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Title: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: JayMac on April 26, 2020, 10:20:30
Courtesy of the Old Oak Common Facebook page is the attached cryptic quiz list of railway maintenance depots. A little brain teaser to pass the time. Print it off and have a go.

To avoid answers being posted here I'll lock the thread for a few days. *Unlocked*


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: JayMac on April 28, 2020, 12:06:40
How did folk get on?


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: eightonedee on April 28, 2020, 12:51:04
I think I worked them all out (doubtful on one)

Are you going to post the answers and rely on our honesty for scores?


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: johnneyw on April 28, 2020, 12:53:10
Errm, not terribly well but I think I got half a dozen (does that sound better than 6?).


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: rogerw on April 28, 2020, 14:58:46
Can't see all of the clues  ???


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: patch38 on April 28, 2020, 16:28:53
Hold on - only just saw this - up to seven so far...  ;D


Edit: OK, I give up! 24/26


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: Clan Line on April 28, 2020, 18:05:13
Print it off and have a go.

Save paper - if you are running Windows open it with "Paint", then you can type in your answers.

I've got 20 so far !


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: JayMac on April 29, 2020, 19:30:23
I think I worked them all out (doubtful on one)

Are you going to post the answers and rely on our honesty for scores?

I don't have all the answers. Only the 16 I've worked out myself so far.


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: Clan Line on April 29, 2020, 20:05:41
3 to go - I think !


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: patch38 on April 30, 2020, 10:08:47
I'm stuck on 8 and 25.

So if BNM doesn't have the answers, what do we do next?  ;D


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: johnneyw on April 30, 2020, 10:32:49


So if BNM doesn't have the answers, what do we do next?  ;D

Same as always, wave our arms around and panic.   :o


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: grahame on April 30, 2020, 10:39:38
I'm stuck on 8 and 25.

So if BNM doesn't have the answers, what do we do next?  ;D

 I can only help with one but I suspect the heat is on to find both answers.


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: patch38 on April 30, 2020, 10:46:35
Ta!  ;)


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: stuving on April 30, 2020, 11:06:20
I'm stuck on 8 and 25.

So if BNM doesn't have the answers, what do we do next?  ;D

As it happens, I've got those, just missing half of 11 and 21 - the wrong (front) half.


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: patch38 on April 30, 2020, 11:20:42
You need to duck out and go and watch Crystal Palace at home...


Title: Re: Maintenance Depots Challenge
Post by: johnneyw on April 30, 2020, 11:52:21
Finally got into double figures. I had to check that some of the answers were actual depots though.



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