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Title: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 10, 2012, 15:54:14 A new picture theme at the top of the forum - a positive look forward. We're seeing investment announced, investment planned, and investment underway as I write. We're seeing growth in passenger numbers. We're seeing plans being made for the next 15 years. We're seeing the shape of franchising and the fare structure being looked at. Get all of these right and the railways have, indeed, a positive future.
Most of the pictures taken last week ... I'm sure you can work out quite a bit about the return trip I took and place the pictures. And can you also spot the odd handful out? Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: BerkshireBugsy on July 10, 2012, 15:58:29 Well, I am not very good at these quizzes and I can only see one pic in the top right corner which I think is Kings Cross.
I am talking about the pic with Platform 0 in it. EDIT: I have just realised the pic changes when the page refreshes...DOH! Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 10, 2012, 16:01:24 Well, I am not very good at these quizzes and I can only see one pic in the top right corner which I think is Kings Cross. Each time you refresh the page / move on to another page, you'll be given another image at random from the set of 30. And for being "not very good", you have correctly identified one of the locations ;D Clicking on an individual image will display it larger, and the URL will give you its number if you want to mention it particularly Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: bobm on July 10, 2012, 16:53:29 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf03.jpg (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf03.jpg) looks to be Swindon.
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: LiskeardRich on July 10, 2012, 17:17:50 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf23.jpg is definitly chippenham given away by the sign, so we have chippenham - swindon on the route taken
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 10, 2012, 17:19:47 PLF07 looks to be Paddington, but with a Chiltern train. Were they running to Paddington instead of Marylebone a few weekends ago?
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: BerkshireBugsy on July 10, 2012, 20:49:04 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf03.jpg is that Swindon? I believe that may be what I know as the Allied Dunbar building in the background
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 10, 2012, 21:42:35 All spot on ... about 10 days ago on the Sunday, Chiltern were indeed running from Paddington.
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: John R on July 10, 2012, 21:50:41 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf03.jpg is that Swindon? I believe that may be what I know as the Allied Dunbar building in the background Now very vacant and not used by Allied Dunbar's successor. However, the white building that seems to be sprouting from the top of the power car is the Zurich UK Life Centre - from which one of the corner offices is an excellent place to keep an eye on movements on the GWML! Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: plymothian on July 11, 2012, 18:02:43 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf09.jpg
could very well be Kings Cross :P Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 12, 2012, 08:10:23 Most of the pictures taken last week ... I'm sure you can work out quite a bit about the return trip I took and place the pictures. I like the fact that the answer has been posted as http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf04.jpg. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf04.jpg.)Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 12, 2012, 08:12:23 http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf18.jpg (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf18.jpg) is Liverpool Street. You went to Cambridge one way and came back the other?
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: eightf48544 on July 12, 2012, 08:59:30 Is 02 also Swindon the Gloucester bay?
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 13, 2012, 00:52:04 Cough ... ::)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf01.jpg is Melksham http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf14.jpg is Melksham http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf26.jpg is Melksham CfN ;D Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 13, 2012, 14:31:37 Most of the pictures taken last week ... I'm sure you can work out quite a bit about the return trip I took and place the pictures. I like the fact that the answer has been posted as http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf04.jpg (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf04.jpg.)Yeah -- doesn't tell you the routing ;D . Is 02 also Swindon the Gloucester bay? That may be its current name, but it's going to be renames "The TransWilts Bay" at some date in the future. Come electrification of the main line, the services via Kemble will all be through from London. And with extra TransWilts services, the Bay's the natural place for them. Mind you - I hope the stock utilisation will be much better so that there will be a TransWilts train waiting at Swindon for MUCH less time than the Cheltenhams do ... Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 14, 2012, 22:25:27 A few more 'suggestions' for locations from me, then: ;)
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf24.jpg is Chippenham; http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf25.jpg is Melksham town centre; http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf27.jpg is Bath - open top bus tour, a pigeon's eye view. ;D Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 15, 2012, 12:11:01 A few more 'suggestions' for locations from me, then: ;) http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf24.jpg is Chippenham; http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf25.jpg is Melksham town centre; http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf27.jpg is Bath - open top bus tour, a pigeon's eye view. ;D the first two - you are correct in everything you suggest. the third - you're right in that it's an open top bus tour. Not Bath, and not taken with a pidgeoncam ;) Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 15, 2012, 12:35:30 Thus far: (and all the pictures if I've got this right).
