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« on: July 25, 2016, 10:52:01 »
Hi All,

Amazed how some of you can tell where a photo was taken, was on a trip the other Sunday and we went over an unusual bit of track can you name the nearest station, no good on junctions etc.

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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2016, 11:09:19 »
My guess would be Yeovil Junction
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2016, 11:18:37 »
Hi Phil,

No

These were taken at same time
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2016, 11:51:28 »
Port Talbot Parkway?
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2016, 11:59:39 »
No not Port Talbot parkway, right country. Just not that far west.

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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2016, 12:41:40 »
Looks like the Bishton flyover
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2016, 12:47:31 »
Newport by the steel works?
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2016, 13:11:57 »
Westbury wilts ?.
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2016, 14:09:53 »
Severn Tunnel Junction?
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2016, 14:26:20 »
Hi Rogerw

Yes had to Google your answer and that's what I went over.

Bmbibzz yep by Steel works Newport

Chrisr-75  That was the next station we stopped at.

Caught a GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) train from Cardiff to Bristol Temple Meads and noticed after Newport we were going slow and appeared to deviate off normal lines, just managed to get my phone out. Have also a few years back went over this in an HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))

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