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« on: March 09, 2025, 20:55:37 »

Some pictures take in or from a train or zoomed - fuzzies, reflections and so forth about - can you identify one each ...

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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2025, 21:07:51 »

1.  Edinburgh, Waverley station, looking up to the castle.
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2025, 21:24:25 »

7. Tay Bridge
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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2025, 22:19:41 »

That would have been my second answer.  Wink

I only know the Edinburgh one because I used to work for a Scottish financial services company, and their head office is in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle.  When we from the Bristol branch travelled to Edinburgh for team meetings, I was so envious of one of my colleagues there: her desk overlooked, through a full height picture window, the entire castle.  How inspiring is that, for a workstation?  Shocked

CfN.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2025, 22:33:38 »

4. Site of former Dundee Esplanade station looking back at the Tay Bridge from the Northern end.
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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2025, 22:58:57 »

Is 2 Duirinish? I think I've only been twice, once by road, but it seems to be popular with Highland cattle and looks like it's been plonked in a stereotypical Scottish Highland landscape!
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2025, 23:24:53 »

3. is obviously new, but there a are several new stations it might be - none of which I've seen, of course. First thought was Dalcross/Inverness Airport, because it has that look. But it's not, nor is it Kintore. Then there's Leven, known to have been visited, which does indeed have a round thingy a lot like the one in the picture. However, that has tiled paving ... but nearby there's Cameron Bridge, also on the Leven Rail Link. And that also has a "pebble" (?) that fits.
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2025, 23:33:44 »

How many guesses was that?  Shocked
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2025, 07:08:05 »

3. is obviously new, but there a are several new stations it might be ...

How many guesses was that?  Shocked

Indeed - don't you just love all the options available.

1. Edinburgh, looking up at the castle - Chris from Nailsea
2. Duirinish - eightonedee
4. Dundee Esplanade - DR7835
7. Tay Bridge - PhilWakely
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« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2025, 08:09:10 »

6: Inside the avalanche shelter on the Kyle line near to Strome Ferry.
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2025, 19:04:25 »

3.  Leven - with a nod of acknowledgement to member stuving for the assist.  Wink
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2025, 12:16:22 »

3. Then there's Leven, known to have been visited, which does indeed have a round thingy a lot like the one in the picture. However, that has tiled paving ... but nearby there's Cameron Bridge, also on the Leven Rail Link. And that also has a "pebble" (?) that fits.
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« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2025, 19:18:00 »

Looking at the earlier picture of Plockton, I reckon no. 5 is there too. The curvature is the same, and so is the platform surface - just a bit drier. All it requires is to sneakily crop the image to exclude the bridge and warning sign at the end of the platform ...
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