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« Reply #60 on: December 08, 2016, 09:11:10 »
Quote from: chrisr_75 on December 08, 2016, 08:45:48
Panama Canal?

Yes, it is ... these are the rail locomotives that ship's cables are attached to to hale guide ships into tot locks.
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« Reply #61 on: December 09, 2016, 07:30:41 »
On the 9th day of Advent ...
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« Reply #62 on: December 09, 2016, 08:02:55 »
I trust they have Pace guide locos as well ! Roll Eyes I think you were looking for the word 'haul' grahame. Grin
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« Reply #63 on: December 09, 2016, 15:33:01 »
9th - looks to me like Church Stretton...?
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« Reply #64 on: December 09, 2016, 17:25:13 »
Quote from: patch38 on December 09, 2016, 15:33:01
9th - looks to me like Church Stretton...?

Probably the same model of shelter, and you may have the right TOC▸ (Train Operating Company) colours ...but not Church Stretton, I'm afraid.
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« Reply #65 on: December 09, 2016, 18:52:11 »
I think that's Fishguard & Goodwick.
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« Reply #66 on: December 09, 2016, 19:02:34 »
Same here but you beat me to it stuving Grin.
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« Reply #67 on: December 09, 2016, 19:38:23 »
Quote from: stuving on December 09, 2016, 18:52:11
I think that's Fishguard & Goodwick.

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on December 09, 2016, 19:02:34
Same here but you beat me to it stuving Grin.

Yes, that's Fishguard and Goodwick, picture taken from within a train - "the boat train" - on my arrival from Rosslare.  This particular model of station building seems to be the current 'standard' although they're clearly reconfigurable to meet individual station needs
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« Reply #68 on: December 09, 2016, 23:24:36 »
Indeed: we 'need' some of that standard of modern station buildings at Nailsea & Backwell (but not necessarily in that particular colour scheme, of course!).  Wink
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« Reply #70 on: December 10, 2016, 08:44:48 »
Looks like Redhill to me...
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« Reply #71 on: December 10, 2016, 09:30:10 »
Quote from: Bob_Blakey on December 10, 2016, 08:44:48
Looks like Redhill to me...

Yes, it is Redhill - complete with third rail electrification which runs from there to Reigate, then there's a gap to the junction with the Portsmouth line between Shalford and Guildford and you're into third rail territory again.

Being brought up in Kent, I remember catching the Tonbridge to Reading service that reversed at Redhill - the forerunner of the Gatwick to Reading service.  Redhill to Tonbridge has now been electrified with third rail, joining up two sections which were both electric but with a diesel section between and there's huge logic for doing the same thing in the other direction from Redhill (to Guildford).
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« Reply #72 on: December 11, 2016, 07:52:50 »
And where might you see this notice (other than on this forum  Wink ):
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« Reply #73 on: December 11, 2016, 08:13:14 »
The US of A quite a common sign at Railway stations over the other side of the pond.
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« Reply #74 on: December 11, 2016, 13:34:03 »
Quote from: Western Pathfinder on December 11, 2016, 08:13:14
The US of A quite a common sign at Railway stations over the other side of the pond.

Hmmmm ... that's a very general comment indeed.    Looks like a start of the "20 questions" method of working out where someone is by halving the possibilities, then halving them again ... and again ...

Neither confirming nor denying the USA ... looking for something a bit more specific before I come back with a yay/nay!
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