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« on: December 02, 2024, 00:31:01 »
Rows 1 to 5, columns A to E.   Maximum 2 each please (today) 2nd December as there's an awful lot of these!  If you're on a small screen, all the images unfolded are at https://www.wellho.info/pix/wq00.jpg






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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2024, 00:38:43 »
Row 2, column C: Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833)  Wink

There are several others there who I sussed out straight away, but I'll give everyone else a chance first.  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2024, 03:56:51 »
Row 1, column 5: our very own Mark Hopwood if I'm not very much mistaken.  His face is fresh in my memory from watching Geoff Marshall's recent YouTube video of the Marlow branch starring Geoff, Mark and the branch's signalling technology.
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2024, 06:40:14 »
Row 3 Column 4: Dr Richard Beeching;
Row 5 Column 3: Richard Branson.
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2024, 07:34:50 »
2E is Jane Jones
4E is Christian Wolmar
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2024, 07:53:28 »
1C Oliver Bulleid
3B Sir Nigel Gresley
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2024, 08:03:29 »
Ok:
 3E David Shepherd CBE FRSA FGRA
 5B Peter Hendy
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2024, 08:23:48 »
Quote from: eightonedee on December 02, 2024, 07:53:28
1C Oliver Bulleid
3B Sir Nigel Gresley

Slight typo in one of those?  But impressive knowledge of some of the historic faces
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2024, 08:31:21 »
I have set myself a real challenge in umpiring the answers here, haven't I?

Here is the original graphic with a green dot added on each correctly identified so far to help you check whether a person has been identified; full listing to follow at the end?

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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2024, 09:12:03 »
Oh, there seems to be a different layout on my smartphone screen.  Mark H is in a row on his own.

Sir Nigel is just to the left of Trevithick
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2024, 09:30:15 »
I’m going to bet a fiver that no one gets A2…
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2024, 09:42:06 »
Quote from: eightonedee on December 02, 2024, 09:12:03
Oh, there seems to be a different layout on my smartphone screen.  Mark H is in a row on his own.

Sir Nigel is just to the left of Trevithick

Ah - screen width and you are correct then.  See https://www.wellho.info/pix/wq00.jpg for the alternative smartphone layout. 
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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2024, 10:22:12 »
2D is Sir Daniel Gooch
3A is Lord (Andrew) Adonis
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« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2024, 10:29:58 »
B4 = Daniel Gooch,
D3 = Rev. Wilbert Awdry

oops.  Mixed up using letters for rows and number for columns! What I meant was:-

2D = Daniel Gooch,
4C = Rev. Wilbert Awdry
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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2024, 10:31:08 »
Row 4, Col C:  Rev W Awdry
Row 5, Col D:  Jenny Agutter
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