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« Reply #30 on: March 07, 2022, 23:06:28 »
2.Salisbury.
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« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2022, 06:17:44 »
15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon!
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« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2022, 06:29:25 »
Some good spots there ...

* 1 Sea Mills - bradshaw
* 2 Salisbury - MVR S&T▸ (Signalling and Telegraph) and Western Pathfinder
3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road
4 Bedminster - eXPassenger
6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25
7 Clifton Down - johnneyw
* 8 Shirehampton - johnneyw
9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee
* 10 Stapleton Road - bradshaw
12 Oldfield Park - Timmer
14 Parson Steet - brooklea
* 15 Bath Spa - Timmer
16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...)
17 Redland - Western Pathfinder
18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A
20 Yatton - TonyN
21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune
* 22 Weston-super-mare - eightonedee
23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel

... 19 gone and just six left
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« Reply #33 on: March 08, 2022, 06:34:38 »
19 Melksham Assembly Hall
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« Reply #34 on: March 08, 2022, 06:38:47 »
Quote from: Timmer on March 08, 2022, 06:17:44
15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon!

I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data.  Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better  Grin ...
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« Reply #35 on: March 08, 2022, 15:55:12 »
Quote from: grahame on March 08, 2022, 06:38:47
Quote from: Timmer on March 08, 2022, 06:17:44
15 Bath Spa platform 1 where the signal box used to be located complete with a Bath pigeon!

I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data.  Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better  Grin ...

There is a video available to view on the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) website or iPlayer called 'Men of Steam'. It was filmed in 1962 and approximately halfway through follows the Station Master at Bath Spa going about his duties. You get to see the spiral steps up to the signal box as well as a look inside. After the section on Bath Spa the video takes a look at Freshford, complete with sheep running amok!

As I am here, picture 5 is Trowbridge.
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« Reply #36 on: March 08, 2022, 16:58:43 »

25  Bridgewater
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« Reply #37 on: March 08, 2022, 17:19:10 »
Three more down, just three to go

1 Sea Mills - bradshaw
2 Salisbury - MVR S&T▸ (Signalling and Telegraph) and Western Pathfinder
3 Bath Bus Station - Prestbury Road
4 Bedminster - eXPassenger
* 5 Trowbridge - RA
6 Melksham (Spa Road) - Reginald25
7 Clifton Down - johnneyw
8 Shirehampton - johnneyw
9 Melksham (station) - eightonedee
10 Stapleton Road - bradshaw
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12 Oldfield Park - Timmer
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14 Parson Steet - brooklea
15 Bath Spa - Timmer
16 Bath "Town Centre" (not quite ...)
17 Redland - Western Pathfinder
18 Hotwells "branch" from Sea Mills - Mark A
* 19 Melksham Assembly Hall - Reginald25
20 Yatton - TonyN
21 Bristol Temple Meads - ellendune
22 Weston-super-mare - eightonedee
23 Montpelier - Red Squirrel
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* 25 Bridgwater - AMLAG

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« Reply #38 on: March 08, 2022, 17:28:17 »
11. Wurrul (or, if you prefer, Worle  Grin)
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« Reply #39 on: March 08, 2022, 17:38:38 »
24.  That bus was probably operating X31 between Bath and Chippenham - see https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05.  To narrow the location down further we need to find a Kings Arms pub with a car park.
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« Reply #40 on: March 08, 2022, 18:37:39 »
Quote from: PrestburyRoad on March 08, 2022, 17:38:38
24.  That bus was probably operating X31 between Bath and Chippenham - see https://bustimes.org/vehicles/244517?date=2022-02-05.  To narrow the location down further we need to find a Kings Arms pub with a car park.

Well, there is one in Melksham ...
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« Reply #41 on: March 08, 2022, 18:43:03 »
13. Holy Trinity Gyratory, Trowbridge.
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« Reply #42 on: March 08, 2022, 18:59:34 »
24 As implied by others, it is the main West/Southbound bus stop in Melksham outside the United Reform church.
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« Reply #43 on: March 08, 2022, 19:20:02 »
By the way, please can I have no. 3 back? Then I can leave it to PrestburyRoad to argue the toss with you about how far Bath's mystical "Town Centre" is from Manvers Street.
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« Reply #44 on: March 08, 2022, 22:10:47 »
Quote from: grahame on March 08, 2022, 06:38:47
I wondered what that architectural feature was ... thanks for the extra data.  Bath Spa is an interesting station and would probably be worth a "historic tour" at some point - probably a lot of trouble to organise, unless anyone reading this might know better  Grin ...
Found a rather good photo of the signal box taken in the early 70s. I would imagine it didn’t last much longer after that.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/46142097@N03/35995503543/in/photostream/
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