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Author Topic: Annoying / amusing use of completely irrelevant stock photos to illustrate press articles  (Read 345311 times)
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« Reply #360 on: November 21, 2015, 23:42:42 »

The blame for the particular piece of railway equipment causing the apparently astronomic costs of electrification of the Great Western main line is revealed by the Bristol Post:

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Electrification of railway through Bristol to cost taxpayer ^1.2bn more, amid severe project delays


The PAC report showed failures in planning and budgeting for the electrification of the Great Western route

Failures in budgeting and planning for the electrification of the Great Western route through Bristol are causing long delays and soaring costs for the taxpayer.

The Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) will today raise serious concerns about Network Rail's five-year investment programme into electrification of the line.

Passengers will "pay a heavy price" because of the delays, according to the PAC.

Network Rail launched their biggest project two years ago in a bid to create faster and more reliable train travel for commuters.

So, it's all apparently due to that broken toast rack / allegedly a shopping trolley on the tracks - which readers of this topic will have noted is my own favourite image. Grin

A quick search on google (other search engines are available) reveals that this stock picture has been used in the past to illustrate just about any railway story by newspapers such as the Exeter Express & Echo, North Devon Journal, Nottingham Post, Plymouth Herald, Torquay Herald Express, West Briton and Western Morning News.

There's quality journalism for you.  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #361 on: November 21, 2015, 23:50:18 »

So, it's all apparently due to that broken toast rack / allegedly a shopping trolley on the tracks - which readers of this topic will have noted is my own favourite image. Grin

I've never understood why anyone would want to put their toast in that. It would work a lot better as a boot-scraper, surely.
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« Reply #362 on: November 29, 2015, 09:44:56 »

From Get Surrey http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/south-west-trains-chaos-after-10466470
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South West Trains 'chaos' after emergency engineering work on rail line

Engineers halted services after carrying out work at Raynes Park and examining the rail line between Tisbury and Salisbury

Guildford railway stationSouth West Trains at Guildford Station

Commuters travelling on South West Trains on Thursday morning described their journeys as ^chaos^ after services were delayed due to emergency engineering works.

Work was carried out at Raynes Park and caused disruption to journeys between Epsom / Chessington South and Wimbledon.....

SWT (South West Trains) no longer use the train type in the foreground. They all went to Gatwick Express a few years ago I think and that turbo train is in Thames Trains colours.
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« Reply #363 on: November 29, 2015, 12:47:51 »

Come on at least it is a SWT (South West Trains) station and one train was in SWT livery!
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« Reply #364 on: November 29, 2015, 17:13:02 »

A quick search on google (other search engines are available) reveals that this stock picture has been used in the past to illustrate just about any railway story by newspapers such as the Exeter Express & Echo, North Devon Journal, Nottingham Post, Plymouth Herald, Torquay Herald Express, West Briton and Western Morning News.

There's quality journalism for you.  Wink Cheesy Grin

It's cut and paste journalism.
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« Reply #365 on: November 29, 2015, 20:04:23 »

Oh, I agree, absolutely - but that doesn't make it rightLips sealed
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« Reply #366 on: December 03, 2015, 20:16:41 »

I can see the resemblence of the track layout near Redruth....

http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Trolley-track-Redruth-causes-rail-delays/story-28291233-detail/story.html
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« Reply #367 on: December 03, 2015, 20:45:56 »

Indeed - so blatant is the misplaced photo that the good readers of the West Briton have questioned its accuracy in the comments!  Grin
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« Reply #368 on: December 03, 2015, 20:48:06 »


Redruth has grown somewhat since I lived there in 1973-74.
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« Reply #369 on: December 03, 2015, 22:16:37 »


Redruth has grown somewhat since I lived there in 1973-74.

It's railway appears to have grown since I last passed it 5 hours ago..... I live 100 yards from the station surely I would have heard them fitting this much enlarged system in the photo?  Huh  Grin
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« Reply #370 on: December 04, 2015, 20:09:59 »


It's railway appears to have grown since I last passed it 5 hours ago..... I live 100 yards from the station surely I would have heard them fitting this much enlarged system in the photo?  Huh  Grin

The station would extend to Albany Road at least.
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« Reply #371 on: December 04, 2015, 21:58:12 »


It's railway appears to have grown since I last passed it 5 hours ago..... I live 100 yards from the station surely I would have heard them fitting this much enlarged system in the photo?  Huh  Grin

The station would extend to Albany Road at least.

It may go over my garden if it did
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« Reply #372 on: December 05, 2015, 23:15:51 »

The photo was 8th in the result of a google image search for "Redruth track" when I tried it.

Curiously, the 3rd search result looks like a more plausible Redruth station and following the link takes one to the same West Briton web page. Has someone changed the image?
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« Reply #373 on: December 05, 2015, 23:39:12 »

Thanks, Trowres.  Wink

The image we were all ridiculing discussing is this one, which is still being shown to illustrate that West Briton article at the moment:



That's clearly not Redruth.  Lips sealed

Although it might be Taunton ...  Tongue
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« Reply #374 on: December 06, 2015, 00:30:34 »

The photo was 8th in the result of a google image search for "Redruth track" when I tried it.

Curiously, the 3rd search result looks like a more plausible Redruth station and following the link takes one to the same West Briton web page. Has someone changed the image?

I think Google has picked up a picture link in a comment.
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