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Title: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: grahame on July 27, 2021, 17:33:29 Inspired by floods at Yeovil (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/25276)
Where are these? (one each, please, for first 24 hours) 1. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_1.jpg) 2. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_2.jpg) 3. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_3.jpg) 4. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_4.jpg) 5. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_5.jpg) 6. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_6.jpg) 7. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_7.jpg) Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: brooklea on July 27, 2021, 17:46:52 1. Newbury
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Zoe on July 27, 2021, 17:47:49 6 is Penzance.
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Clan Line on July 27, 2021, 18:07:10 5. The car wash at Warminster Station.
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: stuving on July 27, 2021, 18:20:56 3 is still Melksham
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: PhilWakely on July 27, 2021, 20:17:32 2. Dawlish
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: grahame on July 28, 2021, 10:13:05 All correct so far - just 4. and 7. (the historic ones!) to work out. Clue - both stations shown are now closed.
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: chuffed on July 28, 2021, 10:48:04 WOT..no Taunton? Is this a first for a picture quiz?? ;D
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Witham Bobby on July 28, 2021, 15:31:35 4 is Glastonbury
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Witham Bobby on July 28, 2021, 16:10:57 7 - Corsham? Maybe. Would be a lot easier if that station nameboard was clearer :D
Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: grahame on July 28, 2021, 16:24:09 WOT..no Taunton? Is this a first for a picture quiz?? ;D All correctly worked out. 1 Newbury - brooklet 2 Dawlish - PhilWakely 3 Melksham - Stuving 4 Glastonbury - Witham Bobby 5 Warminster - Clan Line 6 Penzance - Zoe 7 Corsham - Witham Bobby I couldn't find a picture of Taunton Station flooded - probably too high. Best I could find: (http://www.wellho.net/pix/rwq_0.jpg) Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Clan Line on July 28, 2021, 18:57:48 To digress slightly............
The frequent flooding under the line at Warminster Station defied many attempts over quite a few years to solve the problem. One "solution" (pun intended) involved fixing two vertical rulers to the walls of the underbridge to indicate the depth of the water to approaching drivers. However.................the rulers were so far back from the lowest point of the road under the bridge that there would have to be at least 18" (45.72 cm ;)) of water under the bridge before even the Zero marks on the rulers were reached. I never actually saw the water get anywhere near the zero mark ! Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: stuving on July 28, 2021, 20:15:34 To digress slightly............ The frequent flooding under the line at Warminster Station defied many attempts over quite a few years to solve the problem. One "solution" (pun intended) involved fixing two vertical rulers to the walls of the underbridge to indicate the depth of the water to approaching drivers. However.................the rulers were so far back from the lowest point of the road under the bridge that there would have to be at least 18" (45.72 cm ;)) of water under the bridge before even the Zero marks on the rulers were reached. I never actually saw the water get anywhere near the zero mark ! Presumably, the logic of that was to make sure drivers could see the marks in time - there being no point putting them where the water was, because they would only be seen too late. Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Clan Line on July 29, 2021, 10:08:48 Presumably, the logic of that was to make sure drivers could see the marks in time - there being no point putting them where the water was, because they would only be seen too late. Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: froome on July 29, 2021, 14:17:47 In my opinion a more important point about the flooding under the bridge in Warminster is that it is the only route a wheelchair user, someone pushing a push chair or pram, or a cyclist can exit the station if they have got off on the south-eastbound platform. It has happened to me with a bike, though only with very minor flooding which I could get through.
Imagine what happens if you are in a wheelchair and find yourself rounding a corner and coming face to face with 18" of water to go through... Title: Re: Wet, wet, wet - where? Post by: Clan Line on July 29, 2021, 18:18:36 My comments were somewhat historical as I no longer live that side of the railway line, I must confess that I have not seen it flooded of late, so the problem may have been solved by now. The last activity I saw there seemed to be placing a (new ?) pump in the bottom of a large sump on the town side of the bridge.
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