(http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf00.jpg) 0. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf01.jpg) 1. Melksham (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf02.jpg) 2. Swindon - TransWilts and Gloucester Bay (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf03.jpg) 3. Swindon 4. Ticket - shows you the journey, but not the route nor time ;-) (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf05.jpg) 5. Paddington (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf06.jpg) 6. Paddington (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf07.jpg) 7. Paddington (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf08.jpg) 8. Paddington (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf09.jpg) 9. King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf10.jpg) 10. King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf11.jpg) 11. King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf12.jpg) 12. King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf13.jpg) 13.King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf14.jpg) 14. Melksham (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf15.jpg) 15. King's Cross (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf16.jpg) 16. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf17.jpg) 17. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf18.jpg) 18. Liverpool Street (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf19.jpg) 19. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf20.jpg) 20. Paddington - H&C Platforms (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf21.jpg) 21. Paddington - H&C Platforms (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf22.jpg) 22. Paddington (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf23.jpg) 23. Chippenham (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf24.jpg) 24. Chippenham (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf25.jpg) 25. Melksham Town Centre (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf26.jpg) 26. Melksham (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf27.jpg) 27. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf28.jpg) 28. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/plf/plf29.jpg) 29. Cambridge Journey was indeed Melksham to Cambridge, out one way and back another. Most of the rest are much easier now that they're in order ... I'll come back and fill in any more anyone cares to name. edit to fill in some more in lime green and edit to fill in some more in teal Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: paul7575 on July 15, 2012, 15:27:56 6. Paddington. Public footbridge heading north towards new taxi rank.
11. Kings Cross. New concourse looking south from overbridge in concourse. Heading towards picture 12. 13. Kings Cross. Escalator down to platforms 6 and 7. Have now been through the barriers in picture 12. Will leave a few for others... Paul Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Andypandy on July 15, 2012, 16:54:39 15. York
22. Paddington? Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 15, 2012, 19:28:13 Quote 6. Paddington. Public footbridge heading north towards new taxi rank. 11. Kings Cross. New concourse looking south from overbridge in concourse. Heading towards picture 12. 13. Kings Cross. Escalator down to platforms 6 and 7. Have now been through the barriers in picture 12. Yes, Yes, Yes Quote 15. York 22. Paddington? No, and Yes. Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: LiskeardRich on July 15, 2012, 20:10:30 10 - Unit M6, Kings Cross Station
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: ellendune on July 15, 2012, 20:39:40 5 & 8 are both Paddington
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: paul7575 on July 15, 2012, 21:02:23 10 - Unit M6, Kings Cross Station Buzzz... 'Unit M6', completely uncalled for level of detail! ;D Paul Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 15, 2012, 21:17:06 10 - Unit M6, Kings Cross Station Buzzz... 'Unit M6', completely uncalled for level of detail! ;D Paul Now I was going to follow up there with "Correct station ... didn't know the M6 went anywhere near The Cross ;D" Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: ellendune on July 15, 2012, 22:39:31 20 is the taken on the Hammersmith and City Plarforms at Paddington
21 is the new stairs up from the Hammersmith and City Line Platforms at Paddington. Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 19, 2012, 12:39:51 29 is Cambridge - those are very characteristic street lamps. It's Trumpington Street, looking north.
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: chuffed on July 19, 2012, 12:59:13 15. Hull Paragon
Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: Worcester_Passenger on July 19, 2012, 14:56:22 15. Hull Paragon Surely not? King's Cross.Title: Re: New Picture Theme Post by: grahame on July 21, 2012, 05:27:32 Further update added to main picture board post earlier in this thread - confirming these correct identifications:
15 King's Cross 29 Cambridge 20 Paddington (H&C) 21 Paddington (H&C) 5 Paddington 8 Paddington 10 King's Cross Lots of pictures of the same station / place ... the primary intent of this series is to provide a themed sequence for the top of the form for a while, rather than give you lots of different places to look at. 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 |