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« on: November 26, 2020, 14:46:44 »
Can you recognise these stations from their local area maps?

Please - just one each at first.   I haven't a clue how easy they will turn out to be!
Data is Open Mapping Project data.   North pointing upwards in every case - no funny rotations!

In a normal year, you might have caught a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) train from any of these, though there are four different station operators represented

1. TonyN - Marlow
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=MLW


2. eXPassenger - Paddington
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=PAD» (Paddington (London) - next trains)


3. patch38 - Kemble
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=KEM


4. AMLAG - Lympstone Commando
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=LYC


5. TonyN - Menheniot
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=MEN


6. Richard Fairhurst - Chalbury
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=CBY


7. Hafren - Whitland
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=WTL


8. Stuving - Melksham
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=MKM» (Melksham (Station code) - next trains)


9. eightonedee - Havant
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=HAV


10. Worcester_Passenger - Cosham
http://new.passenger.chat/better/map.html?stn=CSA
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2020, 15:00:56 »
3 looks like Kemble but with the original Cirencester and Tetbury branches in-situ.
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« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2020, 15:06:51 »
Quote from: patch38 on November 26, 2020, 15:00:56
3 looks like Kemble but with the original Cirencester and Tetbury branches in-situ.

Yes - the thin black lines are "disused", "abandoned" and "razed" in the database; other railway features are thickened.
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2020, 16:01:10 »
I like this. Could name a few of them but for my "one each at first" it does, of course, have to be 6 - Charlbury.
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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2020, 16:04:44 »
Quote from: Richard Fairhurst on November 26, 2020, 16:01:10
I like this. Could name a few of them but for my "one each at first" it does, of course, have to be 6 - Charlbury.

It IS fun, isn't it!     Yes - Charlbury.   Setting them up, I am learning a lot about places!
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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2020, 16:09:47 »
7 looks like Whitland
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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2020, 17:06:05 »
No 1 Marlow
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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2020, 17:10:10 »

4  = Lympstone Commando
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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2020, 17:53:22 »
No 2 - Paddington.
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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2020, 18:03:52 »
All right ... there's no doubt with a map, is there!

I will paste in correct answers and links in initial post
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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2020, 18:10:01 »
No. 8 would be Melksham - mandatory if there's no Taunton?
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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2020, 19:06:59 »
WOT.no Pilning!...
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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2020, 22:23:35 »
I think 9 is Havant - presumably gets trains that go on to Brighton?
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« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2020, 23:23:43 »
Quote from: eightonedee on November 26, 2020, 22:23:35
I think 9 is Havant - presumably gets trains that go on to Brighton?

Yes ... Havant and Melksham;  just numbers 5 and 10 remaining.

I find these maps fascinating - from seeing the lay of the land and catchments around stations to the tracks of old lines and the conversion to a cycle way like in Havant to where the underground runs under Paddington.  Very tempted to go have a look-see in some places that look interesting on the map when that's allowed once again.

Much easier  to put together than a "spot the difference" too!
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« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2020, 04:52:37 »
10 - Cosham
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