Train GraphicClick on the map to explore geographics
 
I need help
FAQ
Emergency
About .
Travel & transport from BBC stories as at 10:15 29 Mar 2024
* Bus plunges off South Africa bridge, killing 45
* Easter getaway begins with flood alerts in place
Read about the forum [here].
Register [here] - it's free.
What do I gain from registering? [here]
 02/06/24 - Summer Timetable starts
17/08/24 - Bus to Imber
27/09/25 - 200 years of passenger trains

On this day
29th Mar (1913)
Foundation of National Union or Railwaymen (*)

Train RunningCancelled
09:00 Gatwick Airport to Reading
09:46 Westbury to Swindon
10:22 Newbury to Bedwyn
10:55 Bedwyn to Newbury
11:05 Swindon to Westbury
11:29 Newbury to Bedwyn
11:57 Bedwyn to Newbury
12:17 Westbury to Swindon
12:52 Bedwyn to Newbury
13:15 Swindon to Westbury
14:19 Westbury to Swindon
15:14 Swindon to Westbury
16:23 Westbury to Swindon
17:36 Swindon to Westbury
18:37 Westbury to Swindon
20:13 Swindon to Westbury
21:16 Westbury to Swindon
22:30 Swindon to Westbury
Short Run
06:37 Plymouth to London Paddington
07:03 London Paddington to Paignton
08:35 Plymouth to London Paddington
09:30 Weymouth to Gloucester
09:37 London Paddington to Paignton
10:35 London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
Delayed
05:03 Penzance to London Paddington
06:05 Penzance to London Paddington
07:10 Penzance to London Paddington
08:03 London Paddington to Penzance
08:15 Penzance to London Paddington
09:04 London Paddington to Plymouth
10:04 London Paddington to Penzance
11:03 London Paddington to Plymouth
PollsOpen and recent polls
Closed 2024-03-25 Easter Escape - to where?
Abbreviation pageAcronymns and abbreviations
Stn ComparatorStation Comparator
Rail newsNews Now - live rail news feed
Site Style 1 2 3 4
Next departures • Bristol Temple MeadsBath SpaChippenhamSwindonDidcot ParkwayReadingLondon PaddingtonMelksham
Exeter St DavidsTauntonWestburyTrowbridgeBristol ParkwayCardiff CentralOxfordCheltenham SpaBirmingham New Street
March 29, 2024, 10:28:24 *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Forgotten your username or password? - get a reminder
Most recently liked subjects
[149] Infrastructure problems in Thames Valley causing disruption el...
[64] would you like your own LIVE train station departure board?
[59] West Wiltshire Bus Changes April 2024
[58] Reversing Beeching - bring heritage and freight lines into the...
[52] Return of the BRUTE?
[36] 2024 - Service update and amendment log, Swindon <-> Westbury...
 
News: the Great Western Coffee Shop ... keeping you up to date with travel around the South West
 
   Home   Help Search Calendar Login Register  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: Where was I yesterday, 20th May 2021  (Read 1396 times)
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18895



View Profile
« on: May 21, 2021, 20:53:22 »

This could be a tough one, but whenever I say that, someone gets it quickly.



EDIT: Line or nearest station will do.
« Last Edit: May 21, 2021, 22:30:45 by bignosemac » Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
johnneyw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2257


From station to station, back to Bristol city....


View Profile
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2021, 23:22:55 »

Eek, that's a toughie but is that a road sign that I see indicating that a motorway lurks nearby?
Logged
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18895



View Profile
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2021, 23:44:00 »

Eek, that's a toughie but is that a road sign that I see indicating that a motorway lurks nearby?

I think you're looking at the pub sign.
Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
johnneyw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 2257


From station to station, back to Bristol city....


View Profile
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2021, 00:54:53 »

Eek, that's a toughie but is that a road sign that I see indicating that a motorway lurks nearby?

I think you're looking at the pub sign.

Bah, foiled again....but the priceless new clue that I have gleaned from that is that it's near a pub!
Logged
ellendune
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 4452


View Profile
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2021, 08:16:54 »

Its near a railway and at a level crossing - that narrows it down to a few thousand places Smiley
Logged
grahame
Administrator
Hero Member
*****
Posts: 40691



View Profile WWW Email
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2021, 09:08:32 »

Its near a railway and at a level crossing - that narrows it down to a few thousand places Smiley

Looks to me to be on the "Great British Railways" network rather than on a heritage / private line.   Does that narrow it down further?
Logged

Coffee Shop Admin, Acting Chair of Melksham Rail User Group, Option 24/7 Melksham Rep
Lee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 7519


GBR - The Emperor's New Rail Network


View Profile WWW
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2021, 09:14:23 »

Is it on the bignosemac-esque stomping ground of Salisbury-Exeter?
Logged

Vous devez ĂȘtre impitoyable, parce que ces gens sont des salauds - https://looka.com/s/78722877
bradshaw
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 1450



View Profile
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2021, 09:30:41 »

Full barriers suggest busy main road but on edge of town/village, CCTV (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) remote control from panel box, non-OHLE. Pub suggests station is/was nearby.
Logged
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18895



View Profile
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2021, 11:54:50 »

Is it on the bignosemac-esque stomping ground of Salisbury-Exeter?

We're a bit further afield. A clue...

Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
Alan Pettitt
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 229


View Profile Email
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2021, 15:03:50 »

Westergate, on the line between Chichester and Barnham.
Logged
JayMac
Data Manager
Hero Member
******
Posts: 18895



View Profile
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2021, 15:38:41 »

Westergate, on the line between Chichester and Barnham.

Correct!

Logged

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

- Sir Terry Pratchett.
Lee
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 7519


GBR - The Emperor's New Rail Network


View Profile WWW
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2021, 15:59:29 »

Westergate, on the line between Chichester and Barnham.

Correct!



Good god - Is it really? I used to go through there quite a bit when my dad took me to Fontwell Racecourse as a kid.
Logged

Vous devez ĂȘtre impitoyable, parce que ces gens sont des salauds - https://looka.com/s/78722877
stuving
Transport Scholar
Hero Member
******
Posts: 7156


View Profile
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2021, 17:21:35 »

I did peer at that poor little pixel-deprived pub sign trying to work out what it was, but didn't come up with the feathers. But that would have been a good strategy, since if you put "the prince of wales"  level crossing into a Google image search, Woodgate is at the top of the page. It's not the same view, but it is a modest flint-faced building with brick quoins.

"But" (I hear you cry) "it's Westergate, not Woodgate!". Actually, the little bit round the crossing with the pub in is called Woodgate, and had only a few houses when the railway station wasn't built there,  Westergate is a bit further north, and bigger - big enough to count as a village then.
Logged
Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

 
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.2 | SMF © 2006-2007, Simple Machines LLC Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
This forum is provided by customers of Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), and the views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that the content provided by one of our posters contravenes our posting rules (email link to report). Forum hosted by Well House Consultants

Jump to top of pageJump to Forum Home Page