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« on: October 30, 2018, 15:32:47 »
Hopefully slightly more tricky than the last one............
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2018, 05:17:29 »
Given the lack of responses after 55 views,

here is a view from a slightly different angle, taken by another some years previous to my visit

Any takers?
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2018, 05:43:21 »
Quote from: PhilWakely on October 31, 2018, 05:17:29
Given the lack of responses after 55 views

Ah, welcome to the nightmare of setting a quiz that's hard enough to not go in 10 seconds, and easy enough to be solved in 24 hours.    Many thanks PhilWakely for the question; I expect it will now be identified today.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2018, 07:00:47 »
Bodmin Parkway, aka Bodmin Road?
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2018, 08:34:49 »
Is that a Bristol and Exeter, rather than GWR▸ (Great Western Railway), sb?
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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2018, 09:17:45 »
Dainton Summit.
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2018, 11:10:09 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on October 31, 2018, 09:17:45
Dainton Summit.

I concur
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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2018, 11:22:30 »
Quote from: Worcester_Passenger on October 31, 2018, 07:00:47
Bodmin Parkway, aka Bodmin Road?
Sadly, not
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2018, 11:30:24 »
Quote from: SandTEngineer on October 31, 2018, 09:17:45
Dainton Summit.
Indeed it is. The bridge I was on is in the background of the B&W picture and not easily accessible. The buffer stop of the Up refuge is still there, hidden in the undergrowth. No evidence at all of the Downside sidings.
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2018, 13:07:00 »
I often like to use old maps to see how a location has changed:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=50.4842&lon=-3.6245&layers=171&b=1
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2018, 17:34:34 »
As it was 30/10/18.....
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2018, 18:39:39 »
Ooh what a big one! Picture, I mean, since while it's scaled to 600x400 it's got 100 times that many pixels in it. So it may provide a stiff test of your download speed!
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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2018, 18:52:42 »
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=50.4833&lon=-3.6228&layers=168&right=BingHyb

From side by side, National Library of Scotland.

Includes 25inch map.

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