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Title: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 06:24:53 I was out and about last week - a Wednesday trip to Salisbury (2 buses and 2 trains) to meet with a rail contact there, and Saturday to the Severnside Area to meet up with friends from FoSBR and Railfuture (2 buses and 8 trains). And out to a show on Saturday evening. But I dropped my photographs. Can you help me identify which one I took where ... (one each, please, at first - bit of a quiz and let's give everyone a chance)
Truly we have a great variety in our public transport. 1. Sea Mills - bradshaw (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_001.jpg) 2. Salisbury - MVR S&T and Western Pathfinder (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_002.jpg) 3. Bath Bus Station - stuving (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_003.jpg) 4. Bedminster - eXPassenger (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_004.jpg) 5. Trowbridge - RA (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_005.jpg) 6. Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_006.jpg) 7. Clifton Down - johnneyw (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_007.jpg) 8.Shirehampton - johnneyw (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_008.jpg) 9. Melksham (station) - eightonedee (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_009.jpg) 10. Stapleton Road - bradshaw (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_010.jpg) 11. Worle - brooklea (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_011.jpg) 12. Oldfield Park - Timmer (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_012.jpg) 13. Holy Trinity Gyratory, Trowbridge - Trowres (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_013.jpg) 14. Parson Steet - brooklea (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_014.jpg) 15. Bath Spa - Timmer (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_015.jpg) 16. Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...) (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_016.jpg) 17. Redland - Western Pathfinder (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_017.jpg) 18. Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_018.jpg) 19. Melksham Assembly Hall - Reginald25 (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_019.jpg) 20. Yatton - TonyN (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_020.jpg) 21. Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_021.jpg) 22. Weston-super-mare - eightonedee (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_022.jpg) 23. Montpelier - Red Squirrel (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_023.jpg) 24. Melksham Town Centre - Prestbury Road, stuving, confirmed by Reginald25 (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_024.jpg) 25. Bridgwater - AMLAG (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_025.jpg) Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Timmer on March 07, 2022, 06:41:00 More than happy to help out ;D
12 Oldfield Park Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Western Pathfinder on March 07, 2022, 07:18:32 17. Redlands.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Reginald25 on March 07, 2022, 07:20:38 6 Spa Road, Melksham
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: eightonedee on March 07, 2022, 08:58:43 9 is Melksham again - the station from the Bath Road bridge over the railway
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: GBM on March 07, 2022, 09:25:06 Melksham and Taunton somewhere there :-[
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 09:30:57 Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: eXPassenger on March 07, 2022, 09:46:40 4 is Bedminster with Windmill Hill.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Red Squirrel on March 07, 2022, 10:13:08 I think No.23 was included just for me. One day trains may stop again at Montpelier’s spare platform…
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: johnneyw on March 07, 2022, 10:16:29 7. Clifton Down railway station.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Red Squirrel on March 07, 2022, 10:25:09 7. Clifton Down railway station. Near the bottom of that ramp is a sign saying ‘cyclists dismount’. I always wonder whether it’s aimed at people who’ve been riding along the platform, or those who’ve just come slaloming down the ramp… Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 10:36:24 I think No.23 was included just for me. One day trains may stop again at Montpelier’s spare platform… It wasn't just for you, but it's certainly one of the harder ones in the quiz - or so I thought - harder ones are being identified all over the place. Perhaps that's because of the kindness of knowledgable members who know most of the answers in leaving the easier ones for others who may not know many. Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: ellendune on March 07, 2022, 10:58:39 I am guessing that all that scaffolding in 21 is Bristol Temple Meads
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: stuving on March 07, 2022, 12:16:31 3. Bath bus station.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: PrestburyRoad on March 07, 2022, 13:44:52 16. Bath town centre
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 14:13:57 So we have ...
3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road 4 Bedminster - eXPassenger 6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 7 Clifton Down - johnneyw 9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee 12 Oldfield Park - Timmer 16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...) 17 Redland - Western Pathfinder (you said Redlands - plural - but given to you) 21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune 23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: TonyN on March 07, 2022, 17:08:49 20. Yatton
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Mark A on March 07, 2022, 18:23:23 18 might be the bridge where the line from Clifton Down joins the old railway to Hotwells. Might.
Mark Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Reginald25 on March 07, 2022, 19:34:07 Just noticed '2020 in subject?
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Red Squirrel on March 07, 2022, 19:45:57 Fixed!
