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« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2009, 21:30:54 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:19:58
Hmm, in turn. Now I'm rather intrigued. Embarrassed

Setting aside the 'pints (of milk)' picture, which could clearly be generic, I thought all the other photos appeared to be quite specific to your actual journey ...  Roll Eyes

The only 'suspect' ones I can now suggest are the 'diesel engine' and 'driving / traffic' pictures.

I, as an ex-pat Tauntonian, am also intrigued. The pics are a bit small with no hypertext links to larger images so it's a bit difficult to place them! The milk bottles could be outside my sister's house in Taunton, as she's in the shrinking minority that still get milk delivered!
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« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2009, 21:41:14 »
To be fair, bignosemac, you probably wouldn't be able to identify the very small picture of 'meeting' as the TravelWatch SouthWest venue in Taunton (I was there, and I had to look closely! Embarrassed )

However, the picture of some 'rail campaigners' should be a bit easier (I'm second from right, by the way). Roll Eyes
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« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2009, 21:58:58 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:41:14
However, the picture of some 'rail campaigners' should be a bit easier (I'm second from right, by the way). Roll Eyes

Well if you were at a TravelWatch SouthWest meeting then the pic would've been taken somewhere on the Somerset College of Arts Technology campus. Right?
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« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2009, 22:01:03 »
Quote from: bignosemac on October 26, 2009, 21:58:58
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:41:14
However, the picture of some 'rail campaigners' should be a bit easier (I'm second from right, by the way). Roll Eyes

Well if you were at a TWSW» (TravelWatch SouthWest - website) meeting then the pic would've been taken somewhere on the SCAT campus. Right?
No it was taken near the taxis outside Taunton station.
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« Reply #19 on: October 26, 2009, 22:03:03 »
Quote from: Ollie on October 26, 2009, 22:01:03
Quote from: bignosemac on October 26, 2009, 21:58:58
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:41:14
However, the picture of some 'rail campaigners' should be a bit easier (I'm second from right, by the way). Roll Eyes

Well if you were at a TWSW» (TravelWatch SouthWest - website) meeting then the pic would've been taken somewhere on the SCAT campus. Right?
No it was taken near the taxis outside Taunton station.

K. Need better spectacles.  Grin
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« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2009, 01:33:07 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:19:58
The only 'suspect' ones I can now suggest are the 'diesel engine' and 'driving / traffic' pictures.

Although, looking at it again, 'clock' clearly isn't any of the clocks at Bristol Temple Meads ... and is 'single track' actually the single track at Stapleton Road, or rather more generic? Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2009, 07:46:29 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 27, 2009, 01:33:07
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 26, 2009, 21:19:58
The only 'suspect' ones I can now suggest are the 'diesel engine' and 'driving / traffic' pictures.

Although, looking at it again, 'clock' clearly isn't any of the clocks at Bristol Temple Meads ... and is 'single track' actually the single track at Stapleton Road, or rather more generic? Roll Eyes

Yep .. "Diesel Engine" was actually taken at Stapleton Road, although it refers to a train leaving Temple Meads, the "Single track" is actually the curve at Melksham (is the track that good on the Beach line?), and the clock is (!) at Hedge End from earlier this month.  Traffic / driving are Melksham (so that's in order) and Cambridge (so I'm in line to get my knuckles severly wrapped on that one Cheesy )

I did think (later) of adding 'click to enlarge' but that would have taken an awful lot of time I didn't have to prepare all the images!
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« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2009, 18:08:13 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on October 27, 2009, 01:33:07
... and is 'single track' actually the single track at Stapleton Road, or rather more generic? Roll Eyes

Thanks, grahame!  I very nearly added: "... or even the lovely new curve at Melksham?" !!  Wink Cheesy Grin
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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