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« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2013, 20:14:06 »
Quote from: stuving on May 05, 2013, 20:05:30
Aha! 4 must be the oxymoronically named Coatbridge Sunnyside.

... easy for you to say ...  Shocked

Quote from: stuving on May 05, 2013, 20:10:40
... and wouldn't 8 be Ashchurch for Tewkesbury?

Good shout, stuving - I got as far as Charlotte Church (so to speak) on that one ...  Embarrassed
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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 #16 on: May 05, 2013, 20:16:13 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on May 05, 2013, 20:02:52
3 - Kidwelly

Correct!

Quote from: stuving on May 05, 2013, 20:05:30
Aha! 4 must be the oxymoronically named Coatbridge Sunnyside.

Correct! Coat, (contract) bridge, Sonny (and Cher), side.

Quote from: stuving on May 05, 2013, 20:10:40
... and wouldn't 8 be Ashchurch for Tewkesbury?

Also correct. Ash (tree), (Charlotte) Church, Four, Chew, Kes, (Nick) Berry.  Tongue

And I'll let giving two answers slide, as you are a relatively new forum member. But please note the request, in large type, bold and underlined in the OP▸ (Original Poster / topic starter, or Off Peak, depending on context).  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2013, 20:26:36 »
Quote from: bignosemac on May 05, 2013, 20:16:13
... please note the request, in large type, bold and underlined in the OP▸ (Original Poster / topic starter, or Off Peak, depending on context).  Roll Eyes

Fair comment.  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.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner."  Discuss.
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« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2013, 20:59:03 »
5. Eel Ling Broadway
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« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2013, 21:07:57 »
Quote from: ellendune on May 05, 2013, 20:59:03
5. Eel Ling Broadway

That is correct ellendune, although it was answered earlier in the day. Have another go.

Those that remain unanswered are 6,7,9,12,13,15.
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« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2013, 22:00:40 »
Is 7. Barkingside (Ilford)?

I'm basing that on the noise a dog makes plus Illya Kuryakin and what I'm guessing is a Ford Escort, but I'm very aware that I'm prone to over-engineering my guesses so I'm probably way out.
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« Reply #21 on: May 05, 2013, 22:14:21 »
Quote from: Phil on May 05, 2013, 22:00:40
Is 7. Barkingside (Ilford)?

I'm basing that on the noise a dog makes plus Illya Kuryakin and what I'm guessing is a Ford Escort, but I'm very aware that I'm prone to over-engineering my guesses so I'm probably way out.

Not even close! Have another go. Hint: It's another character played by David McCallum.
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« Reply #22 on: May 05, 2013, 22:27:12 »
10. Clifton Down?
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« Reply #23 on: May 05, 2013, 22:28:35 »
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10. Clifton Down?

Correct! (Bernie) Clifton, down.
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« Reply #24 on: May 05, 2013, 22:30:14 »
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10. Clifton Down?

Correct! (Bernie) Clifton, down.

That took me a while to guess as I'd got the down bit, but was somehow trying to fit Rod Hull or Emu into it (!)  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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« Reply #25 on: May 05, 2013, 22:33:29 »
DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) rather than EMU▸ (Electric Multiple Unit) at Clifton Down ...  Wink
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« Reply #26 on: May 05, 2013, 22:58:47 »
6. Gloucester ?
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« Reply #27 on: May 05, 2013, 22:59:00 »
12. Key (Quay) ham
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« Reply #28 on: May 05, 2013, 23:06:00 »
Quote from: bignosemac on May 05, 2013, 20:16:13
And I'll let giving two answers slide, as you are a relatively new forum member. But please note the request, in large type, bold and underlined in the OP▸ (Original Poster / topic starter, or Off Peak, depending on context).  Roll Eyes

Oops. Sorry for the faux pas. To be honest I had understood that instruction as per each question of the set - until afterwards, when it struck me that I might be wrong. The wording of course is not unambiguous; but such is the deliquescent solidity of meaning in our language. No doubt I should have realised what was intended; I suspect I missed it because when I read it I was thinking "I won't have time to look at that...".
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« Reply #29 on: May 05, 2013, 23:08:33 »
Quote from: trainer on May 05, 2013, 22:58:47
6. Gloucester ?

Correct. Gloss, stir.  Wink

I thought that was one of the hardest to guess as I was using a slang term for a prison.
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