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« on: October 20, 2017, 16:23:40 »

Out gallivanting again, teaching Finn the ways of ferroequinology. What station were we at this afternoon?

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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2017, 17:46:12 »

Just keep him on the lead if you see sciurus vulgaris about ! Love the use of ferroequinal ! Typical of the humour from Magnum Nasum Mac !
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2017, 20:03:28 »

Cathedral city?
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2017, 20:22:22 »

Cathedral city?

Nope. No cathedral where we were.

But the cheese reference gives this clue:

I was somewhere analogous to curds...
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2017, 20:33:32 »

Wheybridge?
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2017, 20:36:04 »

Curds and.......? Ah yes, I'll keep my mouth shut!!!


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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2017, 20:45:16 »

Not Weybridge.

But right idea...
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2017, 21:05:27 »

Weymouth?
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2017, 21:09:29 »

Weymouth?

Hmm... Weymouth what?
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2017, 21:12:41 »

It's the old harbour station? I heard it was still there.
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2017, 21:19:03 »

It's the old harbour station? I heard it was still there.

We have a winner.  Grin

The strange angle was to show it was a platform but not show the trackbed which would have been a giveaway.
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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2017, 21:39:38 »

It was looking a bit run down 3 years ago when I followed the harbour rail tracks end to end. Evidently Weymouth council want shot of them but there's also a group trying to preserve and utilize this for tourism/heritage.
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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2017, 13:20:22 »

...but there's also a group trying to preserve and utilize this for tourism/heritage.
There nearly always are a bunch of naive dreamers who think this sort of thing is realistic.   Meanwhile in the real world, its time has gone.

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