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Title: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: grahame on April 03, 2026, 08:00:14
Here we are ... Good Friday and seeing longer days and warmer (somewhat!) weather.  I am an "enthusiast for rail" and not a "rail enthusiast" and travel to get places and see how things work in daily normal life.  However, I also look for destinations, tourist attractions, and places for people to end up.   Here are 11 heritage pictures and one miniature, all taken by me, all on days out from Melksham within the life of my current camera.

Just identify one each, please in posts today - give everyone else a chance.  Some are easy, some are especially easy because I have not blurred out signage.

1. Clapton Pond - Oxonhutch
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh000.jpg)

2. Eastleigh - MVR S&T
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh002.jpg)

3. Cranmore - AMLAG
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh001.jpg)

4. Kingswear - Chris from Nailsea
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh003.jpg)

5.
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh004.jpg)

6. Parkend - TonyN
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh005.jpg)

7. Swanage - bradshaw
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh006.jpg)

8.
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh007.jpg)

9.
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh008.jpg)

10. Glastonbury - Western Pathfinder
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh009.jpg)

11. Southend - Jonneyw
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh010.jpg)

12.
(https://www.wellho.info/pix/plh011.jpg)


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: bradshaw on April 03, 2026, 08:36:01
7 Swanage


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: Chris from Nailsea on April 03, 2026, 08:54:31
4.  Kingswear, south Devon.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: Oxonhutch on April 03, 2026, 09:03:59
I'll take the easy one please, 1: Claphamton Pond, London


Autocorrect inside braincell


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: AMLAG on April 03, 2026, 09:38:12

3 is Cranmore on the East Somerset Rly


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: Western Pathfinder on April 03, 2026, 09:47:28
10. Glastonbury.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: grahame on April 03, 2026, 09:57:09
I'll take the easy one please, 1: Clapham Pond, London

Except if I were a pedant ... perhaps you have autocorrect on?


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: grahame on April 03, 2026, 14:14:39
1. Clapton Pond - Oxonhutch
3. Cranmore - AMLAG
4. Kingswear - Chris from Nailsea
7. Swanage - bradshaw
10. Glastonbury - Western Pathfinder


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: johnneyw on April 03, 2026, 14:36:12
11.  The funnels tell me it's the Waverley.  A closer look in the corner confirmed to me that it's Sarfend.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: MVR S&T on April 03, 2026, 18:18:14
2. Eastleigh Lakeside Railway.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: TonyN on April 03, 2026, 21:36:15
6: Parkend Dean Forest Railway


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: grahame on April 04, 2026, 05:57:31
All correct so far ...

1. Clapton Pond - Oxonhutch
2. Eastleigh - MVR S&T
3. Cranmore - AMLAG
4. Kingswear - Chris fArom Nailsea
6. Parkend - TonyN
7. Swanage - bradshaw
10. Glastonbury - Western Pathfinder
11. Southend - Johnneyw

... just 5, 8, 9 and 12 left to identify.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: PhilWakely on April 04, 2026, 07:37:46
5. Plym Bridge Halt on the Plym Valley Railway ?
12. London Transport Museum, Acton Depot ?


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: RobT on April 04, 2026, 07:59:04
8. Swindon and Cricklade Railway.


Title: Re: Day trips from Melksham - Out and about - for 2026
Post by: CyclingSid on April 04, 2026, 08:22:47
10 - I presume that the 23A bus to Imber is off/en route.
9 - Imber bus, I guess you would like something more precise than the Imber range section of Salisbury Plain Training Area. My guess of two options would be Gore Cross.



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