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« on: February 19, 2008, 21:41:21 »

From the I Work For FGW (First Great Western) Blog (link below.)
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43#p66
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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2008, 21:52:32 »

2 is Temple Meads. 4 looks a bit difficult!
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2008, 22:06:43 »

1=Reading
2=Bristol TM(resolve)
3=Plymouth
4=Melksham
5=Gatwick Airport
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2008, 22:27:35 »

4 looks a bit difficult!

For goodness' sake, don't let grahame hear you saying that!   Grin

And good shout, vacman: I got 2, 3 and 4, but I was struggling a bit with the others!
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2008, 22:46:49 »

The secret is to look at the trains in the stations, thats the only way I guessed Gatwick.
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2008, 23:07:30 »

Well, vacman, it's still a good shout, because I did exactly that, and I still couldn't work it out!  Lots of long red trains?  I'm not used to seeing that, here in Somerset!

By the way, what's the train on your avatar?  Looks like a Cornish branch livery, but forgive my ignorance, I don't get chance to travel so far west these days!

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2008, 23:53:17 »

Plan on making the next one more difficult Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2008, 05:07:16 »

2 is Temple Meads. 4 looks a bit difficult!

I've been having difficulty with No. 4 for years.  You'll note it's shown without a train; *with* a train would have made it a much more unusual picture and harder  Cheesy

Seriously - it is a difficult one to recognise from the air, especially at that zoom level.
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2008, 07:55:48 »

Well, vacman, it's still a good shout, because I did exactly that, and I still couldn't work it out!  Lots of long red trains?  I'm not used to seeing that, here in Somerset!

By the way, what's the train on your avatar?  Looks like a Cornish branch livery, but forgive my ignorance, I don't get chance to travel so far west these days!

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That is either 153329 or 153369. Wessex received them as extra units from FNW. They then refurbished them with Champan seats(like the 150 ones) and painted them into a blue livery in the same style as the 150's with local place vinyls. One was named The Looe Valley Something and the other The St Ives Something. They operate all over the FGW (First Great Western) area though not just in Cornwall.
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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2008, 09:32:34 »

I see that vacman has officially been declared the winner  Grin
http://www.iworkforfgw.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=44&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2008, 12:07:33 »

Well, vacman, it's still a good shout, because I did exactly that, and I still couldn't work it out!  Lots of long red trains?  I'm not used to seeing that, here in Somerset!

By the way, what's the train on your avatar?  Looks like a Cornish branch livery, but forgive my ignorance, I don't get chance to travel so far west these days!

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That is either 153329 or 153369. Wessex received them as extra units from FNW. They then refurbished them with Champan seats(like the 150 ones) and painted them into a blue livery in the same style as the 150's with local place vinyls. One was named The Looe Valley Something and the other The St Ives Something. They operate all over the FGW (First Great Western) area though not just in Cornwall.
Sorry qprrule, they came from Central Trains! they were the last two units in full regional railways livery (i.e. the links at the end of the blue line).
The picture is on the St Ives branch.
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« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2008, 16:33:33 »

Well, vacman, it's still a good shout, because I did exactly that, and I still couldn't work it out!  Lots of long red trains?  I'm not used to seeing that, here in Somerset!

By the way, what's the train on your avatar?  Looks like a Cornish branch livery, but forgive my ignorance, I don't get chance to travel so far west these days!

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That is either 153329 or 153369. Wessex received them as extra units from FNW. They then refurbished them with Champan seats(like the 150 ones) and painted them into a blue livery in the same style as the 150's with local place vinyls. One was named The Looe Valley Something and the other The St Ives Something. They operate all over the FGW (First Great Western) area though not just in Cornwall.
Sorry qprrule, they came from Central Trains! they were the last two units in full regional railways livery (i.e. the links at the end of the blue line).
The picture is on the St Ives branch.
Well I was close enough.
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