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« on: June 28, 2019, 16:48:55 »
Out for a drive in glorious weather today to do a bit of railway exploring.

Three to guess (one go each please). Where were we?

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« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2019, 17:20:37 »
1 Sturminster Newton?
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2019, 18:00:38 »
Quote from: bradshaw on June 28, 2019, 17:20:37
1 Sturminster Newton?

Correct!
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2019, 18:11:17 »
Seems I'm not alone in visiting the second location recently. A post in reply to my recent holiday blog in Frequent Posters from bradshaw at the same level crossing gates.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=21763.msg267263#msg267263
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« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2019, 11:37:32 »

Is 2 the crossing to the South of Shillingstone Station?

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« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2019, 16:02:46 »
Correct!

That just leaves number 3. We were in roughly the same area as 1 and 2.
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« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2019, 19:09:36 »
A wider view of picture 3.
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« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2019, 20:00:22 »
is 3 your ;local station, Templecombe? ( can't be bothered to check on Google maps)
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« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2019, 20:17:48 »
3 Stalbridge.
It is good to see, presumably organised by the Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership.
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« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2019, 00:54:05 »
Quote from: bradshaw on June 29, 2019, 20:17:48
3 Stalbridge.
It is good to see, presumably organised by the Blackmore Vale Line Community Rail Partnership.

Indeed. Stalbridge.

Quite surprised to see a rail timetable in a town with no station!
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« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2019, 08:32:49 »
However it is only some 10 minutes from Templecombe and as such quite convenient.
The Blackmore Vale group (https://www.blackmorevaletrains.com/about-us/) are very active as are the Friends of Templecombe station. It might be the latter who arranged for the timetable to by displayed
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« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2019, 11:07:56 »
I'll ask the latter. What with being a member now!

Whilst Stalbridge is just 10 minutes from Templecombe there are only two buses a day between the two. Said timetable is near the main bus stop in Stalbridge, which has better bus connections to Sherborne, 25 minutes away. I say better, it's only a two hourly service.
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