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Title: Day out to the beach!
Post by: grahame on May 25, 2023, 17:18:06
Yesterday (24.5.2023) I took the train from my home station in West Wiltshire to The Beach, partly to see how the changed services that started on Monday are getting on.  Lovely day, lots of people around.  Where services have been added, the new trains are much quieter that the ones that were there before, but that's probably because people have regular travel habits and haven't yet moved across. At many places, I broke my journey to take pictures, at other places I took pictures through the window.  How many places can you identify?

1. - Avonmouth - bobm
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb01.jpg)

2. - Avoncliff - PhilWakely
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb02.jpg)

3.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb03.jpg)

4.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb04.jpg)

5. - Keynsham - Kempis
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb05.jpg)

6. - Redland - Bmblbzzz
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb06.jpg)

7.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb07.jpg)

8. - Shirehampton - JayMac
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb08.jpg)

9.- Bristol Temple Meads - stuving
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb09.jpg)

10. - Oldfield Park - froome
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb10.jpg)

11.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb11.jpg)

12.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb12.jpg)

13.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb13.jpg)

14.
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb14.jpg)

15. - Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb15.jpg)

16. - Bradford-on-Avon - johnneyw
(http://www.wellho.net/pix/m2sb16.jpg)


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: bobm on May 25, 2023, 17:22:37
1) Avonmouth


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 25, 2023, 17:23:36
6 is Redland.

It's very rare I recognize any places in these posts for certain, but on this occasion I'm pretty certain I can identify at least three six others! I'll leave them though cos one is enough.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: stuving on May 25, 2023, 17:58:39
9. is Bristol Temple Meads, and technically a trick question because all that scaffolding isn't part of the station, it's a sort of collective hard hat for the trains (and passengers). If you'd taken 16 looking the opposite way would you have seen something similar, but smaller?


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: PhilWakely on May 25, 2023, 20:04:24
2 Avoncliff


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: JayMac on May 25, 2023, 21:41:59
8. My old stamping ground, Shirehampton.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: froome on May 25, 2023, 21:49:14
10 looks suspiciously like my home station of Oldfield Park.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Merthyr Imp on May 25, 2023, 22:09:53
15 - Bath.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Kempis on May 26, 2023, 00:00:58
5. Keynsham.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: johnneyw on May 26, 2023, 00:21:56
16 Bradford on Avon.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: grahame on May 26, 2023, 07:50:17
Half way there - all the following correctly identified:

1 - Avonmouth - bobm
2 - Avoncliff - PhilWakely
5 - Keynsham - Kempis
6 - Redland - Bmblbzzz
8 - Shirehampton - JayMac
9 - Bristol Temple Meads - stuving
10 - Oldfield Park - froome
15 - Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
16 - Bradford-on-Avon - johnneyw


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: ellendune on May 26, 2023, 08:09:40
I come late to this.  7. Melksham


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Sulis John on May 26, 2023, 08:11:39
14. Stapleton Road


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: AMLAG on May 26, 2023, 08:38:44

 13  ‘The Beach’ Severn Beach


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Phil on May 26, 2023, 13:48:08
Is 7. Exeter?  :D


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: grahame on May 26, 2023, 14:01:13
Is 7. Exeter?  :D

No. Nor Taunton  ;D


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Phil on May 26, 2023, 14:22:47
Is 7. Exeter?  :D

No. Nor Taunton  ;D

Could be, though! I have been to Taunton recently!


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: bobm on May 26, 2023, 16:37:58
Is 7. Exeter?  :D

Can't tell - there's a bloke blocking the view!   ;D


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: paul7575 on May 26, 2023, 19:59:14
12. Portway park & ride. Not yet open?

Paul


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: JayMac on May 26, 2023, 20:38:42
I think I identified 15 of them on first look. Helped by station names appearing in a couple of the pics!

With 24 hours passed since the quiz went up I'll offer another answer.

4. Clifton Down.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: bobm on May 26, 2023, 21:14:00
11) Trowbridge


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Western Pathfinder on May 26, 2023, 22:02:17
11 Trowbridge.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: Kempis on May 26, 2023, 22:30:42
3. Freshford.


Title: Re: Day out to the beach!
Post by: grahame on May 27, 2023, 06:15:36
And completed ...

1 - Avonmouth - bobm
2 - Avoncliff - PhilWakely
3 - Freshford - Kempis
4 - Clifton Down - JayMac
5 - Keynsham - Kempis
6 - Redland - Bmblbzzz
7 - Melksham - ellendune
8 - Shirehampton - JayMac
9 - Bristol Temple Meads - stuving
10 - Oldfield Park - froome
11 - Trowbridge - bobm and Western Pathfinder
12 - Portway Park and Ride - paul7575
13 - Severn Beach - AMLAG
14 - Stapleton Road - Sulis John
15 - Bath Spa - Merthyr Imp
16 - Bradford-on-Avon - johnneyw

A long day ... Left home at around 08:40, home at around 19:40 - should have been 18:20 but the 16:01 off The Beach was cancelled due  to congestion ...



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