Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

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paul7575

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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2022, 03:11:04 pm »

Quote from: grahame on May 25, 2022, 06:52:42 am

All (except than initial no. 1) correctly identified

2 - Volks Electric Railway, Brighton, bradshaw
3 - Ford, MVR S&T^▸
4 - Barnham, MVR S&T
5 - Brighton, stuving
6 - Westbury, Merthyr Imp
7 - Cosham, MVR S&T
8 - Southampton Airport Parkway - paul7575
9 - Trowbridge, Timmer
10 - Southampton, Reginald25

Does this mean even you don’t know where 1. is? Huh

Paul


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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2022, 10:33:19 am »

No1 might be Barnham.


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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2022, 11:24:02 am »

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on May 26, 2022, 10:33:19 am

No1 might be Barnham.

You're along the right line ...


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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2022, 12:10:17 pm »

Perhaps Cosham?


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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2022, 12:28:10 pm »

1. I think it has to be a Southern (green) station, rather than SWR^» ,
so I’m going for Goring by Sea. On the eastbound side!


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Re: Where was I today? - 23 May 2022

« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2022, 07:14:48 am »

Quote from: paul7575 on May 26, 2022, 12:28:10 pm

1. I think it has to be a Southern (green) station, rather than SWR^» ,
so I’m going for Goring by Sea. On the eastbound side!

You are correct - and that's the final (and most difficult IMHO^▸ ) picture from Monday identified.


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