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Title: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: grahame on December 09, 2021, 03:33:49 What do these have in common? All answers are topical. One each, please!
1. Middlesbrough and Bricket Wood 2. Fishguard and Goodwick, and Goxhill 3. Ayr and Ainsdale 4. Bristol Parkway and Essex Road 5. 06:57, 13:34 and 22:07 6. 05:52 to 08:49 then 15:43 to 18:37 7. Out at 07:08, back at 18:18 8. Kemble and Buckley Wells Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: Lee on December 09, 2021, 07:02:57 5. 06:57, 13:34 and 22:07 They are departure times on the Guingamp-Carhaix line, and I claim my €5 ;D Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: PrestburyRoad on December 09, 2021, 07:30:53 Quote 8. Kemble and Buckley Wells There are proposals for light rail that include these places. Recreating a Kemble-Cirencester service, and extending the Manchester tram network. I wish them both well.Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: grahame on December 09, 2021, 08:30:35 Quote 8. Kemble and Buckley Wells There are proposals for light rail that include these places. Recreating a Kemble-Cirencester service, and extending the Manchester tram network. I wish them both well.Yes, indeed - and there is more specific commonality too. "Both are ..." 5. 06:57, 13:34 and 22:07 They are departure times on the Guingamp-Carhaix line, and I claim my €5 ;D Ah ... I should have added "Only" after those times Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: paul7575 on December 09, 2021, 10:35:14 1. Through services to and from (or just from) London start with the timetable change.
(I heard a rumour somewhere or other is losing its service, there might be a few posts about it…) Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: Richard Fairhurst on December 09, 2021, 13:36:18 6. 05:52 to 08:49 then 15:43 to 18:37 That looks like an off-peak ticket restriction, but which one I don't know... Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: grahame on December 09, 2021, 14:45:44 6. 05:52 to 08:49 then 15:43 to 18:37 That looks like an off-peak ticket restriction, but which one I don't know... It does look like it, yes ... but, sorry, it isn't ... Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: TonyN on December 09, 2021, 16:26:40 2. Most services cancelled due to shortage of train crew.
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: RA on December 09, 2021, 19:31:45 5. From the timetable change, these are the weekday departure times from Dilton Marsh for the few remaining southbound trains that go beyond Warminster. 06:57 to Southampton Central, 13:34 to Brighton and 22:07 to Portsmouth Harbour.
Title: Re: Advent quiz - day 9 - topical pairs Post by: grahame on December 09, 2021, 20:02:57 5. From the timetable change, these are the weekday departure times from Dilton Marsh for the few remaining southbound trains that go beyond Warminster. 06:57 to Southampton Central, 13:34 to Brighton and 22:07 to Portsmouth Harbour. Sadly, you're right. 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 |