on November 21, 2021, 23:14:32 Looks like the former line between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, a little to the East of Littleham.
Not much clearance under those bridges. I assume this is because the former cutting got filled with refuse after closure. (It certainly means there’s quite a gradient for cyclists…) Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: PhilWakely on November 22, 2021, 07:12:07 Looks like the former line between Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton, a little to the East of Littleham. Not much clearance under those bridges. I assume this is because the former cutting got filled with refuse after closure. (It certainly means there’s quite a gradient for cyclists…) Absolutely spot on! (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/sign.jpg) Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: johnneyw on November 22, 2021, 10:37:36 That route is going to have to go on my 'days out' list.
Title: Re: Where was PhilW - 20/11/2021 Post by: paul7575 on November 22, 2021, 16:40:37 It’s surprising the concrete footbridge has remained in use, given the general poor quality of output from the concrete works at Exmouth Junction, they’re lucky it isn’t rusting internally.
I wonder if the girder bridge had previously had a wider two way road over it, with no pavement? Paul This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |