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« Reply #180 on: December 22, 2019, 20:38:44 » |
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I know that place pretty well too but I can't even tell which side of the triangle it is!
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« Reply #181 on: December 22, 2019, 21:23:05 » |
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #182 on: December 23, 2019, 00:42:41 » |
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« Reply #183 on: December 23, 2019, 01:46:37 » |
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Near a racecourse?
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« Reply #185 on: December 23, 2019, 07:22:38 » |
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Ilfracombe?
Yes, it IS Ilfracombe. Sadly, I never got to the town while it still had a railway; I have been there very briefly - day trip on a holiday, driving from Minehead. The Station was said to be "way above the town" and this arial picture shows not really that, but just how far it was from the sea front. From a purely emotional viewpoint, Ilfracombe, Minehead and Kingswear are three of the saddest losses from the days of my youth. I visited the latter two whilst still running under BR▸ but my leisure stays didn't continue once the daily services from early morning into the evening ceased. It was a loss of business to the towns which individually they won't have noticed, but with people no longer able to travel to/from all day / every day except by bus it must have hit them. Where tracks are still in place, I dream (but perhaps it's just a dream) of appropriate passenger services for regular users and the overall good of the area served. |
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« Reply #186 on: December 23, 2019, 07:32:15 » |
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Ilfracombe?
Yes, it IS Ilfracombe. Sadly, I never got to the town while it still had a railway; I have been there very briefly - day trip on a holiday, driving from Minehead. The Station was said to be "way above the town" and this arial picture shows not really that, but just how far it was from the sea front. Looking at the picture carefully, the huge embankment immediately to the west of the carriage sidings is visible, but the picture doesn't give the impression of height. |
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« Reply #187 on: December 23, 2019, 07:59:10 » |
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Looking at the picture carefully, the huge embankment immediately to the west of the carriage sidings is visible, but the picture doesn't give the impression of height.
If you have an hour or three to spare - take a look at the pictures at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/i/ilfracombe/ ... and try not to be tempted to spend the rest of the day on other parts of that site! |
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« Reply #188 on: December 23, 2019, 14:20:12 » |
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It seems to have been a bigger place than I ever expected, or than it seems from what's left. |
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« Reply #189 on: December 24, 2019, 06:05:30 » |
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Penultimate question ... there will be a final one during the hours of darkness as Christmas Eve slides to Christmas Day.  |
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« Reply #190 on: December 24, 2019, 07:27:40 » |
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Westbury?
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« Reply #191 on: December 24, 2019, 09:21:58 » |
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« Reply #192 on: December 24, 2019, 11:04:15 » |
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Looking at the trees in the background I would go for Westbury
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« Reply #193 on: December 24, 2019, 11:16:14 » |
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Looking at the trees in the background I would go for Westbury
Westbury?
Yes, it is Westbury - platform 2 |
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« Reply #194 on: December 24, 2019, 12:40:53 » |
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Looking at the trees in the background I would go for Westbury
Yes it was the trees that first suggested Westbury - then that fence at the end of the platform. |
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