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« on: April 29, 2014, 18:26:04 »
Usual Rules Apply...

1 Guess ONLY in the first 24 hours if you please! Smiley Wink

If you feel you must have more than 1 guess within 24 hours; I will accept extra guesses via Personal Message and post them up at the end of the quiz. Please only keep to 1 guess in the thread within the first 24 hours please Smiley


1. Reading - stuving



2. Newhaven Town - richwarwicker



3. Bath Spa - bobm



4. Gatwick Airport (Taken from inside a Class 442 First Class Section) - Southern Stag



5. Tottenham Hale (Looking Southbound towards London) - Electric train



6. Brighton - paul7755



7. Weymouth - brooklea



8. Yeovil Junction - Southernman



9. Southampton Central - rogerw



10. Bristol Porkway Parkway - Red Squirrel



11. Westbury - ReWind (Although the train had just departed Westbury as opposed to arriving Wink )



12. Bournemouth - Southern Stag



13. Bath Spa - John R & trainer



14. Castle Cary - SandTEngineer



15. Watford Junction - Oxman



16. Trowbridge - Chris from Nailsea



17. Bristol Temple Meads - SandTEngineer



18. Gillingham (Dorset) - DavidBrown



19. Sheffield (East Midlands Trains First Class Lounge) - Bignosemac



20. Taunton - SandTEngineer
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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2014, 18:34:29 »
I shall bag an easy one while it's there:
1. Reading.
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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2014, 18:37:14 »
Quote from: stuving on April 29, 2014, 18:34:29
I shall bag an easy one while it's there:
1. Reading.

Correct Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2014, 18:48:27 »
5 Tottenham Hale, looking souf I believe
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« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2014, 18:50:19 »
12. Bournemouth
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« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2014, 19:01:20 »
19 Sheffield, East Midlands Trains 1st Class Lounge.
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« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2014, 19:06:13 »
18. Gillingham (Dorset)
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« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2014, 19:16:02 »
Quote from: Electric train on April 29, 2014, 18:48:27
5 Tottenham Hale, looking souf I believe

Correct Smiley

Quote from: Southern Stag on April 29, 2014, 18:50:19
12. Bournemouth

*sigh* Correct Smiley Wink And there was me hoping someone would think it was Stoke-on-Trent Roll Eyes I took this picture with deliberately sinister motives Wink Grin Tongue

Quote from: bignosemac on April 29, 2014, 19:01:20
19 Sheffield, East Midlands Trains 1st Class Lounge.

Correct Smiley Bonus points for guessing "what's in the box?" (The white one!) Grin Tongue Wink

Quote from: DavidBrown on April 29, 2014, 19:06:13
18. Gillingham (Dorset)

Also correct Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2014, 19:34:16 »
9) Southampton Central
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« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2014, 20:01:11 »
15 Watford Junction?
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« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2014, 20:03:48 »
Quote from: rogerw on April 29, 2014, 19:34:16
9) Southampton Central

Correct Smiley

Quote from: Oxman on April 29, 2014, 20:01:11
15 Watford Junction?

Also Correct Smiley


Also had 1 PM listing 19 correct guesses and 1 incorrect guess!

So feel free to send a PM and once the quiz is finished I will post the PMs Smiley (Unless you request I don't Wink )
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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 20:04:55 »
10. Bristol Porkway?
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« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2014, 20:08:34 »
Quote from: Red Squirrel on April 29, 2014, 20:04:55
10. Bristol Porkway?

I'm not familiar with such a station Huh Grin Wink Tongue - Yes you're right Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2014, 20:25:25 »
Quote from: thetrout on April 29, 2014, 19:16:02
Quote from: Southern Stag on April 29, 2014, 18:50:19
12. Bournemouth

*sigh* Correct Smiley Wink And there was me hoping someone would think it was Stoke-on-Trent Roll Eyes I took this picture with deliberately sinister motives Wink Grin Tongue
I didn't even think of Stoke-on-Trent. Had it have been a picture of Stoke you'd probably have caught me out!
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« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2014, 20:53:13 »
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