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Author Topic: Where were Finn and bignosemac, Autumn 2021?  (Read 4936 times)
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« Reply #45 on: October 05, 2021, 10:26:34 »

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The 227 bus brings back many memories for me, as it went past the house where I grew up and I often caught it as well. And yes, Shortlands was very obvious.
The 227 bus brings back memories for me as well.  Standing at the bus stop on the triangle at the northern end of Bromley High Street after visiting Medhurst's department store, waiting for a 47 for my journey back home to Catford, there were loads of 227s and yet so few of the 47s - it felt frustrating that Beckenham which I never visited had such a good service compared to Catford which was the centre of my world.  At the time I didn't think about the RFs (single-deckers) on the 227 being more expensive for London Transport to operate than the RTs (double-deckers) on the 47.  (The 227 had to be single-decker because of a low bridge.)  Ah nostalgia.

Ah, indeed, nostalgia ... arriving on the 227 from Chiselhurst Common, popping into J Lyons besides Medursts and then shopping in Caters, 227 back from outside and chaining there onto the 61 or 161A back home to Petts Wood. For changes to London, the novelty of taking the 1 rather than the 47 some times ... but to connect onto those we used to walk in Petts Wood to catch the 94 - further from home than the 61 or 161A, but then London trips by bus (often or Red Rover days or rail strike days) didn't involve carrying heavy groceries home.  Ah - them was the days.


Indeed. I lived at the other end of the route, on the borders of Beckenham and Penge, and still remember venturing along the whole route for the first time to explore Chislehurst Common, which was covered in deep snow on that day. It was a frequent service (I assume it still is) though only one in every 4 went beyond Penge to reach Crystal Palace. Maybe it was a mixture of its frequency and that it linked areas that were very different from each other which made it such an iconic route.
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« Reply #46 on: October 06, 2021, 08:34:57 »

Clues for the few that have yet to be answered:

Heading 090 from the battle.
4. Waterloo East. brooklea and paul7755


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5. Battersea Power Station station. stuving


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13. Taunton, Mass. grahame
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« Reply #47 on: October 06, 2021, 08:52:09 »

I would suspect that 13 is the railroad station in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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« Reply #48 on: October 06, 2021, 09:19:17 »

I would suspect that 13 is the railroad station in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Correct. Stung by the criticism there was no 'Taunton' in the original set I added this! Tongue
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« Reply #49 on: October 06, 2021, 09:42:48 »

7. Catford.
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« Reply #50 on: October 06, 2021, 10:19:01 »

7. Catford.

Correct!
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« Reply #51 on: October 06, 2021, 10:55:28 »

I would suspect that 13 is the railroad station in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Correct. Stung by the criticism there was no 'Taunton' in the original set I added this! Tongue
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« Reply #52 on: October 06, 2021, 12:42:17 »

5. Battersea Power Station (station). OK, the posters might have been elsewhere, but the newest shiniest tube station is an obvious must-visit.
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« Reply #53 on: October 06, 2021, 12:47:17 »

5. Battersea Power Station (station). OK, the posters might have been elsewhere, but the newest shiniest tube station is an obvious must-visit.

Correct.
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« Reply #54 on: October 10, 2021, 10:18:20 »

Clues for the few that have yet to be answered:

Heading 090 from the battle.
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I reckon this could be Finn on the footbridge at Waterloo East.
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« Reply #55 on: October 10, 2021, 12:32:33 »

I reckon this could be Finn on the footbridge at Waterloo East.
Drats. I think you could well be right. That was my thought too. We await the answer from BNM and Finn.
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« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2021, 12:54:52 »

I reckon this could be Finn on the footbridge at Waterloo East.
Drats. I think you could well be right. That was my thought too. We await the answer from BNM and Finn.

Waterloo East, from the clue, sounds right. But the walking route from Waterloo does not, as I recall it, have any right-angled turn, and it's a mostly timber structure. So I wonder, was that down below the platforms, on the way up from the street entrance?
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« Reply #57 on: October 10, 2021, 14:51:44 »

I think it’s the corner between the bridge and the ramp to the platforms B/C island.

There’s a number of different constructions, the ramps down to the platforms are timber roofed, the tubular sections across Waterloo Rd are relatively modern, but the bridge that crosses the three platforms is an older floor and walls with a more modern roof.  As Stuving notes it isn’t a 90° turn but I think the camera exaggerates the view.

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« Reply #58 on: October 10, 2021, 16:28:52 »

It is indeed Waterloo East. Well done brooklea.

And well done paul7755 for finding the precise location!

That's the quiz completed.
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