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Red Squirrel on March 07, 2022, 19:51:45 18 might be the bridge where the line from Clifton Down joins the old railway to Hotwells. Might. Mark What, like Bramble Lane? Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: brooklea on March 07, 2022, 19:57:47 14. Parson Street
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 21:02:53 Just noticed '2020 in subject? Fixed! Sorry about that, folks. I was living in the past - don't know where the last two years have gone ... they feel lost. Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 21:16:49 So we now have:
3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road 4 Bedminster - eXPassenger 6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 7 Clifton Down - johnneyw 9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee 12 Oldfield Park - Timmer * 14 Parson Steet - brooklea 16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...) 17 Redland - Western Pathfinder * 18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A * 20 Yatton - TonyN 21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune 23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel (Those with "*" are the new ones - all correct) Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: MVR S&T on March 07, 2022, 21:26:49 2. Salisbury, Exeter end?
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: johnneyw on March 07, 2022, 21:32:31 Please sir! Are we allowed to answer a second one yet?
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 07, 2022, 22:07:17 Please sir! Are we allowed to answer a second one yet? Yyyyeah - go ahead ... Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: johnneyw on March 07, 2022, 22:18:10 8 is, I think, Shirehampton Station. I don't use it all that often but I was there in February.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: eightonedee on March 07, 2022, 22:20:25 22 - Weston super Mare
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: bradshaw on March 07, 2022, 22:37:44 1 Sea Mills, mural by Rob Wheeler as part of Project Sprint
10 Stapleton Road Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Western Pathfinder on March 07, 2022, 23:06:28 2.Salisbury.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Timmer on March 08, 2022, 06:17:44 15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon!
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 08, 2022, 06:29:25 Some good spots there ...
* 1 Sea Mills - bradshaw * 2 Salisbury - MVR S&T and Western Pathfinder 3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road 4 Bedminster - eXPassenger 6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 7 Clifton Down - johnneyw * 8 Shirehampton - johnneyw 9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee * 10 Stapleton Road - bradshaw 12 Oldfield Park - Timmer 14 Parson Steet - brooklea * 15 Bath Spa - Timmer 16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...) 17 Redland - Western Pathfinder 18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A 20 Yatton - TonyN 21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune * 22 Weston-super-mare - eightonedee 23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel ... 19 gone and just six left Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Reginald25 on March 08, 2022, 06:34:38 19 Melksham Assembly Hall
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 08, 2022, 06:38:47 15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon! I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data. Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better ;D ... Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: RA on March 08, 2022, 15:55:12 15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon! I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data. Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better ;D ... There is a video available to view on the BBC website or iPlayer called 'Men of Steam'. It was filmed in 1962 and approximately halfway through follows the Station Master at Bath Spa going about his duties. You get to see the spiral steps up to the signal box as well as a look inside. After the section on Bath Spa the video takes a look at Freshford, complete with sheep running amok! As I am here, picture 5 is Trowbridge. Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: AMLAG on March 08, 2022, 16:58:43 25 Bridgewater Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 08, 2022, 17:19:10 Three more down, just three to go
1 Sea Mills - bradshaw 2 Salisbury - MVR S&T and Western Pathfinder 3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road 4 Bedminster - eXPassenger * 5 Trowbridge - RA 6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 7 Clifton Down - johnneyw 8 Shirehampton - johnneyw 9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee 10 Stapleton Road - bradshaw 11 12 Oldfield Park - Timmer 13 14 Parson Steet - brooklea 15 Bath Spa - Timmer 16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...) 17 Redland - Western Pathfinder 18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A * 19 Melksham Assembly Hall - Reginald25 20 Yatton - TonyN 21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune 22 Weston-super-mare - eightonedee 23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel 24 * 25 Bridgwater - AMLAG 11. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_011.jpg) 13. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_013.jpg) 24. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/c2s_024.jpg) Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: brooklea on March 08, 2022, 17:28:17 11. Wurrul (or, if you prefer, Worle ;D)
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: PrestburyRoad on March 08, 2022, 17:38:38 24. That bus was probably operating X31 between Bath and Chippenham - see https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05 (https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05). To narrow the location down further we need to find a Kings Arms pub with a car park.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: stuving on March 08, 2022, 18:37:39 24. That bus was probably operating X31 between Bath and Chippenham - see https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05 (https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05). To narrow the location down further we need to find a Kings Arms pub with a car park. Well, there is one in Melksham ... Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Trowres on March 08, 2022, 18:43:03 13. Holy Trinity Gyratory, Trowbridge.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Reginald25 on March 08, 2022, 18:59:34 24 As implied by others, it is the main West/Southbound bus stop in Melksham outside the United Reform church.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: stuving on March 08, 2022, 19:20:02 By the way, please can I have no. 3 back? Then I can leave it to PrestburyRoad to argue the toss with you about how far Bath's mystical "Town Centre" is from Manvers Street.
Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Timmer on March 08, 2022, 22:10:47 I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data. Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better ;D ... Found a rather good photo of the signal box taken in the early 70s. I would imagine it didn’t last much longer after that.https://www.flickr.com/photos/46142097@N03/35995503543/in/photostream/ Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 08, 2022, 22:55:56 By the way, please can I have no. 3 back? Then I can leave it to PrestburyRoad to argue the toss with you about how far Bath's mystical "Town Centre" is from Manvers Street. I have corrected No.3. Bath is a City, so perhaps it doesn't have a TOWN centre? I would suggest that the city centre starts a short distance to the West of Manvers Street. Complete answer set 1 Sea Mills - bradshaw 2 Salisbury - MVR S&T and Western Pathfinder 3 Bath Bus Station - stuving 4 Bedminster - eXPassenger 5 Trowbridge - RA 6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25 7 Clifton Down - johnneyw 8 Shirehampton - johnneyw 9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee 10 Stapleton Road - bradshaw * 11 Worle - brooklea 12 Oldfield Park - Timmer * 13 Holy Trinity Gyratory, Trowbridge - Trowres 14 Parson Steet - brooklea 15 Bath Spa - Timmer 16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite - Manvers Street) 17 Redland - Western Pathfinder 18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A 19 Melksham Assembly Hall - Reginald25 20 Yatton - TonyN 21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune 22 Weston-super-mare - eightonedee 23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel * 24 Melksham Town Centre - Prestbury Road, stuving, confirmed by Reginald25 25 Bridgwater - AMLAG Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: PrestburyRoad on March 09, 2022, 08:39:25 Quote Bath is a City, so perhaps it doesn't have a TOWN centre? I would suggest that the city centre starts a short distance to the West of Manvers Street. In defence of use of the word "town", m'lud, I submit that in common parlance someone living in the suburbs might have asked a neighbour "I'm going into town today - is there anything you want me to get from Debenhams?". Rather than use the word "city". (Other department stores are now available.) Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: Red Squirrel on March 09, 2022, 14:34:44 Quote Bath is a City, so perhaps it doesn't have a TOWN centre? I would suggest that the city centre starts a short distance to the West of Manvers Street. In defence of use of the word "town", m'lud, I submit that in common parlance someone living in the suburbs might have asked a neighbour "I'm going into town today - is there anything you want me to get from Debenhams?". Rather than use the word "city". (Other department stores are now available.) Quite so. Didn't Dire Straits go way on down south to London Town? As did Dick Whittington and his cat, though they were going the other way at first. Ewan McColl was referring to Salford is his song Dirty Old Town, which to my surprise I find is also a city. When I was a kid, we'd get the No.3 bus 'into town' to visit Fairfax House, Jones's, Lewis's or maybe even pop into Victor Value. Later on, when Dad had acquired a rather elderly Austin A50, we'd park on a bombsite somewhere round Newfoundland Road and Mum would drag us into C&A. But whatever we did, and however we got there, it was always 'town'. Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 10, 2022, 07:32:02 Quote Bath is a City, so perhaps it doesn't have a TOWN centre? I would suggest that the city centre starts a short distance to the West of Manvers Street. In defence of use of the word "town", m'lud, I submit that in common parlance someone living in the suburbs might have asked a neighbour "I'm going into town today - is there anything you want me to get from Debenhams?". Rather than use the word "city". (Other department stores are now available.) I must give you that one. Petts Wood to Victoria or Charing Cross was into town (city of Westminster). Mind you, into Cannon Street and Holborn Viaduct was into the City (London). To Sydenham Hill was in to school and Sevenoaks was just to school Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: PrestburyRoad on March 10, 2022, 09:49:50 Quote Bath is a City, so perhaps it doesn't have a TOWN centre? I would suggest that the city centre starts a short distance to the West of Manvers Street. In defence of use of the word "town", m'lud, I submit that in common parlance someone living in the suburbs might have asked a neighbour "I'm going into town today - is there anything you want me to get from Debenhams?". Rather than use the word "city". (Other department stores are now available.) I must give you that one. Petts Wood to Victoria or Charing Cross was into town (city of Westminster). Mind you, into Cannon Street and Holborn Viaduct was into the City (London). To Sydenham Hill was in to school and Sevenoaks was just to school Thank you for your generosity. These terms are all strangely familiar - and nostalgic - from when I lived in Catford back in the 1960s. Now that I live in Gloucestershire I look back on London as somewhere for the young, who have the energy to enjoy the attractions and the resilience to cope with commuting and pollution. And many thanks for the quizzes which I for one always enjoy. Title: Re: Out and about - first week in March, 2022 Post by: grahame on March 11, 2022, 10:16:39 And many thanks for the quizzes which I for one always enjoy. My pleasure ... enjoy putting them together too. Other members very welcome to post quizzes, remember! 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 |