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« on: October 14, 2020, 08:23:14 »
Not a train or track in site, so why am I asking on the Coffee Shop passenger forum at http://www.passenger.chat as well as on my personal Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/graham.ellis.5055/ ... and which do I expect to be solved first?
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2020, 08:25:17 »
Ventnor station site, I o W.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2020, 08:28:11 »
Quote from: bradshaw on October 14, 2020, 08:25:17
Ventnor station site, I o W.

Funny it should go so quickly here  Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2020, 08:32:06 »
Close to the Amazon,those familiar with Old Volvos will understand,otherwise I concur with Bradshaw.

I note you gave the answer whilst I was typing.
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2020, 08:32:28 »
And from my journey there ...
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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2020, 08:40:47 »
Here is one I took earlier.
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« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2020, 10:17:14 »
Is 2 minutes and 3 seconds a record?
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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2020, 11:01:26 »
Quote from: grahame on October 14, 2020, 08:32:28
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I couldn't possibly post the video I took of my partner as we bounced along the Island Line last month!   Grin
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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2020, 23:21:10 »
Quote from: Western Pathfinder on October 14, 2020, 08:32:06
Close to the Amazon,those familiar with Old Volvos will understand...

Well spotted. Haven?t seen one of those for a long while.
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2020, 13:43:59 »
I quite like the building standing almost where the Signal box used to stand.

It's almost the same size, time the trains came back.
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« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2021, 16:32:27 »
Just come across this - wonderful.  And I remember it.   



Not a solution for Pilning, I fear!
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