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« Reply #15 on: April 16, 2018, 17:18:31 »
....mmm.  It did look the same as the bit I saw last Saturday between Stapleton Road and Filton Abbey Wood Roll Eyes Tongue
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« Reply #16 on: April 16, 2018, 20:35:52 »
Similar, I will grant you, but the pointing here is a much higher class Smiley
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« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2018, 08:22:04 »
Can’t be Network Rail new build. If it were, then each stone would have its own part number, serial number, and a GA▸ (Greater Anglia) drawing to show how they fit together. Then another installation copy, and a testing copy with ticks to show that each piece was in the right place.
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« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2018, 09:57:59 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on April 15, 2018, 17:09:52
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