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« on: August 11, 2018, 14:23:42 »
Ten places with rail interest in the UK▸ (United Kingdom) where you could go on your holiday.  Can you identify them?

Please just try one each for the first 24 hours

1. Ludlow - Basset44


2. Huddersfield - Bignosemac


3. Georgemas Junction - Stuving


4. Lynton - Stuving


5. Marchwood - PhilWakely


6. Penhelig - Rob on the Hill


7. Shawfair - AMLAG


8. Portland - Bradshaw


9. Harwich International - Adelante_CCT


10. Rhyl - SandTEnghineer
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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2018, 14:28:17 »
8 Portland, quarry incline which joins the Merchant's Railway with the Verne in the background
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2018, 14:39:22 »
4 is rather a gimme as the Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway, at Lynton.
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2018, 15:04:04 »
5. Marchwood
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2018, 16:03:11 »
10.Shrewsbury
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2018, 16:45:05 »
Quote from: grahame on August 11, 2018, 14:23:42


I got a clip of 8mm cine film which I took from the footplate of a BR▸ (British Rail(ways)) standard tank coming down that incline after we had been up to Easton to collect a consignment of Portland stone.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2018, 16:57:22 »
No.10 - Rhyl No.2 Signalbox

(Well you would expect an S&T▸ (Signalling and Telegraph) Engineer to get that one).......

Seen in better days (note the lookout and bell and the post device at the middle bottom - a 'Firemans Call Box'): https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3826/9517913442_87f5157254_b.jpg
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2018, 17:53:33 »
Would 9 be Holyhead ?
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2018, 18:20:48 »
6. Penhelig
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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2018, 18:24:25 »
Correct so far ...

4. Lynton - Stuving
5. Marchwood - PhilWakely
6. Penhelig - Rob on the Hill
8. Portland - Bradshaw
10. Rhyl - SandTEnghineer

Sorry - No. 9 is not Holyhead, and No. 10 is Rhyl rather than Shrewsbury.

Halfway there!
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2018, 19:31:13 »
Don't know where no 9 is but how great to see a bus / coach station just a few paces away from the train doors.
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« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2018, 19:36:54 »
Is 3 the now closed Tiverton junction ? replaced by Tiverton parkway.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2018, 19:42:25 »
7 = Shawfair.
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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2018, 19:59:53 »
2. Huddersfield.
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2018, 20:20:04 »
Quote from: Surrey 455 on August 11, 2018, 19:31:13
Don't know where no 9 is but how great to see a bus / coach station just a few paces away from the train doors.

Does look good, doesn't it.   Passengers photographed not thrilled to be using those buses which were running as rail replacement for that train though!

Quote from: broadgage on August 11, 2018, 19:36:54
Is 3 the now closed Tiverton junction ? replaced by Tiverton parkway.

Sorry - it isn't  (hint, Holiday thread ... no Taunton or neighbouring stations  Grin )

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2. Huddersfield.

Quote from: AMLAG on August 11, 2018, 19:42:25
7 = Shawfair.

And those two are both correct.
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